Shimeji screen pets play & climb on your apps. Draw or AI-create your own!
Pros & Cons
AI-powered character creation from text prompts for unique mascots
Supports up to 10 characters on screen for a lively home screen
Original built-in characters plus PC Shimeji pack import for Android
Frame-by-frame editor for precise customization and restyling
Strong user reception with a solid rating from hundreds of thousands of ratings
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About Shimeji: Screen Buddies
Shimeji: Screen Buddies is a personalization app developed by Digital Cosmos.
Download Statistics
Shimeji: Screen Buddies has been downloaded 33 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 81 thousand times. It is ranked #101 in personalization.
User Ratings
Shimeji: Screen Buddies is rated 4.46 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 380 thousand ratings.
App Information
Shimeji: Screen Buddies is FREE to download. The APK download size is 11.31 MB. The latest version available is 12.7. The last update was on July 2, 2026.
Technical Requirements
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play December 2016.
Description
Your screen is about to get a lot cuter! Shimeji: Screen Buddies fills your phone with tiny pets that walk, climb, nap and play on top of your apps. And now you can create your dream buddy just by describing it ✨
✨ Cute screen pets, always with you - Watch your buddies walk, climb, sit, sleep and explore on top of your apps - Tap, drag and toss them to see how they react - Run up to 10 characters at once for a screen full of fun - They keep you company while you chat, study, draw or browse
🪄 Magic AI: describe it, and it comes to life - Type your dream character — a pastel cat, a cookie dragon, anything! - Add colors, outfits, accessories and fantasy details - Pick your favorite from multiple generated options
🎬 Turn one picture into a living character - A single image becomes walking, climbing, dancing, sleeping and more - Keep only the frames you love with the frame picker - Regenerate and adjust motions until they fit your mascot
🎨 Draw and edit every frame - Brush, eraser, fill and color tools for every pose - Import your own art and turn it into a live screen buddy - Recolor, fix or restyle any frame — or duplicate a buddy and make it yours
📦 Collect, create or import - Download original mascots made for Shimeji: Screen Buddies - Import compatible PC Shimeji packs and use them on Android - Build your collection with the editor, Magic AI, or both
🎮 Level up your favorites - Your Shimeji earn XP while they wander around your screen - Level up to unlock new moves, poses and surprises - Play with them for bonus XP and faster progress
⚙️ Smooth, smart and distraction-free - New animation engine for smoother, more lifelike motion - Ghost Mode: buddies stay visible but ignore touches while you game or chat - Battery-friendly, with simple controls for size, speed and behavior
🛡️ Original content All built-in characters are original creations for Shimeji: Screen Buddies. You can also draw your own, import compatible packs, or generate new originals with Magic AI.
Disclaimer Shimeji: Screen Buddies is an independent app, unrelated to the Simeji keyboard and not affiliated with any anime, game, movie or third-party IP holders. Our brand name and logo, watermarked images, UI graphics and text, app source code, original characters and curated database are protected by copyright and trademark law.
🆕 What's new - Magic AI: create original characters from a text description - Magic animations from a single image, with frame picker - Full frame-by-frame editor and compatible PC Shimeji pack import - New animation engine, character levels, up to 10 buddies on screen
Adopt a buddy, create your own, and turn your phone into a tiny playground 💛
Recent changes: - Unlimited shimeji generations! Due to popular demand, we've replaced credit packs with one subscription: unlimited creations, all upgrades included, no ads - Existing credits will keep working - Fixed multiple crashes for improved stability
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This app seems too good to be true but so far I have not come across one and I've has it for almost a week! There are a several cute character available for free, while other apps like to put a price tag on everything AND make you watch ads it seems. This one has some ads but so far they've been very, very short. It says you can find more characters online, but I have not tried it yet. ALSO, you can create your own custom character manually or with AI and I just cannot get over it. 💖🐥🐶😻🐰🐧💖
★★★★★Jack Loyd· Jun 25, 2026
I'm like the others, it gives me a decent amount of characters that I can put on the screen they don't hinder my phone's performance very much. And it actually has some breathing room between the ads Only one of the better ones and with its built-in search and website it's easy to find more
★★☆☆☆elsalwa center· Jun 24, 2026
I was gonna re download it, but I saw the bad updates there were so many pets and favorite character from shows or games but there are 23 or 22 characters I honestly hate this update and why did they add Ai characters like they look sooo bad I wish the game gets back to normal so now am but I will give it 2 stars pls work better than that
★☆☆☆☆Indiana Beilke· Jun 18, 2026
This USED to be my favorite app, but now they've added in AI, and I am utterly disgusted. It's truly shameful. I have had this app for many years, and true art made by real people was what made this app shine. Now you have ruined it.
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