Apps like Finch: 6 self-care apps with a cute companion

Closest to Finch, with a pet to care for: Amaru, Catzy and Tappy

Amaru, by Seraph Games, is a virtual pet game built around self-care: you feed, pet and customize Amaru, play mini-games and earn rewards for goals you set. It adds journaling, more than 20 guided breathing and mindfulness recordings and a story world, and says every self-care feature is free, with no ads. As of November 2026 it has a 4.7 average from about 1,400 ratings, in English only.

Catzy keeps it simple: daily goals such as making your bed and drinking water earn rewards for your cat, its outfits and furniture. It adds mood tracking, breathing, a focus timer, sleep sounds, affirmations and home screen widgets, and as of November 2026 it lists 12 languages, including Turkish, with a 4.9 average from about 1,100 ratings.

Tappy pairs a pet you name, feed, hug and tuck into bed with more than 45 sensory fidgets. Daily quests such as breathing, journaling or stepping outside earn rewards, and it adds a mood journal, a habit tracker and an Apple Watch fidget. As of November 2026 it has a 4.8 average from about 20,000 ratings.

• Best for (Amaru): a cozy pet game with a story, guided breathing and journaling.
• Best for (Catzy): simple daily tasks and a cat to care for, in your own language.
• Best for (Tappy): restless hands, with fidgets, breathing and quick quests in one app.

More calming tools: Quabble and Voidpet Garden

Quabble puts a duck at the center of short daily routines: 18 therapist-backed “workouts” such as a gratitude jar, a mood diary, 54321 grounding and a worry box, plus a 15-day program to build the habit. You decorate a virtual park, dress your duck and can share thoughts with others in a community space. As of November 2026 it lists English, French, German and Polish, with a 4.8 average from about 4,500 ratings.

Voidpet Garden is a journal in which your emotions live as creatures. Its prompts are inspired by CBT and DBT, with a mood tracker, gratitude journaling, affirmations and minute meditations, and a garden grows as you write. As of November 2026 it lists 14 languages and has a 4.9 average from about 5,700 ratings.

• Best for (Quabble): short guided routines and a community, in a calm design.
• Best for (Voidpet Garden): people who find journaling easier when it feels like a game.

A companion you talk to, not a pet to raise: Moti

Moti, our app, is not a pet game: there are no tasks to check off and no pet to raise. You pick one of four animated companions, Moti, Eko, Filiz or Nova, and tell it what is on your mind by text or, on paid plans, out loud. It reacts to how you feel: Moti does a somersault and glows when you're happy, and leans in close while little hearts float up when you're down. Your home screen icon changes to the companion you pick.

From that conversation, Moti writes short affirmations in a tone you choose and plays them one line at a time with music, in a narrator voice or, on Pro or Premium, your own cloned voice. Reminders and a home screen widget bring them back during the day.

The limits: Moti is iPhone only and in English, and your own or a shared voice needs Pro or Premium and is 18+. There is no breathwork, meditation, sleep timer, offline download or lock screen widget, and Moti is not therapy.

• Best for: kind words about your own week, from a companion you talk to.

Who should stay with Finch

• You want small daily self-care goals and a goal tracker that celebrates your wins.
• You want a pet to raise, one that goes exploring and comes back with stories.
• You use its guided breathing, bullet journaling, quizzes and mood trends together.
• You use Android: Finch's own website lists iPhone and Android, while Moti is iPhone only for now.