Shimeji: Screen Buddies
Shimeji: Screen Buddies Summary
Shimeji: Screen Buddies is a ad-supported, with in-app purchases Android app in Personalization by Digital Cosmos. Released in Dec 2016 (9 years ago). It has about 30.8M+ installs and 414K ratings with a 4.52★ (excellent) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 106.4K monthly active users and generates around $10K+ monthly revenue (59% IAP / 41% ads). Store metadata: updated Feb 22, 2026, version 99.
Recent activity: 24.5K installs this week (95.2K over 4 weeks) showing declining growth , and 109 new ratings this week View trends →
Data tracking: SDKs and third-party integrations were last analyzed on Feb 23, 2026.
Store info: Last updated on Google Play on Feb 22, 2026 (version 99).
Shimeji: Screen Buddies was last scanned for SDKs 2026-02-23. Below is the overview of third party companies detected in the app. The full list of raw SDKs, app permissions and unknown SDKs is available here.
Kotlin
Square
Google
Unity
VK
ByteDance
AppLovin
Firebase
AdMob4.52★
Ratings: 414K
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App Description
Customizable screen pets that play, climb, and keep you company.
Shimeji: Screen Buddies are cute animated characters that live on your screen and keep you company while you use your phone. With over 35M downloads worldwide, they’re back with a big update overhaul: new animation engine, character levels, and a Mushroom currency that lets you unlock everything just by playing.
✨ Cute screen buddies, always on top
• Watch mascots walk, climb, sit, fall and play on top of your apps
• Run up to 10 characters at once for a screen full of fun
• Perfect for killing time while you wait for games to load or ads to finish
• Tap, drag and toss your Shimeji and see how they react
🎮 Idle-style leveling: play and they grow
• Your Shimeji earn XP while they wander around the screen
• Level up your favorite characters to unlock new animations and tricks
• Interact with them for bonus XP and faster progress
• Different levels can reveal new moves, poses and surprises
🍄 Play to unlock 100% of features
• Earn Mushrooms automatically while the screen is on
• Use Mushrooms to unlock characters, animations and upgrades
• Daily gifts and rewards for coming back and playing more
• Payments are 100% optional: they only speed up progress, everything can be earned by playing
🎨 Full editor: create your own mascots
• Import your art and turn it into a live screen buddy
• Recolor, redraw and fix sprites with the built-in editor
• All tools are fully unlocked - no editor paywall
• Duplicate existing mascots and customize them to make them unique
⚙️ Smooth, smart and distraction-free
• New animation engine for smoother motion and better timing
• Optimized to be battery-friendly on modern devices
• Ghost Mode: let mascots stay visible but ignore your touches while you game or chat
• Simple controls for size, speed and behavior with live preview
📦 Original, IP-safe content
We rebuilt the library with original characters created by our in-house artists. We removed most fan-made IP content to respect creators and copyright and keep Shimeji safe for everyone.
Disclaimer
Shimeji: Screen Buddies is unrelated to the Simeji keyboard app.
Shimeji: Screen Buddies is an independent app and is not affiliated with any anime, game or movie IP holders. Our brand name and logo, watermarked images, UI graphics and text, app source code, and curated database are original works protected by copyright and trademark law. Copying our code or assets to replicate these interactions is not permitted.
🆕 What’s new
• New animation engine for smoother, more detailed moves
• Character XP and levels with unlockable animations
• Mushroom currency you can earn by playing to unlock all premium features
• Up to 10 mascots on screen at once
• Fully unlocked editor and many performance improvements
Turn your phone into a tiny playground with Shimeji: Screen Buddies and let your new screen pets grow while you play.