Cylinders vs Fish in a Watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cylinders
Stack blocks vertically to construct the tallest possible cylinder. Compete to achieve the highest score and challenge your friends to beat your achievements.
- Build cylinders vertically
- Reach highest score
- Challenge friends
- Stack blocks
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Build up the cylinders as high as you can! Reach the highest score and challenge your friends.
Fish in a Watch
Navigate a digital ocean within a smartwatch or phone as a small fish. Grow by eating smaller fish while avoiding larger predators and environmental hazards. Control your fish using the watch crown or by swiping on your phone.
- Play as a fish
- Eat smaller fish to grow
- Avoid larger predators
- Control with watch crown or swipe
- Works on Apple Watch and iPhone
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Eat or be eaten as you play as a fish stuck inside an Apple Watch (or an iPhone)! The Apple Watch game works best for Apple Watch Series 4 and up. Works OK on Series 3. Steer your fish fin by turning the Apple Watch crown back and forth. Or swipe on your phone. Avoid being eaten by bigger fish and get bigger by eating smaller fish. And there might just be a jellyfish or two lurking in the deep.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cylinders at Free against Fish in a Watch's $1.99. Cylinders also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 26). Fish in a Watch's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Cylinders is free to download; Fish in a Watch costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cylinders holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cylinders has 1.3K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Cylinders's written reviews are positive against 50% of Fish in a Watch's.
Cylinders ships an update every 6 weeks, Fish in a Watch every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cylinders | Fish in a Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.3K ratings) — better | 3.5 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Khang Le | Hesselbom Tech AB |
Customer experience
Cylinders
Fish in a Watch
Bugs and requests
Cylinders
Reported bugs
3 issues- Accuracy issues when tapping the screen
- Leaderboard not showing scores properly
- Frequent lags and glitches
Requested features
3 requests- Add more colors and levels
- Fix leaderboard issues
- Improve accuracy and reduce lag
Fish in a Watch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cylinders
No in-app purchases
Fish in a Watch
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Cylinders free?
Is Fish in a Watch free?
Which has better reviews, Cylinders or Fish in a Watch?
Do Cylinders or Fish in a Watch have ads?
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