The Club Penguin App (formerly named My Penguin) was a free mobile application for Club Penguin, fully released on May 9, 2013 for Apple devices and December 18, 2014 for Android devices.[1] The app was compatible with any of the aforementioned brands with operating systems of either iOS 7 or Android 4.0.3[3] and above. In addition to being released for iPads on May 9, 2013, the app was available to download for iPhone and iPod on April 16, 2014.
The app was discontinued and removed from the App Store and Google Play on February 27, 2017. Unlike other discontinued Club Penguin mobile games, such as the Puffle Launch App, no features of the app can be accessed beyond the title screen.
Both versions of the game offered a new art style towards Club Penguin; turning the traditional sprite artwork into a 3D model which was used by penguins and puffles. In addition, they both allowed you to play most of the games from the desktop version (however on Android the game does not host Card-Jitsu Snow).
Features[]
Edit Penguin: Can edit your penguin's clothing.
Buddy List: Brings up your Buddy List, and allows you to throw a snowball at your friends. You can also accept or deny friend requests through the app.
3D artwork: A new type of penguin sprite was shown in WaddleOn Episode 6, and in the corner a small print stated "My Penguin footage shown." This sprite is seen when waddling around in igloos. It took the team one year to make every single item in 3D.
When you played a game, you could earn coins, which were synced with your penguin.
If you had a friend playing this app, they would appear online in your friends list as "Mobile" on the desktop version of the game.
It was confirmed by Spike Hike that it would be only for the iPad at first, but it would be available for other smartphones soon.
Playing games would grant the player a sushi for a turn in the game, Sushi Drop. The player could collect coins depending on where the sushi ends up, and rarely, an item.
The app reached very high spots on the app charts reaching #1 in Canada, #2 in the UK and USA.
Unused files were found inside the app's code, including code for "Gift Cards", "Messages", a "News Feed", and even a color. Many different unused languages were also found.[4]
Oddly, you could remove mascots you became friends with on your Buddy List from this app.
The person behind the hit apps Where's My Water? and Where's My Perry? is the head of the mobile team who created this app.[5]
The new penguin model used in this app was first shown in WaddleOn Episode 6.
This was confirmed in a blog post by Spike Hike on August 19, 2013.[6]
Server Jumping was launched on an update for this app, confirmed by Spike Hike, though it is called Jump to Friend, because the app does not have servers.[7]
Puffles were first added in the version 1.4 update.
If you threw a snowball in a room where the snowball changes to something else, such as a water balloon or food, the snowball will not change.
