A Tamagotchi-style pet for Apple Watch

A little pixel pet that feels every move you make. Hatch one on your Apple Watch, or on your iPhone alone.

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Apple Watch showing a WatchieBesti egg cracking open

Does Bandai make a Tamagotchi for Apple Watch?

Not as of November 2026. Bandai's two Tamagotchi apps on the App Store, My Tamagotchi Forever and Tamagotchi Adventure Kingdom, don't run on Apple Watch. Tamagotchi Classic got an Apple Watch version in 2015, and is no longer on the App Store.

WatchieBesti is a pet in the same spirit, made for the watch. It hatches from an egg and grows up through life stages, and you never press a button to feed it. Every move you make looks after it. If it looks a bit sad, a walk, a dance or a run around cheers it up.

How it works day to day

Wear your watch. That's the whole routine. WatchieBesti reads your steps, heart rate and workouts from Apple Health, and your pet's mood follows your day.

You wake up to a morning glow, brighter if yesterday was a good day. Move and the pet is happy. Sit still too long and it turns sad or sleepy. Beat your usual activity and it goes ecstatic. At bedtime it sleeps. A 24-hour mood ring around the pet shows how the day went, hour by hour.

Active days add up, and after weeks of them your pet reaches adulthood. Glance at a complication on your watch face to check in without opening the app.

What feels like a Tamagotchi, and what doesn't

Familiar

Every pet starts as a mystery egg that cracks and hatches.
It grows through life stages: egg, cracked egg, baby, young and adult.
It has moods you can read at a glance, from ecstatic to sleeping.
You name it, and you can feed it Bursts to speed up its growth.
When it grows up, it graduates into your family collection and a new egg arrives. Thirteen species across three kingdoms: Animals, Plants and Machines.

Different

A classic Tamagotchi needs button presses to feed and clean it. Here your activity is the care, and the Bursts you feed it come from moving.
Your pet never dies. The lowest it goes is a bit sad, and a walk brings it back.
It lives on your watch face through complications.
Eleven Brain Boost mini-games run on the watch for short breaks.
Your health data is yours. We never see it. No account, no server.

Questions

Does Bandai make a Tamagotchi for Apple Watch?: Not as of November 2026. Bandai's two Tamagotchi apps on the App Store, My Tamagotchi Forever and Tamagotchi Adventure Kingdom, don't run on Apple Watch. Tamagotchi Classic got an Apple Watch version in 2015, and is no longer on the App Store.
Is there a Tamagotchi-style pet that doesn't die?: Yes, this one. A quiet day just makes your pet look a bit sad, and that's as low as it goes. Moving cheers it up. There's no game over and nothing to restart.
Do I need an Apple Watch?: No. WatchieBesti runs on iPhone by itself, so you can raise a pet with or without a watch. If you do wear one, your pet lives on your wrist and your watch face too.
Can I put my pet on my watch face?: Yes. Add a WatchieBesti complication and your pet sits on your watch face, so you can see how it feels at a glance. Pick from four shapes and 11 styles, like mood, pet name or days together.
Is there a Tamagotchi app for iPhone?: Yes. Bandai has My Tamagotchi Forever for iPhone and iPad, and Tamagotchi Adventure Kingdom on Apple Arcade. WatchieBesti runs on iPhone too, and it can also live on your Apple Watch.
Does it only count steps?: No. On Apple Watch your pet follows your Move ring, so any movement counts: a walk, a dance in the kitchen, a wheelchair push or a workout. Rest days are fine. Your pet perks up again when you get going.
Do I have to tap anything each day?: No. Wearing the watch is enough. Feeding Bursts, playing Brain Boost and dressing your pet up are there when you want them.
Do I need an iPhone?: No. It runs on Apple Watch by itself. If you have an iPhone, the companion app shows your pet's history and your graduated pets in their kingdom habitats.
Is WatchieBesti made by Bandai?: No. It's made by Michael Robinson, a dad and gamer who built it for his daughter when her watch pet app stopped working. Tamagotchi is a trademark of Bandai, and WatchieBesti isn't affiliated with Bandai.
What does it cost?: Free to download, and your first pet is included. No ads and no subscription. Optional one-time purchases add more kingdoms, and Family Sharing covers your household.

Hatch your first egg

watchOS 11 or later

Tamagotchi is a trademark of Bandai. WatchieBesti is not affiliated with Bandai.