Comparison

TameWatch vs StepPet

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

Head to head
About

TameWatch

Turn your daily steps into a fun virtual pet game. Your pet thrives on your movement, evolving as you walk and earn coins. Stay consistent to see your companion grow and react to your activity.

Highlights
  • Virtual pet that reacts to daily movement
  • Step counter synced with Apple Health
  • Coin earnings for walking
  • Streak tracking for habit building
  • Mood journal
  • Apple Watch live pet companion
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Your pet gets hungry when you sit still. Take a walk, and watch it come alive. TameWatch turns your daily steps into a game you actually want to play. Every walk feeds your pet, fills its energy, and unlocks new growth stages, right on your Apple Watch. Walk. Earn. Raise. Each step you take earns coins. Coins keep your pet fed, happy, and growing. Miss a day, and it shows. Stay consistent, and your pet evolves. What's inside: - Step counter synced with Apple Health - Virtual pet that reacts to your daily movement - Streak tracking to build a walking habit - Mood journal to log how you're feeling each day - Home screen and Lock Screen pet widget - Live pet companion on your Apple Watch Built for real life. No complicated workout plans. No pressure. Just open the Watch, take a walk, and your pet reacts instantly. It's the simplest reason to move more. Whether you're hitting 10,000 steps a day or just getting started, TameWatch meets you where you are. Start your free month trial. No commitment needed. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

StepPet

Features
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Meet your new walking buddy — a tiny mouse that lives on your Apple Watch and needs you to stay active. Earn cheese by walking (every 150 steps = 1 cheese), then feed your pet to keep it happy and healthy. Neglect it and it gets hungry, sad, or even hangry. Take care of it every day and watch your streak grow. FEATURES • Step tracking with HealthKit — earn cheese just by walking • 7 mood states — happy, chill, hungry, sad, starving, hangry, sleeping • Smart Stack widget — your pet lives on your watch face • Daily minigame — play a memory match to earn bonus cheese • Sleep mode — your pet follows your real sleep schedule • Milestone celebrations — streak rewards at 3 days, 1 week, 1 month, and beyond • Step celebrations — animations at 1k, 2k, 5k, and 10k steps No subscriptions. No ads. Just you and your mouse.

Screenshots

TameWatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TameWatch at Free against StepPet's $1.99. TameWatch also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). StepPet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On 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

TameWatch is free to download; StepPet costs $1.99 up front. TameWatch sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. StepPet asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TameWatch versus StepPet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTameWatchStepPet
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating2.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucas Iankowski Correa da SilvaJOHN YUNG

In-app purchases

10 purchases

TameWatch

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Year
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  • Monthly Pro Access7 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time6
  • Limited-Time XP Booster$0.29
  • First-Buy XP Booster$0.49
  • 2x XP Booster$0.99
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  • Lifetime Pro$19.99
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
  • Lifetime Pro$59.99
None

StepPet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TameWatch free?
TameWatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StepPet free?
StepPet costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do TameWatch or StepPet have ads?
Neither TameWatch nor StepPet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TameWatch or StepPet?
TameWatch ships an update weekly, and StepPet every 2 months. Most recently, TameWatch was updated on November 5, 2026 and StepPet on October 31, 2026.

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