Comparison

VirtualHamster vs Poopik

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

Head to head
About

VirtualHamster

Features
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VirtualHamster is a cozy pixel‑art virtual pet game where you care for your own tiny hamster in real time. Feed it, clean its cage, reduce stress, and keep it alive as long as you can. Relaxing, cute, and surprisingly challenging. Gameplay Features Free vs Full Version — Free includes one hamster with random properties and a 10-minute session limit; full version unlocks unlimited play with two hamsters and full customisation (name, color, personality) Real-Time Pet Stats — Hunger, thirst, energy, stress, sickness, and age change continuously — requires active management Interactive Gameplay — Tap to feed, tap to water, drag the food bowl to reposition it, double-tap poop to clean it up, turn lights on/off, and pet hamsters to reduce stress Multiple Animations — Walking, running, sleeping, stressed, full, starving, and dead states with smooth 2-frame animation cycles Pixel-Art Procedural Graphics — All visuals (cage, hamsters, objects, UI) are drawn procedurally — zero image files, resolution-independent Persistent Game State — Hamster data and settings saved locally; resume your game anytime In-App Purchase — One-time non-consumable purchase to unlock the full version with offline verification

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Poopik

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Poopik is a tiny pixel-art pet that lives on your iPhone. It gets hungry. It gets bored. And yes, it poops. Keep it fed, clean and happy and it grows from an egg into a puppy, a teen, a grown-up and eventually a wise old senior. Ignore it for too long and, well, you know how this goes. WHAT YOU DO • Feed meals and treats. Treats are fun. Too many treats make a chubby Poopik. • Play, bathe and tuck it in. Every stat matters. • Tap the poop to clean it up before it makes your pet sick. • Walk. Your daily steps from Apple Health turn into exercise for your pet. • Play minigames: Poop Dodge, City Run and Dance Memory. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your pet at a glance. • Care actions right from a widget, no need to open the app. • Dynamic Island alert when there is poop to clean. • Apple Watch app and complications, so your Poopik is on your wrist. LIFE GOES ON • Real time, real decay. Your pet keeps living while the app is closed. • Sleep schedule. It rests at night, and can match your own sleep from Apple Health. • Generations. When a pet passes, the next one carries the family line. PRIVACY No accounts, no ads, no analytics. Everything stays on your device. Unlock Mochi, a second character, or revive a pet that did not make it, as optional in-app purchases.

Screenshots

VirtualHamster3 screens
Poopik4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: VirtualHamster at 15.0 against Poopik's 26.0. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VirtualHamster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Poopik sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
VirtualHamster versus Poopik: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtualHamsterPoopik
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB56 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperIan LanderAlexander Drossel

In-app purchases

1 purchases

VirtualHamster

One-time1
  • Premium Version$2.99
2 purchases

Poopik

One-time2
  • Revive$0.99
  • Mochi Character$2.99

Questions

Is VirtualHamster free?
VirtualHamster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Poopik free?
Poopik is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VirtualHamster or Poopik have ads?
Neither VirtualHamster nor Poopik shows ads.

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