Aquarium Sim vs Magic Aquarium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aquarium Sim
Create and manage your own virtual aquarium filled with a diverse range of marine and freshwater fish. Customize your underwater environment with various habitats and interact with your aquatic pets by feeding them. Enjoy a relaxing visual experience with realistic fish behaviors.
- 82 detailed fish species
- Customizable aquarium environments
- Realistic swimming behaviors
- Interactive feeding and tapping
- Marine and freshwater habitats
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Aquarium Sim is an interactive virtual Aquarium for your phone & tablet. Sit back, relax and enjoy a variety of marine & freshwater fish swimming about in a colorful coral reef habitat. Setup your aquarium by choosing from 82 fish and 9 environments. Interact with your pets by taping on the glass and feeding them. Aquarium Sim Features: - 82 highly detailed Fish species - Create custom Aquarium Environments - 7 Pre-Made Coral Reef Environments - 2 Freshwater Environments - Realistic Swimming behaviors and appearance - No in-app purchases, all fish are free
Magic Aquarium
Explore a vibrant undersea world filled with diverse fish species. Collect treasures to unlock mythical creatures and embark on deep-sea adventures. Customize your environment and enjoy a peaceful aquatic simulation.
- Variety of fish species
- Fish growth simulation
- Undersea adventure
- Scene customization
- Treasure collection
- Unlockable creatures
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Do you want to explore the mini undersea world? Do you want to adventure in the deep sea? It’s in this magic aquarium that all your dreams can come true. There’re various kinds of fish such as golden fish, tropical fish, sharks and whales, which all live harmoniously and peacefully under the mini sea. Come to get your own fish and find the treasure to exchange the legendary fire dragon and ancient ichthyolite. Let’s take a submarine to explore the deep sea. Features: * All kinds of cute fishes * Enjoy the process of fish growing * Protect the fish from the neighbor cat * Have a undersea adventure * Able to change the scene and walk in space as well The game is free to download. What are you still waiting for? Click and install to have your unique undersea world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aquarium Sim at 83% against Magic Aquarium's 25%. Aquarium Sim also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and rating (4.0 vs 3.7). Magic Aquarium's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support 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
Both are free to download. Magic Aquarium sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Aquarium Sim asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aquarium Sim holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aquarium Sim has 43 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Aquarium Sim's written reviews are positive against 25% of Magic Aquarium's.
Aquarium Sim ships an update every 3 months, Magic Aquarium every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aquarium Sim | Magic Aquarium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (43 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 1788918 Alberta Ltd | Xi'an Qi Guo Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Aquarium Sim
Magic Aquarium
In-app purchases
Aquarium Sim
No in-app purchases
Magic Aquarium
- Get 200 Stone$0.99
- Remove Ad$0.99
- Novice Pack$0.99
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- Get 440 Stone$1.99
- Initial Top-up Pack$1.99
- Get 720 Stone$2.99
- Get 1500 Stone$4.99
- Get 3500 Stone$8.99
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