What is Tomawatchi?
Tomawatchi is a newly available app on the Google Play and Apple App store. It is designed around our favorite vintage digital pet, the tomagotchi, as you could possibly tell by the name. This app will track the amount of steps you take daily to improve your health. If you want to keep your pet healthy then, you must walk daily and stay active. Along the way, your pet will need to have baths and to be fed food. You can do this by clicking the buttons in the left and right lower corners.
What is the price of Tomawatchi?
Tomwatchi is currently free to download and install.
What Platforms is it currently available on?
It is currently available on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. I am unaware if it will become available on the Windows App Store.
- Apple App Store: You can download and install by clicking HERE.
- Google Play Store: You can download and install by clicking HERE.
- Windows App Store: This is currently unavailable.
There is not currently a requirement to register to anything within this app to be able to use. Although, you do not currently have to register within the app it does require that you download Google Fit to work or Apple Health.
- Google Fit App: You will be signed into your google plus account for the Google Fit app. You can find the Google Fit app HERE.
- Apple Health App: I am currently unsure of the sign in process if any at the current moment because, due to my apple products awaiting repair.
They currently do not have any social media platforms to contact them on or see updates. If you need to contact them then, you must through gmail as they currently only have a gmail account. Which can be found within the app.
Thoughts on the app?
Naming of the character:
I loved the ability to be able to name what I considered a cute little fox. I will say that I ended up naming my fox after a walking dead character which makes me want to check on him each day to make sure the walkers haven't got him. Haha. The naming process was simple. When you download the app the screen that first shows up is the naming screen. You enter the name you want and confirm it then, the step screen appears.
Customizing your pet:
I disappointed that you have no ability to customize your fox with color or clothes. This means your fox is the same as anyone else who has downloaded the app. I believe customization on virtual pets apps is the a necessity as you want to make it more personal. The ability to dress or even change animal and color would greatly improve the feel of uniqueness to the pets.
Bath and Feeding Sessions:
I was not greatly impressed by the bathing and feeding sessions that you have with your pets. The bathing and feeding of your pets only consist of hitting either that bath button or food button. When, you do this then a different background appears behind the pet and disappears as quick as it came up. This leaves a lot to be desired. This would be greatly improved in my opinion by having to scrub over the pet as bubbles filled the screen and feed them by picking up little pieces of food and putting them in their mouth for them to chew.
Step counting:
The step count is very convenient because, you can keep track of how active you have been throughout the day. Although, the step count is good it does leave me wanting to view the history of my daily steps. As of currently, if you forget to look at your steps before midnight then it starts the next day and you will never know. I will state though you are able to see your overall steps from the day you installed and name to the the current time. It gives you a sense of accomplishment when you see very big numbers. A step count log would be improvement though. as being able to see a chart or fluctuation from day to day would be great.
Overall view of the app:
I think that this app is a wonderful app for still being new but, could use some improvements. I think that it is wonderful for beginners at the moment though. They will be able to start to get themselves more active by improving their step count. It would also work for someone wanting a cute and adorable way to keep track of steps. If you are looking for something really simple to begin your journey with then give it a try. If you are looking for a more detailed care of a digital health pet then, another app might be for you at the moment.
Credits: All photos credits go directly to their rightful photographers. I did not take these photos nor do I own them.
Thanks: I want to thank @StevonBishop on twitter for making me aware of the iOS app!
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