Comparison

Virtipet vs Kinma

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Virtipet

Features
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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.

About

Kinma

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Virtipet4 screens
Kinma4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Virtipet sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Kinma asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Virtipet versus Kinma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtipetKinma
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size54 MB55 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHerman van RooyenBrendan Pan

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Virtipet

One-time2
  • Soulkeeper - 1 Month$9.99
  • Star-bound - 1 Month$14.99
None

Kinma

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Virtipet free?
Virtipet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kinma free?
Kinma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Virtipet or Kinma have ads?
Neither Virtipet nor Kinma shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Virtipet or Kinma?
Virtipet ships an update every 3 weeks, and Kinma every 3 days. Most recently, Virtipet was updated on October 13, 2026 and Kinma on October 16, 2026.

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