# RetroMon - Virtual Pet Monster

> Simulation

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id895314905](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id895314905)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id895314905`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jaime Alberto Lopez Buenrostro
- **Category:** Simulation
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (298 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.8.9
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-27
- **First published:** 2014-07-13
- **Size:** 126 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/retromon-virtual-pet-monster/id895314905)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjaTTF7la\_0tpoJIUTICyBD9TfeK-A?e=hSfHfJ](https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjaTTF7la_0tpoJIUTICyBD9TfeK-A?e=hSfHfJ)

## Description

RetroMon Virtual Pet Monster is a nostalgic, 90s-style game where you hatch eggs, raise, train, and battle with friends online. Collect 200+ monsters and evolve them through care, while customizing homes and habitats.

Care for your vpet with feeding, vitamins, sleep, and activities. Enjoy real-time battles, barcode battles, and a kid-friendly interface for players of all ages.

## Rankings

- #92,331 — Overall

## Review summary

RetroMon delivers strong nostalgia and solid VPets gameplay. Fans praise its authentic Digimon vibe, engaging battles, and an optional one-time ad-free purchase. Common drawbacks include persistent ads despite purchase, missing evolution details on Growth Chart, inflexible sleep schedules, barcode-needed local battles, and iOS-specific bugs. Overall, it’s nostalgic and engaging but hampered by ad issues and QoL gaps.

### Pros

- Nostalgia-driven Digimon VPets experience with authentic sounds, evolutions, and training that feels like the real thing.
- Fun, engaging gameplay that fans of Digimon VPets will enjoy.
- One-time in-app purchase option to remove ads, providing an ad-free experience for many users.
- Battles and multiplayer battles add social/competitive depth and replay value.

### Cons

- Ads persist or reappear even after purchasing ad-free, with users often needing to restore purchases.
- Growth chart lacks evolution requirements and Digimon names, making progression unclear.
- Sleep schedule is fixed (10 hours) and cannot be shifted to fit different schedules, reducing flexibility.
- Local battles require a barcode to scan, which is not readily accessible for setup.
- iOS-specific bugs and store issues (e.g., ad removal not sticking, frequent prompts) degrade the experience.

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