Real Fish Simulator vs Magic Fish AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Real Fish Simulator
Embark on an underwater adventure as a fish, exploring the ocean's depths. Navigate challenges, evade predators, and complete missions to survive. Experience a realistic ocean environment with dynamic movements and aquatic landscapes.
- Escape from sharks
- Rescue sea creatures
- Break free from aquarium
- Realistic ocean environment
- Simple & smooth controls
- Underwater effects
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Dive into an Epic Underwater Adventure! Explore the depths of the ocean and take control of a brave fish on an unforgettable journey! Face thrilling challenges, escape deadly predators, help sea creatures, and complete daring missions to survive in the vast underwater world. Control your fish and swim in deep sea. There are several sea creatures like sharks, turtles, starfishes and blowfishes. - Escape from Sharks – Outswim and outsmart hungry sharks as you navigate the deep sea. - Rescue Sea Creatures – Help your underwater friends by solving unique missions. - Break Free from the Aquarium – Find a way to shatter the glass and escape back into the wild! - Realistic Ocean Environment – Stunning visuals bring the deep sea to life with dynamic fish movements and aquatic landscapes. - Simple & Smooth Controls – Use the joystick to swim and explore freely in a vast open world. Can You Survive the Ocean? From escaping terrifying sharks to breaking out of captivity, every level brings a new adventure. Experience the thrill of the deep sea and prove your survival skills! Features -Underwater effects. -Sunlight refraction effect -Underwater bubbles. -Moving mosses. -Some fishes. -Some jellyfishes. -Wandering fishes. -Real underwater sounds. How to play Left joystick : Move forward and backward. Turn left or right while moving. Screen Right Side : Turn up or down and also turn left or right. Swim trough the glowing worms to eat. Best audio experienced with headphones.
Magic Fish AR
Explore a vibrant underwater world in augmented reality. Create and customize your own ecosystem with interactive fish and decorations. Capture stunning AR photos and express yourself with 3D stickers.
- Augmented reality camera
- Interactive fish ecosystems
- 3D decorations and stickers
- AR photography and selfies
- iMessage sticker pack
- Safari Mode for random animal generation
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Includes a powerful augmented reality camera app, and a fish themed sticker app for iMessage and FaceTime! - Safari Mode allows you to tap anywhere and create randomly generated animals in the real world! Use the 3D Camera to take amazing photographs in augmented reality, including selfies! - 3D Stickers can be scaled with a pinch, or draw fascinating shapes and lines using the colors available in the 3D Brush! - Transform the world around you with 3D Decorations like crabs, seaweed, and pool floaties! Tap anywhere to use the 3D Cursor as a shortcut to reach art supplies, create a fish, and more! - After you enable the included iMessage sticker pack, press and hold a sticker to place it anywhere in your conversations! This app is built using our powerful reality engine AugmaOS, capable of supporting 1000+ live fish! Every fish is individually influenced by the art and the environment you create! Simply tap any animal to grab it and relocate wherever you please!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magic Fish AR at 83% against Real Fish Simulator's 28%. Magic Fish AR also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Real Fish Simulator's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (117 vs 13). On update cadence and device support 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
Real Fish Simulator is free to download; Magic Fish AR costs $0.99 up front. Real Fish Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Magic Fish AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic Fish AR holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Fish Simulator has 117 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Real Fish Simulator's written reviews are positive against 83% of Magic Fish AR's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Real Fish Simulator | Magic Fish AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.7 (117 ratings) | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.4% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 312 MB | 462 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NeonWings | Casey Pollock |
Customer experience
Real Fish Simulator
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In-app purchases
Real Fish Simulator
- 250 Golds$0.99
- 500 Golds$1.99
- Starter Pack (Stackable)$1.99
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- 800 Golds$2.99
- No Ads$3.99
- Gold Bundle$3.99
- 1250 Golds$3.99
- Ocean Bundle$4.99
- 2000 Golds$4.99
- 3500 Golds$5.99
Magic Fish AR
No in-app purchases
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