Somninono vs Islander
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Somninono
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Make a little room for everyday joy. Meet SomniNono, a cozy companion app for everyday moments. Care for Nono, create AI photos together, chat about your day, and keep a Mood Diary. Take a moment to get creative, reflect, or simply enjoy a little company. Meet the crew Say hello to Nono, Mino, Pino, and Dino, the four companions in the world of SomniNono. Spend time with Nono Care for Nono and discover the updated Dream Space. Whether you're between plans or taking a quiet break, make a little time for Nono. Get in the picture Create an AI photo of you and Nono together. Capture a cute moment or make a keepsake just because. Chat about your day A fun discovery, a passing thought, a random question. Share what's on your mind in an AI chat with Nono. A diary for every kind of day Write about a good moment, a frustrating one, or a feeling you haven't figured out yet. Your Mood Diary is a place to put it into words. No perfect sentences needed. Plant something together Plant trees with Nono in the app for another way to spend time together. Make it personal Custom naming is available in Settings. Pick a name you love and add your own personal touch. A little extra fun Enjoy casual mini-games with Nono and check the leaderboard to see how you're doing. Bring a little more Nono into your day.
Islander
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A small, cozy home for your iPhone. Meet your resident, feed it, give it a name and pet it with a tap or a stroke. Add its home to your Home Screen, or invite it for a visit to your Dynamic Island. A companion without chores Your resident gets hungry and sleeps at night, but never dies or runs away. In the app it lives in a small 3D diorama: toss its food and it catches it, or the food bounces off its bed. On your Home Screen, a widget keeps it close. - Small and medium Home Screen widgets with feeding and island-visit buttons - Optional Live Activity with feeding from the expanded Dynamic Island or Lock Screen - A satiety ring that keeps emptying in real time, even while your iPhone is locked - Every feed renews the island visit, and you can start another one from the app, widget or Shortcuts - Adjustable sleeping hours, with 10pm to 7am as the default - A name of your own for each resident - Resident data saved locally on your device About island visits Live Activities are temporary: iOS ends each one after eight hours and controls when it appears in the Dynamic Island. Islander starts a fresh visit whenever you feed your resident or open the app, so a resident you look after stays with you. The visit also appears on the Lock Screen, including on iPhones without Dynamic Island. After a longer break, tap Feed on the Lock Screen or use the widget to bring your resident back. Its saved state stays with you. Full character animations happen inside the app. One purchase, five residents Tuffi the moss sprout is free. A single one-time purchase unlocks Piko the chick, Nero the cat, Lumen the little ghost and Koko the cockatoo. No subscription or additional purchases. Restore your purchase from Settings. No ads, no account and no cloud sync. Your resident's data stays on your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Somninono at none against Islander's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Islander sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Somninono asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Somninono | Islander |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Taizhi Wansi Technology Co., Ltd. | Timothy Krechel |
In-app purchases
Somninono
No in-app purchases
Islander
- All residents$3.99









