Comparison

Dot vs Widgepets

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

Head to head
About

Dot

Features
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Dot-Physics is an interactive particle sandbox where tiny glowing dots follow simple rules and grow into surprising patterns. Choose a preset world, create your own rules, or draw particles directly onto the screen. Change how colours attract, repel, chase, cluster, and spread, then watch the world come alive. Features: โ€ข Real-time particle worlds with colourful motion โ€ข Creative Mode for custom attraction and repulsion rules โ€ข Draw Mode for painting new particles into the simulation โ€ข Touch interaction for attracting, repelling, stirring, and dropping dots โ€ข Adjustable dot count, speed, damping, radius, and point size โ€ข Relaxing ambient background music โ€ข Presets for quick experiments and beautiful patterns Dot-Physics is part visual toy, part creative sandbox, and part simple science experiment. There are no scores, timers, or pressure. Just start a world, interact with it, and see what emerges.

About

Widgepets

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Your very own pet, living right on your home screen. Widgepets is a tiny creature that lives in your widget โ€” and it needs you. Feed it, play with it, and watch it grow from an egg into a one-of-a-kind companion. Every time you glance at your phone, there it is: happy when you've cared for it, sleepy at night, a little hungry when you've been away too long. A PET THAT'S ALWAYS THERE Add your Widgepet to your home screen and it becomes part of your day โ€” no app to open, just glance and care. RAISE IT FROM AN EGG Hatch an egg and your pet grows through baby, child, teen, and adult. Feed, rest, play, and pet to keep it thriving. ONE OF A KIND Every pet's look is procedurally generated โ€” its colors, features, and expressions are yours alone. No two are ever the same. EIGHT SPECIES TO COLLECT Start with two free species, then unlock all eight โ€” Leaflet, Ember, Dewdrop, Pebble, Cloudpuff, Starling, Mochi, and Blossom โ€” with one small purchase. IT REMEMBERS YOU Your pet gently lets you know when it's hungry or misses you, and every raised pet joins your album. Free to play, supported by ads. No accounts, ever.

Screenshots

Dot4 screens
Widgepets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dot at none against Widgepets's 1. Dot also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and device support 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. Widgepets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dot asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Dot versus Widgepets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDotWidgepets
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Weekly
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size35 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEOIN J TOLSTERTam Tran

In-app purchases

None

Dot

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Widgepets

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$1.99

Questions

Is Dot free?
Dot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Widgepets free?
Widgepets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dot or Widgepets have ads?
Widgepets shows ads; Dot does not.

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