Comparison

Kitty Kitty vs Bova Buddy

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

Head to head
About

Kitty Kitty

Features
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Meet your new best friend. Kitty Kitty is a cozy little virtual pet game where you adopt a hand-drawn kitten and care for it as it grows. Choose your kitten, give it a name, and look after the things that matter: feed it when it is hungry, play when it wants to play, let it rest, and keep it clean. The cat you adopt stays your cat, the same little character through every cuddle, nap, and play session. Kitty Kitty is calm and kind by design. There are no timers pushing you, no ads interrupting you, and nothing to buy. It is just you and your kitten. Features - Adopt and name your own kitten - Feed, play, rest, and clean to keep your cat happy and healthy - Watch your kitten grow while staying recognizably the same cat - Soft, hand-drawn art in cream, plum, and rose, with three kittens to choose from at launch and more on the way - A charming paw-shaped start button - Completely private: no accounts, no ads, no tracking, and no data collected Bring home a kitten today.

About

Bova Buddy

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It has opinions. Bova Buddy is a virtual pet game where your pet is a rock. Swipe to pet it, earn its trust, unlock its moods and sarcastic remarks โ€” and watch a stone slowly learn to like you. No ads, no accounts, plays offline. KEY FEATURES - Pet the Rock: Swipe to pet it. Longer strokes build more trust. Tap it or shake your phone and it reacts โ€” but don't overdo it, or it gets offended for a moment. - 4 Relationship Levels: Go from Suspicious Mineral to Familiar Boulder, Stone Companion and finally Kindred Rock. Every level changes its face, mood and what it says to you. - Cracks & Life Cycle: Each level leaves a crack. At 100% the rock splits, your "rocks broken" counter goes up, and a new rock arrives to start over. - Rare Events: A 5% chance after every pet โ€” critical pet, sneeze, identity crisis, a 3-second nap or a perfect swipe, with banners, sparks and haptics. - Coins & 19 Skins: Every pet earns a coin; level-ups and broken rocks earn more. Spend them on pirate, astronaut, knight, samurai, punk, Midas and more. Each skin changes both the rock and the world around it. - Stats Screen: Trust, level, mood, total pets, rocks broken, days together, daily average, coins earned and spent, unlocked skins and milestones. - Daily Visits: Check in every day for +1 trust and a growing "days together" streak. - Reminders: An evening nudge at 7 p.m. with a line from your rock, and a gentle reminder if you've been away for 3 days. HOW IT WORKS 1. Meet your rock. 2. Swipe to pet it and earn trust. 3. Unlock moods, phrases and skins. 4. Reach 100%, say goodbye, adopt the next one. MADE FOR SHORT BREAKS System, Light and Dark themes. Sound and haptics you can turn off. Reset the relationship anytime โ€” the rock will remember that.

Screenshots

Kitty Kitty4 screens
Bova Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Kitty Kitty and Bova Buddy are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Kitty Kitty versus Bova Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitty KittyBova Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size124 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJAMIL AKIM RIVERANOAH EVANS

In-app purchases

None

Kitty Kitty

No in-app purchases

None

Bova Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kitty Kitty free?
Kitty Kitty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bova Buddy free?
Bova Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kitty Kitty or Bova Buddy have ads?
Neither Kitty Kitty nor Bova Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kitty Kitty or Bova Buddy?
Kitty Kitty ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bova Buddy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Kitty Kitty was updated on November 6, 2026 and Bova Buddy on November 6, 2026.

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