Comparison

Garden Eel Pet vs AquaPlants

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

Head to head
About

Garden Eel Pet

Raise a virtual Garden Eel on your smartphone. This simple game allows you to feed and clean your pet, watch its cute movements, and even name it. It's a therapeutic and time-killing experience perfect for all ages.

Highlights
  • Raise a virtual Garden Eel
  • Feed and clean your pet
  • Watch cute pet movements
  • Name your pet
  • Take and share photos
  • Receive feeding/cleaning reminders
Features
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Over one million downloads worldwide! Introducing the 「Garden Eel」 to this already popular game! FREE DOWNLOAD! It's real easy to raise your own pet in this game!! ■Raise your own Garden Eel on your smartphone. ■Watch how cute your Garden Eel moves. It's so soothing and therapeutic. [Instructions] This is a virtual pet app where you can raise your very own Garden Eel on your smartphone. It`s so easy to raise. Just feed your pet once every four days and clean its home once a week. This game app is great for kids and people who find RPG's and puzzle games a bit tedious. Try this game out! It's therapeutic, and a great way to kill time! [Basic Functions] - It's simple to raise. Just remember to feed you Garden Eel and clean its home. - Like a real Garden Eel, it moves around in such an adorable way. - You can give your Garden Eel a name. You can give it a new name at anytime. - You can take a picture of your Garden Eel with your mobile device and share it with your friends over various social networking sites. - The app also can send you notifications to let you know when your pet needs feeding and cleaning. - All of these functions are free and do not require any microtransactions! [Recommended for:] - people who have always wanted a Garden Eel or already have one and want a virtual Garden Eel to spend time with everywhere and at anytime - people who love visiting the zoo and aquariums - people who love raising virtual pets - people who want a simple game to pass their free time with something fun

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

Garden Eel Pet1 screens
AquaPlants4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Garden Eel Pet at none against AquaPlants's 7. Garden Eel Pet also leads on ratings volume (393 vs 43) and review sentiment (78% vs 67%). 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. Garden Eel Pet asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Garden Eel Pet against 4.7 for AquaPlants. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garden Eel Pet has 393 ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Garden Eel Pet's written reviews are positive against 67% of AquaPlants's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Garden Eel Pet ships an update every 6 weeks, AquaPlants fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Garden Eel Pet versus AquaPlants: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarden Eel PetAquaPlants
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (393 ratings)4.7 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings393 — 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 iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroki YamadaFilmo inc.

Customer experience

Garden Eel Pet

All ratings393 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative13.9%

AquaPlants

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

Bugs and requests

Garden Eel Pet

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Pets dying unexpectedly after short absences
  • Pets coughing/showing illness symptoms
  • Pets hissing and fighting with newly added animals
  • Snake pet not functioning properly
  • Screen partially cut off by ads after updates
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  • Pets dying despite proper care
  • Game crashes or unresponsive behavior

Requested features

10 requests
  • Breeding/reproduction system
  • More decorations and customization options
  • Frog pet variant
  • Additional activities and gameplay mechanics
  • Faster currency earning methods
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  • Multiple pets of same species without conflict
  • More animals (amphibians, birds, reptiles)
  • Pet naming system expansion
  • Scheduled feeding/cleaning times
  • Heart earning alternatives to ads

AquaPlants

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Garden Eel Pet

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 Garden Eel Pet free?
Garden Eel Pet 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, Garden Eel Pet or AquaPlants?
AquaPlants is rated higher. Garden Eel Pet averages 4.6 out of 5 from 393 ratings, while AquaPlants averages 4.7 from 43 ratings.
Do Garden Eel Pet or AquaPlants have ads?
Both Garden Eel Pet and AquaPlants show ads.
Which is updated more often, Garden Eel Pet or AquaPlants?
Garden Eel Pet ships an update every 6 weeks, and AquaPlants fortnightly. Most recently, Garden Eel Pet was updated on September 22, 2026 and AquaPlants on September 23, 2026.

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