✦ TinyFrens
SMALL FRIEND. BIG PERSONALITY.

A little company.
A little chaos.
Your tiny fren.

Feed them. Play with them. Watch them grow. A pocket companion that makes the everyday a little less ordinary.

Open my pet ↗Install TinyFrens

No account. No ads. Your pet stays on your device.

✦✧A purple pixel familiar with bright eyes
hey, you. ♡
HATCHLING · DAY 0
01 / THE LITTLE THINGS

Someone to check in on.

🍓

A snack, a game, a nap.

Keep fullness, happiness and energy topped up with simple care. Your fren remembers where you left off.

✦

Grow together.

Your hatchling becomes a sprout, then an elder. Prototype growth happens over the first few days.

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Come along for the ride.

On Android, let your fren roam over other apps or settle into a bubble. Drag them to their favorite spot.

02 / BRING ONE HOME

Pick the TinyFrens that fits your device.

Start with the web app if you just want to play. Download a native build when you want phone or desktop extras.

IPHONE / IPAD / WEB

Open the full pet app.

This is the main TinyFrens experience for iPhone, iPad and browsers: feed, play, customize and save your pet on this device.

Open my pet ↗Floating video option
  1. On iPhone or iPad, open this page in Safari.
  2. Tap Open my pet.
  3. Use Share → Add to Home Screen if you want it to feel like an app.

The floating video is optional. It is a Picture in Picture helper, not the real interactive pet.

ANDROID APP

Get the roaming pet.

Install the APK to let your fren float over other Android apps.

  1. Download and open the APK.
  2. Allow installation from your browser if Android asks.
  3. Open Pocket Familiar, tap Show pet, then allow Display over other apps.
Get Android app ↓

Free download · Android 8 or newer.

IOS APP BUILD

Download the iOS app.

Use this if you are sideloading the native iPhone/iPad build. Most players should use Open my pet above.

Get iOS app ↓iOS setup ↗

Unsigned IPA for AltStore/Xcode-style installs. The web app needs no computer or Apple developer setup.

WINDOWS / MAC

A fren who floats beside your work.

03 / KEEP IN TOUCH

A fresh little update.
The same little fren.

Ask a grown-up when the app offers an update. Tap Install update (or Download update), then approve the update. Keep the app installed so your fren comes with you.

You need internet to download updates. After updating, reopen the app and tap Show pet. You can keep playing offline.

1

We update TinyFrens on GitHub.

2

GitHub builds and publishes a signed Android release.

3

You approve the update. Your fren comes with you.

THE PRACTICAL BITS

A few things to know.

Where is my pet’s data?

Android stores it on your phone. The browser and iOS versions each have their own local save. There is no cloud sync. Uninstalling the app or clearing browser data can remove your pet.

Can the iPhone pet float over other apps?

Try Float pet in Safari for an animated video window. iOS controls that window; our interactive pet and care buttons stay in the page. Android has the transparent interactive overlay.

Why does my Android pet disappear?

Phone battery restrictions can stop the service. Reopen the app and tap Show pet. After an APK update, reopen the app to show your pet again. Use Hide pet to dismiss it intentionally.

I’m setting up the project. Where are the instructions?

See the GitHub setup guide for release signing and iOS build instructions. This is an early prototype; build status is available in GitHub Actions.