Shimeji: Screen Buddies

12.5

Digital Cosmos

4.47

382,056 reviews

10,000,000+
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Free

Shimeji screen pets play & climb on your apps. Draw or AI-create your own!

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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

Competitors often emphasize anime, kawaii or IP-based mascots; Shimeji focuses on original content and AI creation
Permissions include ad services IDs and storage; ensure clear privacy practices and license compliance
The app’s feature set is highly creator-focused, which may require more user effort to fully utilize

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 110 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 personalization apps.

User Ratings

Shimeji: Screen Buddies is rated 4.47 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 10.79 MB. The latest version available is 12.5. The last update was on May 18, 2026.

Technical Requirements

Shimeji: Screen Buddies requires Android 8.0+ or higher. 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.

More data about Shimeji: Screen Buddies

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	33 million
Recent downloads	110 thousand
Rating	4.47 based on 380 thousand ratings
Ranking	Highly ranked
Version	12.5
APK size	10.8 MB
Number of libraries	26
Designed for Android	8.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	Contains ads

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Shimeji: Screen Buddies has been downloaded 33 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 3.8 thousand downloads per day.

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Comments on Shimeji: Screen Buddies for Android

★★★★★ Eric Bowles · Jun 6, 2026

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. 💖🐥🐶😻🐰🐧💖

★★★★★ Aila · May 26, 2026

I love how cute they all are, I would definitely love to have more on my screen without having ro pay, im willing to watch as many adds as needed, but overall im so glad this thing exists

★★★★★ lely winarti · May 25, 2026

So. Yes I do like the app but i don't like the IDK obviously AI generated shimmies in the main catalog but yeah so. that's a problem luckily we can find shimmies that r human made :D

★★★★☆ Sayeh Kamvar · May 23, 2026

This is pretty good you can actually make your own screen buddy, and I've been trying to find something like this. It took a bit to understand how to make a buddy but in the end it's amazing 👏

★☆☆☆☆ Tantan · May 25, 2026

WHAT THE HELL HOW TO I USE THIS APP ITS SO ARGH

★★☆☆☆ Namrata · Jun 6, 2026

Really good app, really, really cool. It's hard to tell which animation I have to add to each of the actions, but you get used to where everything is, it's a very, very high 4 stars, and I wish there was a 4.9 star for this app edit: they made it easier and more understandable 5 stars now edit: they added AI. and a paywall.

★★☆☆☆ Ezra · May 26, 2026

Great game but I wish it had more slots.

★☆☆☆☆ Angel Thomas · May 31, 2026

I HAD TEN SLITS AND THEY TOOK THEM AWAY. I earned them fair and square when that was the system! They had, and now they've been rolled from me!

Google Play Rankings for Shimeji: Screen Buddies

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
147	United States	Personalization	Top Free
44	France	Personalization	Top Grossing
164	Canada	Personalization	Top Free
99	Poland	Personalization	Top Free
199	France	Personalization	Top Free
101	Finland	Personalization	Top Free
71	Canada	Personalization	Top Grossing
114	United States	Personalization	Top Grossing
127	Spain	Personalization	Top Free
127	United Kingdom	Personalization	Top Free

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