Comparison

tailumi vs Cryptid Pets

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

Head to head
About

tailumi

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Welcome a little companion into your day. Tailumi is a gentle home for a virtual dog or cat. Choose a free companion, care for it, play together and build a bond at your own pace. Your pet does not die because you are away. Make its world your own with garden settings and accessories. Learn tricks, explore small discoveries and collect memories in a personal album. Your friendship tree grows with your bond, revealing a new detail every five levels up to level 200. Tap it to explore up close, turn it around and take a picture. Optional walks turn your phone's step counts into progress with your companion. Step counting requires your permission and a supported device. Find daily adventures in Today, choose accessories in Shop and meet other players in Club. Tap your companion's name for its profile, photos and collection. Discover 15 new accessories across the Tailumi, Riviera, Aurora and Regalia collections. Care streaks give all earned bond points a 10% bonus from day 5 and 20% from day 10. Invite a friend and earn 50 leaves each after the referral conditions shown in the app are met. Keep a beloved animal close in memory mode, with photographs and quiet moments without gameplay pressure. Want a more personal companion? Optional AI personalization uses your animal photos to match coat colors and markings to an animated dog or cat. The result is stylized, not an exact replica. One purchase includes one companion and up to two refinements before you accept it. Selected photos are sent to Tailumi and its AI providers only when you choose personalization and explicitly consent. Provider and data-processing details are available before sending and in the privacy policy. Gallery companions and basic care are free. Optional leaf packs and AI personalization are one-time in-app purchases; there is no subscription. Purchased leaves do not expire. An internet connection is required for rewards, saved progress, collections, spending leaves, purchases, AI and the optional club. Your companion, basic care and personal photos remain available offline. Save one .tailumi backup in Settings > Backup and recovery. On another phone, choose Recover everything to restore your account, companions, models, photos and album. Current progress and remaining purchases are retrieved from the server. Tailumi is available in English, Polish, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese. Support: kontakt@sowerit.pl Privacy: https://anulujumowe.pl/tailumi/public/legal/privacy-en.html Terms: https://anulujumowe.pl/tailumi/public/legal/terms-en.html

About

Cryptid Pets

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Cryptid Pets is a cozy virtual pet game in the spirit of the classic keychain pets. Feed your cryptid, play mini games with it, and tuck it in to sleep under a starry night sky. Each pet gets hungry, bored and sleepy in real time, and the campsite gets messy, even while the app is closed, so check in often. MEET THE CRYPTIDS • Mothman, from a starlit meadow near Point Pleasant • Nessie, splashing on the shore of a moonlit Loch Ness • Bigfoot, wandering the misty redwoods of Bluff Creek • The Flatwoods Monster, under a hovering UFO in the West Virginia hills • Chupacabra, in a Puerto Rican rainforest full of chirping coquí frogs • The Jersey Devil, deep in the Pine Barrens (watch for eyes in the trees) HOW TO PLAY • Feed: keep the food meter topped up • Play: catch glowing fireflies with any cryptid, or play your cryptid's own unique games as they grow • Clean: sweep up crumbs, leaves and litter before the campsite gets messy. A tidy camp keeps your cryptid happier • Sleep: tuck your pet in to restore its energy while the campfire burns low • Grow: every cryptid starts as a baby. Keep it fed, played with, rested and tidy, and after some good care, it grows up into its adult form, with a little celebration to match. Growing up unlocks a third mini-game for that cryptid and earns it a gold star in your Field guide: • You can also name your pet! Give each cryptid a nickname by tapping its default name • Tap your pet for a wave and a little heart This game has no ads. It requires no accounts. There is no data collection. Even better, play from the train as it works completely offline.

Screenshots

tailumi4 screens
Cryptid Pets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cryptid Pets at none against tailumi's 5. On price, update cadence, ads 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. tailumi sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Cryptid Pets asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly daily. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
tailumi versus Cryptid Pets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertailumiCryptid Pets
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDailyDaily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPawel SmoczynskiBrittany Woods

In-app purchases

5 purchases

tailumi

One-time5
  • 300 leaves$0.99
  • 1000 leaves$2.99
  • Pet photo personalization$4.99
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  • 2300 leaves$5.99
  • 4200 leaves$9.99
None

Cryptid Pets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is tailumi free?
tailumi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cryptid Pets free?
Cryptid Pets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do tailumi or Cryptid Pets have ads?
Neither tailumi nor Cryptid Pets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, tailumi or Cryptid Pets?
tailumi ships an update daily, and Cryptid Pets daily. Most recently, tailumi was updated on November 10, 2026 and Cryptid Pets on November 13, 2026.

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