Fish vs Hello Fishy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Swim up and down to eat
- Consume smaller fish
- Avoid larger fish
- Simple survival gameplay
- Ocean exploration
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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?
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.
- 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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
Fish ships an update every 7 months, Hello Fishy monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fish | Hello Fishy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 273 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CoMo Coding, LLC | Brian Westphal |
Customer experience
Fish
Hello Fishy
In-app purchases
Fish
No in-app purchases
Hello Fishy
No in-app purchases









