Comparison

Echo Puppy vs Dopamine Pet

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

Head to head

Echo Puppy

Free

🎮 Games

★ 5.02 ratingsView app →

Dopamine Pet

Care for a tiny digital pet

Free

🎮 Games

No ratingsView app →

About

Echo Puppy

Care for a virtual dog that responds to your voice commands. Play games, take it for walks, and give it a bath. More features are planned for future updates.

Highlights

Voice command interaction
Virtual pet ownership
Interactive games
Virtual walks
Virtual bathing

Features

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In this virtual pet dog game, you can keep a digital canine companion. It responds to your voice instructions, and you can engage in games, outdoor walks and daily grooming with it.

About

Dopamine Pet

Features

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Dopamine Pet is a tiny habit game — keep your glowing creature alive with daily check-ins. Miss a day, the glow dims. Stack a streak, the colors evolve. A nudge toward small consistent habits, dressed as a creature. • On-device pet, streak shield, cosmetics • Grow through tiers, unlock new auras • Premium forms with Pro • No accounts, no ads Dopamine Pet is entertainment / habit-game only. Not medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Echo Puppy4 screens

Dopamine Pet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Echo Puppy at none against Dopamine Pet's 6. Dopamine Pet's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Dopamine Pet sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Echo Puppy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echo Puppy ships an update every 4 months, Dopamine Pet every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

Echo Puppy versus Dopamine Pet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Echo Puppy	Dopamine Pet
Price	Free	Free
Rating	5.0 (2 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	100.0% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	2 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 4 months	Every 4 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0	13.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	742 MB	30 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Xiamen Ruisheng Network Technology Co.,Ltd.	Andreas Fetscher

In-app purchases

None

Echo Puppy

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Dopamine Pet

Subscriptions1

Dopamine Pet Pro$3.991 Month

One-time5

Ticket Refresh$0.99
Revive$0.99
Growth Boost$1.99

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Cosmetic Pack$2.99
Dopamine Pet Pro (Lifetime)$6.99

Questions

Is Echo Puppy free?

Echo Puppy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Dopamine Pet free?

Dopamine Pet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Echo Puppy or Dopamine Pet have ads?

Neither Echo Puppy nor Dopamine Pet shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Echo Puppy or Dopamine Pet?

Echo Puppy ships an update every 4 months, and Dopamine Pet every 4 days. Most recently, Echo Puppy was updated on October 14, 2026 and Dopamine Pet on October 14, 2026.