Otti vs Voidpet Garden: emotion creatures or a cozy otter?
Voidpet Garden and Otti both pair self-care with cute creatures. In Voidpet, your feelings become pets to collect, and it has real therapy-style tools. In Otti, you look after one otter, tamagotchi-style, while you take tiny steps. Here’s how they actually differ.
Updated October 20, 2026 · By the Otti team (yes, we make Otti, so read with that in mind)
Choose Voidpet Garden if…
- You want real CBT and DBT-style tools, like a negative-thought check and a positivity exercise, in a cute app.
- You love collecting: a whole set of emotion creatures to discover, rather than one pet.
- You want more ways to write, with gratitude and goal journals, emotion naming and a space to vent.
- You want an iPad or Vision Pro app, or a community to join on Discord.
Choose Otti if…
- You want one pet to actually look after, tamagotchi-style: feeding, naps, baths and play, without it ever getting sick or dying.
- You’d rather take tiny everyday steps, like drinking water or stepping outside, than work through exercises.
- You like a story: watching your otter grow up and travel down the river, with an evening story on days you show up.
- You want a small circle of friends whose otters hold paws.
- You’d rather have no loot boxes and no currency for sale: pebbles are only earned through self-care.
At a glance
| Feature | Otti | Voidpet Garden |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | OttiA cozy self-care pet: tiny daily steps help your otter grow up on a journey down the river | Voidpet GardenA mental-health journal where your emotions become collectible creatures, and journaling grows a garden that attracts them |
| Pet or character | OttiYes. Hatch one of six 3D otters, each with its own look and personality, and care for it tamagotchi-style (feeding, naps, baths, play) | Voidpet GardenYes. Collectible creatures that stand for your emotions |
| Missing a day | OttiYour otter may get hungry or sleepy, but never sick, and it never dies. A day count restarts, but growth and story progress never reset | Voidpet GardenWe couldn’t find official information on what happens if you miss a day |
| Price (US) | OttiFree during the beta. Pricing will be announced before launch | Voidpet GardenVoidpet Giga subscription: $3.99 or $9.99 a month, or $34.99, $39.99 or $69.99 a year. Gem packs from $4.99 |
| Mood tracking | OttiDaily mood check-in (five moods) with a note, and a week view | Voidpet GardenMood tracker, emotion naming, and gratitude and goal journals |
| Breathing and calm | OttiFloat with your otter: calm 4-6 breathing for 1, 3 or 5 minutes | Voidpet GardenA one-minute meditation, affirmations (including for panic attacks), a CBT-style thought check, a DBT positivity exercise, a Hope Box and an overthinking timer |
| Friends | OttiOptional Raft: friends’ otters hold paws, send cheers and small gifts. No chat, no public profiles | Voidpet GardenNo friends feature found in the app. There’s an official Discord |
| In-app currency | OttiPebbles, earned only through self-care. They can’t be bought | Voidpet GardenGems, sold in packs from 500 for $4.99 to 2,250 for $19.99. The App Store age rating notes the app contains loot boxes |
| Privacy | OttiJournal and mood check-ins stay on your phone. No ads, no selling data. No account needed to start | Voidpet GardenThe App Store label shows no tracking; purchases, coarse location, usage data and other data are linked to you. Google Play lists location, financial info and three other data types |
| Platforms | OttiiPhone and Android (in beta) | Voidpet GardeniPhone, iPad, Apple Vision and Android |
| Store ratings (US) | OttiNew: in beta, not rated yet | Voidpet GardenApp Store 4.9 (about 5.7K ratings). Google Play 4.6 (15.6K reviews, 500K+ downloads) |
What Voidpet Garden does well
Voidpet Garden, made by Voidpet Inc., is a mental-health journal where your emotions live as collectible creatures, and journaling grows a garden that attracts them. Around that sit a mood tracker, gratitude and goal journals, emotion naming, a CBT-style check for negative thoughts, a DBT positivity exercise, affirmations (including for panic attacks), a one-minute meditation, a Hope Box, an overthinking timer and a space to vent. Reviewers also mention pet battles. It first came out in 2023, was last updated in October 2026, and has a sister game, Voidpet Dungeon.
- Real therapy-style tools inside a cute app: a CBT-style negative-thought check, a DBT positivity exercise, emotion naming, an overthinking timer, a Hope Box and a space to vent. Otti has nothing like these.
- More ways to write: gratitude and goal journals alongside the mood tracker.
- Quick help for hard moments, with affirmations (including ones for panic attacks) and a one-minute meditation.
- Collecting. Your feelings become a whole set of creatures to discover, and reviewers say this makes journaling feel engaging. Reviewers also praise the art, and some say it helped their recovery.
- It runs on iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision and Android, and there’s an official Discord community.
- Strong ratings: 4.9 stars from about 5,700 ratings on the US App Store, and 4.6 stars with 500K+ downloads on Google Play.
How Otti is different
- One pet you really get to know, instead of a collection. You hatch one of six 3D otters (curious, silly, brave, gentle, cozy or dreamy), each with its own look and personality. You can tap its head, rub its belly or squish its cheeks, and it rolls and does little tricks.
- Tamagotchi-style care. Your otter gets hungry, sleepy, messy or wants to play, and you feed it, tuck it in for naps, give it bubble baths and play together. Its face shows how it feels. It never gets sick and never dies.
- Tiny steps instead of exercises. You pick a small daily plan from 16 gentle steps, like drinking water, stepping outside or naming one feeling. After three steps in a day, a clam present opens with a little treasure.
- A story it grows up in. Care days move your otter from pup to grown-up and down the river through six chapters, with a short evening story to unlock on days you take care of yourself.
- Friends, if you want them. In the optional Raft, friends’ otters hold paws and send cheers and small gifts. There’s no chat and no public profiles.
- No loot boxes and no paid currency. Pebbles, which buy outfits in the wardrobe, are only earned through self-care.
- Otti is new and in beta, so it does less: no CBT or DBT tools, no gratitude or goal journals, no affirmations, and its one guided exercise is a breathing float. There’s no iPad or Vision Pro app.
Pricing
Voidpet Garden has two kinds of in-app purchase. The first is a subscription called Voidpet Giga. On the US App Store it’s listed at $3.99 and $9.99 a month and at $34.99, $39.99 and $69.99 a year, plus a “Yearly With Trial” option at $69.99. We couldn’t find how long that trial lasts, or an official list of what Giga unlocks; some reviewers say AI chat with the pets is limited unless you pay. The second is gems: 500 for $4.99, 1,100 for $9.99 and 2,250 for $19.99, plus a $4.99 starter pack. The App Store age rating notes that the app contains loot boxes. On Google Play, items range from $3.99 to $99.99. We found no lifetime plan.
Otti is in beta and free to try. Pebbles, the currency for outfits and treats, are only earned through self-care and can’t be bought. We’ll share full pricing before launch.
Missing a day
We couldn’t find official information on what happens in Voidpet Garden if you miss a day, such as whether the creatures or the garden change, so we won’t guess. If this matters to you, try it for a few days and see how it feels.
In Otti, your otter can get hungry, sleepy or a bit messy if you’ve been away, but it never gets sick, never dies and is always happy to see you. Its growth and story progress never reset. There is a simple day count, but nothing is taken away when it restarts.
Sources
Facts about Voidpet Garden come from its own website, app store listings and help pages, checked on October 20, 2026. Prices and features change, so check the app store for the latest. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@ottiapp.com and we’ll fix it.
Voidpet Garden is a trademark of its owner. Otti isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Voidpet Inc.
Questions people ask
Is Otti a Voidpet Garden alternative?
It can be. Both pair self-care with cute creatures. Voidpet Garden turns your emotions into collectible pets and includes CBT and DBT-style tools; Otti gives you one 3D otter to care for tamagotchi-style, tiny daily steps and a river story it grows up in. If the therapy-style exercises are what you use most, Voidpet does more there.
Is Voidpet Garden free?
Voidpet Garden has in-app purchases: a Voidpet Giga subscription ($3.99 or $9.99 a month, or $34.99 to $69.99 a year on the US App Store, checked October 2026) and gem packs from $4.99. We couldn’t find an official list of what’s free and what Giga unlocks.
Voidpet vs Finch: where does Otti fit?
All three are self-care apps with a creature. In Finch, small goals give a bird energy for a daily adventure. In Voidpet Garden, your emotions become collectible creatures, with CBT and DBT-style tools. In Otti, you care for a 3D otter tamagotchi-style while it grows up on a journey down the river. We’ve also compared Otti and Finch.
Does Voidpet Garden have loot boxes?
The US App Store age rating for Voidpet Garden notes that it contains loot boxes, and the app sells gem packs. Otti has no loot boxes and no paid currency: pebbles are only earned through self-care.
What happens if I miss a day in Voidpet Garden?
We couldn’t find official information on this. In Otti, your otter may get hungry or sleepy while you’re away, but it never gets sick or dies, and its growth and story progress never reset.
Can I use Otti and Voidpet Garden together?
Of course. They do different things well: you could turn to Voidpet’s exercises in hard moments and to Otti for tiny daily steps with a pet. If two apps feels like pressure, pick the one you look forward to opening.