Creating your account and signing in

Joining Creatures takes under a minute, and the same screen both creates a new account and signs you back in to an existing one. There is no separate signup page to hunt for: a "Sign in" or "Join Free" button sits on every page, and selecting it opens the Join Free window right where you are. On the home page this is a window that slides over the page (a modal), not a page you navigate away to, so you do not lose your place.

The five ways to join or sign in

Creatures gives you five ways to get in, and you can use whichever you prefer. The first two, phone and email, are equal first-class options: pick either one. Depending on the day, the window may open showing the phone field first ("Enter your phone" with a "Text me a code" button) or the email field first ("Enter your email" with a "Continue" button); the other method, and the social buttons, are always one tap away.

• Phone (text message code). You enter your mobile number and Creatures texts you a 6-digit code to type back in. This is a real sign-in method in its own right, not a backup. What it means for you: if you live on your phone, this is the fastest way in, and the number you verify here is the same one that later unlocks selling and text alerts.
• Email (emailed code or link). You enter your email address and Creatures sends you both a 6-digit code and a one-tap magic link. Enter the code, or open the link and press Continue on the page it opens, and you are in. What it means for you: no password to remember or reset. Every sign-in uses a fresh code and a single-use link, so there is nothing to leak or forget.
• Google. Sign in with your Google account. One tap, no code to type. What it means for you: convenient if you already use Google, and Creatures never sees your Google password.
• Facebook. Sign in with your Facebook account, the same one-tap way. What it means for you: handy if Facebook is where you already are, with no separate password to manage.
• X (Twitter). Sign in with your X account. What it means for you: the same fast, passwordless path for X users.

If a social provider is ever briefly unavailable, the window tells you and points you to the others (for example "Please continue with email, Google, or Facebook"). You can always fall back to phone or email.

Signing in with your phone

1. Choose the phone option and enter your mobile number.
2. Tap Text me a code. Creatures sends a 6-digit code by text. (Codes are rate-limited and time-limited for security, so request one only when you are ready to enter it. If you mistype the number, you can correct it and send a new code.)
3. Enter the 6-digit code to finish. If the number is new to Creatures, you continue into a quick account setup; if it already belongs to you, you are simply signed in.

A number can be tied to only one account. If you enter a phone number that already belongs to a different account, Creatures will not silently merge them; it confirms you control the number by text first and then helps you sort it out, rather than mixing two people up.

Signing in with your email

1. Choose the email option and enter your email address.
2. Tap Continue. Creatures emails you a 6-digit code and a magic link (a one-tap sign-in link).
3. Enter the code, or tap the link and confirm, to finish.

The "Confirm your sign-in" page

Tapping the emailed link does not sign you in on the spot. It opens a small "Confirm your sign-in" page that says "To protect your account, we wait for you to confirm before signing in as" your email address. Press the one button on it, Continue as {your email} (it reads Continue with {your email} when the address is new to Creatures and about to create an account), and you are in.

Why the extra press exists: each sign-in link works exactly once and expires after one hour, and some email providers run security scanners that automatically open every link in a message. Without the confirm step, a scanner could quietly use up your link before you ever tapped it. Because only a real person presses the button, your link stays yours; the small lock note at the bottom of the page says exactly that: "One-time link · protected from automatic email scanners". The page also handles the odd cases for you:

• The link was already used, or has expired. The page tells you which, and offers Email me a fresh link; the new link again works once and lasts an hour. Request too many fresh links in a row and sending pauses for an hour before you can ask again.
• This browser is already signed in to a different account. The page warns you before doing anything ("Continuing will switch this browser to" the new address) and gives you a Stay signed in option that leaves your current account untouched.
• Wrong address entirely? A Use a different email link starts the sign-in over.

The 6-digit code path is unchanged: typing the code from the same email still signs you in directly, with no confirm page.

The one tip that saves your first sign-in

For your very first sign-in, enter the emailed (or texted) code in the same browser where you started, rather than opening the email link in a different browser or app. Here is why it matters: a sign-in is tied to the browser session that began it. If you start in one browser and then open the magic link in another (say the in-app browser inside Facebook or Gmail), the second browser does not carry the session you started, and you can end up looking signed out. Typing the code back into the original tab avoids that entirely. Creatures shows this reminder in the window when it detects you opened it inside another app's browser. After this first time, staying signed in is automatic.

What happens right after you join

Signing up automatically creates your personal space on Creatures. There is no extra "create workspace" step. You land on the home screen, already set up as you, ready to add an animal, set up your profile, or look around. From there:

• Set up who you are: see Setting up your profile.
• Get oriented on the home screen and pick your first steps: see Your home screen and getting started.
• Add a verified phone number (it secures your account and later unlocks selling and text alerts): see Verifying your phone number.

A personal account is all you need to browse, follow breeders, add animals, and buy. If you breed or run a farm under a business name, you can also create an organization later, which gives you a public business page, a team, and its own payouts. See Creating an organization and adding your team.

Related information

• Your home screen and getting started

Updated on: 07/08/2026