Version history
Shimeji: Screen Buddies
30
ASO score
Text
21/100
Reviews
72/100
Graphic
28/100
Other
0/100
App Rating
4.6
Votes
46M
App Age
9y 1m
Last Update
Jan 03, 2026
iAP
$0.99 - 19.99
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Metrics
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Current App
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Category Top Average
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Difference
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Installs
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30.6M
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37.9M
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-19%
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Rating
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4.56
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4.44
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+3%
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Number of Ratings (Voted)
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37M
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62.3M
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-41%
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App Age
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9y 0m
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5y 3m
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+71%
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In-app Purchases Price
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$10
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$36
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-71
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Update Frequency
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24d
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204d
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-88%
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Title Length
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23
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25
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-8%
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Short Description Length
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64
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67
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-4%
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Description Length
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2 968
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2 698
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+10%
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Number of Screenshots
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446
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1305
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-66
%
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Has Video?
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No
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0% has videos
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Size
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0MB
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0MB
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Category Ranking in United States
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Downloads
Downloads Graph
Total
30.5M
Last month
178.1K
Text ASO
Title
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Characters:
23
of 50
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Shimeji: Screen Buddies
Short Description
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Characters:
64
of 80
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Customizable screen pets that play, climb, and keep you company.
Description
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Characters:
2968
of 4000
)
Shimeji: Screen Buddies are cute animated characters that live on your screen and keep you company while you use your phone. With over 35M downloads worldwide, they’re back with a big update overhaul: new animation engine, character levels, and a Mushroom currency that lets you unlock everything just by playing.
✨ Cute screen buddies, always on top
• Watch mascots walk, climb, sit, fall and play on top of your apps
• Run up to 10 characters at once for a screen full of fun
• Perfect for killing time while you wait for games to load or ads to finish
• Tap, drag and toss your Shimeji and see how they react
🎮 Idle-style leveling: play and they grow
• Your Shimeji earn XP while they wander around the screen
• Level up your favorite characters to unlock new animations and tricks
• Interact with them for bonus XP and faster progress
• Different levels can reveal new moves, poses and surprises
🍄 Play to unlock 100% of features
• Earn Mushrooms automatically while the screen is on
• Use Mushrooms to unlock characters, animations and upgrades
• Daily gifts and rewards for coming back and playing more
• Payments are 100% optional: they only speed up progress, everything can be earned by playing
🎨 Full editor: create your own mascots
• Import your art and turn it into a live screen buddy
• Recolor, redraw and fix sprites with the built-in editor
• All tools are fully unlocked - no editor paywall
• Duplicate existing mascots and customize them to make them unique
⚙️ Smooth, smart and distraction-free
• New animation engine for smoother motion and better timing
• Optimized to be battery-friendly on modern devices
• Ghost Mode: let mascots stay visible but ignore your touches while you game or chat
• Simple controls for size, speed and behavior with live preview
📦 Original, IP-safe content
We rebuilt the library with original characters created by our in-house artists. We removed most fan-made IP content to respect creators and copyright and keep Shimeji safe for everyone.
Disclaimer
Shimeji: Screen Buddies is unrelated to the Simeji keyboard app.
Shimeji: Screen Buddies is an independent app and is not affiliated with any anime, game or movie IP holders. Our brand name and logo, watermarked images, UI graphics and text, app source code, and curated database are original works protected by copyright and trademark law. Copying our code or assets to replicate these interactions is not permitted.
🆕 What’s new
• New animation engine for smoother, more detailed moves
• Character XP and levels with unlockable animations
• Mushroom currency you can earn by playing to unlock all premium features
• Up to 10 mascots on screen at once
• Fully unlocked editor and many performance improvements
Turn your phone into a tiny playground with Shimeji: Screen Buddies and let your new screen pets grow while you play.}
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Other
Additional Information
| Rating: | |
| Voted: | 46M |
| Google Play Link: | |
| Website: | |
| Email: | |
| Privacy Policy: | |
| Categories: | Personalization |
| Size: | - |
| iAP: | 0.99 - 19.99 $ |
| Installs: | 30.51M |
| App Age: | 9 years 1 month |
| Release Date: | Dec 24, 2016 |
| Last Update: | Jan 03, 2026 |
| Version: | 9.8 |
Version history
9.8
Jan 03, 2026
🎉 New Year Update<br>• Import any PC Shimeji zip and enjoy their animations on Android<br>• Export your Shimeji creations for backup or sharing<br>• More benefits for Premium users<br>• Animation bug fixes and smoother performance
9.7
Jan 02, 2026
🎉 New Year Update<br>• Import any PC Shimeji zip and enjoy their animations on Android<br>• Export your Shimeji creations for backup or sharing<br>• More benefits for Premium users<br>• Animation bug fixes and smoother performance