Comparison

Komopa vs Hermit Crab Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Komopa

Features
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Komopa is a game about little virtual pets โ€” Komos โ€” who live on your steps. Hatch a Komo, give it a name, and keep it fed and happy โ€” and the only way to do that is to walk. Your real-world steps are the currency. There is nothing else to spend, and steps are never for sale. WALK, AND YOUR KOMO EATS Steps become food automatically, whether the app is open or not. Walking is never wasted. Feed fixes hunger; play fixes mood. They're separate on purpose. YOUR KOMO GROWS Care for it over days and it evolves through three stages โ€” when you decide it's time. Watch it go from a wide-eyed baby to a grown companion that remembers every walk you took together. MAKE A HOME Decorate your Komo's room with things you earned by walking: walls, floors, windows, rugs. Every item costs steps, and only steps. KEEP A JOURNAL Your Komo writes down the moments that matter โ€” first meal, first evolution, the day you walked a milestone โ€” in its own voice. SHARE A CARD Turn your Komo and its room into a picture worth sending to someone. FOUR SPECIES Sprout, Mochi, Ember and Nimbus โ€” each with its own personality and its own way of talking to you. TWO PROMISES Your Komo never dies. Neglect makes it sad, and you can see that it's sad โ€” but it is always waiting, and it forgives you quickly. Nothing in Komopa punishes you for having a life. Your data stays yours. Komopa has no accounts, no servers, and no analytics. Your step data never leaves your iPhone. Komopa reads your step count from Apple Health. It never writes to Health, and hand-typed entries don't count.

About

Hermit Crab Simulator

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No Ads. No Subscriptions. A Quiet Little World. Welcome a hermit crab and build a tropical home on the sand. Name your companion, collect beautiful shells, and make each habitat your own. A SHELL FOR EVERY MOOD Discover 44 shell designs, from natural spirals to fantasy jewels. Change shells while keeping your crabโ€™s name, age, and care history. Each habitat has its own collection. CREATE YOUR SANCTUARY Explore 12 environments and arrange 29 decorations, including plants, hides, climbing structures, pools, and five luxurious treasures. Move, resize, and layer pieces to design your home. Unlock up to five habitats with a shared coin balance. CARE AND PLAY Feed your crab, mist the habitat, refresh freshwater and saltwater pools, and clean the glass. Tap the sand to play: ten taps fill playfulness. Each fresh pool adds 12 happiness for 24 hours. Optional feeding reminders help you keep a routine. A PEACEFUL POCKET COMPANION Enjoy a silent game with no ambient sound. Earn daily rewards, save terrarium photos, and use optional iCloud backup. Loading a backup replaces local progress; use one device at a time. Coins can be earned through play. Optional consumable coin packs are available through Apple in-app purchases. There are no ads or subscriptions. Care continues while the app is closed. If care lapses, the worn shell is lost. A free recovery meal brings your companion back in the starter shell; buy the lost shell again for 10% of its original coin price. Other collected shells remain yours. This is a fictional virtual-pet game. Its habitats, fantasy shells, and care timers are not instructions for real animal care.

Screenshots

Komopa4 screens
Hermit Crab Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hermit Crab Simulator at 16.0 against Komopa's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Komopa sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Hermit Crab Simulator sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Komopa versus Hermit Crab Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKomopaHermit Crab Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS26.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size126 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMIRO TAPANI TOLKKILAWYATT WAYNE KELLER

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Komopa

One-time8
  • Komo Friend Badge$0.99
  • Autumn Park$2.99
  • Beach$2.99
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  • Moonlit Garden$2.99
  • Cloud Kingdom$2.99
  • Underwater$2.99
  • Komopa Supporter$4.99
  • Officially Cool$9.99
5 purchases

Hermit Crab Simulator

One-time5
  • Tiny Coin Pack$0.99
  • Small Coin Pack$3.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$7.99
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  • Large Coin Pack$12.99
  • Premium Coin Pack$29.99

Questions

Is Komopa free?
Komopa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hermit Crab Simulator free?
Hermit Crab Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Komopa or Hermit Crab Simulator have ads?
Neither Komopa nor Hermit Crab Simulator shows ads.

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