Comparison

Goobie Garden vs TamaShell

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

Head to head
About

Goobie Garden

Hatch, raise, and evolve unique virtual pets with distinct personalities and stories. Decorate their world and watch them grow through idle gameplay. New pets and events are added monthly.

Highlights
  • Hatch and raise virtual pets
  • Collect and evolve hundreds of monsters
  • Customize pet personalities and evolutions
  • Decorate your pet's planet
  • Idle gameplay mechanics
  • Monthly new pets and seasonal events
Features
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Goobie Garden: Virtual Pet Game Hatch, raise, and bond with your own virtual pets in Goobie Garden - the cozy pet game where every creature has a personality, a story, and a wild evolution waiting to happen. If you love virtual pet games, idle pet simulators, or monster pet adventures, this is the pet game you've been waiting for. Raise Your Virtual Pets Your Way Your Goobies are living virtual pets - feed them, talk to them, answer their questions, and watch your choices shape who they become. Every pet has its own personality, animations, and branching evolution paths. Find rare prismatic pets, uncover surprising evolved forms, and merge your favorites to raise them stronger. With hundreds of virtual pets to raise and evolve, every session feels rewarding. Decorate Your Pet's World Build and customize your own personal planet as your pet family grows. Open hat boxes, unlock decorations, and design a home that feels alive with the virtual pets you've raised. Cute, weird, or beautifully chaotic - your pet world, your rules. Idle Pet Game - Play Anytime Goobie Garden is the perfect idle pet game for busy life. Drop in to collect rewards, power up your pets, or check in as they wander and socialize in strange and funny ways. Put the game down and come back to see what your pets are up to! New Pets Every Month Seasonal events, daily goals, and rotating updates mean there are always fresh virtual pets, items, and surprises waiting. New pets join your world every month - your pet collection never stops growing. Download Goobie Garden and start raising your virtual pets today!

About

TamaShell

Features
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TamaShell is a virtual pet that lives entirely inside a fake computer terminal. Hatch an egg, then keep your pet fed, clean, rested, and happy using simple typed commands or on screen buttons. Your pet keeps living in real time, even while the app is closed, so a few days of neglect will actually catch up with you. Along the way there is a full day and night cycle, a coin economy you can earn by putting your pet to work, a shop for food and room decorations, and more... who knows what hides away in the terminal? If your pet dies, it does not just disappear. Reset and start the next generation. Raise a pet. Keep the terminal alive.

Screenshots

Goobie Garden4 screens
TamaShell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Goobie Garden at fortnightly against TamaShell's monthly. Goobie Garden also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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. Goobie Garden sells 15 one-off in-app purchases and TamaShell sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Goobie Garden ships an update fortnightly, TamaShell monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Goobie Garden versus TamaShell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoobie GardenTamaShell
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (62 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB1 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGoobie Garden LLCKAMIL BARCZAK

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Goobie Garden

One-time15
  • 10 Meteorites$0.99
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Basic Seasonal Bundle$3.99
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  • Farming Startup$3.99
  • Magic Startup$3.99
  • Mining Startup$3.99
  • Event Pass$4.99
  • VIP Goobie Pass$4.99
  • Season Pass$4.99
  • Rhapsody Pack$4.99
  • Launch Celebration Bundle$6.99
  • Ultra Seasonal Bundle$7.99
  • 111 Meteorites$9.99
  • Uber Seasonal Bundle$14.99
  • Gold Plated Seasonal Bundle$29.99
4 purchases

TamaShell

One-time4
  • Cat Form$1.99
  • Robot Form$1.99
  • $ theme creator -enable$3.99
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  • TamaShell Pro Set$5.99

Questions

Is Goobie Garden free?
Goobie Garden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TamaShell free?
TamaShell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Goobie Garden or TamaShell have ads?
Neither Goobie Garden nor TamaShell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Goobie Garden or TamaShell?
Goobie Garden ships an update fortnightly, and TamaShell monthly. Most recently, Goobie Garden was updated on October 26, 2026 and TamaShell on October 20, 2026.

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