Comparison

Remagotchi vs Cave Balloon

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Remagotchi

Experience the authentic 90s virtual pet simulation. Care for your digital companion with classic pacing, real consequences, and diverse evolutions. Discover over 10 unique pixel pets, each with its own behavior and development path.

Highlights
  • Faithful classic virtual pet experience
  • Classic pacing, no shortcuts
  • Evolutions based on care
  • Real consequences for pet's health
  • Retro pixel art
  • Over 10 unique virtual pets
  • Screen reader compatibility
Features
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Relive the authentic experience of caring for a virtual pet exactly as it was in the 90s. Remagotchi was created with a single goal: to faithfully reproduce the original feeling of classic virtual pets. Nothing has been simplified or sped up. The pacing, rules, evolutions, and consequences follow the same logic as the originals. Here, taking care of your pet truly matters. A faithful classic experience Classic pacing, with no shortcuts. Evolutions based entirely on care. Real consequences: your pet can get sick or even die. Retro pixel art inspired by original devices. Continuous gameplay designed to create a real bond with your pet. This is not just a game inspired by the past. It is the original experience, recreated with respect. More than 10 virtual pets Each pet has its own behavior, rules, and evolutions, following the design of classic virtual pets. Pixel Dino The absolute classic of the 90s. Can evolve into a Tyrannosaurus, Brontosaurus, or Triceratops. Pixel Penguin Can become carnivorous, herbivorous, or omnivorous depending on its diet. Pixel Alien Arrived directly from space in the 90s. Features unique feeding rules and evolutions. Pixel Ocean Starts as a tadpole and can evolve into a fish, eel, swordfish, seahorse, crab, or jellyfish. Features different gameplay and 2 exclusive mini-games. Pixel Chan & Pixel Smarty A human-based virtual pet with educational activities and life choices that shape its future. Pixel Fish An adaptation of Pixel Ocean to work on a console with 5 buttons like most other virtual pets. Pixel Cat Independent, affectionate, and full of personality. Pixel Dog Extremely loving, playful, and always seeking attention. Pixel Bear Starts small and grows into a strong and very cute bear. Pixel Deer Calm and happy, sometimes mistaken for a reindeer. Pixel Phant An elephant from the pixelated forests of Africa. Large in size, but very gentle. Pixel Shark A fun shark that decided to live in a pixelated sea. How it works Free version Play for free with Pixel Dino for 3 days and get to know the classic Remagotchi experience. Premium version (one-time purchase) Unlimited access to all virtual pets. Play forever, with no time limits. All future pets included. Exclusive customizations and features. One-time payment, no subscriptions. Buy once and enjoy the complete experience forever. Accessibility Remagotchi is fully compatible with screen readers on iOS, allowing visually impaired players to experience the classic gameplay in full. If you lived through the 90s, you will recognize every detail. If you didn’t, this is the right way to discover how virtual pets truly were.

About

Cave Balloon

Guide a balloon through 40 levels of caves, collecting stars and avoiding hazards. This calm arcade game offers a friendly experience for all ages with offline play and no ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • 40 hand-tuned levels
  • Collect stars and unlock skins
  • Dodge friendly hazards
  • Gentle music per world
  • Offline play
  • Optional spoken guidance
Features
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Cave Balloon is a calm, friendly arcade game for the whole family. Slide your finger up or down and the balloon smoothly follows it; let go and it gently floats up on the cave wind. (A classic hold-to-dive mode is available in the Parents area.) Glide through 40 hand-tuned levels across bright, crystal, windy, icy and golden caves — collect stars, dodge spikes, and find the way out to the sky. • 40 levels across 5 worlds • Earn stars and unlock balloon skins in the shop • Collect 14 album stickers for flying feats • Friendly hazards: bats, spiders, worms and falling stalactites on later levels • Each world has its own gentle music • Optional spoken guidance for early readers (off by default) • Three languages: Russian, English, German • Works 100% offline — play anywhere Made for kids, gentle for everyone. No ads. No in-app purchases. No accounts. No data collection. A simple parental area (behind a math gate) holds all settings and links.

Screenshots

Remagotchi4 screens
Cave Balloon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cave Balloon at none against Remagotchi's 1. Cave Balloon also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Remagotchi's advantage is ratings volume (70 vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Remagotchi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cave Balloon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cave Balloon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remagotchi has 70 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Remagotchi's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cave Balloon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remagotchi ships an update every 4 days, Cave Balloon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Remagotchi versus Cave Balloon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemagotchiCave Balloon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (70 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings70 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEwerton Jose WantrobaAKRUS-PRO, OOO

Customer experience

Remagotchi

All ratings67 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral6.4%
Negative12.8%

Cave Balloon

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Remagotchi

One-time1
  • Premium version$6.99
None

Cave Balloon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remagotchi free?
Remagotchi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cave Balloon free?
Cave Balloon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Remagotchi or Cave Balloon?
Cave Balloon is rated higher. Remagotchi averages 4.7 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Cave Balloon averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Remagotchi or Cave Balloon have ads?
Neither Remagotchi nor Cave Balloon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remagotchi or Cave Balloon?
Remagotchi ships an update every 4 days, and Cave Balloon fortnightly. Most recently, Remagotchi was updated on November 8, 2026 and Cave Balloon on October 31, 2026.

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