Meta quietly launched an ‘AI pet journal’ app

<figure> <img alt="A screenshot taken of the Waddle World app from Apple’s App store." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Meta / Apple App Store" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Waddle-World-meta-app-hero.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Meta has launched a "tamagotchi-style" pet game called Waddle World, with virtual creatures that chat with users and create doodles to illustrate conversations.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">According to its <a href="https://apps.apple.com/ph/app/waddle-world-ai-pet-journal/id6809943562">Apple</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.meta.waddle&amp;hl=en_GB">Play</a> Store listings, the "16-bit pet care game" is not really a game, but "a daily journal disguised as a pet." Users should talk, not type, with their pets, the description says, as well as play "cozy games" like stacking groceries or word games. The Play store description says:</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">A little friend that listens. A cozy world that's yours. Waddle World is a cozy 16-bit world where your pixel pet lives. Hatch a virtual pet, visit whenever you like, and let it …</p></blockquote> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1020410/meta-launched-ai-pet-journal-app-waddle-world">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>