What is Pawchi used for?

Pawchi is an iOS self-care app that turns a photo of your pet or plushie into a pixel-style companion which responds to your habits and mood logs. It is a good fit for building daily routines with a playful reward, logging mood and spotting patterns, and winding down with breathing and gratitude entries.

Is Pawchi open source?

No. Pawchi is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Productivity category, open-source options include Habitica, NetNewsWire and Loop Habit Tracker.

What are some alternatives to Pawchi?

Pawchi competes with Daylio, Habitify and Streaks.

Pawchi: features, pricing and alternatives

About Pawchi

Pawchi turns a photo of a real pet, plushie, teddy bear or action figure into a pixel-style digital companion. As you complete small self-care activities, the companion reacts, grows and unlocks animations, so taking care of yourself means taking care of it. The app says it is aimed at stress, motivation, routines and mindfulness.

Daily check-ins include mood logging and simple habits, with a habit tracker that restores the companion's happiness, calm, energy, hygiene and hunger stats. Other tools are a mood tracker with trends, streaks and heatmaps, gratitude journaling, and guided breathing exercises for focus, calm, sleep and grounding. The companion can live on your lock screen or Dynamic Island, and you can chat with it.

You can unlock more Pawchis and customize them with accessories and animations, and Pawchi Plus adds richer animations and reactions. The app is free to download with in-app purchases and is rated 13+.

Key features

Pet or plushie photo turned into a companion
Habit tracker tied to companion stats
Mood tracker with trends and heatmaps
Gratitude journaling entries
Guided breathing exercises
Lock screen and Dynamic Island companion
Chat with your pet companion

Good fit for

Building daily routines with a playful reward
Logging mood and spotting patterns
Winding down with breathing and gratitude entries

Tags: self-care; habit-tracker; mood-tracker; ios; pets; journaling; mindfulness; iphone

Pawchi: questions and answers

What is Pawchi used for?: Pawchi is an iOS self-care app that turns a photo of your pet or plushie into a pixel-style companion which responds to your habits and mood logs. It is a good fit for building daily routines with a playful reward, logging mood and spotting patterns, and winding down with breathing and gratitude entries.
Is Pawchi free?: Yes. Pawchi has a free plan.
Is Pawchi open source?: No. Pawchi is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Productivity category, open-source options include Habitica, NetNewsWire and Loop Habit Tracker.
What are some alternatives to Pawchi?: Pawchi competes with Daylio, Habitify and Streaks.