Reviews of Shimeji: Screen Buddy App
List of user reviews and ratings for Shimeji: Screen Buddy App
Total ratings
4.63
(Rating count:
400,782)Review summary
Users love the cute, lively characters and ease of use in Shimeji, finding it fun and enjoyable with smooth performance and no intrusive ads. However, many express frustration over having only two free characters and limited paid options, difficulty in customizing characters, and occasional bugs such as disappearing characters and poor animation handling. Users also wish for more interaction, a wider, more diverse character selection including popular fandoms, and better in-app customization tools to enhance their experience.
Pros
- The app features cute, well-drawn characters that users enjoy having on their screens.
- It is easy to use and runs smoothly without annoying ads.
- Allows some level of customization, such as creating custom characters and interacting with the characters (e.g., dragging them around or turning them into ghosts).
- Offers some free content (two characters at once) with optional paid upgrades for more characters and animations.
- Characters are lively and entertaining, providing enjoyment for users and even children.
Cons
- Limited number of free characters (only two) leads to user desire for more free slots or reasonable alternatives.
- Creating custom characters is difficult due to poor cropping, limited color range, and missing animation options.
- Characters sometimes interfere with phone use by covering apps or obstructing typing, causing inconvenience.
- Some bugs exist such as characters disappearing after phone locks or issues with animation slots for custom characters.
- Lack of newer and diverse characters, including popular fandoms and more interactive behaviors, leads to disappointment among users.
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Recent rating average:
3.60
All time rating average:
4.63
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-14 |  | | I LOVE THIS FREAKING APP SO MUCH! I wish I could put more shimeji's but two for free is totally fair! Let's talk about the art though, they are so well drawn! My only problem which isn't even a big problem is sometimes they disable when I turn off my phone for too long which again is very easy to fix. Overall, this app is so fun and there's some fandoms too! If you add Glisten from dandy's world my heart will DROP in excitement and I'll love this app even more. Alright bye byeee ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶!! |
| 2024-12-02 |  | | love this app! one big issue though, making a custom character with images is almost impossible! i bought the pass so i could but it just doesnt work properly, it wont let me crop it or make it bigger/smaller, and its just very difficult in my opinion, fix this (or be able to add shimeji files as custom characters) and i would defo use again! |
| 2024-11-28 |  | | They are very fun to mess around with! I think having a shimeji is great! I just wish they added more opinions like more bendy characters. Also I like how you can create your own, only downside is that they sometimes get in the way when I'm playing games but you can disable it!! Def recommend |
| 2024-11-12 |  | | Great app, I love having my little characters on my screen, though my issue is that the Creep and the trip animations for custom shimeji are bugged. For example, you add two slots to the creep emote and then one of those image slots goes into the trip animation. It's really strange. I would rate higher if this wasn't an issue. |
| 2024-10-23 |  | | I've decided to change my review, however the app is still two stars. I've gotten most of the drawing done but since you give me a VERY limited colour range it's incredibly hard for me to colour in the drawing because my character looks super whitewashed! I have some functions I would like added: let us change the background color because I'm struggling to see my drawing, let the colour picker be free or at least give us a bigger color range, make a bucket tool and add layers. |
| 2024-10-18 |  | | I don't understand the rating on this app. Like it's a good app but you can't do anything with the character besides drag them around. I was hoping for something more interactive. I remember in windows you use to be able to download characterz that would dance with your music |
| 2024-08-30 |  | | The app itself has always been really nice! It's a cute game and easy to run. While it does slightly slow down my phone, it's hardly noticible. I don't actually have any complaints other then some of my favorite shemijs are not on the app (but they're on the browser extension so it's not a big deal). Either way I definitely recommend this app! |
| 2024-08-07 |  | | I love this, I love how you can have this on the phone. Though my only 2 complaints is that 1. I wish the shimeji were more physically active with what's on you're phone. Like, they randomly just take a app and throw it off screen (even though the app is still there) or it's reacts to what you do. My send options I don't like is the subscription. You can only have 2 shimeji on you're screen for free which I'm fine with my any more you need to pay for. |
| 2024-08-06 |  | | I really really like the app, but one issue with the custom sprite creator is that there's no ceiling crawl animation option, so there just ends up being a big red question mark that can't be changed floating across the top of the screen,. Really do hope this is fixed eventually, but other than that I have no other issues |
| 2024-07-24 |  | | I like it and all, but the animations are so limited without super, and I could just get it on desktop and have everything. I really wish you could make your own because I wanna make a Gojo shimeji super bad. It would be amazing if you could add the customized shimeji like on the desktop on the mobile app. I like how you can turn the shimeji into ghosts so you can press stuff behind them, I find that really helpful as a gamer. Overall, it's a great app, but it needs something more. |
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