Dot vs Widgepets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Dot
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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: โข Real-time particle worlds with colourful motion โข Creative Mode for custom attraction and repulsion rules โข Draw Mode for painting new particles into the simulation โข Touch interaction for attracting, repelling, stirring, and dropping dots โข Adjustable dot count, speed, damping, radius, and point size โข Relaxing ambient background music โข 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.
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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Widgepets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dot asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Dot | Widgepets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Weekly |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EOIN J TOLSTER | Tam Tran |
In-app purchases
Dot
No in-app purchases
Widgepets
- Unlock Everything$1.99









