Comparison

PetRocky vs Shapling

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

Head to head
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.

About

Shapling

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A puppy who remembers you – and shows it. Shapling is a cozy 3D dog game and virtual pet: one puppy who knows how you treat him. Like a real dog, he tells you without words – in how he greets you, what he keeps for you and the habits he picks up from your days together. HE REMEMBERS YOU • Every greeting is different. Back after a few days? He comes flying. Back after lunch? A polite hello. And if his needs were ignored while you were right there, he hangs back a moment – crouch down, wait, and he forgives you. • Leave the ball on the grass and he’ll bury it. Come back a day later and he digs it up for you. • Every “first time” – first fetch, first nap next to you – grows into a flower where it happened. On its anniversary, he goes back and sits beside it. • He learns his name. Come at the same time often enough and he waits for you by the gate. • A journal writes your days down: today’s fetch count, the day he first came when called, a butterfly leading 1–0. PET, PLAY, LOOK AFTER HIM • Pet him with a tap, scratch him with a swipe – his tail tells you the rest. • Throw the ball. He brings it back… most of the time. • Feed him, brush him, let him nap as day turns to night. • Teach him four tricks, one at a time: Sit, Shake, Spin and Play dead. Each one takes practice. • Pick his coat, his name and whether he’s a he or a she. • He has a personality – more playful or more obedient – and it shows in everything he does. A LITTLE SOMETHING EVERY DAY • A basket hangs on the park gate every day. Nobody knows who leaves it; he has a theory. Each one adds a stamp to a card of seven; the days needn’t be in a row, and the card never resets. • From day two he has ideas: up to three suggestions for play. None are required, and none expire. • Now and then, mid-sniff, he finds a four-leaf clover. Statistics disagree. He doesn’t do statistics. • Play on consecutive days and his medallion gets an engraving: a star, a heart, a moon, a sun. One rest day a week doesn’t break the streak. • After 30 days in the park he gets a party hat, and autumn brings turning trees and piles of leaves. DRESS UP YOUR PUPPY AT THE HONESTY STALL • By the gate stands a stall of scarves, hats, glasses, collars and balls – plus things for the park: a new roof, a bowl with his name on it, a blanket he’ll happily nap on. • Try everything first – on him or in the park. He’ll let you know what he thinks. • You pay in clovers, found and earned by playing. Everyday care earns none – petting him is not a job. • Some things can’t be bought at all. They’re earned with stamps, friendship and time together. KIND BY DESIGN • He never dies and never punishes you for having a life. While you’re away his needs drop slowly, and only so far. • At most one gentle notification a day, never at night, always about him – never about offers. Leave them unopened and they pause on their own. • Plays offline; only ads and purchases need a connection. • No ads in care. No subscription. No account. ADS AND PURCHASES – YOUR CHOICE In three places – the basket, the ideas and the stall – you can choose to watch a rewarded ad for a few extra clovers, at most four a day. From day two, a short ad may also pop up now and then at a pause – announced a moment before, at most four a day, never while you care for him. The ad network only starts if you agree. Purchases are optional and never touch care or play: the Golden Collar (every ad reward instantly, no ads at all), No Pop-up Ads and eight cosmetic bundles – Welcome Bundle, Rainbow, Starry Night, Park Scarves, Cottage, Lanterns, Autumn Bundle and Winter Bundle. After any purchase, ads never pop up again. No random rewards. Your puppy’s save stays on your phone. Ads come through Unity LevelPlay and its partners, who use data from this device to show and measure ads (details in the privacy policy). Your ad choice is always in Settings › Privacy and ads. Languages: English and Serbian (Latin).

Screenshots

PetRocky3 screens
Shapling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Shapling at 15.0 against PetRocky's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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. PetRocky sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Shapling sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PetRocky versus Shapling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPetRockyShapling
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVINCLI LTDDjordje Subotic

In-app purchases

9 purchases

PetRocky

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

Shapling

One-time10
  • Welcome Bundle$1.99
  • Park Scarves$1.99
  • Autumn Bundle$2.99
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  • No Pop-up Ads$2.99
  • Rainbow$2.99
  • Starry Night$2.99
  • Lanterns$2.99
  • Winter Bundle$2.99
  • Golden Collar$3.99
  • Cottage$4.99

Questions

Is PetRocky free?
PetRocky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shapling free?
Shapling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PetRocky or Shapling have ads?
Both PetRocky and Shapling show ads.

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