Wildagotchi vs Pet Alien
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wildagotchi
Care for and play with up to 12 unique retro-style virtual pets. Keep them happy by feeding, cleaning, and playing mini-games to help them grow. Connect with friends to play multiplayer games locally.
- Care for 12 unique virtual pets
- Feed, clean, and play with pets
- Unlock new pets as they grow
- Switch between pets anytime
- Play solo and multiplayer mini-games
- Local Wi-Fi/Bluetooth multiplayer
- Customize game colors
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Wildagotchi is an unique retro-style game in which you may take care of and play with 12 adorable pets. The more you take care of your pet, the happier it is. And happy pet means pet growing fast. Take your time, feed it, clean it and play with it - all depends on you now! At the beginning you have 3 unique pets to choose. For every 2 pets reaching adult stage, 3 more become unlocked. They are waiting for you - uncover them all! You may switch to any of your pets whenever you want. Every pet has its own set of mini-games. What's more, you can also play with your friends and their pets over wifi or bluetooth (no Internet connection needed!). Mini-games: - 2 solo games for pet (8 total) - 1 multiplayer game for pet (4 total) Customize whole game using colors you like. All this and more in consistent eye-candy retro style!
Pet Alien
Care for a virtual alien companion by feeding, watering, and providing entertainment. Discover your alien's personality, receive advice, and engage in fun mini-games and quizzes.
- Virtual pet care (feeding, watering)
- Alien personality discovery
- Alien advice and comedy show
- Mini-games (high or low)
- Alien quiz
- Play with friends and pets
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Look after your very own pet alien – feed him, water him, give him friends and pets to play with. Also discover your alien type, get alien advice, go to an alien comedy show, play alien high or low, take the alien quiz and much more. Created by Jack aged 7.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pet Alien at none against Wildagotchi's 1. Pet Alien also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Wildagotchi's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (227 vs 14). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Wildagotchi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pet Alien asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wildagotchi holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wildagotchi has 227 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Wildagotchi's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pet Alien's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Wildagotchi | Pet Alien |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (227 ratings) — better | 4.3 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 227 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Janusz Jankowski | GOEX Worldwide LIMITED |
Customer experience
Wildagotchi
Pet Alien
Bugs and requests
Wildagotchi
Reported bugs
14 issues- Mini-game buttons unresponsive/laggy
- Screen not always reacting to touch
- Bluetooth connection issues
- Sound not working
- Multiplayer not working
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- Panda pet not aging/changing stats
- Dog games crashing
- Dinosaur game crashing
- Pet dying every night (unexpectedly)
- App pauses music when opened
- Ads hijacking the screen/not closable
- Pet poops too often or not at all (random)
- Fun meter depleting too quickly
- Energy not increasing with sleep
Requested features
15 requests- Apple Watch support
- More pets/animals
- More mini-games
- Health bar feature
- Better graphics for specific pets (e.g., panda)
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- Background decoration options
- Ability to transfer pets between devices
- Widget for status updates
- Multiplayer/Bluetooth connectivity improvements
- Difficulty settings (e.g., pets can't die)
- Dark mode
- More languages
- Sound effects (8-bit)
- More food and activity options
- Notifications for pet events
Pet Alien
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wildagotchi
- Remove ads$2.99
Pet Alien
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Wildagotchi free?
Is Pet Alien free?
Which has better reviews, Wildagotchi or Pet Alien?
Do Wildagotchi or Pet Alien have ads?
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