Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 22 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 10 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
5 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
5 / 0 votes
5 votes
4 votes
1 votes
3 votes
1 votes
4 votes
1 votes
1 votes
3 votes
4 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 23 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 21 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
5 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
5 / 0 votes
5 votes
5 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
5 / 0 votes
4 votes
1 votes
3 votes
2 votes
1 votes
2 votes
Accidental Purchases
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Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.
1 / 2 votes
5 votes
Pay to Win
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A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.
0 / 5 votes
2 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
0 / 2 votes
3 votes
4 votes
2 votes
Waste Aversion
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Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.
0 / 2 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 0 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 28 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
4 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
0 / 4 votes
4 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds
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To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.
0 / 4 votes
4 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
0 / 4 votes
4 votes
4 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
0 / 4 votes
4 votes
Fear of Missing Out
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If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.
0 / 4 votes
4 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 15 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 18 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.
3 votes
1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value
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Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.
3 / 1 votes
3 votes
1 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
3 / 1 votes
4 votes
1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
4 / 1 votes
3 votes
2 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
3 / 2 votes
2 votes
3 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
2 / 3 votes
5 votes
Illusion of Control
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The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.
0 / 5 votes
5 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
0 / 5 votes
App Store Ratings
| Google Play: | (4.47) with 7,299 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Playing by Appointment reported on Sep 6, 2022
collect a box with a random item every 2 hours or so, shop reset with different items every 2 hours
Daily Rewards reported on Sep 6, 2022
regular daily reward, free daily prize wheel spin, multiple free daily items if you watch an ad (1 ad per item)
Artificial Scarcity reported on Sep 6, 2022
limited item collections on holidays and such
Gambling / Loot Boxes reported on Sep 6, 2022
prize wheel, and with limited item collections you can buy a random item with is cheaper than buying most of the items specifically
Complete the Collection reported on Sep 6, 2022
recently added a collection tab that shows all available items, with the ones you havent purchased grayed out
Aesthetic Manipulations reported on Sep 6, 2022
literally called pocket love, the premise is you make yourself and your romantic partner and they live in a little house you can decorate
Playing by Appointment reported on May 24, 2022
Certain sellers are only around on certain days
Daily Rewards reported on May 24, 2022
The rewards don’t reset if you don’t log in
Report a Dark Pattern
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Pocket Love is currently in early Beta and we plan to bring new features like the ability to add rooms to your home (more to decorate!) and even being able to visit your neighbors and unlock special moments.