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Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

SLAY GmbH, Social Networking

Free on the App Store

Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow by SLAY GmbH. 6 subscription plans from $4.99 per week. 3% of 3,245 recent reviews mention billing. Verified Oct 23, 2026.

  • App Store rating4.8★ from 238,097 ratings
  • Cheapest subscription$4.99 per week
  • Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months85 of 3,245 reviews

On this page: what it costs, how to cancel, what reviewers say.

What the data says

  • Developer has removed apps6 of this developer's 8 apps are no longer in the App Store
  • Free trial converts to a paid plan1 month free trial, then $9.99 per month
All signals behind this verdict
Reviews in the last 12 months3,245
Reviews mentioning billing85 (2.6%)
One- or two-star share, last 90 days15% of 131
App Store rating4.8 (238,097 ratings)
Developer's apps8, 6 removed from the store
Age1,119 days
Days since last update28
Subscription plans6
Subscription price changes, last 12 months42
Overall review sentimentmixed

Thresholds and definitions: how we rate apps.

What Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $4.99 per week.

  • Pengu PassRenews every week, no trial$4.99
  • Pengu Pass Individual MonthlyRenews every month, no trial$9.99
  • Pengu Pass Individual Monthly1 month free trial, then renews every month$9.99
  • Pengu PassRenews every month, no trial$12.99
  • Pengu Pass Individual MonthlyRenews every month, no trialRs90.00
  • Pengu Pass Partner YearlyRenews every year, no trialRs649.00

Price changes

  • Feb 21, 2026: Pengu Pass Individual Monthly went from $9.79 to $9.99 per month
  • Feb 21, 2026: Pengu Pass Partner Yearly went from $69.00 to $69.99 per year

How to cancel Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow

  1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
  2. Tap Subscriptions.
  3. Select Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow (listed under a plan name such as Pengu Pass).
  4. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

If the app is not in that list, it was not billed through Apple. Cancel it with the developer instead: support page.

Charged after cancelling or during a trial? Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com within 90 days.

What reviewers say

Rating breakdown

  • 5★91% (218,940)
  • 4★4% (9,713)
  • 3★2% (4,885)
  • 2★0% (1,454)
  • 1★1% (2,974)

Recent updates

  • 2.3.12Sep 24, 2026
  • 2.3.11Aug 19, 2026
  • 2.3.10Aug 18, 2026
  • 2.3.9Jul 29, 2026
  • 2.3.7Jul 24, 2026

Praised

  • Cute and fun game
  • Enjoyable co-parenting experience
  • Fun mini-games
  • Interesting virtual pet concept

Complained about

  • Too many ads
  • Frequent bugs and glitches
  • Needy penguin requires constant attention
  • Expensive in-app purchases

Reported bugs

Disappearing items and progress; Ads not providing promised rewards; Leveling up and progression issues; Laggy performance and crashes; Syncing problems between co-parents.

Recent one-star reviews

It’s a money grabYou have to pay to progress after a certain point it’s a money grab and not worth spending money on you need the coffee shop but can’t progress without a pass after Japan!! And I’m stuck on level 16 when you pass something on the arcades you can’t get the experience to level up when you can’t get to…

App Store user, Oct 17, 2026

sucksrelentless ads, very buggy, crashes loads, and everything is now hidden behind a paywall i cant even level up without buying pengu pass. the only reason i still have it downloaded is because me and my bf started it december last year before we started dating back when it was way more bearable of an…

hxdeadd, Oct 17, 2026

Worst everI thought it would be like chat gpt but better because it would explain things better to you and you have to have like a pengu Pass or premium or whatever and I haven’t gotten to use the superhero guy yet I don’t know if it’s just for one day or if I’m gonna get to talk to that superhero guy tomorro…

GOAT, Oct 20, 2026

Recent five-star reviews

Pengume & my boyfriend download this app to raise a kid together it really helps you prepare in the future it’s kind of alike but not really but it’s very fun to play.

niyaatycarria, Oct 21, 2026

Love thisMe and my husband are practicing and competing for our unborn child

ParkepPP, Oct 21, 2026

Love Love Love!!!I really love this app a lot it has brought me and my gf closer we laugh, talk and even make coins together while we’re with eachother!!! It teaches us responsibilities and it’s a very great app!!!

LL, Oct 19, 2026

About the developer

SLAY GmbH has published on the App Store since Oct 2, 2022: 8 app(s), 6 of them no longer in the store.

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Questions people ask

How much does Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $4.99 per week.

How do I cancel Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow have a free trial?

Yes: Pengu Pass Individual Monthly offers a 1 month free trial, then $9.99 per month.

Is the Friends app free to download and use?

Yes, the app is free to download and use for its main features. There is an optional subscription called Friends Plus for users who want additional features and an enhanced experience beyond the core functionalities.

Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow in one paragraph

Friends – Pengu, Bao & Mellow by SLAY GmbH is a Social Networking app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $4.99 per week across 6 plan(s). App Store rating 4.8 from 238,097 ratings. 85 of 3,245 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (3%). The developer has 8 app(s) on the App Store, 6 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Oct 23, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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