Waddle vs Pocketmate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waddle
Strengthen your bond with a partner through daily shared activities. Raise a virtual pet together, answer fun questions, and complete quests to earn rewards and build meaningful habits.
- Raise a virtual pet together
- Share daily photos
- Answer fun questions
- Complete quests for rewards
- Track achievements and milestones
- Build consistent habits
- Long-distance relationship support
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Waddle - Your Couple Companion Grow closer together, one day at a time. Waddle is the relationship app that turns daily connection into a shared adventure. Raise a virtual pet together, complete quests, and build meaningful habits that strengthen your bond. Raise Your Pet Together Meet your adorable couple companion! Feed them, dress them up with hats and accessories, and watch them grow as you and your partner connect daily. But be careful — they need both of you to stay happy and healthy. Daily Activities That Matter • Share photos of your day with each other • Answer fun daily questions to learn something new about your partner • Complete quests together to earn rewards Quests & Achievements Track your progress with daily, weekly, and lifetime achievements. Earn credits, unlock exclusive stamps for your passport, and celebrate milestones together. Stay Connected • See your streak grow as you build consistent habits • Get gentle reminders to check in with each other • Works whether you live together or are long distance Premium Features Unlock the full experience with premium to access exclusive pet accessories, special achievements, and more ways to express your love. Download Waddle and start your journey to a stronger relationship today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pocketmate
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Pocketmate puts the two of you on each other's home screen and lock screen. A drawing, a photo, the days until you meet again: your person sees it without opening an app. Made for couples, close by or long distance. Home screen widgets Pick a widget, put it on your home screen, done. - Photo: the latest photo one of you sent, shown in the Pocketmate widget. - Doodle: the newest drawing, from whichever of you drew last. - Counter: today's count for both of you, side by side. - Status: let your person know how you are. - Distance: how far apart you are. - Countdown: the days until you see each other. - Streak: how many days in a row you've kept it going. - Sleep: your sleep from Apple Health, read only with your permission. Lock screen Three widgets that tick by the second: how long you've been together, the time until your anniversary, and a countdown to your next meeting. Draw onto their lock screen Draw something and it lands on their lock screen and in the Dynamic Island. It stays there for 30 minutes. With the drawing screen open on both phones, you watch each other's strokes arrive. 6 colors, 7 pens, 16 stickers, shapes and an eraser. Lock screen drawings need iOS 16.2 or later. For a drawing to open on their lock screen on its own, their iPhone needs iOS 17.2 or later. Play together - Live jigsaw: the pieces move on both phones at once, and every placed piece is saved for both of you. 24, 48 or 96 pieces, with your own photo or a built-in picture. Or solve it alone. - This or That: each of you answers on your own phone, and you see their pick once you've answered. 30 questions, or 40 with the optional spicy set. - 23 games on one phone, against the phone or passed back and forth: chess, checkers, four in a row, memory, hangman, pool, draw and guess and more. Your numbers The Us tab counts days together, days until your anniversary, both birthdays, your shared streak, the distance between you and more. The map shows both your faces with the distance in km and the city. No live tracking: your position is only read while the app is open. Connecting Pocketmate is for one person: yours. Type their code, tap their invite link, scan their QR code or find them in your contacts, and you're connected right away. Notifications Get a note when your person draws, sends a photo, starts a countdown or a puzzle, or shares a new status. At 9 a.m. Pocketmate reminds you of your anniversary, milestones like 100 or 1,000 days, their birthday and your countdown. After three quiet days it suggests a small hello, at most once a week. Three switches decide what you get. What you share Status, location and your streak only reach your person after you switch them on. Drawings, photos, the countdown, your together date, the jigsaw and This or That belong to both of you. Your counter and your birthday are always visible to your person. Your location is rounded to about 1 km before it leaves your phone. Photos you send are stored privately, and only the two of you can open them. Sleep is read from Apple Health with your consent, and nothing is written back. Pocketmate Pro Plenty is free: the photo, doodle and counter widgets, drawing onto their lock screen, ten games, This or That, and the jigsaw with your own photos and two built-in pictures. Pro adds: - the status, sleep, distance, countdown and streak widgets - all 23 games and six more jigsaw pictures - your whole history in the stats - streak repair twice a month - every glow color for your avatar Pro applies to your own account. It is billed through your App Store account and can be cancelled anytime in your account settings. Languages English, German, Italian, French and Spanish. Privacy Policy: https://getklar.org/pocketmate/privacy Terms of Use: https://getklar.org/pocketmate/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pocketmate at none against Waddle's shown. Pocketmate also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Waddle sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Pocketmate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Waddle ships an update weekly, Pocketmate every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Waddle | Pocketmate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (88 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 37.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dovey LLC | Alain Kessler |
In-app purchases
Waddle
- Vicinity Pro$7.991 Month
- Waddle Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- Vicinity Premium Monthly$12.991 Month
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- Waddle Premium$19.991 Year
- Waddle Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Waddle Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Vicinity Premium Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Waddle Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Waddle Premium Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Waddle Premium Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Waddle Premium Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
Pocketmate
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$29.991 Year









