# Fishy — user reviews > 66 indexed App Store user reviews of Fishy by XGen Studios, rated 2.10/5 from 68 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fishy/id1281575578/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fishy/id1281575578.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 12 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 42 ## What do users think of Fishy? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🤩 Nostalgic fun - 👍 Familiar gameplay - 🎮 Classic and level modes **Cons** - ❌ App doesn't open - 🐛 Unresponsive controls - 🎯 Large hitboxes - 🔊 Annoying music - 🚫 No game ending - 💸 Waste of money - 📱 Screen obstruction - ⚖️ Unfair difficulty **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on launch - Game won't open - Hit marker too big/buggy - Random deaths without collision - Game freezes - Level 7 and 8 impossible due to hitboxes **Most requested features** - Add a pause button - Include high-scores/leaderboards - Sound options - Numbers on fish for collision clarity - Option to move fish with finger - Sensitivity settings for controls - On-screen keys for precise movement - Game ending - Faster fish movement - End cap for classic mode ## Newest reviews (15 of 66) ### 2/5 — Fun but needs a lot of improvement *2022-07-21* No way to pause. Difficult to tell if you can eat the other fish if it is too close. At least put numbers on the fish so I could tell if I could win in a collision. Music is annoying and repetitive. If you reach a point where you can eat every other fish, there is no ending and the fish keeps expanding. At least with the computer version there was an ending point. ### 1/5 — Bad game *2019-11-26* It’s nowhere near as good as the old pc game. You can’t get anywhere near a bigger fish without dying especially near the mouth. Don’t pay for this game it’s a waste of a dollar! ### 2/5 — Ending *2019-11-05, version 1.12* Make it have an end i wanted to break my phone looking at the timer I’m at 1mill ### 1/5 — Won’t open. Don’t waste your money. *2019-10-16* Used to play this game a lot when I was younger and was happy that it was on here. I would love to play it again, but it keeps crashing and won’t open. Don’t waste your money. ### 1/5 — It wont allow u to go past some level *2019-09-23* The big fish is having some kind of radius set, even if u don't touch the fish u die because u came closer to the fish area. Irrelevant code. Waste app. Nothing like the original one. Someone don't know how to write the code. ### 1/5 — I bought a Broken game *2019-09-22* Every time I open it crashes to the people who made this game please fix this bug. ### 1/5 — Bad news *2019-08-15* Payed for game. Installed it. Won’t open at all so haven’t played it once. Needs fixing!! ### 1/5 — Broken *2019-07-24* Simply doesn’t work. 4 devices tested and all crash. ### 1/5 — I paid for an app that doesn’t even open... *2019-07-17, version 1.12* This app doesn’t even work or open ### 1/5 — Refund needed *2019-07-08* I purchased this game wanting to play it and it’s not even opening.. just a grey screen.. I don’t recommend anyone purchase this game on ios ### 1/5 — Downloaded for Nostalgia *2019-07-04* I use to love this game back in the day. I don’t usually purchase games, but it was only .99 so I thought what the heck! Every time I try and open it, it crashes... haven’t been able to play/get the app to work! Very disappointed 😣 ### 1/5 — FIX THE GLITCH *2019-06-24* I used to love this game and once beat it but now I come back to it and it always crashes bad ### 1/5 — Lässt sich nicht öffnen *2019-06-15* Grrrr ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work *2019-06-10, version 1.12* The game doesn’t open on my iPhone. I want my money back ### 1/5 — Nicht kaufen *2019-05-30* Spiel lässt sich nicht öffnen. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Dont bother buying *2026-05-30* Gave it a shot cause it was only $0.99 despite the reviews and last update being 8y ago, I shouldn’t have. ### 1/5 — Not like the original controls, which matters *2023-10-23* Controls are not good enough for fine and slow subtle movements like the original game, was looking for a bit of nostalgia but was just disappointed. ### 1/5 — Outdated but fun *2022-04-01* Still as fun as remember as a kid. Downside is the game was free back then yet now that we pay money for it, they can’t update it??? Is it too much to ask for a pause button, high-scores menu/leaderboards, some sound options (that little burp is so satisfying but it’s drowned out by the loud music), and lastly the hit marker is too big/buggy (at times I can slip through just fine and other times there is clearly still space between my fish and the other yet it’s game over). Please update! These issues can’t be that hard to fix ### 1/5 — Not fun to control but nostalgic at least? *2022-02-05, version 1.12* Not worth it ### 1/5 — Won’t work *2021-08-06* I just got this game and it’s horrible. I can’t open the game, everytime I try it just crashes and puts me back on my original screen. Don’t buy ### 1/5 — Poor controls *2021-06-15* I used to love playing this game as a kid on the computer. It might take a little to gain some speed but you could at least tap the arrow in the direction you would like to go a few times and it would help you narrowly avoid fish. This game you have to slam the controls in the direction you would like to go just to try making it move a little which ends up being far more than intended. I get it’s supposed to be a difficult game but there should be some sort of sensitivity setting or on screen keys to allow you to tap in the direction you would like to go when trying to have more minute adjustments. The current controls make it near impossible for the precise movements that were achievable on the computer. PLEASE fix controls. I would pay more if there were better controls. ### 1/5 — BAD GAME *2021-01-26* This game has got to be hands down the worst game I have ever played. They don’t send enough small fish but instead an insane amount of larger fish, which makes it too hard and not fun. Also you don’t even touch the fish and you randomly die. If you could post negative stars I would. Whoever invented this game, straight up failed. I use to play it in the past and then stopped... now I know why. JUNK! ### 1/5 — DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! *2020-06-16, version 1.12* I bought this app and it won’t even run! ### 1/5 — Game did not work waste of money *2020-05-05* Failed to load the app ### 1/5 — Want refund *2020-03-30, version 1.12* It won’t even open on my iPad. I don’t have an iPhone to play it on either. They should’ve advertised this flaw ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Just like I used to play on the computer *2021-09-06* This includes both fishy classic and the levels one. I don’t have any issues with the controls, which some other reviewers had mentioned. I recommend this game for anyone wanting some nostalgic fun! ### 5/5 — Can’t play to Can play 😁 *2019-05-17* Original review: I’d give this game a 5 if it actually worked. I can’t believe I paid for a broken game. Granted it was only .99 but if you pay for an app it should work....right? Please fix, thanks! I take it back. This game is awesome and just as I remember. App doesn’t work on iPad but works fine on phone. ### 5/5 — Brings back memories *2018-08-07* Just got over 16 million on classic with a massive fishy before I gave up lol. Just now giving normal game a try, loving it. Makes me feel like I’m back in school ignoring the teacher during keyboarding playing fishy against friends to see who gets bigger before getting caught. Great game, glad to see on App Store. ### 5/5 — Nostalgic *2018-07-25* I don’t know what these people are talking about the game plays just like it did 10 years ago. It’s super nostalgic and still fun, doesn’t crash at all. Thank you X Gen Studios. ### 4/5 — No end? *2022-02-13* Love the game, so much nostalgia. I got the whole pond nearly… My fish got really big and is continuously devouring but there’s no end to the game like the original? What’s the growth limit? When is it over? ### 4/5 — Pretty Fun *2018-07-30* I wish there was an end cap, say, 100k like in the original game where you messed up the environment, and if the fish could move just a bit faster that’d be great ### 4/5 — Simple game. Does what it says on the tin. *2018-06-26* Movement on screen reduces visibility of game. This sometimes means you get gulped. Not had issue of freezing as per previous reviewers. Worked perfectly fine on startup. ### 3/5 — Big hit box *2022-01-13* Definitely think the fishes hit box is too big making it really hard to avoid fish, also having to move around with you hand on the screen blocks a fair amount of view on mobile adding to the difficulty. While I do like the addition of the level style, I don’t think it added enough to the game to warrant charging money for it with the free online version being much easier to play. ### 3/5 — Fishy! *2020-05-27* I remember playing this game back in the day. I have a suggestion though, could u have the option just to move fishy directly with your finger instead of the “joycon” ### 3/5 — Needs updating *2019-01-21* Lvl 7 and 8 are almost impossible because the enemy fish’s hit box is far larger than fish themselves. You can be no where near the mouth of an enemy fish, and you’ll still die. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*