Comparison

Wiggly Pet vs Hermit Crab Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Wiggly Pet

Shape a unique pet's personality by answering daily questions for seven days before it hatches. Care for your hatched companion through feeding, playing, and chatting, with its responses reflecting the traits you instilled.

Highlights
  • Daily personality shaping questions
  • Unique pet hatching based on answers
  • Interactive pet care activities
  • Chat with your pet
  • Pet diary entries
  • Variety of pet species
Features
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Your egg hatches in 7 days. Talk to it every day until then. Wiggly Pet is a care app where what you say to your egg becomes its personality. Favorites, dislikes, values, way of speaking — everything you answer over 7 days builds into one unique character. Even the same species turns out completely different depending on who raised it. ■ 7 Days of Shaping a Personality · 3 new questions arrive every day — just answer them · Your answers build 5 personality traits, a way of speaking, and preferences · On Day 7, a baby animal hatches with the personality you gave it ■ Life Continues After Hatching · Feed it, wash it, play with it, put it to sleep · Chat with it — it talks back in the personality you shaped, and listens to what's on your mind · Couldn't visit for a few days? It goes on a little adventure alone and leaves a diary entry ■ Who You Might Hatch Dogs, cats, hamsters, rabbits, foxes, raccoons, penguins, alpacas, capybaras, mini pigs — and even mythical creatures like haetae, dokkaebi, white tiger, nine-tailed fox, and phoenix. ■ Your Time Together, Recorded Day 7, Day 30, Day 365 — the days you've spent together become a little autobiography. ※ Chatting with your pet is not professional counseling.

About

Hermit Crab Simulator

Create a tropical sanctuary for a virtual hermit crab. Collect shells, decorate habitats, and care for your companion. Enjoy a peaceful, ad-free experience with no subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Collect 44 unique shell designs
  • Decorate 12 environments with 29 items
  • Care for your hermit crab (feeding, misting, cleaning)
  • Unlock up to five habitats
  • Earn daily rewards and save photos
  • Optional iCloud backup
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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 crab’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

Wiggly Pet4 screens
Hermit Crab Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hermit Crab Simulator at 5.0 against Wiggly Pet's 4.0. Hermit Crab Simulator also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Wiggly Pet sells 7 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hermit Crab Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wiggly Pet versus Hermit Crab Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWiggly PetHermit Crab Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKYUNGROK KIMWYATT WAYNE KELLER

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Wiggly Pet

One-time7
  • 1 Mongle$0.49
  • Cat Party Skin$2.99
  • Hamster Party Skin$2.99
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  • Dog Party Skin$2.99
  • 5 Mongles$2.99
  • Affection Booster 24h$4.99
  • 12 Mongles$5.99
5 purchases

Hermit Crab Simulator

One-time5
  • Tiny Coin Pack$0.99
  • Small Coin Pack$3.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$7.99
Show 2 more
  • Large Coin Pack$12.99
  • Premium Coin Pack$29.99

Questions

Is Wiggly Pet free?
Wiggly Pet 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.
Which has better reviews, Wiggly Pet or Hermit Crab Simulator?
Hermit Crab Simulator is rated higher. Wiggly Pet averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hermit Crab Simulator averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Wiggly Pet or Hermit Crab Simulator have ads?
Wiggly Pet shows ads; Hermit Crab Simulator does not.

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