PetTalk app icon: a mint green virtual pet toy with a pixel-art dog face on its screen.

PetTalk

year
stack
swiftui, widgetkit, cloudflare workers
status
shipped

An iOS virtual pet made from a photo of your real pet, with widgets and a Live Activity.

problem

Virtual pets are generic. Your own pet is not.

built

An iOS app that builds a virtual pet from a photo of your real one. It lives in widgets, a Live Activity and the Dynamic Island. SwiftUI on the phone, Cloudflare Workers behind it.[10]

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PetTalk room scene in daylight: a pixel-art living room with a pet bed, a food bowl and a ball on a wooden floor.

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The same room at night, lit by a lamp, with stars and a moon in the window.

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PetTalk garden scene in daylight: a fenced pixel-art yard with flower beds and a dog house.

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The garden at night, with a full moon, fireflies and a glowing dog house.