PocketRex vs Pawtch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
PocketRex
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POCKETREX - Your Fitness Tamagotchi on Apple Watch Turn every step into an adventure! PocketRex is a virtual companion that lives or dies based on your daily physical activity. THE CONCEPT Adopt a virtual dinosaur directly on your Apple Watch. But beware: your dino needs YOU to survive! Every step you take keeps it fit. Stay inactive and it will lose muscle... until it's gone. HOW IT WORKS Your steps equal your dino's muscles. The more you walk, the more fit and muscular it becomes. The less you move, the weaker it gets. Three days of inactivity means Game Over. It's simple: move to keep it alive! FEATURES Random Hatching Each egg can give you a dino of different rarity: Common, Rare, Gold, Platinum, or Mythic. Will you be lucky enough to get a Mythic? Real-time Statistics Track muscle percentage, weight, health score, steps today, floors climbed, calories burned, and distance traveled. Unique Personalities Your dino can be Athletic, Lazy, Hungry, or Balanced. Each personality affects its progression! Dynamic Moods Happy, Neutral, Tired, or Sad - its mood reflects your efforts. Global Leaderboard Compare your dino with others from around the world! Climb the leaderboard by keeping your dino alive as long as possible. Candy System Earn candies by reaching your goals. Use them for boosts: Protein Shake, Vitamins, Protective Shield and more. Lucky Wheel Try your luck to win bonus candies! Cemetery Honor the memory of your fallen dinos. Each deceased dino is preserved with its statistics. Progress Charts Track your dino's evolution with detailed graphs. Day and Night Cycle The background changes based on real time with a sun during the day and falling stars at night. DESIGNED FOR APPLE WATCH PocketRex is optimized for Apple Watch. Check on your dino at a glance, right from your wrist. The companion iPhone app displays detailed statistics. DAILY GOALS 5,000 steps for maintenance. 10,000 steps for optimal growth. 15,000 or more steps for a super muscular dino! Stairs count double for muscle. Take the stairs! WHY POCKETREX? Gamified motivation works. When your dino depends on you, every step counts. No more excuses: your little companion is counting on you! Join players from around the world and keep your dino alive. How many days will you last? Requires Apple Watch with watchOS 10 or later. Respects your privacy - HealthKit data used only for gameplay. Download now and start the adventure!
Pawtch
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Pawtch is a virtual pet that lives on your Apple Watch. Adopt it, take care of it, and it keeps you company through your day: when you walk, when you sleep and when you take a minute to breathe. TAKE CARE OF IT ⢠Choose a cat, a bunny, a bear or a dino, each with its own personality. ⢠Its needs drop over time, even when the app is closed: food, happiness, hygiene, energy and health. ⢠It lets you know when it needs something, and you can feed it, heal it or put it to bed right from the notification. ⢠Give it a bath by rubbing the screen with your finger. ⢠It grows from baby to grown-up when it has everything it needs. ⢠Choose how fast time passes and set a bedtime schedule so it sleeps at night. PLAY ⢠Ball: tilt the watch to bounce it. ⢠Catch the food: move with the Digital Crown. WALK TOGETHER (with Apple Health, optional) ⢠Your steps, the floors you climb and closing your Move ring keep it healthy and happy. ⢠After hours without walking, it asks you for a walk. ⢠With the app open, it walks or jogs at your own pace. ⢠Go on a real walk: a GPS walking workout that keeps going when you lower your wrist, counts toward your rings and ends with a summary. AND ALSO ⢠In the morning it tells you how long you slept. ⢠In a noisy place, it covers its ears. ⢠Breathe with me: a one-minute guided breathing session with gentle taps. ⢠On its anniversary there's a cake: blow out the candles. ⢠It says hi when you raise your wrist. ⢠A complication for your watch face and the Smart Stack. APPLE HEALTH If you turn it on, Pawtch reads from the Health app your steps, floors climbed, Move ring, sleep, environmental sound levels and, during walks, your heart rate, distance and calories. It saves your walks as walking workouts and breathing sessions as Mindful Minutes. This data is used only for the app's features and is never sent to us or to third parties. PRIVACY No accounts and no ads. Requires Apple Watch with watchOS 10 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pawtch at 17.0 against PocketRex's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | PocketRex | Pawtch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | maxime bourdis | Juan Rodriguez |
In-app purchases
PocketRex
No in-app purchases
Pawtch
No in-app purchases









