Shimeji Friends

Shimeji Friends
Shimeji Friends
Developer: Potato Frontier
Category: Personalization
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3.7M installs
33K ratings
9.9K monthly active users
$<10K monthly revenue est.
IAP 69% · Ad 31%
Install Trends
Weekly +2.2K
Steady
Monthly +21.7K
Steady

Shimeji Friends Summary

Shimeji Friends is a ad-supported, with in-app purchases Android app in Personalization by Potato Frontier. Released in Jan 2019 (7 years ago). It has about 3.7M+ installs and 33K ratings with a 4.40★ (good) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 9.9K monthly active users and generates around $<10K monthly revenue (69% IAP / 31% ads). Store metadata: updated Jan 19, 2025, version 23.

Recent activity: 2.2K installs this week (21.7K over 4 weeks) showing steady growth , and 4.00 new ratings this week View trends →

Advertising: AppGoblin detected 1.00 monetized ad creatives shown inside the app.

Data tracking: SDKs and third-party integrations were last analyzed on Feb 27, 2026. The app's network data flows (API traffic to/from the app and its SDKs) were last crawled on Jan 23, 2026.

Store info: Last updated on Google Play on Jan 19, 2025 (version 23).

SDKs, Trackers & Permissions

Shimeji Friends was last scanned for SDKs 2026-02-27. 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.

AppGoblin saw Shimeji Friends uses 4 Development Tools
company-logos/square.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Square
company-logos/github.com-JakeWharton/logo_460x460.jpeg Jake Wharton
company-logos/kotlinlang.org/logo_200x200.png Kotlin
company-logos/google.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Google
AppGoblin saw Shimeji Friends uses 1 Ad Networks
company-logos/google.com/logo_200x200.jpeg Google
AppGoblin saw Shimeji Friends uses 1 Analytics: Product
company-logos/firebase.google.com/logo_200x200.png Firebase
AppGoblin saw Shimeji Friends uses 1 Mediation
company-logos/admob.com/logo_200x200.jpeg AdMob
App Details
Store ID: com.potatofrontier.shimejifun
First Released: 2019-01-12
Store Last Updated: 2025-01-19
In-App Purchases: Yes
Ads: Yes
Website: youtu.be
App Store
Crawl Status: Success
AppGoblin First Crawled: 2021-02-06
AppGoblin Last Crawled: 2026-03-11
Ads & App-Ads.txt
Ads.txt Last Crawled: 2025-10-20
Ads.txt Crawl Status: Failed
AppGoblin SDK Scans
Successful Last Crawled: 2026-02-27
Last Crawled: 2026-02-27
Last Crawl Status: Success

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Ratings: 33K

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App Description

Get over 400 of your favorite characters (for free) to accompany you as Shimejis

Shimejis are animated characters that play on your mobile screen and other apps. You can keep your current background and simply add a Shimeji on top.

More than 400 pets available.

If you want cute game and anime characters keeping you company, then this app is for you. With over 150 to choose from, these shimejis will never let you down. You can place up to 12 shimejis in the app. Each shimejis has new animations added that other apps don't have.

All shimejis are available for free downloads. Try them out, now. More characters and animations will come so please keep supporting us.

Shimejis are a animated characters which play on your phone’s screen and you can upgrade them to be inside other apps. You can keep your current wallpaper and add the animated mascots on top.