Comparison

Virtual Orca Simulation game3D vs AquaPlants

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

AquaPlants

Cultivate a vibrant underwater world by growing aquatic plants and observing their photosynthesis. As your plants flourish, attract a variety of beautiful tropical fish to your aquarium. This idle game offers a relaxing experience with charming animations and detailed plant information.

Highlights
  • Idle incremental gameplay
  • Grow aquatic plants
  • Attract tropical fish
  • Collect various fish and plants
  • Detailed plant encyclopedia
  • Cute fish animations
  • Realistic 3D plant models
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Welcome to the world of aquatic aquariums! "I like tropical fish, but it's hard to manage the aquarium by myself ...!" AquaPlants was born for you. This game is very simple "Incremental" game! Grow aquatic plants and let them photosynthesize a lot. As the plants grow, beautiful tropical fish will visit more often! Find various tropical fish and grow your own aquarium. Game features ■ Simple game method that can be nurtured by leaving it alone ■ Various tropical fish and aquatic plants ■ Detailed bean knowledge like a picture book ■ Cute animation of tropical fish ■ 3D model of aquatic plants that faithfully reproduces the real thing ■ Healing sound info@filmo.jp Created by team, Filmo.

Screenshots

Virtual Orca Simulation game3D4 screens
AquaPlants4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Virtual Orca Simulation game3D at none against AquaPlants's 7. Virtual Orca Simulation game3D also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 67%) and ratings volume (229 vs 43). AquaPlants's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. AquaPlants sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Virtual Orca Simulation game3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 AquaPlants. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual Orca Simulation game3D has 229 ratings behind it against 43, 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 67% of AquaPlants's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Orca Simulation game3D ships an update every 6 weeks, AquaPlants fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Virtual Orca Simulation game3D versus AquaPlants: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual Orca Simulation game3DAquaPlants
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (229 ratings) — better4.7 (43 ratings)
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings229 — better43
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEiko MorozumiFilmo inc.

Customer experience

Virtual Orca Simulation game3D

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

AquaPlants

All ratings34 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative19.7%

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

AquaPlants

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Virtual Orca Simulation game3D

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

AquaPlants

One-time7
  • Decoration Item (TreeStamp)$1.99
  • ガチャアイテム(ネオンテトラx5)$1.99
  • AmazonFrogPit$1.99
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  • シンガブルーネオンタキシードリボンx5$3.99
  • グリーンコブラグッピーx5$3.99
  • ショップチケット×5$9.99
  • ショップチケット×20$24.99

Questions

Is Virtual Orca Simulation game3D free?
Virtual Orca Simulation game3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AquaPlants free?
AquaPlants is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Virtual Orca Simulation game3D or AquaPlants?
Virtual Orca Simulation game3D is rated higher. Virtual Orca Simulation game3D averages 4.8 out of 5 from 229 ratings, while AquaPlants averages 4.7 from 43 ratings.
Do Virtual Orca Simulation game3D or AquaPlants have ads?
Both Virtual Orca Simulation game3D and AquaPlants show ads.
Which is updated more often, Virtual Orca Simulation game3D or AquaPlants?
Virtual Orca Simulation game3D ships an update every 6 weeks, and AquaPlants fortnightly. Most recently, Virtual Orca Simulation game3D was updated on October 15, 2026 and AquaPlants on October 7, 2026.

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