PixelPal vs ぼくのハムスター
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PixelPal
Raise a virtual pet from an egg, caring for its needs like hunger and sleep. Decorate its room and collect different Pal forms. Play mini-games to earn coins for customization and new species.
- Virtual pet care (feeding, cleaning, sleep)
- Home screen widget for quick interaction
- Mini-games for earning coins
- Room decoration and customization
- Collect 25 different Pal forms
- Multiple collectible Pal species
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A little buddy is waiting for you. PixelPal is a virtual pet game where you raise a Pal, an original little creature all your own. The egg hatches in 5 minutes, and from then on it's all up to you. As time goes by, your Pal gets hungry, poops, and falls asleep when night comes. ■ 6 ways to care • Meal / Treat – fill up Tummy and Mood • Play – earn coins in 3 mini games (Which Way? / Treat Catch / Remember & Tap) • Clean – leave poop lying around and your Pal gets sick • Medicine – two doses and it's all better • Lights – turn them off at bedtime • Scold – if it calls you for no reason, teach it some manners ■ Sweet dreams At 9 PM your Pal closes its eyes and drifts off to sleep. Turn off the lights and the whole room goes dark for a cozy night. Leave them on, and it gets a little grumpy. ■ Neglect it, and it runs away If Tummy or Mood stays at 0 for 12 hours, your Pal leaves a goodbye letter and is gone. You'll get a notification when it's about to run away (at night, everything except run-away alerts waits until morning). ■ Care from your Home Screen Tap the buttons on the widget to feed and clean without opening the app. ■ Decorate the room Pick a room, then decorate the ceiling, the wall, the floor on both sides and the rug. Put a hat on your Pal, or let it hold a balloon or a teddy bear. With coins from the mini games you can collect 4 rooms, 16 pieces of furniture, 8 hats and 6 held items. Your decorated room also becomes the background of your Home Screen widget. ■ Collect all 25 forms Depending on how you care for it and teach it manners, your Pal grows into one of 5 adult forms. Once it's all grown up, it's on to the next egg. Raise generation after generation and fill up your Collection. ■ Sweet friends (egg packs, one-time purchase) Pudding Pal / Dango Pal / Macaron Pal / Cotton Candy Pal. Each species grows up its own way and has its own adult forms. Every pack comes with that Pal's room set (Pudding Café, Dango Teahouse, Patisserie Room, Cloud Carnival: 1 room, 5 pieces of furniture, 2 hats, 1 held item). • Egg packs and the Complete Pack are one-time purchases – no subscription, no auto-renewal • With the free Mint Pal alone, you can play from egg to adult for as long as you like • Already bought PixelPal Pro or the Item Pack in an earlier version? All eggs are unlocked for you • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://sano131.github.io/pixelpal-privacy/ Works with VoiceOver: it reads out how your Pal is doing and the results of your care. Play in 9 languages: English, Japanese, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional). Everything is saved on your device.
ぼくのハムスター
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「ぼくのハムスター」は、本物みたいなハムスターを見て、育てて、小さな家族との毎日を楽しむゲームです。 かわいいカゴの中では、ハムスターがごはんを食べたり、毛づくろいをしたり、巣材を運んだり、お昼寝したりします。ごはんやひまわりの種を食べると、ほおぶくろがふくらむ仕草も楽しめます。 【このゲームの楽しみ】 ・ごはん、お水、おそうじ、なでる、回し車のお世話 ・水分量に合わせて水位が変わる給水ボトル ・ひまわりの種をあげる、ごほうびのおやつ ・毛色や模様、毛並みの違いも楽しめる25種類のハムスターを集める図かん ・写真風のイラストで描かれた四つの場所へ出かける夜のおさんぽ ・タネを集めて道具を買い、好きな道具を置く巣づくり ・毎日のお世話ミッションと思い出の記録 ・端末の中に保存されるオフライン進行 ・Apple Watchで楽しめるハムスター回し車時計 キンクマ(短毛)、シナモン、プディング、ホワイトフェイス・ロボ、パイド・ロボ、ブルー・キャンベル、アルジェンテ・キャンベルが新しく仲間入り。夜のおさんぽで出会えます。25種類には、毛色や毛並みなどのバリエーションも含まれます。 ひまわりのおやつは5粒からスタート。夜のおさんぽで1粒ずつ見つかり、ゲーム内で集めた40タネで5粒を補充できます。 ハムスターは死んだり、いなくなったりしません。長く会えない日があっても、安全な状態で待っています。自分の早さで、やさしいハムスターとの暮らしを楽しめます。 夜のおさんぽを三回終えた自然な区切りで、短い広告が表示されることがあります。アプリ内課金はありません。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PixelPal at 100% against ぼくのハムスター's 25%. PixelPal also leads on ads (none vs shown). ぼくのハムスター's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, device support 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. PixelPal sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ぼくのハムスター asks for nothing beyond the download.
PixelPal ships an update every 2 months, ぼくのハムスター every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PixelPal | ぼくのハムスター |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SANWA Inc. | mikito oba |
Customer experience
PixelPal
ぼくのハムスター
In-app purchases
PixelPal
- プレミアム$1.991 Month
- プレミアム着せ替え解放$0.99
- Dango Pal Egg$1.99
- Cotton Candy Pal Egg$1.99
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- Pudding Pal Egg$1.99
- Macaron Pal Egg$1.99
- Complete Egg Pack$5.99
ぼくのハムスター
No in-app purchases









