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Best Virtual Pet Apps for iPhone (2026)

40 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Friends - Pengu, Bao & Mellow is the top-ranked of 40 virtual pet apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.8/5 from 238,062 ratings.

  1. 1
    Friends - Pengu, Bao & MellowS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 238,062 ratings · score 98
  2. 2
    Cat Escape: Virtual Pet GameS
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 304,228 ratings · score 97
  3. 3
    Tamadog - Puppy Pet Dog GamesS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 58,656 ratings · score 94
  4. 4
    SUSH Virtual Pet Grow & EvolveS
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 42,625 ratings · score 94
  5. 5
    My Cat - Virtual Pet GamesS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 108,514 ratings · score 94

What belongs in this list

Adopt and care for a virtual pet on my phone.

Not here: Real pet tracking alone; Pet sitting or pet care services alone; A pet translator alone; A pet wallpaper or sticker pack alone; A general chatbot alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
FriendsCat EscapeTamadogSUSH VirtualMy CatMy Talking Tom FriendsMy Talking AngelaMy Talking Angela 2Dog Rescue
A
My BooFluvsiesMy DragonMy Talking TomCapybaraMy Talking Tom 2My Talking Tom Friends 2My VirtualBruno
B
PouTalking Tom Cat 2Pixel PalsPokipetPet Pal PawMy BabyTREAT
C
Cat SimulatorTalking Tom CatOld FriendsBunny HavenAxolochiPet City 2My GrumpyShimejiCrayola Scribble Scrubbie+Pet BuddiesByPet
D
Bu my BunnyLivly IslandCrayola Scribble Scrubbie PetsAdoraboo
F
None at F yet

Compare every app

  1. 1
    Friends - Pengu, Bao & MellowS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 238,062 ratings · score 98 · best in class
  2. 2
    Cat Escape: Virtual Pet GameS
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 304,228 ratings · score 97 · best in class
  3. 3
    Tamadog - Puppy Pet Dog GamesS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 58,656 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  4. 4
    SUSH Virtual Pet Grow & EvolveS
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 42,625 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  5. 5
    My Cat - Virtual Pet GamesS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 108,514 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  6. 6
    My Talking Tom FriendsS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 308,682 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  7. 7
    My Talking AngelaS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 369,173 ratings · score 92 · best in class
  8. 8
    My Talking Angela 2S
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 337,907 ratings · score 92 · best in class
  9. 9
    Dog Rescue - Virtual Pet GamesS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 40,891 ratings · score 92 · best in class
  10. 10
    My Boo: Virtual Pet Take CareA
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 18,845 ratings · score 91 · excellent
  11. 11
    Fluvsies - Cute Virtual PetsA
    Free download · ★ 4.3 · 10,013 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  12. 12
    My Dragon - Virtual Pet GameA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 15,557 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  13. 13
    My Talking TomA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 378,059 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  14. 14
    Capybara Simulator: My PetsA
    Free download · ★ 4.9 · 12,123 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  15. 15
    My Talking Tom 2A
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 858,524 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  16. 16
    My Talking Tom Friends 2A
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 53,685 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  17. 17
    My Virtual Pet Shop: Vet SalonA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 14,976 ratings · score 84 · excellent
  18. 18
    Bruno - My Squishy Slime PetA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 128,434 ratings · score 83 · excellent
  19. 19
    PouB
    $1.99 · ★ 4.4 · 3,906 ratings · score 81 · good
  20. 20
    Talking Tom Cat 2B
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 56,753 ratings · score 79 · good
  21. 21
    Pixel Pals Widget Pet GameB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 37,055 ratings · score 78 · good
  22. 22
    Pokipet - Raise virtual petsB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 12,760 ratings · score 78 · good
  23. 23
    Pet Pal PawB
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 43,604 ratings · score 74 · good
  24. 24
    My Baby UnicornB
    Free + IAP · ★ 3.6 · 4,622 ratings · score 73 · good
  25. 25
    TREAT: Play & impact REAL dogsB
    Free download · ★ 4.9 · 69,198 ratings · score 72 · good · provisional
  26. 26
    Cat Simulator: My PetsC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 19,271 ratings · score 70 · situational · provisional
  27. 27
    Talking Tom CatC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.2 · 157,292 ratings · score 70 · situational
  28. 28
    Old Friends Dog GameC
    Free download · ★ 4.9 · 37,890 ratings · score 70 · situational · provisional
  29. 29
    Bunny HavenC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 11,317 ratings · score 69 · situational · provisional
  30. 30
    AxolochiC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 11,026 ratings · score 69 · situational · provisional
  31. 31
    Pet City 2 - Decorate & DesignC
    Free download · ★ 4.9 · 4,016 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  32. 32
    My Grumpy: Pranks & ReactionsC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 5,579 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  33. 33
    Shimeji: My Digital Pixel PetsC
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 3,790 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  34. 34
    Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+C
    n/a · ★ 4.6 · 8,184 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  35. 35
    Pet Buddies - CellphoneC
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 2,612 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
  36. 36
    ByPet: Play&Grow BTC PetsC
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 3,012 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
  37. 37
    Bu my Bunny virtual pets careD
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 2,899 ratings · score 67 · weak · provisional
  38. 38
    Livly Island - Adopt Cute PetsD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 2,925 ratings · score 67 · weak · provisional
  39. 39
    Crayola Scribble Scrubbie PetsD
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 29,828 ratings · score 67 · weak · provisional
  40. 40
    Adoraboo - Raise Boos TogetherD
    Free download · ★ 4.9 · 35,314 ratings · score 66 · weak · provisional

Beyond the top 40

27 more, not ranked yet

  1. My City: Animal Care Shelter
  2. Pregnant Talking Cat Emma
  3. My Virtual Pet Dog: Pug Louie
  4. Talking Ben the Dog for iPad
  5. Cute pet: Self care pet widget
  6. Dog Simulator: My Pets
  7. My Talking Slimy: Slime Cat 3D
  8. Webkinz®: Family Pet Game
  9. Watch Pet: Widget & Watch Pets
  10. Pocket Frogs: Tiny Pond Keeper
  11. FLOOF - My Pet House
  12. My Town Pets - Animal Shelter
  13. Bubbu - My Virtual Pet Cat
  14. Smolsies - My Cute Pet House
  15. Cat games Pet Care & Dress up
  16. Pixel Pets - Cute, Widget, App
  17. AR Dragon
  18. Axolotl Pet
  19. My Town : Pets
  20. Kitty Cat Love
  21. My Puppy Love
  22. Coco Pony - My Dream Pet
  23. Pixel Pet Widget: Island Pet
  24. Pet World - My Animal Shelter
  25. Cat & Kitty, Vet Game for Kids
  26. Sweet Baby Panda Day Care - for Kids Boys & Girls
  27. Fluff Friends Rescue ™

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Questions people ask

What is the best virtual pet app for iPhone?
Friends - Pengu, Bao & Mellow, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.8 by 238,062 people.
Which virtual pet apps are free?
38 of 40 are free to download: Friends - Pengu, Bao & Mellow (S), Cat Escape: Virtual Pet Game (S), Tamadog - Puppy Pet Dog Games (S), SUSH Virtual Pet Grow & Evolve (S) and more. 22 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which virtual pet app has the best App Store rating?
Adoraboo - Raise Boos Together at 4.9 from 35,314 ratings.
How many virtual pet apps reach S or A tier?
18 of 40. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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