# Tiny Aquarium: Fish and Show — user reviews > 58 indexed App Store user reviews of Tiny Aquarium by KLab Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 279 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tiny-aquarium-fish-and-show/id1612771543/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tiny-aquarium-fish-and-show/id1612771543.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 234 · 4★ 27 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of Tiny Aquarium? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎨 Cute pixel art style and adorable fish designs - 😌 Relaxing and chill gameplay experience - 🎮 Simple but entertaining mechanics - 🐠 Variety of fish species to collect - 🎵 Nice background music - ⏱️ Good for casual time-killing - 📚 Interesting fish facts and encyclopedia - 💰 Reasonable money progression system - 🎯 Steady and satisfying growth progression **Cons** - 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads throughout gameplay - 🚫 Forced ads without skip option - 💸 No paid option to remove ads - 🎣 Tedious and frustrating fishing mechanics - 🐛 Game-breaking bugs and glitches - ⏳ Long unskippable tutorial - 🎮 Limited gameplay depth and customization - 🗺️ Single tank layout with no variety - 🔧 Confusing UI with unclear buttons - 📍 Intrusive location-based ads **Commonly reported bugs** - Game unresponsive to taps and touches - Maximum level and money displayed on startup - Missing fish and tutorial on fresh install - Fishing hook passes through fish without catching - Fishing catch rate doesn't improve with leveling - App crashes and performance lag - Text displays too slowly **Most requested features** - Ability to choose which fish go in which tank - Multiple aquarium tanks or rooms - Aquarium customization with decorations - Paid ad-removal option - Fish interaction and feeding mechanics - Visit other players' aquariums - Improved fishing mechanics and catch rates - Sturgeon fish species - Spin-off games (zoo, garden) - Better UI/button layout - Skippable tutorial ## Newest reviews (13 of 58) ### 4/5 — LOVE this game, wish I could choose what fish go in what tank *2025-07-26* I love this game. I play it everyday. It’s almost perfect. I’d give this game 5 stars if I could control what fish goes into what tank. I’d love to customize where the fish go. ### 4/5 — Great *2025-03-08, version 1.2* I love the concept, my only issue is ads ### 5/5 — Fun *2024-10-30, version 1.2* This game is great for killing time and is very entertaining. ### 5/5 — Best game ever! *2024-10-29, version 1.2* This game is so fun and relaxing I recommend this game since it’s so fun! ### 5/5 — this game is addicting *2024-10-13* I downloaded it today after searching up aquarium on the app store out of boredom. I downloaded it expecting to not like it, but I became addicted. It’s so cute and aesthetic and there’s so many fun things to do. The ads are also reasonable as most of the time you get a reward from them. ### 5/5 — Games great *2024-10-03, version 1.2* It’s relaxing the music is nice and I really love the pixel art style ### 5/5 — Perfect game *2024-10-03* This is the most beautiful game I ever played. I love the mechanics and how everything works. And the designs of the fishes are so cute. Congratulations! :) ### 5/5 — genuinely great *2024-09-04, version 1.2* i am loving this game so far! the art is cute, the mechanics are simple but fun, and almost all the ads are optional for rewards. the few ads that aren’t optional are infrequent and short. i will definitely be recommending this game to friends! ### 5/5 — Perfect *2024-08-11* Love the variety of fish overall very relaxing like a mini aquarium that you can take care of ### 3/5 — Forced ads turned me away *2024-06-17* I get watching ads for perks in game but the fact you have to watch ads to play it’s annoying I’ll go get another game ### 5/5 — Super fun *2024-06-13, version 1.2* I haven’t tried it yet, but I don’t like that. It makes you wait a long time to just get to play the game but I’m excited to play it five stars.Also, the names are funny, but weird like I watch the little pictures that are on while you wait for it but the clown fishWhat is it called something really weird but I like it explains why it’s called that or whatever. I’m just excited to try it. I’m so happy and I love how it’s pixelated. Everyone should play this game. This is the best ever. ### 4/5 — Cute *2024-06-13* The art and all the creatures are super cute, the gameplay is easy to understand and your growth is steady as you play and entertaining to watch. The ads aren’t as constant as some other games but are very annoying in how they turn off music and take out of the app to open their page in the store. I wish there was an option to pay to turn them off. ### 4/5 — Game is very fun *2024-06-09, version 1.2* The game has amazing gameplay but the fishing can be tedious ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Giant Ad *2025-04-20* This game lacks any actual gameplay, the only way you can play/advance in this game is through repetitive amounts of ads. For every action you take an ad pops up, this just combined with the bland gameplay gives its self a well deserved 1/5 stars. ### 1/5 — The game is lagging *2025-03-19, version 1.2* Maybe it's just my phone but when i first opened the game nothing seemed to work. Wherever i tap on my screen the game doesn't react. everything seems to be max lvl and money, no tutorial, no fish, nothing else than a fix screen almost like a picture... pretty sad this game could have been fun and cozy but even deleting and reinstalling the app doesn't fix the bug ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2024-09-17, version 1.2* You end up watching more ads than playing the game. Plus I don’t appreciate you use location for local ads as well. Not recommended ### 1/5 — Tedious wait if you impatient *2024-06-21, version 1.2* Whoever thought it was a good idea to make long unskippable tutorial, I hope you happy. ### 1/5 — Forced ad ruins the game *2024-04-18, version 1.2* Not even an option to remove them with a fee, banner ad at the bottom is fine but when it’s forced, instant delete. ### 1/5 — Ads keep covering half the screen *2022-08-24* It’s bad enough the ads constantly run a banner on bottom of screen, ever 30 seconds or so another type ad covers bottom half of screen. it would be a fun game if not for all the ads. Forced ads auto 1* and deleted. ### 1/5 — Forced ads = immediate delete *2022-08-24* I’ll watch ads. I don’t mind them. However, the second there’s an ad that pops up without warning, I delete the app. It bothers me to no end, and it just isn’t worth it. It’s a cute game, but i got 30 seconds past the tutorial to get a pop up ad. Nah. I get needing to generate revenue so good luck! But for anyone who despises random interruption ads like myself, this isn’t the game for you ### 3/5 — Too many ads *2024-11-21* Great little game. Super cute, ads are just way too much, too long and way too frequent. Deleting for those reasons. ### 3/5 — Too many ads, plain map layout *2024-10-06* Ads are almost too insufferable to keep playing. I would gladly pay $1 or so to get rid of the ads that pop up every 10 seconds, or to be able to do anything without watching an ad. Want to use the capsule? Ad. Send bus? Ad. It’s fun but if it starts to get to where I can’t progress unless I watch a billion ads per day, I’m deleting. I wish there were more than 1 main tank, or I could control which animals go in which tanks. Overall, so much potential wasted with mid development. It could be such a beautiful game if there was a better system for how the aquarium looked instead of 1 room. ### 3/5 — Good concept, NEEDS improvements *2024-07-12* Devs please for the love of god make fishing less terrible. I have never played a game where you catch fish that is more frustrating. You only get 5 casts every 15 minutes, and unless you’re in one of the starter fishing areas you have a high chance of catching absolutely nothing cast after cast. The fish will swim left to right in the same 2 spots for 20 seconds straight but the second you cast they avoid your lure and swim to the other side of the screen. Not to mention the hook goes straight through fish (or right in front of their face) all the time. The game even has the nerve to say “increased catchability” when you level up, I have noticed 0 difference between level1 and level30. The aquarium tanks are cute but the fishing experience is abysmal. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — This game is awesome *2025-08-28* I hate games with ads all the time, and this one is only showing ads on a small part of the screen ### 5/5 — Great just add a sturgeon please *2025-08-19, version 1.2* I want a sturgeon ### 5/5 — Cool game *2025-08-18, version 1.2* Very chill ### 5/5 — Love it *2025-07-21, version 1.2* Good game just no ads ok please ### 5/5 — So GOoD!! *2025-07-20* This game is so cute!! The ads are a little inappropriate, in my opinion, but otherwise this game is by far my FAVORITE GAME EVER!!!! I hope you guys keep working on this, because it’s to DIE for, thank you for making this game!! Maybe you guys could make like another game like this, maybe a zoo, or a garden. Idk but, keep up the good work! Thx! ### 5/5 — The Game of All Games. *2025-05-25* This has to be one of the most splendid experiences I've had with my phone. When I was a young childbirth reme ### 5/5 — game *2025-04-13, version 1.2* game is great just got it but very high quality if your looking for a game thats calm and peaceful ### 5/5 — Chef kiss *2025-02-21, version 1.2* Perfect game keep up the good work I suggest you download this game ### 5/5 — Good game *2025-01-05, version 1.2* Is there a no ads thing you can buy? I like this game ### 5/5 — It’s great!!! *2024-11-24, version 1.2* The details are good, the fish are good, and most of all you can go and catch fish!!! --- *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 2026-06-10.*