Virtual Pet Beluga Aquarium Simulation vs Gecko Pet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virtual Pet Beluga Aquarium Simulation
Experience a relaxing aquarium simulation where you can nurture a virtual beluga whale. Feed your fish, customize your underwater environment with over 100 decorative assets, and enjoy a high-quality, calming experience.
- Grow a virtual beluga whale
- Feed boxfish to grow them
- Customize aquarium with 100+ assets
- High-quality relaxation experience
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This is very simple healing aquarium app. - You can grow a real pretty beluga. - You feed boxfish, it grows everyday. - You can layout your aquarium (over 100 types assets!) You can feel Hi-Quality relaxation by this app... == decoration assets by == http://iconka.com/en/free/
Gecko Pet
Raise a virtual gecko on your phone with simple care tasks like feeding and cleaning. Enjoy its smooth animations and relaxing music as it grows daily. This game is ideal for busy individuals or those new to gaming.
- Raise a virtual gecko
- Simple feeding and cleaning mechanics
- Real-time growth updates
- Customizable pet name
- Relaxing music and animations
- Notifications for care tasks
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Completely free! This is an application to make a gecko a pet. You can easily raise a cute gecko in your phone. The smooth animation of the gecko's cute movements will heal you. The music is also very relaxing. This game is an app to raise geckos in your phone. It's very easy to take care of them. All you have to do is feed it and clean it! It is recommended for people who are not good at playing games and busy people. Please enjoy watching the gecko grow day by day. The game's contents You can feed the gecko, clean it, and take care of it easily. The gecko grows a little bit every day. Touch the screen, and the gecko will come to that place. You can watch the gecko while listening to music. You can give the gecko a name of your choice. (The name can be changed at any time.) The size of the gecko is updated every second so that you can see its size in real time. When you start the app, it will report how much it has grown since the last time. Notifies you of the timing of feeding and cleaning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gecko Pet at 4.7 against Virtual Pet Beluga Aquarium Simulation's 4.2. Gecko Pet also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (82% vs 65%). Virtual Pet Beluga Aquarium Simulation's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 32 months). On price, ratings volume, monetization model 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. Virtual Pet Beluga Aquarium Simulation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gecko Pet asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gecko Pet holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 131 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Virtual Pet Beluga Aquarium Simulation's written reviews are positive against 82% of Gecko Pet's.
Virtual Pet Beluga Aquarium Simulation ships an update every 4 days, Gecko Pet every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtual Pet Beluga Aquarium Simulation | Gecko Pet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (46 ratings) | 4.7 (131 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.3% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 | 131 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | tack | sio honda |
Customer experience
Virtual Pet Beluga Aquarium Simulation
Gecko Pet
In-app purchases
Virtual Pet Beluga Aquarium Simulation
- Deluxe Pack$4.99
Gecko Pet
No in-app purchases
Questions
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