Comparison

Magic Fish AR vs Zoo Venture

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

Head to head
About

Magic Fish AR

Explore a vibrant underwater world in augmented reality. Create and customize your own ecosystem with interactive fish and decorations. Capture stunning AR photos and express yourself with 3D stickers.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality camera
  • Interactive fish ecosystems
  • 3D decorations and stickers
  • AR photography and selfies
  • iMessage sticker pack
  • Safari Mode for random animal generation
Features
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Includes a powerful augmented reality camera app, and a fish themed sticker app for iMessage and FaceTime! - Safari Mode allows you to tap anywhere and create randomly generated animals in the real world! Use the 3D Camera to take amazing photographs in augmented reality, including selfies!  - 3D Stickers can be scaled with a pinch, or draw fascinating shapes and lines using the colors available in the 3D Brush! - Transform the world around you with 3D Decorations like crabs, seaweed, and pool floaties! Tap anywhere to use the 3D Cursor as a shortcut to reach art supplies, create a fish, and more!  - After you enable the included iMessage sticker pack, press and hold a sticker to place it anywhere in your conversations! This app is built using our powerful reality engine AugmaOS, capable of supporting 1000+ live fish! Every fish is individually influenced by the art and the environment you create! Simply tap any animal to grab it and relocate wherever you please!

About

Zoo Venture

Construct and expand your own zoo, attracting more visitors by introducing diverse animal exhibits. The goal is to grow your park and enhance the customer experience.

Highlights
  • Build your zoo
  • Increase customers
  • Open new animal areas
  • Raise your zoo
  • Expand animal exhibits
Features
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Build your zoo and increase your customers by opening new animal areas.

Screenshots

Magic Fish AR4 screens
Zoo Venture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magic Fish AR at 83% against Zoo Venture's 0%. Magic Fish AR also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). Zoo Venture's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Zoo Venture is free to download; Magic Fish AR costs $0.99 up front. Zoo Venture sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Magic Fish AR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zoo Venture holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Fish AR has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Magic Fish AR's written reviews are positive against 0% of Zoo Venture's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Fish AR ships an update monthly, Zoo Venture every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Magic Fish AR versus Zoo Venture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic Fish ARZoo Venture
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size462 MB192 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCasey PollockCATA GAMES STUDIOS OYUN YAZILIM VE PAZARLAMA ANONIM SIRKETI

Customer experience

Magic Fish AR

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Zoo Venture

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Magic Fish AR

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Zoo Venture

One-time2
  • No Ads$4.99
  • Starter Pack$6.99

Questions

Is Magic Fish AR free?
Magic Fish AR costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zoo Venture free?
Zoo Venture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magic Fish AR or Zoo Venture?
Zoo Venture is rated higher. Magic Fish AR averages 4.7 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Zoo Venture averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Magic Fish AR or Zoo Venture have ads?
Neither Magic Fish AR nor Zoo Venture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Fish AR or Zoo Venture?
Magic Fish AR ships an update monthly, and Zoo Venture every 2 months. Most recently, Magic Fish AR was updated on November 2, 2026 and Zoo Venture on October 24, 2026.

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