Comparison

Fish vs Hello Fishy

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

Hello Fishy

Escape daily stress with a calming virtual aquarium. Customize your fishbowl with various fish, accessories, and themes. Enjoy a peaceful experience with adjustable camera angles and soothing music.

Highlights
  • Add up to 6 customizable fish
  • Variety of fishbowl accessory themes
  • Night and day modes
  • Camera angle customization
  • Calming background music
  • Remove unwanted fish
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Need a break? Take your mind off things with Hello Fishy. Add up to 6 fish in a variety of colors, textures, and sizes -- whether you want to keep things ultra simple or a little busier. Color, texture, and size are randomly selected, but fish can be removed at any time so you can get rid of fish you don't like as much. Other Features: - Night and day modes - A variety of fishbowl accessory themes - Camera angle customization - Calming background music Have feature requests? Leave an App Review with your ideas. We don't promise to implement every idea, but we'll try to make things that sound fun. We hope you love Hello Fishy!

Screenshots

Fish3 screens
Hello Fishy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hello Fishy at monthly against Fish's every 7 months. Hello Fishy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 92%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

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 Hello Fishy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Fish's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hello Fishy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fish ships an update every 7 months, Hello Fishy monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fish versus Hello Fishy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishHello Fishy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB273 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCoMo Coding, LLCBrian Westphal

Customer experience

Fish

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

Hello Fishy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fish

No in-app purchases

None

Hello Fishy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fish free?
Fish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hello Fishy free?
Hello Fishy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fish or Hello Fishy?
Fish and Hello Fishy are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Fish or Hello Fishy have ads?
Neither Fish nor Hello Fishy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fish or Hello Fishy?
Fish ships an update every 7 months, and Hello Fishy monthly. Most recently, Fish was updated on July 24, 2026 and Hello Fishy on June 1, 2026.

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