Comparison

PixelPalDiary vs PetRocky

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

Head to head
About

PixelPalDiary

Adopt a virtual pixel pet, care for its needs, and receive daily diary entries reflecting its mood and your bond. This game focuses on a personal, evolving record of your friendship, not just repetitive tasks.

Highlights
  • Adopt and name a pixel-art pet
  • Daily diary entries reflecting pet's mood
  • Manage five care needs
  • Unlock new personalities and accessories
  • Track care streaks and milestones
  • Scrollable diary as a keepsake
Features
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Pixel Pal Diary is a cozy virtual pet that actually remembers you. Adopt a little pixel companion, give it a name, and care for it day by day — feed it, play with it, keep it clean, let it rest, and give it love. Your care shapes its mood, and every day your pet writes a short diary entry about what it got up to while you were away. A happy pet writes cheerful little notes; a lonely one writes wistful ones. Over time those entries become a keepsake of your friendship. This isn't a tap-the-button treadmill. The diary is the heart of it — a growing, personal record that makes the bond stick. FEATURES • A pixel-art pet with real personality and a name you choose • A fresh, hand-crafted-feeling diary entry every day, with a tone that follows your pet's mood • Ten starter personality types, each with its own voice — plus rare ones you unlock by caring consistently • Five care needs to balance: hunger, energy, fun, hygiene, and affection • Care streaks and milestones that grow your collection • A scrollable diary that becomes a little story of your time together PIXEL PAL PREMIUM (optional one-time unlock) • Remove ads • Read your pet's full diary history • Exclusive themes and accessories • Unlock rare personalities faster Pixel Pal Diary is free and supported by ads. Premium is a single purchase that unlocks everything forever — no subscription.

About

PetRocky

Adopt a virtual rock and find tranquility. Pet, feed, and customize your rock, earning Zen as it sits unbothered. Unlock achievements and experience quirky random events in this minimalist, zen-focused game.

Highlights
  • Adopt and care for a virtual rock
  • Earn Zen by doing nothing
  • Customize your rock with accessories
  • Unlock achievements
  • Experience random in-game events
  • Minimalist and zen-focused gameplay
Features
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Adopt a rock. That's it. That's the game. Your rock does nothing — and it does it perfectly. Pet it, feed it minerals it won't eat, polish it to a proud dull finish, and watch the Zen flow in as your rock sits there, unbothered, thriving. EARN ZEN BY DOING NOTHING Your rock generates Zen every second, even when you're away. It's not lazy. It's geological. DRESS YOUR ROCK Googly eyes. A tiny hat. Sunglasses for a sun it cannot perceive. A crown, because it earned it by sitting still. A friend pebble — they will never speak, and they are best friends. ACHIEVEMENTS Pet the rock 1,000 times. Reach Enlightenment. Own everything. History will remember none of it. RANDOM EVENTS A bird may land on your rock and pay rent. A snail may challenge it to a race. The rock will win by not entering. Just you and a rock, doing nothing together. Optional tips exist if you wish to thank the rock. It will display no gratitude. Warning: the rock does nothing. That is the point.

Screenshots

PixelPalDiary4 screens
PetRocky3 screens

Verdict

The call

PixelPalDiary and PetRocky are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. PixelPalDiary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PetRocky sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PixelPalDiary against 5.0 for PetRocky. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PixelPalDiary versus PetRocky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelPalDiaryPetRocky
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian PedersenVINCLI LTD

Customer experience

PixelPalDiary

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PetRocky

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PixelPalDiary

One-time1
  • Pixel Pal Diary Lifetime$4.99
9 purchases

PetRocky

One-time9
  • Pebble Tip$0.99
  • Rainbow Rock$1.99
  • Golden Rock$2.99
Show 6 more
  • Boulder Tip$4.99
  • 10 Gems$5.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Starter Pack$11.99
  • 30 Gems$14.99
  • 100 Gems$29.99

Questions

Is PixelPalDiary free?
PixelPalDiary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PetRocky free?
PetRocky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PixelPalDiary or PetRocky?
PixelPalDiary and PetRocky are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PixelPalDiary or PetRocky have ads?
Both PixelPalDiary and PetRocky show ads.

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