Comparison

StepPet vs Unhooked

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

Head to head
About

StepPet

This app transforms your daily steps into a fantasy adventure. Walk to hatch and raise a magical creature that grows and evolves, unlocking accessories and companions. Compete with friends and climb leaderboards to stay motivated.

Highlights
  • Hatch and raise evolving fantasy pets
  • Track daily, weekly, and total steps
  • Unlock accessories and milestone evolutions
  • Compete with friends in step challenges
  • Climb weekly leaderboards
  • Customize pet appearance
  • Collect companions from elemental realms
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Evolve Your Pet — and Yourself. StepPet turns your daily steps into a fantasy adventure! Start with a mysterious egg that hatches after you walk, then raise a magical creature that grows and evolves as you move. From baby to beast — every step helps your pet level up. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Track your daily, weekly, and total steps while unlocking new accessories and milestone evolutions. Compete with friends in weekly step challenges and rise to the top of the leaderboard. Customize your pet’s look, show off your progress, and collect companions from four elemental realms — Elemental, Forest, Mythic, and Shadow — by walking more and achieving milestones. Whether you're walking for fun, fitness, or a bit of friendly competition, StepPet keeps you moving with a purpose. Ready to hatch your journey?

About

Unhooked

This app helps you reduce screen time by adopting and caring for a virtual pet. Your pet thrives when you stay within your set daily limits on distracting apps, offering a gentle, motivating way to build healthier digital habits.

Highlights
  • Adopt and care for a virtual pet
  • Set daily limits on chosen apps
  • Pet thrives with reduced screen time
  • Customize pet and room with cosmetics
  • Track streaks and earn rewards
  • Private by design, no account needed
Features
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Meet the pet that grows when you put your phone down. Unhooked turns cutting screen time into something you actually want to do. Adopt a cozy companion, set a daily limit on the apps that pull you in, and watch your friend thrive every day you stay under it. Slip back into the doomscroll, and they'll feel it too. No shame. No lectures. Just a warm little world that quietly roots for you. HOW IT WORKS • Adopt your pet and pick the apps you want to use less • Set a gentle daily time limit • Stay under it to earn Energy — then feed, care for, and grow your friend • Keep it up to evolve your pet through four adorable life stages • Miss your goal and your pet gets hungry, then sick — a soft nudge, never a punishment WHY IT WORKS Most screen-time apps just block you and hope for the best. Unhooked gives you someone to show up for. That small bit of care turns "I should use my phone less" into a daily streak you're proud of. FEATURES • A cozy, hand-crafted pet that reacts to your real habits • Choose exactly which apps count toward your limit • Daily check-ins, streaks, and milestone rewards • Dozens of cosmetics to make your pet and room your own • Gentle notifications that help you pace your day • Memorials that remember every friend you've raised PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your Screen Time data never leaves your device. No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no ads. Your progress backs up safely to your own iCloud. That's it. Put the phone down. Someone's waiting for you.

Screenshots

StepPet4 screens
Unhooked4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Unhooked at none against StepPet's shown. Unhooked also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). StepPet's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. StepPet sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Unhooked sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepPet ships an update every 5 weeks, Unhooked every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
StepPet versus Unhooked: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepPetUnhooked
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVickio Labs Inc.TrueSight LLC

Customer experience

StepPet

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Unhooked

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

StepPet

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Annual Premium - Save 37%$59.991 Year
One-time6
  • 100 Gems$1.99
  • 350 Gems + Bonus$4.99
  • 800 Gems + Extra Bonus$9.99
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  • 1700 Gems + Huge Bonus$19.99
  • 4500 Gems + Maximum Bonus$49.99
  • Lifetime Premium Access$129.99
5 purchases

Unhooked

One-time5
  • Pocket of Gems$0.99
  • Pouch of Gems$4.99
  • Jar of Gems$9.99
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  • Chest of Gems$19.99
  • Vault of Gems$49.99

Questions

Is StepPet free?
StepPet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Unhooked free?
Unhooked is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StepPet or Unhooked have ads?
StepPet shows ads; Unhooked does not.
Which is updated more often, StepPet or Unhooked?
StepPet ships an update every 5 weeks, and Unhooked every 2 weeks. Most recently, StepPet was updated on November 5, 2026 and Unhooked on October 31, 2026.

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