hii i have written up comparisons on the 3 main neoclones <3 grundo's cafe is definitely my favorite overall but they all have their pros and cons
grundo's cafe
- start with 6 pets, more expensive to expand than the other neoclones (done through buying tokens) and that type of token increases in cost every time you buy them
- by far the best for games in terms of number of games, optimization for mobile, and np payout + gives random item prizes including paint brushes (high earnings per game and high np cap, able to get even more if you do neoschool)
- most frequent negative random events (maybe i am just unlucky?)
- pant devil attractors are a necessity with how often the wheels destroy your items (i don't think this is just me)
- can buy a shield to protect your pet/self from random events/color changes but it is a) expensive b) gets damaged over time if not equipped to a pet and c) has to be equipped to each pet if you ever want to have them active without risking them
- has by far the most extensive and engaging holiday events of the 3 (at least judging by the halloween events lol)
- no fanmade pets but has the most exclusive color options of the 3, lots of alts including older style art (downside is that it's much more expensive to get the alt art than it is on moderneo)
- only neoclone that has alts of even older art like the old jubjub and zafara
- pets can't have the same name
- most dailies and games have a chance to give you a relic which can be sold at a high price or exchanged for warehouse credits to buy items like alternative color and shield tokens (relics decently common, can usually get 1 or 2 per day through quests, less common through games)
- has a lot of fun unlockable site themes (plus a dark mode) and a useful extra sidebar but not as well optimized for mobile as virtupet (have to zoom in and scroll around some)
- doesn't have as many pages of employment center jobs as moderneo and the payout is lower - np reward for basic jobs seems to be mostly proportional to how many items are being asked for
- seems to have the most active users of the 3
- only neoclone with a functional auction house atm
- has neoschool where you pick a subject and then answer a question + bring random school supplies every day and then are rewarded with a relic (worth more than ones you get from dailies) and double items/np from games for a week
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moderneopets
- can have up to 24 pets from the start and can get more with an item called animalis (only about 300k currently)
- not the best for games in terms of number of games, mobile optimization, and np payout (very low cap on max np and low earnings per game)
- best way to make np through games is tyranu evanu which has a higher max np cap but isn't the most fun to play imo
- most frequent positive random events (constantly finding np on the floor etc)
- has lots of fanmade pets (including my beloved motere) and some colors exclusive to moderneo
- also has alts exclusive to moderneo (including v nice color palette swaps)
- pets technically can't have the same name but there's an option to add zero width characters so you can still use whatever name you want
- much easier to please the 2 kings and significantly higher np payout
- not as well optimized for mobile as virtupet (have to zoom in and scroll around)
- best for employment agency jobs - each basic job gives at least 10k no matter how many items are being asked for, has the most pages of options
- can give one item to a pet to have visible on their lookup
- more active than virtupet but less active than grundo's cafe - good for being able to get morphing potions from the magic shop, bad for trying to sell stuff
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virtu.pet
- start with 8 pets, you can get extra pet slots through the virtupet mall where you can buy stuff with using virtugems and np
- you can get virtugems by crushing items (more valuable items are worth more)
- the cost of the extra pet slot item does increase every time you buy it
- has some exclusive colors (including a plushie lutari that i really really like)
- equal to grundo's cafe in terms of mobile optimization for games, has less games but still a good amount, highest np cap but lower earnings per game
- can fully disable random events that change your pet color
- best mobile layout (don't need to zoom in and scroll around like you do for the other neoclones) though worth noting that the neopets central bar is off at the moment (you have to tap an icon over to get to the right page)
- pets can have the same name
- can give multiple items to pets as treasure that is visible on their lookup
- only one page of options for jobs at the employment agency, lower payout than moderneo but doesn't seem to be proportional to how many items are being asked for basic jobs like how it is for grundo's cafe
- by far the smallest player base, i am often literally the only person online lol
- nearly impossible to get some items like a plushie paint brush (no one selling them)
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