“This app seems to good to be true but so far I have not come across one and Ive has it for almost a week! There are a several cute characters available for free, while other apps like to put a price tag on everything AND make you watch…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 499 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
4.4 ★418,959 ratings
10M+Downloads
4+Age rating
—App size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Your screen is about to get a lot cuter! Shimeji brings desktop pets to your phone: cute cats, kittens and anime pets that walk, climb, nap and play on top of your apps. The original Shimeji app on Android since 2016, with all-original characters.
✨ NEW: 3D cats you can pet, feed and play with - Adorable 3D cats with hundreds of smooth animations and interactions - Pet them, throw them, feed them and watch them play and fight
🐱 Cats and anime pets that live on your screen - Playful cats, sleepy kittens and anime buddies walk, climb, sit, nap and explore on top of your apps - Run up to 10 pets at once for a screen full of fun - They keep you company while you chat, study, draw or browse…
Preview
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 14.0 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 14.0, updated 2026-09-25.
What we measured
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Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
1 theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
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In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
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One source only — shown, not confirmed 1
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Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 9 distinct reviewers (1.8% of 499 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
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“I came back to re install this app, but got dissapointed with the new update 🙁 there's so many disappointing changes, like how there's sloppy AI characters now and how there's so many ads. Wish the import format would be the same as…”
“I lovee this app! It dosen't have as many adds as other apps like this I tried, AND I could add my TADC and Hazbin Hotel characters on it! I added the Vees first and I LOVEEE it! 5 stars bc its reaallly good!”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 14.0.
What this app sells
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