Comparison

My Cat vs Shapling

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

Head to head
About

My Cat

Adopt and care for a virtual pixel cat in this relaxing idle game. Chat with your feline friend, feed and clean it, and watch it grow through multiple stages and endings. Enjoy offline mini-games and AR features.

Highlights
  • 1:1 chat with your cat
  • Authentic pet care simulation
  • Growth based on care with 5 endings
  • Offline mini-games
  • AR camera integration
  • Stress-free idle system
Features
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The ultimate idle healing game for virtual pet lovers, [My Cat - Pixel Pet Game]! No cat in real life? Adopt your very own adorable virtual companion right on your phone! [My Cat] combines engaging chats with your cat and charming retro pixel art in a new virtual pet simulation. Take a break from your busy life and enjoy this relaxing offline game today! - Key Features - 1:1 Chat with Your Cat Talk to your cat every day! Whether you need comfort or are just bored, chat with your cat and receive heartwarming replies that make you feel truly understood. Authentic Pet Care Feed, give water, and clean up after your hungry cat. Experience the details of raising a pet and watch your companion grow through 4 stages, from a tiny kitten to a fully grown cat. Growth Based on Your Care & 5 Endings Depending on how you raise and talk to them, your cat will grow into different personalities, like a chubby cat, muscle cat, or shy cat! Experience various endings, including independence, settling down, and even secret ones. Try to collect them all! Fun Offline Mini-Games Play arcade mini-games like cat fishing and whack-a-mole to entertain your cat and earn treats (rewards). AR Camera: A Cat in My Room? Summon your pixel cat right to your bed or desk! Take cute photos together and keep a record of your special virtual pet life. Stress-Free Idle System An offline idle system that progresses even when you're not playing. Check in whenever you have free time, see the cat waiting for you, and let your stress melt away. - Highly Recommended For - Fans of animal raising and virtual pet games. Those who want a virtual pet to chat and interact with. Indie game lovers who enjoy pixel art and retro Tamagotchi vibes. Anyone looking for a relaxing, offline idle game without data worries. People who need an adorable companion in their lives right now. Adopt your pixel cat today and become the ultimate virtual pet owner!

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

My Cat3 screens
Shapling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My Cat at none against Shapling's 10. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Shapling sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. My Cat asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
My Cat versus Shapling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy CatShapling
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersanghun jeongDjordje Subotic

In-app purchases

None

My Cat

No in-app purchases

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 My Cat free?
My Cat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shapling free?
Shapling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Cat or Shapling have ads?
Both My Cat and Shapling show ads.

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