Comparison

Animo Core vs Pasterium C

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

Head to head
About

Animo Core

Features
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Your first egg hatches in just 50 steps! Animo turns everyday walking into a cozy pet-collecting adventure. Every step hatches eggs, grows your pets, and keeps them happy. No timers, no waiting, just real movement. WALK TO HATCH & GROW Your steps are what bring your pets to life. Your first egg hatches in just 50 steps, then every step levels up your active pet and earns Kibble. Daily walks, commutes and travel all count. COLLECT 90+ PETS Discover pets across multiple lineages and 4 rarities, and watch them grow from Juvenile to Adult. CHOOSE THEIR PATH When a pet becomes a teen, you decide who it grows into: an artist, scientist, chef, pirate and more. CARE & BUILD Feed and care for your pets with Kibble, Candy and Elixirs. Your steps unlock trees, lanterns and ponds to decorate a free-roaming garden where your pets wander. JOIN CLUBS & CONNECT WITH FRIENDS Add friends with an invite code, climb the leaderboard and check in on each other's pets. Create or join a club, walk together and challenge other clubs to see who goes furthest. PLAY & EARN REWARDS Unlock rewards on the 30-tier Stride Pass. Train your pets with minigames that test your reflexes and memory. BRING YOUR PETS TO LIFE IN AR Watch your pet parachute in on an umbrella, feed it Kibble, play fetch and hunt for hidden crystals. Snap photos with custom AR frames. Walk. Hatch. Grow. Available in English, Japanese, Korean, and Traditional Chinese. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pasterium C

Features
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Spend quiet days with your fish in a little aquarium. Pasterium C is a 3D aquarium set in a softly muted pastel room, where you enjoy everyday life with your fish. You start with three little fish in a fishbowl. Give them names, feed them, and watch them slowly grow and bond with you. - Every fish has its own personality and looks Even fish of the same kind each have something special. Keep an eye on growth, bond, and health on each fish’s card. Fish that feel weak can get care, or rest at boarding. - A life that grows a little every day New friends and ornaments arrive, and sometimes eggs are laid. On day 7 the living room tank opens, and on day 14 you get an auto feeder you can use in any tank. - Make the tank your own Choose plants, ornaments, sand colors, and lighting to decorate. Save up to 5 favorite layouts for each tank. - Learn about creatures and ornaments in your journal Look back on each day in the diary, and read about each one in the creature and ornament guides. - Shifting light and gentle sounds The light in the room changes from morning to night and with the seasons. Watch your fish from underwater, and keep photos or short videos. Choose between the original music and lofi, with different tracks for morning, day, and night. You can choose your tap sounds too. - Start for free, then visit the study or the round tank The fishbowl and the living room are free. “Study with a Bookshelf” and “Sunset City & Round Tank” are each a one-time in-app purchase. The study adds a big tank about 120 cm wide, along with Discus, Arowana, River Stingray, and Axolotl. The round tank adds a glass tank about 130 cm across by a window over a sunset city, a lighthouse harbor, and 4 new kinds: Penguin Tetra, White Cloud Minnow, Glass Catfish, and White Medaka. Available in Japanese, English, Korean, Arabic, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese. No ads and no account sign-up. Everyday play works offline. Buying and restoring in-app purchases needs a connection. Your fish, diary, and other records are saved in the app. Deleting the app also deletes these records, but photos and videos you saved to the Photos app remain.

Screenshots

Animo Core4 screens
Pasterium C4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pasterium C at none against Animo Core's shown. On price, update cadence, 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. Animo Core sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Pasterium C sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Animo Core versus Pasterium C: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimo CorePasterium C
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size350 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKEITH TAKAWIRAKENICHI TAKAOKA

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Animo Core

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Animo Pass$5.991 Month
One-time4
  • Handful of Star Shards$0.49
  • Pouch of Star Shards$2.99
  • Premium Animo Pass$5.99
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  • Vault of Star Shards$9.99
2 purchases

Pasterium C

One-time2
  • Sunset City & Round Tank$2.99
  • Study with a Bookshelf$2.99

Questions

Is Animo Core free?
Animo Core is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pasterium C free?
Pasterium C is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Animo Core or Pasterium C have ads?
Animo Core shows ads; Pasterium C does not.
Which is updated more often, Animo Core or Pasterium C?
Animo Core ships an update every 6 days, and Pasterium C every 6 days. Most recently, Animo Core was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pasterium C on November 6, 2026.

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