Sequoia vs Virtipet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sequoia
This app offers a personal and visual experience for tree planting. Grow and care for your own sequoia, build a digital forest, and track your ecological impact. It connects your digital tree to a real-world reforestation effort.
- Grow and care for a personal sequoia
- Build a digital forest
- Track ecological progress
- Follow tree growth stages
- Explore eco-metrics
- Share progress with others
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Sequoia is an interactive eco companion that turns tree planting into a calm, visual and personal experience. Grow your own sequoia, care for it over time, build your personal forest and follow your ecological progress in one simple app. Sequoia is built around a clear idea: a tree should feel personal. You do not just see a number on a screen — you grow a living symbol of your contribution to nature. Your sequoia is connected to a real tree planted in a nursery, becoming part of real-world reforestation and the restoration of green spaces. With Sequoia, you can receive a personal certificate for your tree with detailed information about its growth and environmental impact, including its age, height, water consumption, CO₂ absorbed so far, and estimated CO₂ absorption per year. With Sequoia, you can: - Grow and care for your own sequoia - Build a personal digital forest - Track your ecological progress - Follow tree growth stages and milestones - Explore impact through simple eco-metrics - Personalize your forest experience - Share your progress with others - Take part in a nature-first community Sequoia is designed for people who want environmental action to feel simple, beautiful and meaningful. No complicated tools. No noise. Just your tree, your forest and a direct connection to nature. Start with one tree. Grow your forest. Help restore the planet with Sequoia.
Virtipet
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Your digital best friend, always by your side. Bring home an adorable virtual pet and watch it come to life in your hands. Feed it, play with it, customize its world, and help it grow from a tiny baby into a happy, thriving companion. Virtipet is designed for quick moments of joy, daily surprises, and endless cuteness.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sequoia at none against Virtipet's 2. Sequoia also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Virtipet's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Virtipet sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Sequoia asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sequoia ships an update every 5 days, Virtipet every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sequoia | Virtipet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Andrei Onishchenko | Herman van Rooyen |
In-app purchases
Sequoia
No in-app purchases
Virtipet
- Soulkeeper - 1 Month$9.99
- Star-bound - 1 Month$14.99









