# Picka: Virtual Messenger

> More realistic than reality

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1591937565](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1591937565)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1591937565`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** PlainBagel
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (4,658 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.15.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01
- **First published:** 2022-01-27
- **Size:** 195 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/picka-virtual-messenger/id1591937565)
- **Website:** [http://develop.pbagel.com/](http://develop.pbagel.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://notice.picka.app/english/privacy\_policy.html](https://notice.picka.app/english/privacy_policy.html)

## Description

Another World in the Palm of Your Hands — Picka is a fully immersive, first-person chat story game where you are the protagonist in vivid worlds. Season 3, '30 Days to Love: Butterfly Effect', brings a new heart-fluttering love experiment.

Shape the story with your choices to determine endings, and use Time-Leap to revisit branching points and collect diverse outcomes. Optional permissions include storage for your profile photos.

## Rankings

- #26,671 — Overall
- #26 — messenger

## Review summary

Picka is praised for engaging, interactive storytelling with cute, likable characters and a warm, addictive vibe. Reviewers love the stories and ongoing content, but major drawbacks include rapid battery drain, unreliable ads for battery/rewards, difficult gold acquisition, occasional data persistence issues, and requests for more language options. Overall, strong storytelling shines through monetization and stability friction.

### Pros

- Engaging, interactive storytelling with cute, likable characters.
- Charming, comforting vibe that makes the game feel cozy and addictive.
- High-quality stories and a unique, immersive experience.
- Positive reception to updates, translations, and new content.

### Cons

- Battery drains quickly, making progression slow or frustrating.
- Ads for battery or rewards often don't work, reducing in-game benefits.
- Gold earning is hard and sometimes relies on unreliable or invasive offers.
- Data persistence issues when switching devices or reinstalling.
- Limited language options; requests for more language support.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1591937565)