Paradise vs Tropical Fish Tank
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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/
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.
- 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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Paradise | Tropical Fish Tank |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.5K ratings) | 4.7 (612 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.1% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 612 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #200 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 594 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ORCA STUDIOS PTY. LTD. | Himitsu Lab Inc. |
Customer experience
Paradise
Tropical Fish Tank
User reviews
Paradise
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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)
Show 15 moreShow fewer
- 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
Paradise
- 3000 coins$0.99
- 25 Gems$1.99
- 7000 coins$1.99
Show 10 moreShow fewer
- 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
Tropical Fish Tank
- Premium Pack$6.99
Questions
Is Paradise free?
Is Tropical Fish Tank free?
Which has better reviews, Paradise or Tropical Fish Tank?
Do Paradise or Tropical Fish Tank have ads?
Which is updated more often, Paradise or Tropical Fish Tank?
Other comparisons















