Sound, saves, the leaderboard, the two versions, and where Charlie runs. For the cast, the missions and the modes, see Charlie’s Guide.
In the app on iPhone and iPad, Charlie follows Silent mode (the Ring/Silent switch or the Action button), so your own music can keep playing: turn Silent mode off and turn the volume up. Then check Settings: Sound is the master switch, and Voices and Music have their own.
On the website, use the Sound, Voices and Music switches at the bottom of the title screen. Browsers only start sound once you’ve tapped or pressed a key on the page.
Yes. Switch Voices off (the app’s Settings or pause card; the website’s title screen) and the speech bubbles stay up as subtitles. The app’s Settings also has a Subtitle size.
Yes: stars, best scores, golden bones and your longest Survival run are saved as you play.
In the app they sync through your iCloud between iPhone, iPad and Mac, and add up (the better score wins, golden bones combine). On the website they’re saved in that browser on that device.
No. On the same iPhone or iPad, the new version brings your stars, best scores, golden bones and longest run across by itself when it first opens, keeping whichever is better, plus your settings and Top Dogs name if you hadn’t set new ones. If it can’t read the old data the first time, it tries again the next time you open it. Game Center also catches up the achievements your progress already shows.
Win without taking a single hit. One or two hits gives two stars, more gives one, and a hit still counts if you heal afterwards. In Dumps 4 Sale (Mission 12) it’s about the buyers: three stars when nobody storms out and Charlie isn’t hit. Charlie’s Guide has tips for every mission.
Win the one before it, with any number of stars. Mission 1 is always open.
There are 20, all in Free Roam (Charlie’s Day), spread over the apartment, the lobby, Park Avenue, Aunty’s penthouse, the garage and the beach house. Each counts once, ever. Charlie’s Guide has hints, and the exact spots behind a spoiler.
The game plays itself: Charlie lives a whole week on autopilot while everyone around him has a terrible time. Pick a Speed (5 is Highlights: the quiet parts fast-forward and the big moments play in full) and an Excitement level, and change them while you watch. Every night a “Today on Park Avenue” card recaps the day. Nothing can hurt Charlie in Watch Mode.
A name needs 2 to 16 characters: letters (any language), numbers, spaces and . ’ _ - !, and it has to be family-friendly. Names are public, so please use a nickname rather than your full name.
Tap ⚑ next to it: it disappears from your board straight away and is reported. When several players report a name it’s removed for everyone. You can also email support@caldrion.com.
The website starts in its R version: crude, sweary, dark jokes. The Version: R / PG link on the title screen switches to the clean PG version (and back), and your choice is remembered on that device. The app is always the clean version; the R lines aren’t even in it.
No. It isn’t made for children: Grandpa drinks and smokes all day, so the app is rated for adults on the App Store, even though it’s the clean version.
The website starts in its R version, which is much cruder.
Yes. Charlie is a real mini Australian Shepherd on Park Avenue, and the people around him are affectionate caricatures of real family and friends, who agreed to be in it. The jokes are about what they do, never who they are.
The app runs on iPhone and iPad (iOS 17 or later) and Mac (macOS 14 or later), from one App Store listing. The website, charlie.roubenmalianmemorial.org, runs in any modern browser, with touch, a keyboard or a game controller.
No and no. Charlie is free, with no in-app purchases, no ads and no accounts. A score only goes on Top Dogs if you choose to put it there.
Yes: in the app, Xbox, PlayStation and MFi controllers; on the website, any controller your browser supports. A / ✕ is Zoomies, Y / △ Puppy Eyes, X / □ Herd Bark, the shoulder buttons zoom, and Menu / Options pauses. Those are the usual buttons: Controls (in the app’s Settings, or at the bottom of the website’s title screen) moves any action to another button.
Anonymous play statistics (no name, no email, no location), and the nickname and score you choose to put on Top Dogs. The website also uses analytics. The app’s iCloud and Game Center data is Apple’s, and we never see it. The whole story is in the privacy policy.
Email support@caldrion.com.