Pixel Pals Widget Pet Game

Name: Pixel Pals Widget Pet Game
Rating: 4.6 (33086 reviews)
Author: Christian Selig

Cute dynamic standby animals

Free · In‑App Purchases

33K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Graphics & Design
Developer

Christian Selig
Language

EN
English
Size

30.5
MB

Customize your device with adorable virtual pals! Pixel Pals is an incredible app for customizing your Home Screen and Lock Screen, as well as Live Activities, allowing you to place adorable pets called Pixel Pals that you can customize and enjoy as you swipe through your apps or unlock your phone, making each interaction just that much happier! They're beautiful pixel art renditions of animals, a nostalgic art style that's really delightful to take in. Pixel Pals includes a variety of animals for you to customize and enjoy: - Dog (named Rupert) - Cat (named Hugo) - Hedgehog (named Chortley) - Fox (named Finnegan) - Axolotl (named Mochi) - Otter (named Nugget) - Bat (named Fu-Fu) - Parrot (named Kiwi) - Tiger (named Herbert) - Platypus (named Penny) - Panda (named Poe) - Raccoon (named Oliver) - Butterfly (named Freya) - T-Rex (named Rory) - Bunny (named Thumper) - Red Panda (named Bao) - Pet Rock (named Dwayne) - Penguin (named Bubbles) You can also change any of the names! The dog and cat are included for all, and Pixel Pals Premium includes the other pals, as well as the option to pin two animals at once for supported devices. This app offers subscriptions for "Pixel Pals Premium". They're available (in United States pricing) for $1.49 monthly or $9.99 yearly. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period (and charged to your iTunes account). You can turn off auto-renew/manage subscriptions in your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use can be found at https://pixelpals.app/terms and Privacy Policy can be found at https://pixelpals.app/privacy

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

33K Ratings

Was cute before update, now even better
01/20/2024

killtherich666
Before this recent update, all you got for free was just the virtual pet gif that kind just drifted around its little box. Was very mediocre and not unique. But now??? Holy cow I love this thing. It’s like a little tamagotchi on your phone, I freaking love it. I made a virtual version of my cat and I love how many options there are for interactions. They also added a ton of other widgets, the infinite scroll I don’t really understand, but the world explorer widget is so cute and fun. The pixel art has been upgraded and is so much cuter now, so much more detail. I freaking love this thing, AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT FREE. Love it, very rarely you find an app you really like that isn’t constantly trying to squeeze a couple bucks outta you. Good on this app, well done.Only thing I don’t like that if you tap the screen too fast it will open up the app asking for money. Super annoying, especially for the infinite scroll game and the world explorer, like you want to move faster than 1 square a move but if you tap too fast it opens up the app and makes the game go away, super annoying.
Was cute before update, now even better
01/20/2024

killtherich666

Before this recent update, all you got for free was just the virtual pet gif that kind just drifted around its little box. Was very mediocre and not unique. But now??? Holy cow I love this thing. It’s like a little tamagotchi on your phone, I freaking love it. I made a virtual version of my cat and I love how many options there are for interactions. They also added a ton of other widgets, the infinite scroll I don’t really understand, but the world explorer widget is so cute and fun. The pixel art has been upgraded and is so much cuter now, so much more detail. I freaking love this thing, AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT FREE. Love it, very rarely you find an app you really like that isn’t constantly trying to squeeze a couple bucks outta you. Good on this app, well done.Only thing I don’t like that if you tap the screen too fast it will open up the app asking for money. Super annoying, especially for the infinite scroll game and the world explorer, like you want to move faster than 1 square a move but if you tap too fast it opens up the app and makes the game go away, super annoying.
Really Awesome, a couple things though (updated to 3)
11/27/2022

Amanwholoves
Hi! I recently got the app and loved it immediately. The cat (Hugo) looked exactly like my cat at home! However, the first thing I see when I open the app is the chance to buy premium. I don’t think much of it, and look for the button to close the screen. Now, I’m not sure if this is just my (discontinued) iPod Touch’s fault, but the top part was completely cut off, so if there was a close button, I wouldn’t have seen it! I had to forcequit the app just to add the cat to my screen. After that, it was smooth sailing except for the fact that anytime I opened the app, it kept asking me to rate it! Like, once in a while is fine, but after I was gone for literally 5 seconds? Not cool. Eventually, I decided to just hit the button and write a review, when I saw in the description that I can change the name of my pet. Again, not sure if this is my device’s fault, but I could not figure out how to do this. Finally, I noticed that the actions are basically the same thing. Walk and run are the same, as well as lie down and crouch. Only sleep is unique, and the only difference between that and lie down is the Z’s that float from the pet’s head. Anyway, that’s why I gave it 3 stars. Overall an amazing app, just a few bugs that need to be worked out!
Really Awesome, a couple things though (updated to 3)
11/27/2022

Amanwholoves

Hi! I recently got the app and loved it immediately. The cat (Hugo) looked exactly like my cat at home! However, the first thing I see when I open the app is the chance to buy premium. I don’t think much of it, and look for the button to close the screen. Now, I’m not sure if this is just my (discontinued) iPod Touch’s fault, but the top part was completely cut off, so if there was a close button, I wouldn’t have seen it! I had to forcequit the app just to add the cat to my screen. After that, it was smooth sailing except for the fact that anytime I opened the app, it kept asking me to rate it! Like, once in a while is fine, but after I was gone for literally 5 seconds? Not cool. Eventually, I decided to just hit the button and write a review, when I saw in the description that I can change the name of my pet. Again, not sure if this is my device’s fault, but I could not figure out how to do this. Finally, I noticed that the actions are basically the same thing. Walk and run are the same, as well as lie down and crouch. Only sleep is unique, and the only difference between that and lie down is the Z’s that float from the pet’s head. Anyway, that’s why I gave it 3 stars. Overall an amazing app, just a few bugs that need to be worked out!
A nice accessory
09/27/2023

xXTheQueenBeeXx
I’ve been looking for a widget pet for a while now that is easy to check on and this is it. On most other apps you have to open the app and physically take care of the pet and watch adds to get food and I really don’t want a care pet game more so than just a cute widget add on. I usually don’t write reviews but I figured if I was looking for something that take seconds to take care of and is just overall not much of a care game than someone else probably is too. While the car is super easy there is a decent bit to do that keeps me coming back if I am in more of a mood to care for it for a longer period of time than needed. It’s the little things that matter and this game keeps me coming back because you don’t just log on to bathe and feed it and have 3 adds littered between all of those to get the items necessary for it. If you don’t feel forced to pay your more apt to do it and I probably will.
A nice accessory
09/27/2023

xXTheQueenBeeXx

I’ve been looking for a widget pet for a while now that is easy to check on and this is it. On most other apps you have to open the app and physically take care of the pet and watch adds to get food and I really don’t want a care pet game more so than just a cute widget add on. I usually don’t write reviews but I figured if I was looking for something that take seconds to take care of and is just overall not much of a care game than someone else probably is too. While the car is super easy there is a decent bit to do that keeps me coming back if I am in more of a mood to care for it for a longer period of time than needed. It’s the little things that matter and this game keeps me coming back because you don’t just log on to bathe and feed it and have 3 adds littered between all of those to get the items necessary for it. If you don’t feel forced to pay your more apt to do it and I probably will.
Loses progress every time phone turns off, way too many premium pop ups
12/14/2024

MelissaHe
I spent a whole week raising my pet, only to have my phone turn off and I find out the pet’s gone. All my progress, gone. I don’t know how to get it back, but I’m certainly not wasting more time if there’s no way to back up and save my pet data. Thank goodness I found out at a week and not longer. I’d be even more upset with the time I wasted. I found Reddit threads with the same issue dating back to 2023. It’s almost 2025. Why is there no workaround or feature for restoring in the app?Also, it was way too easy to trigger the app launch from the widget. And when the app showed up, the premium pop ups were just way too intense and way too easy to trigger. Just let me play this game on free. If I want premium, I will go get premium. I’m not going to forget it exists, so stop having it pop up every app start. It gives off the vibe that all you care about is getting money. At least give me the option to hide the premium pop up for future app starts. Sometimes I just want to open the app so I can play Beacon Ball or use the wand. So sad, I wanted to enjoy this game, but now I will be deleting it.
Loses progress every time phone turns off, way too many premium pop ups
12/14/2024

MelissaHe

I spent a whole week raising my pet, only to have my phone turn off and I find out the pet’s gone. All my progress, gone. I don’t know how to get it back, but I’m certainly not wasting more time if there’s no way to back up and save my pet data. Thank goodness I found out at a week and not longer. I’d be even more upset with the time I wasted. I found Reddit threads with the same issue dating back to 2023. It’s almost 2025. Why is there no workaround or feature for restoring in the app?Also, it was way too easy to trigger the app launch from the widget. And when the app showed up, the premium pop ups were just way too intense and way too easy to trigger. Just let me play this game on free. If I want premium, I will go get premium. I’m not going to forget it exists, so stop having it pop up every app start. It gives off the vibe that all you care about is getting money. At least give me the option to hide the premium pop up for future app starts. Sometimes I just want to open the app so I can play Beacon Ball or use the wand. So sad, I wanted to enjoy this game, but now I will be deleting it.