Boxfish simulation game vs Playing with Puffer fish
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boxfish simulation game
Create and nurture a virtual aquarium with a charming boxfish. Feed your fish daily to watch it grow, and customize its environment with over 70 decorative assets for a relaxing experience.
- Grow a virtual boxfish
- Daily feeding mechanic
- Aquarium layout customization
- Over 70 decorative assets
- Relaxing simulation experience
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This is very simple healing aquarium app. - You can grow a real pretty boxfish. - You feed boxfish, it grows everyday. - You can layout your aquarium (over 70 types assets!) You can feel Hi-Quality relaxation by this app... == decoration assets by == http://iconka.com/en/free/
Playing with Puffer fish
Interact with adorable pufferfish by touching them on screen. Improve their mood by playing and feeding them. Earn points to unlock new backgrounds and watch your pufferfish grow over time.
- Interactive pufferfish gameplay
- Mood management system
- Feeding mechanics
- Unlockable background images
- Pufferfish growth over time
- Ad-supported gameplay
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An app that can be raised to be able to touch cute Puffer fish. Let's heal with a cute Puffer fish. ■ By sliding the screen you can play with Puffer fish in the sense that you put your finger in the water. When playing with Puffer fish "Mood" goes up. When the "mood" is low, it swells and bulges. ■ When "mood" is bad, Puffer fish does not eat food. Let's give food after touching and improving "mood". Feeding can be given with a sense that actually feeds food with tweezers. Drag tweezers and you want Puffer fish to feed I will rush but I will give you a point You can get at high speed. Sometimes I threw a rush, Let's feed with Puffer fish while playing points. ■ You can get the background image at the point you did. Puffer fish will grow day by day even when you exit the application so let's enjoy it while enjoying it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Boxfish simulation game at 4.8 against Playing with Puffer fish's 4.2. Boxfish simulation game also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 15 months). Playing with Puffer fish's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (18 vs 4). On price 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
Both are free to download. Boxfish simulation game sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Playing with Puffer fish asks for nothing beyond the download.
Boxfish simulation game holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Boxfish simulation game's written reviews are positive against 63% of Playing with Puffer fish's.
Boxfish simulation game ships an update monthly, Playing with Puffer fish every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boxfish simulation game | Playing with Puffer fish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 4.2 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.9% of reviews — better | 63.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | tack | Yamabus |
Customer experience
Boxfish simulation game
Playing with Puffer fish
In-app purchases
Boxfish simulation game
- 320points$2.99
- 800points$5.99
- 1500points$9.99
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- 5000points$29.99
Playing with Puffer fish
No in-app purchases
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