Comparison

Fish vs Stars and Ghosts

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fish

Navigate a vast ocean, guiding a small fish to consume smaller prey while avoiding larger predators. Success depends on skillful movement to grow and survive.

Highlights
  • Swim up and down to eat
  • Consume smaller fish
  • Avoid larger fish
  • Simple survival gameplay
  • Ocean exploration
Features
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Fish-e is a simple underwater arcade game about eating, dodging, and surviving. You play as Fish-e, a hungry little blue fish trying to last as long as possible in a sea full of snacks and danger. Eat smaller fish to score points, chase bonus fish for bigger rewards, and avoid the bigger fish looking to make you their next meal. Watch out for puffer fish — they will stun you and leave you vulnerable. The longer you survive, the harder it gets. Keep moving, stay sharp, and see how high you can climb on the global leaderboard. Features: • Easy to play, hard to master arcade gameplay • Eat smaller fish to score points • Avoid bigger fish or get eaten • Dodge puffer fish that can stun you • Endless survival-style scoring • Game Center leaderboard support • Quick sessions perfect for casual play How long can Fish-e survive?

About

Stars and Ghosts

Fly through a Halloween sky, catching ghosts to send stars back to the light. Avoid spooky obstacles and use spiders to power up your witch. Collect all the stars to unlock spells and draw constellations.

Highlights
  • Catch ghosts
  • Collect stars
  • Avoid obstacles
  • Power-up with spiders
  • Unlock spells
  • Draw constellations
Features
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Prepare your broomstick and follow the path… spooky hills are full of Ghosts to catch! Gather around the haunted night… to send stars back to the light. Each ghost you get is a star in the sky… catch them all, don’t let them fly! Avoid the bat, the pumpkin and the skeleton fish… and use spiders to power up your witch! Catch all the ghosts until there is none… turn a nice little witch into a bad, mad one! Collect all the stars to draw a constellation… and unlock spells beyond your imagination! (no ads, no internet connection required) www.landka.com hello@landka.com

Screenshots

Fish3 screens
Stars and Ghosts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fish at none against Stars and Ghosts's 5. Stars and Ghosts's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stars and Ghosts sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Fish asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fish against 5.0 for Stars and Ghosts. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fish ships an update every 7 months, Stars and Ghosts every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fish versus Stars and Ghosts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishStars and Ghosts
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCoMo Coding, LLCLandka

Customer experience

Fish

All ratings14 ratings
Positive35.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

Stars and Ghosts

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fish

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Stars and Ghosts

One-time5
  • 1000 Stars$0.99
  • Duplicator$1.99
  • 5500 Stars$4.99
Show 2 more
  • 12000 Stars$9.99
  • 75000 Stars$49.99

Questions

Is Fish free?
Fish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stars and Ghosts free?
Stars and Ghosts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fish or Stars and Ghosts?
Fish and Stars and Ghosts are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Fish or Stars and Ghosts have ads?
Neither Fish nor Stars and Ghosts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fish or Stars and Ghosts?
Fish ships an update every 7 months, and Stars and Ghosts every 12 months. Most recently, Fish was updated on October 4, 2026 and Stars and Ghosts on October 14, 2026.

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