Comparison

Virtual Orca Simulation game3D vs Flapjack Octopus Pet

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

Head to head
About

Virtual Orca Simulation game3D

A relaxing digital pet experience where you care for a virtual orca. Decorate its underwater environment and maintain its habitat to ensure its well-being. Enjoy a soothing escape with beautiful scenery.

Highlights
  • Virtual orca care
  • Habitat decoration
  • Feeding mechanic
  • Water changing mechanic
  • Relaxing underwater scenery
Features
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Aquarium World is a free, simple and soothing digital pet game. Purpose The game's objective is to make you feel at ease. Relax while looking at the beautiful underwater scenery. How to play To train your orca, you will need to do the following: · Feed it every three days · Change the water every seven days Features The game has a decoration function. Enjoy decorating the sea to your liking!

About

Flapjack Octopus Pet

Raise a cute octopus as a virtual pet on your phone. Enjoy its smooth animations and relaxing music while you feed and clean it. Watch your octopus grow and change in real-time, with notifications to help you care for it.

Highlights
  • Virtual octopus pet raising
  • Real-time growth tracking
  • Feeding and cleaning mechanics
  • Interactive touch controls
  • Relaxing background music
  • Customizable pet name
Features
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Completely free! This is an application to make a Octopus a pet. You can easily raise a cute Octopus in your phone. The smooth animation of the Octopus's cute movements will heal you. The music is also very relaxing. This game is an app to raise Octopuss 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 Octopus grow day by day. The game's contents You can feed the Octopus, clean it, and take care of it easily. The Octopus grows a little bit every day. Touch the screen, and the Octopus will come to that place. You can watch the Octopus while listening to music. You can give the Octopus a name of your choice. (The name can be changed at any time.) The size of the Octopus 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.

Screenshots

Virtual Orca Simulation game3D4 screens
Flapjack Octopus Pet1 screens

Verdict

The call

Virtual Orca Simulation game3D and Flapjack Octopus Pet both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 82% of Virtual Orca Simulation game3D's written reviews are positive against 45% of Flapjack Octopus Pet's. Virtual Orca Simulation game3D also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (229 vs 41). Flapjack Octopus Pet's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Virtual Orca Simulation game3D against 4.7 for Flapjack Octopus Pet. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual Orca Simulation game3D has 229 ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Virtual Orca Simulation game3D's written reviews are positive against 45% of Flapjack Octopus Pet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Orca Simulation game3D ships an update every 6 weeks, Flapjack Octopus Pet every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Virtual Orca Simulation game3D versus Flapjack Octopus Pet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual Orca Simulation game3DFlapjack Octopus Pet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (229 ratings) — better4.7 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews — better44.7% of reviews
Number of ratings229 — better41
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 17 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEiko Morozumisio honda

Customer experience

Virtual Orca Simulation game3D

All ratings229 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative9.8%

Flapjack Octopus Pet

All ratings41 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral7.3%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive44.7%
Neutral18.4%
Negative36.8%

Bugs and requests

Virtual Orca Simulation game3D

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Limited decoration items available
  • Cannot access limited-time decorations
  • Video ads fail to load
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Data transfer issues after changing devices
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  • Notification badge remains after update
  • Cannot open treasure chests
  • Purchased items not appearing
  • Game not loading after update
  • Spam calls after installing the app
  • Game not working properly after update
  • Translation issues
  • Choppy animations
  • Cannot view ads
  • Login issues
  • Items disappear after purchase

Requested features

20 requests
  • Sound/music feature
  • Resurrection feature for dead orcas
  • More interactive features with orca
  • Ability to add more orcas (family/friends)
  • Zoom function for better viewing
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  • New decorations and items
  • More diverse ocean creatures
  • Night mode for the sea
  • Option to turn off ads with purchase
  • More mini-games or interactive activities
  • Ability to pet orca
  • More realistic orca behavior (breathing, sounds)
  • More diverse background elements
  • Ability to customize placement of decorations
  • More varied fish and food options
  • Ability to save photos without UI elements
  • More whale species
  • Ability to have orca reproduce
  • In-app purchase for ad-free experience
  • More interactive elements in the environment

Flapjack Octopus Pet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Virtual Orca Simulation game3D

No in-app purchases

None

Flapjack Octopus Pet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Virtual Orca Simulation game3D free?
Virtual Orca Simulation game3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flapjack Octopus Pet free?
Flapjack Octopus Pet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Virtual Orca Simulation game3D or Flapjack Octopus Pet?
Virtual Orca Simulation game3D is rated higher. Virtual Orca Simulation game3D averages 4.8 out of 5 from 229 ratings, while Flapjack Octopus Pet averages 4.7 from 41 ratings.
Do Virtual Orca Simulation game3D or Flapjack Octopus Pet have ads?
Both Virtual Orca Simulation game3D and Flapjack Octopus Pet show ads.
Which is updated more often, Virtual Orca Simulation game3D or Flapjack Octopus Pet?
Virtual Orca Simulation game3D ships an update every 6 weeks, and Flapjack Octopus Pet every 17 months. Most recently, Virtual Orca Simulation game3D was updated on October 21, 2026 and Flapjack Octopus Pet on October 15, 2026.

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