Comparison

Magic Fish AR vs AQUALIA

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

AQUALIA

Design and manage your dream aquarium, raising over 180 types of tropical fish. Decorate your tank with hundreds of items, feed your fish, and keep it clean for their steady growth. Enjoy mini-games to earn rewards and unlock new content.

Highlights
  • Raise 180+ fish types
  • Decorate with 280+ items
  • Fish feeding and tank cleaning
  • Level up fish for upgrades
  • Play integrated mini-games
  • Earn rare fish and decorations
Features
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We present to you the most beautiful fish tank in the world. Fill your fish tank with a variety of tropical fish and design the aquarium with your own concept. 1. The fun of raising various fish You can purchase eggs from over 180 types of fish and hatch and grow them yourself. Over time, the fish get hungry and the tank gets dirty. Feed the fish and keep the fish tank clean to ensure steady growth. 2. Decorate your own aquarium Create your own aquarium by arranging over 280 types of decorations as you wish. You can create a variety of aquariums that you could only dream of. 3. Grow and level up your fish! Grow your fish to 100% and upgrade levels as you gain experience. Each time you level up, fish tanks with more diverse concepts await you. 4. When you’re bored, play a mini game! Do you feel like the time spent growing fish is boring? Enjoy the high-quality mini games prepared for you. Rare fish and decorations can be obtained as bonuses! Instagram: @aqualia_game Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aqualia.game

Screenshots

Magic Fish AR4 screens
AQUALIA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AQUALIA at Free against Magic Fish AR's $0.99. AQUALIA also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 13) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Magic Fish AR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence 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

AQUALIA is free to download; Magic Fish AR costs $0.99 up front. AQUALIA sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Magic Fish AR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Magic Fish AR against 4.7 for AQUALIA. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AQUALIA has 1K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Magic Fish AR's written reviews are positive against 69% of AQUALIA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Magic Fish AR versus AQUALIA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic Fish ARAQUALIA
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (13 ratings) — better4.7 (1K ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better68.6% of reviews
Number of ratings131K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size462 MB224 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCasey PollockLigensoft

Customer experience

Magic Fish AR

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

AQUALIA

All ratings995 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral14.7%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Magic Fish AR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

AQUALIA

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Flashing logo causing seizure concerns
  • Slow server load times
  • Progress not saving properly
  • Inconsistent hitboxes in mini-games

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to sell or remove fish from main tank
  • Automatic fish growth and tank maintenance
  • Separate tanks for freshwater and saltwater fish
  • More mini-game options
  • Ability to name and level up fish
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  • Expanded tank customization options

In-app purchases

None

Magic Fish AR

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

AQUALIA

One-time15
  • 600,000 Hearts$1.99
  • Green field Decoration Set$1.99
  • Water Puppy Flowerhorn$2.99
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  • Beautiful Betta Fishes Package$3.99
  • Koi Fish Package$4.99
  • 1,500,000 Hearts$4.99
  • Butterfly Koi Fish Set$5.99
  • Japanese Restaurant Package$6.99
  • 2,400,000 Hearts$6.99
  • Dreamland Turtle Aquarium$9.99
  • Christmas Aquarium Set$12.99
  • Mystical Arowana Aquarium Set$12.99
  • 5,000,000 Hearts$12.99
  • Waddling Ranchu Aquarium Set$14.99
  • 8,500,000 Hearts$19.99

Questions

Is Magic Fish AR free?
Magic Fish AR costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AQUALIA free?
AQUALIA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magic Fish AR or AQUALIA?
Magic Fish AR is rated higher. Magic Fish AR averages 4.7 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while AQUALIA averages 4.7 from 1K ratings.
Do Magic Fish AR or AQUALIA have ads?
AQUALIA shows ads; Magic Fish AR does not.
Which is updated more often, Magic Fish AR or AQUALIA?
Magic Fish AR ships an update monthly, and AQUALIA monthly. Most recently, Magic Fish AR was updated on October 24, 2026 and AQUALIA on October 23, 2026.

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