Name: Hatchling (Goal Based Virtual Pet Bird)
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: BunsAndZeros

HATCH A BIRD. GROW A FOREST. STAY MOTIVATED.

Hatchling is a colourful Garmin watch face that turns your daily fitness progress into a virtual pet bird. As you work toward your goals — steps, floors climbed, or activity minutes — your bird hatches from its egg, grows through the day, and becomes a bright adult bird.

If all selected goals are currently met, Hatchling shows your bird at its happiest. If you fall behind, your bird becomes tired or sick until the next day gives you a fresh start.

For every purchase of Hatchling, we plant a real tree on your behalf.

Track the trees at: https://bunsandzeros.com/trees

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FEATURES
 • Bird hatches and grows based on daily progress towards steps, floors, and activity minutes (all configurable)
 • Ring indicator around the edge (stress, body battery, recovery time, or time-only with seconds)
 • Configurable bottom metric (heart rate, steps, step goal percentage, calories, floors, battery, notifications, and more)
 • Multiple date format options including international styles
 • Sleep schedule support with night mode
 • Personalise goals and layout via Garmin Connect settings

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TRY OUR OTHER APPS

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Virtual Pet Cat: https://apps.garmin.com/apps/25bd47c0-d1c2-4a52-b7dd-df47ee7689f0

Virtual Pet Butterfly: https://apps.garmin.com/apps/647f8aef-3810-4784-a94b-c3ac4eeb7f29

Virtual Pet Frog: https://apps.garmin.com/apps/3bb32630-3795-41f6-8aad-d61c0798851f

Virtual Pet Axolotl: https://apps.garmin.com/apps/93fe011f-e7e4-4467-a018-82ed19fe548c

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ENVIRONMENT COMMITMENT

£1 from every purchase goes to JustOneTree to plant a real tree. By staying active and growing your virtual bird, you're helping grow real forests around the world.

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SUPPORT

Contact: support@bunsandzeros.com

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: How are activity minutes calculated?
A: The app uses your weekly goal from Garmin Connect and divides it by 7 for a daily target. If you're behind for the week, the target increases to help you catch up.

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Q: How do the goal progress marks work?
A: They show your configured goals visually:
 • 1 goal: tick marks form a single arc
 • 2 goals: first goal left arc, second right
 • 3 goals: first goal left arc, second right, and third on the bottom

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Q: If I have multiple goals, how does the bird grow?
A: The bird grows based on your lowest-progress goal. To keep it growing, improve the weakest one.

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Q: What happens if I reach my goals early?
A: Your bird grows gradually over the day, fully grown by early afternoon. Feeding a bird won't make it grow immediately, and it's the same as your virtual bird. This encourages steady effort, not just a quick burst.

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Q: What happens if I miss my goals?
A: If you miss your goals, the bird becomes sick and stays that way until the day resets. A new egg begins hatching the next morning.

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Q: What can the ring indicator show?
A: Choose from Stress, Body Battery, Recovery Time, or Time-only. It changes colour to indicate value levels:
 • Stress: changes at 50%, 70%, 90%
 • Body Battery: changes at 50%, 30%, 10%
 • Recovery Time: changes as time drops from 1 day to 1 hour to 1 minute

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Q: How can I track the trees planted?
A: Visit https://bunsandzeros.com/trees for an updated list of donations and trees planted.