Comparison

Choposo vs Alive

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

Head to head
About

Choposo

Features
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A tiny creature that lives on your Lock Screen. Choposo is a pet-raising app that lives on your iPhone's Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Every time you glance at your phone, a small creature is walking around. โ–  Care for it right from the Lock Screen Feed and clean up without opening the app. On supported devices, it walks around inside the Dynamic Island. โ–  The bed decides who hatches There are 52 beds. Which one you place determines what hatches from the egg. A donut bed, a tree stump, a seashell. โ–  Food shapes how it grows The same creature grows differently depending on what it eats. Feed it the food tied to its bed, or stick to the basics โ€” each lineage has three possible adults. โ–  Five days, one lifetime Egg, juvenile, adult, then old age and a new egg. One generation takes about five days. Every creature you've said goodbye to stays in your album. โ–  Visit your friends' nests Trade friend codes and drop by their room. Visiting exchanges a souvenir food. Your creature appears on their Lock Screen for one hour. โ–  A world made of paper Every image is made from construction paper, crayon, and craft. 209 creatures, 52 beds, 100 pieces of furniture, 30 backgrounds. And one bed that only five people in the world will own.

About

Alive

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A tiny creature. You care for it once a day. That's the game. Alive-ish is a small, calm ritual: check in, care for your creature, and go about your day. No energy bars counting down against you, no timers demanding attention, no pressure between visits. WHAT'S IN HERE - One creature to raise, cared for once a day - Ten friends to meet along the way, each with their own look and personality - Ten mini-games you play together with them - Rooms and props to unlock and decorate with - A daily challenge and a memory book of moments you've earned - A home-screen widget that shows how your creature is doing at a glance - Optional cosmetics and an ad-free option, never required to keep playing HOW IT TREATS YOU - No account, no sign-up, nothing to create - No energy system and no pay-to-keep-alive pressure - Rewarded ads are entirely optional and never forced on you - Works fully offline, all progress stays on your device Don't let it die. That's the whole rule.

Screenshots

Choposo3 screens
Alive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alive at none against Choposo's 6. Alive also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). Choposo's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence 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. Choposo sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Alive asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Choposo ships an update every 4 days, Alive every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Choposo versus Alive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChoposoAlive
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterEvery 6 days
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.215.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size484 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTsuyoshi HashimotoNick Squared

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Choposo

One-time6
  • 150 Gems$3.99
  • 220 Gems$4.99
  • 500 Gems$9.99
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  • 1500 Gems$29.99
  • 2500 Gems$39.99
  • 5500 Gems$79.99
None

Alive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Choposo free?
Choposo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alive free?
Alive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Choposo or Alive have ads?
Alive shows ads; Choposo does not.
Which is updated more often, Choposo or Alive?
Choposo ships an update every 4 days, and Alive every 6 days. Most recently, Choposo was updated on October 25, 2026 and Alive on October 29, 2026.

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