AniMates press kit

In three sentences

AniMates is your little world as a live wallpaper: your people and your pets on one little bench, in front of real places all over the world. The sky follows your real time of day, your weather and the seasons, and your birthdays and anniversaries show up in the scene. Friends and family can leave notes, photos and little taps on each other's benches, wherever each of them is.

The facts

Platforms

Windows 10 and 11 (live wallpaper, lock screen and screensaver), from 17 November 2026. Android (live wallpaper and home-screen widgets) as soon as Google Play approves it. A web version at animates.me/app.

Price

Free to start, with a 14-day trial of everything. AniMates Plus: US$3.99 a month, US$19.99 a year or US$39.99 once. One Plus covers you and one other person.

Places

All over the world, from Paris and Kyoto to the Okavango Delta and the northern lights, each drawn in layers and lit for its time of day.

Who's on the bench

One or two people and up to five pets: dogs and cats from 35 breeds, with their own names. Just you, a partner, friends, family or only the dog.

Together

Notes, photos (Keepsakes), taps and a question of the day between friends' benches; see when someone far away is there too.

Light on your PC

About 4% of one CPU core with windows open over it on a 4096 × 1728 screen; it pauses when the desktop can't be seen.

Privacy

No ads and no tracking in the Windows app, and no cookies or analytics on this website. The free Android version shows ads from Google AdMob in the app's own screens, never on the wallpaper, lock screen or screensaver, and none with Plus.

Made in

Toronto, Canada. Every scene is drawn in code.

Pictures

Real scenes from the app. Select one to open it full size.

Logo

The AniMates mark: two shapes leaning together, with a heart in the gap between them. The name is written AniMates, with a capital M.

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