# The pet shop

Practice days buy cats, cats trade up to bears, bears to tigers, and so on up to a unicorn. Built with children in mind.

## Something to save up for

A pet means more to a child than a streak counter. The shop turns [coins](https://pianokitty.com/features/coins) into pets, and pets into bigger pets, so a week of practice becomes something a child can see and point at.

![The shop grid: coins, cats, a bear, a tiger, a dragon and a unicorn, each with a price.](https://pianokitty.com/features/en/pet-shop/shop.webp)

## The ladder

- A cat costs 7 coins, about a week of practice.
- 5 cats make a bear.
- 3 bears make a tiger.
- 2 tigers make a dragon.
- 2 dragons make a unicorn.

Each step is a goal in itself, and the unicorn takes a long time to save up for.

![The shop page after buying two cats: the inventory shows them, the wallet shows what is left.](https://pianokitty.com/features/en/pet-shop/inventory.webp)

## Fair rules

Selling a pet refunds its full price, so changing your mind costs nothing. Pets also keep their value: a missed day takes a coin from the balance, never a pet.

![The pet shop on a phone, with one cat in the inventory.](https://pianokitty.com/features/en/pet-shop/mobile.webp)

> For the youngest players, combine the shop with [Baby mode](https://pianokitty.com/features/baby-mode), which has big buttons and cat rewards.

## Go shopping

- Try it: [The shop](https://pianokitty.com/stats/shop): What is for sale, and what you own.
- Try it: [Your coins](https://pianokitty.com/stats/coins): What you can spend.
- Try it: [A first exercise for a child](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=chords&ct=0,1&bn=0,5,7&inv=0): Major and minor triads on white keys — enough for today’s coin.
- Try it: [Set up a kid account](https://pianokitty.com/my/family): No email address needed.

Related: [Coins](https://pianokitty.com/features/coins.md), [Badges](https://pianokitty.com/features/badges.md), [Baby mode](https://pianokitty.com/features/baby-mode.md)

Source: https://pianokitty.com/features/pet-shop