Amaru: Self-care Virtual Pet 9+

Mindfulness and Journal Game

Six Wing Studios

Designed for iPad

    • 4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Amaru is here to support your self-care!

Feed, pet, customize, and play minigames with the adorable Amaru while being rewarded for taking care of yourself! The game contains engaging goal-setting, mindfulness, and journal activities that provide a fun way to build focus and resilience to stress, anxiety, and depression.

Explore the mysterious world of Enso to earn Collectibles, unlock Amaru’s story, and help him find his way home!

“Finally, a game that promotes (and reinforces) positive, long-term mental-health habits! It's enjoyable & the artwork is beautifully done. Daily goals are customizable, but there is a variety of preset goals to choose from to get you started. It's calming at the end of your day and refreshing at the beginning. Doesn't leave you frustrated and mentally depleted like most other games. Plus, magic kitties!”

“It's clear that the people behind this app care about helping people. I am genuinely floored about how focused the game is on self-care and the player. This is especially apparent in the 'free trial' aspect of this app- none of the self-care elements are behind a paywall, and they have an entire system for people to donate full copies of the game to those in financial need. The game is reassuring and never unhealthily pressures. also the animation is so good. I'd say more but I have no more space.”

FINANCIAL NEED? READ BELOW!

Want the full version but can’t afford it? No problem! All the self-care features in the app are completely FREE, and the game contains NO ADS! There will be points where you will be asked to pay to unlock story features or optional skins, but if you have financial need, you can apply for a free copy through our Keys for Those in Need Program. You’ll be given a place in line, and when a copy becomes available, you’ll receive it for FREE! We just ask that you pay it forward when you can!

WHAT’S INSIDE:

• A virtual pet to feed, pet, and care for!
• Make Amaru your own with custom colors and skins!
• Beautiful hand-drawn animation that evolves as your Bond grows stronger.
• A goal-setting system that rewards you for self-care.
• Journaling modes that promote free expression and support well-being.
• 20+ guided breathing and mindfulness meditation recordings scientifically shown to reduce stress, anxiety and depression with voicing and subtitles.
• Fun, low-pressure Mini-games to play with Amaru
• Gorgeous environments with unique, relaxing soundscapes like ocean waves or falling rain.
• 100+ lore-rich items revealing details about the fantasy world of Enso and its inhabitants.
• Hundreds of player-submitted Affirmation messages to brighten your day!

LANGUAGES:

This app is only in available in English, but we will be localizing to new languages soon.

FOLLOW US:

@fogofmaya on IG, Twitter, and TikTok can communicate with us via Discord (link is in the app).

What’s New

Version 1.47

• Addressed a critical issue causing paid content not to unlock properly on iOS after being purchased. If you've experienced this issue in the past, please click the "Restore Purchases" button in the settings window. And please let us know if you continue seeing this issue!
• Fixed a bug causing notifications not to show on some newer phones.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the patch notes screen not to close properly.

Ratings and Reviews

4.6 out of 5
1.2K Ratings

1.2K Ratings

Emibear2498 ,

Helping me get back on track!

I used to be good with self care goals in the past without the help of apps but then in recent years, fell out of those habits…. I decided to give Amaru a try considering I really love cats and his design is quite adorable. I did try this a few months back and fell out of it due to personal things going on at the time but almost 2 weeks ago, I redownloaded it and have been using it religiously ever since. Truthfully I don’t use the meditations or journals since I use a different journaling app for that but I do like how they’re an option for those who can benefit from them. I love playing puzzle parlor and I pretty much already got most of the collections in each region thanks to how much I been playing and sending Amaru out to explore! After a lot of thought, I even bought the “all the things” purchase so I could play the full game and have all the puzzles and whatnot. It’s really been worth the investment and time and I’m really grateful for this little guy helping me get my life back on track and making me hold myself accountable once more! Awesome job to the team and I hope y’all continue to roll out even more features!

Pinkkitty05 ,

Actually amazing

My one quarrel is that there’s a lot of content locked behind a pay wall, which really isn’t much of a quarrel. I’m just mad I don’t have the money to pay for a subscription, but I am sure the content locked away is very valuable to the maintenance of mental health. I’m also sure the money is used to pay artists, composers, and anyone on a team to help maintain the app and anyone who’s worked on it.
Without paying, the app is still very useful and genuinely helps to form healthy practices such as grounding, reducing time on your phone, and mindfulness. I’ve found myself using this app every single time I fall into a depressive hole and it’s genuinely helped me every single time. Don’t get me wrong, meditation and a cute animal hybrid isn’t a cure all for depression. I’m currently looking into medications as well as other coping mechanisms and grounding techniques, but personally, meditation does help. It’s helped reduce a lot of stress from school and helped me wind down before bed.

I highly recommend this app for intro to guided meditation and other meditation techniques and uses. The journaling is alright as well though I wish there was a blank version without the “I’m grateful for” prompt. Sometimes I just want to write how I’m feeling and don’t need the be reminded of something to be grateful for.

Developer Response ,

We're so happy to hear it's been helping you! Yes, we wish we didn't have to paywall things either, but unfortunately it costs ~$30,000/month to run the studio and we haven't yet found a way to break even. Hoping that changes for us soon. We have put all the self-care content, the meditations, journal, etc. on the free side of the paywall to try and keep it accessible. We've finally got text entry feeling better in the journal, so we're looking forward to releasing more journal features soon.

Liquid_sparkz ,

Amazing and 100% worth the price

I absolutely love this game and it’s goals, this game has been the reason I’ve been so productive and happy honestly. I really enjoy seeing Amaru and whenever he goes on an adventure and it’s time for a screen break, this gives me the opportunity to stop procrastinating and I end up getting so much accomplished. While there is lots of content behind a paywall it’s 100% worth the $13 or so when I think about how many $60 switch games I have and barely even play. It’s a very very small price to pay for how happy it makes me and I know the money is going to be used to make the game even better!!! Plus I love the developers decision of no ads for everyone, this aspect is incredibly under appreciated. My biggest complaint is I’d love to see a timer of when Amaru is back from adventures because I always forget the times they say. Even a little post notification of him being back would be super epic. An amazing game all around though that I’ve already recommended to so many others :)

Developer Response ,

So glad you're finding it helpful! We'll get timers and notifications in with future releases.

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