Available for iPhone and Android

StockPets

This life, a little farm of your own.

Return to 1996, care for pixel companions, and grow a farm shaped by historical US stock prices.

Free to start. The iPhone version includes bottom banner ads and an optional one-time purchase to remove them permanently. Check each store for current platform-specific terms.

Meet a little friendCat

Preview the actual illustrations used in the game.
A new beginning
January 1996
Grow together
8 pixel companions
iPhone languages
17 languages
Currency
Virtual coins only

A world shaped by your little choices.

Pets · Farming · Virtual investing

A small farm, a new friend, and a few hazy memories of the future. Plant a familiar company’s seed, harvest virtual coins, and turn a calendar page when you are ready.

01

Market history, planted as little seeds

Crops grow and wilt with historical month-end US company prices. Experience those changes using virtual coins, without real trades or deposits.

02

Eight friends to grow alongside

Feed, play, and clean as you spend time with your companion. Care and harvest experiences leave a mark on your pet’s growth and memories.

03

One calendar page, at your own pace

The first 12 months are unrestricted. Afterward, a calendar page charges every eight hours, up to three. Your journey is saved on your device.

Notes from a little world.

All stories

If you could go back to 1996, what would you plant?

Familiar companies become little seeds. Discover a more personal way to play through market history in StockPets.

Read the story

Back to March 2020: Would You Trust the V-Shaped Recovery?

The S&P 500 fell 34% in a month in 2020, then hit a record by August. Would knowing the V-shaped rebound help? We replayed the COVID crash in StockPets.

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If You Went Back to the Dot-Com Bubble, Could You Sell at the Top?

The Nasdaq fell about 78% after the dot-com bubble burst. Time-travel to 1996 remembering the future: could you sell at the top? We replayed 2000 in StockPets.

Read the story

A few little questions.

Does the game trade real stocks?

There are no real trades or brokerage connections. Game coins cannot be exchanged for cash or prizes. Historical prices do not reproduce real investment returns or guarantee future results.

Is it free to start?

Yes, it is currently free to start on iPhone and Android. The iPhone version includes banner ads and optional permanent ad removal, without a subscription or gameplay advantage.

Does my farm automatically move to a new device?

There is no login or cloud sync. Export your record in Settings before resetting or changing your device.