Comparison

Paradise vs Tropical Fish Tank

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Paradise

Create and customize your own vibrant underwater world with a vast array of fish, sea creatures, and decorations. Raise and breed exotic fish, discover new species, and connect with a community of fellow aquarium enthusiasts through chat and gifting.

Highlights
  • Aquarium simulation and decoration
  • Raise and breed various fish species
  • Discover diverse sea creatures
  • Design unique underwater reefs
  • Social chat and gifting with friends
  • Exotic breed discovery
Features
Currently charting
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Requires an Internet connection and iPhone 6s, iPod Touch 7th Generation, iPad 5, iPad Mini 4 or newer. Welcome to Fish Paradise, a unique blend of aquarium simulation, decoration, social chat and gifting with your friends. Decorate beautiful underwater Reefs filled with Fish, Sea Creatures and Corals. DESIGN YOUR OWN UNIQUE UNDERWATER AQUARIUM Hundreds of corals, plants, structures and decorations to choose from and design a masterpiece. RAISE AND BREED BEAUTIFUL FISH Clown Fish, Guppy, Koi Fish, Angler Fish, Betta Fish, Triggerfish, and more ... DISCOVER SEA CREATURES Sharks, Whales, Dolphins, Jellyfish, Crabs, Lobster, Octopus and more ... FIND EXOTIC BREEDS Clown Fish + Blue Hippo Tang = ? PLAY WITH FRIENDS Make new friends from an ever growing community. Visit their reefs, feed their fish, send them gifts and share messages together. SOCIAL FEATURES Chat with other players in our active community chat, send inbox messages and form player groups with your friends. Fish Paradise is Free to Play, though some in-game items can also be purchased for real money. We include a child-safe mode to disable In-App Purchases. Game Community : https://www.facebook.com/FishParadiseApp https://twitter.com/FishParadiseApp Game Support : support@orcastudios.net By downloading this game, you agree to our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy http://orcastudios.net/termsofservice/ http://orcastudios.net/privacypolicy/

About

Tropical Fish Tank

Easily maintain a virtual freshwater tropical fish tank on your smartphone. Enjoy beautiful 3D graphics of fish and plants, with simple controls for feeding and cleaning. Includes a clock mode and a notification system to help you remember daily care.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D fish and plant graphics
  • Simple swipe and tap controls
  • Table clock mode
  • Earn points for fish care
  • Unlock new fish with points
  • Adjustable fish population
  • Background music and notifications
Features
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You can easily keep freshwater tropical fish in your smartphone. Enjoy looking at the beautiful fish and aquatic plants. In clock mode, you can enjoy it as a substitute for a table clock. After cleaning and feeding, all you have to do is look at the fish. Even people who do not have time can easily raise tropical fish. Let’s take care of the fish once a day. Even if you forget to take care of it, the fish are fine. FEATURES • Amazing 3D graphics • Simple Control. Swipe to cleaning, tap to feed. • There is a table clock mode • If you take care of fish, you will get points • You can add new fish by points • You can adjust number of fish • Comfortable background music • There is a notification function so that you do not forget to feed TYPE OF FISH AND SHRIMPS • Neon Tetra • Cardinal Tetra • Rummy Nose Tetra • Glow Light Tetra • Green Neon Tetra • Albino Neon Tetra • Black Phantom Tetra • Red Phantom Tetra • Rasbora Espei • Boraras Brigittae • Eyespot Rasbora • Microdevario kubotai • Galaxy Rasbora • German Blue Ramirezi • Electric Blue Ramirezi • Golden Honey Dwarf Gourami • Cobalt Blue Dwarf Gourami • Sunset Dwarf Gourami • Wild Cherry Shrimp • Red Cherry Shrimp • Yellow Cherry Shrimp • Blue Velvet Shrimp • Crystal Red Shrimp • Snowball Shrimp • Corydoras Sterbai • Corydoras Panda • Corydoras Adolfoi • Albino Corydoras • Red Platy • Sunset Platy • White Mickey Mouse Platy • Red Top Mickey Mouse Platy • Apistogramma Agassizii Double Red • Apistogramma Agassizii Fire Red • Dwarf Puffer PAID FEATURES • 10 background images • 7 background musics • Automatic feeding • No Ads Recommended for people who •want to keep pets but cannot •are not good at games •like taking care of living things •is tired from work, study, child care

Screenshots

Paradise4 screens
Tropical Fish Tank4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Paradise at none against Tropical Fish Tank's shown. Paradise also leads on chart position (#200 vs unranked) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 612). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Paradise sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Tropical Fish Tank sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Paradise against 4.7 for Tropical Fish Tank. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paradise has 3.5K ratings behind it against 612, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Paradise's written reviews are positive against 82% of Tropical Fish Tank's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paradise ships an update every 3 months, Tropical Fish Tank every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Paradise versus Tropical Fish Tank: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParadiseTropical Fish Tank
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.5K ratings)4.7 (612 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3.5K — better612
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#200 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size594 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperORCA STUDIOS PTY. LTD.Himitsu Lab Inc.

Customer experience

Paradise

All ratings3,532 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews267 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative5.6%

Tropical Fish Tank

All ratings612 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral7.6%
Negative10.6%

User reviews

Paradise

From 3.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and relaxing game
  • 👍 Visually appealing and charming
  • 👍 Engaging community and social features
  • 👍 Variety of fish and customization options
  • 👍 Nostalgic feel and reminds users of old games

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🐛 Slow progression and leveling up
  • 💰 Expensive to unlock new features and fish
  • 🤔 Repetitive tasks and challenges
  • 🤔 Limited tank and fish storage space

Tropical Fish Tank

From 612 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Realistic and high-quality fish graphics and animations
  • 😌 Highly calming and relaxing experience
  • 🎵 Soothing background music and sound effects
  • 📱 Works offline without internet connection
  • 🐟 Diverse variety of fish species available

Room to improve

  • 💸 High pricing for individual fish purchases
  • 📺 Excessive and frequent advertisements
  • 🐟 Fish cluster at top of tank, blocking visibility
  • 🔒 Limited monetization options for earning coins
  • 📱 Portrait-only orientation, no landscape mode

Bugs and requests

Paradise

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Difficulty recovering lost accounts and profiles
  • Crashes and freezes when switching between tanks
  • Issues with the in-game chat functionality

Requested features

5 requests
  • More fish and aquatic creature varieties
  • Improved chat and community features
  • Ability to store and manage more fish
  • Faster progression and easier leveling up
  • Better optimization and stability

Tropical Fish Tank

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game glitches at random times
  • Fish occasionally disappear off-screen
  • Frozen or non-functional ads
  • Menu buttons remain visible after purchase

Requested features

20 requests
  • Multiple aquarium tanks
  • More fish species (Bettas, Angelfish, Discus, Mollies, Rainbow Sharks, Guppies, Gouramis, Cichlids, Goldfish, Danios, Swordtails, Parrots, Plecos, Barbels, Corydoras varieties, Snails, Shrimp varieties)
  • Landscape/horizontal orientation mode
  • Ability to sell or remove fish
  • Physical decorations and tank customization (rocks, driftwood, plants placement)
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  • Animated water plants and flowing water effects
  • Fish tank depth perception (fish swimming in/out of background)
  • More BGM options and sound variations
  • Ability to hide menu buttons
  • Fish species compatibility system
  • Live food options (blood worms, brine shrimp)
  • Increased fish personality variations
  • Marimo moss balls
  • Snails and additional invertebrates
  • Saltwater/marine fish version
  • Pond fish version (koi, goldfish)
  • Corydoras-focused specialized app
  • Spanish language support
  • Sound in silent/mute mode
  • Fish size information in shop

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Paradise

One-time13
  • 3000 coins$0.99
  • 25 Gems$1.99
  • 7000 coins$1.99
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  • 65 gems$4.99
  • 17000 coins$4.99
  • 34000 Coins$4.99
  • 135 gems$9.99
  • 40000 coins$9.99
  • Premium Season Pass$9.99
  • 80000 Coins$9.99
  • 335 gems$24.99
  • 750 gems$49.99
  • 1600 gems$99.99
1 purchases

Tropical Fish Tank

One-time1
  • Premium Pack$6.99

Questions

Is Paradise free?
Paradise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tropical Fish Tank free?
Tropical Fish Tank is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paradise or Tropical Fish Tank?
Tropical Fish Tank is rated higher. Paradise averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Tropical Fish Tank averages 4.7 from 612 ratings.
Do Paradise or Tropical Fish Tank have ads?
Tropical Fish Tank shows ads; Paradise does not.
Which is updated more often, Paradise or Tropical Fish Tank?
Paradise ships an update every 3 months, and Tropical Fish Tank every 2 months. Most recently, Paradise was updated on September 23, 2026 and Tropical Fish Tank on September 21, 2026.

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