Virtipet vs Kinma
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Virtipet
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Your digital best friend, always by your side. Bring home an adorable virtual pet and watch it come to life in your hands. Feed it, play with it, customize its world, and help it grow from a tiny baby into a happy, thriving companion. Virtipet is designed for quick moments of joy, daily surprises, and endless cuteness.
Kinma
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Kinma is a little companion that grows on real life, not grind. Photograph what you eat, and Kinma recognizes the dish and cuisine, then grows a little from it. Eat with friends by starting a table and inviting whoever's with you, and Kinma grows a different way, through connection instead of calories. HOW IT GROWS Every pet tracks two things: Nourishment, from the meals you log, and Sociability, from the tables you share. Which one you lean into shapes how your pet evolves. Eat solo and often, and it grows one way; gather people around a table often, and it grows another; balance both, and it finds a third form entirely. FACES Kinma remembers who you've shared a table with, building a quiet little archive of the people you actually eat with. Not a feed, not a follower count. Just a record of real meals with real people. NO GRIND, NO ADS Cosmetics unlock as your pet levels up. Kinma doesn't run ads and doesn't sell your data. SIGN IN YOUR WAY Use Sign in with Apple, Google, or an email and password, or skip all of it and just start. You can always add a real login later from Settings, from any device, without losing your pet. A pet that eats what you eat, and thrives when you eat together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kinma at none against Virtipet's 2. Kinma also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Virtipet's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Virtipet sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Kinma asks for nothing beyond the download.
Virtipet ships an update every 3 weeks, Kinma every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtipet | Kinma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 16.4 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Herman van Rooyen | Brendan Pan |
In-app purchases
Virtipet
- Soulkeeper - 1 Month$9.99
- Star-bound - 1 Month$14.99
Kinma
No in-app purchases








