Comparison

Remagotchi vs Earcade

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

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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

Earcade

Experience a collection of audio-based games designed for blind and low-vision players. Navigate mazes, drive through traffic, and explore the ocean using only sound and vibration cues. Fully compatible with VoiceOver, these games offer immersive gameplay without visual elements.

Highlights
  • Audio-based gameplay
  • VoiceOver compatibility
  • Sound and vibration cues
  • Multiple game genres
  • Designed for accessibility
Features
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Earcade is an arcade you play with your ears, not your eyes. Every game was designed for blind and low-vision players and is fully compatible with VoiceOver: none of them ask you to look at the screen, and all of them are played by following sound and vibration. PLAY WITH HEADPHONES Most games rely on directional sound. Is the car coming from your left, is the enemy jet straight ahead, which ear is the signal clearing up in? Headphones make the direction unmistakable. THE GAMES Maze Escape You are a cat lost in a dark maze, and the bell on your collar chimes with every step. Swipe to move step by step. If you lose your way, press and hold the screen — the cat waiting at the exit meows from the direction you need to go. Traffic Monster You are driving the wrong way and cars are coming straight at you on a three-lane road. Whichever side the engine sound comes from, that lane is taken; swipe left or right to slip into the empty one. Hunter Fish You are a small, hungry fish in a dark ocean: eat or be eaten. Drag your finger and your fish follows. Start with the smallest ones; as you eat you grow, and the mid-sized and then the big ones become fair game. If the tension sound rises, a fish you cannot eat is closing in — get away. Eat them all and the ocean is yours. Back To The Sky The ground is far below and you are climbing from cloud to cloud. The cloud above you hums as it swings left and right; the moment the sound is equal in both ears, tap the screen and your star jumps and grabs on. If the phone starts to vibrate, the cloud you are standing on is breaking apart — jump again before you fall. Piano Play freely, repeat the notes you hear, or learn a song from start to finish. Notes flow as you move your finger across the screen. Pong A ball bounces from wall to wall in a dark arena and you are the last line of defence. Move your finger across the bottom half of the screen and the paddle follows. Track the ball by sound: whichever ear it rings in, that is where it is. Miss it and the game is over. Signal Hunter Midnight at the front, and you are the soldier at the radio. The enemy's messages are buried in static. Slide the two edge bars to hunt for the frequency: the closer you get, the quieter the crackle in that ear becomes, and it falls silent when you lock on. Cannonball on Deck Gold coins are scattered across a pirate ship's deck, with bottomless holes between them. Hold the phone flat and tilt it gently; the cannonball rolls that way. Press and hold the screen and the nearest coin rings out its position, while the holes hum. Collect them all without falling in. Air Combat You are in enemy airspace and you are all that is left of your squadron; jets keep coming in waves. Hold the phone upright and tilt it left and right to steer. When the enemy's engine sounds equal in both ears it is straight ahead — tap to fire. ACCESSIBILITY • Full VoiceOver support: in-game gestures keep working while VoiceOver is on • Built-in Accessibility Mode: the app's own voice, with adjustable speech rate • Critical information is carried by haptics as well • Turkish and English • Open any game straight from a Siri shortcut DARK MODE Some games have a dark mode: the screen goes completely black and sound is all you get. A real test for sighted players too.

Screenshots

Remagotchi4 screens
Earcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Earcade at free against Remagotchi's free with in-app purchases. Earcade also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Remagotchi's advantage is ratings volume (67 vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Earcade sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Earcade holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remagotchi has 67 ratings behind it against 3, 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 Earcade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remagotchi ships an update every 4 days, Earcade every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Remagotchi versus Earcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemagotchiEarcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (67 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings67 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB18 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperEwerton Jose WantrobaMurat YOLALAN

Customer experience

Remagotchi

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

Earcade

All ratings3 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
4 purchases

Earcade

One-time4
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
Show 1 more
  • Giant Tip$19.99

Questions

Is Remagotchi free?
Remagotchi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Earcade free?
Earcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Remagotchi or Earcade?
Earcade is rated higher. Remagotchi averages 4.7 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Earcade averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Remagotchi or Earcade have ads?
Neither Remagotchi nor Earcade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remagotchi or Earcade?
Remagotchi ships an update every 4 days, and Earcade every 10 days. Most recently, Remagotchi was updated on October 16, 2026 and Earcade on October 19, 2026.

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