Comparison

Leopard Gecko 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

Leopard Gecko Pet

Easily raise a virtual gecko on your phone. Enjoy its cute animations and relaxing music while providing simple care like feeding and cleaning. Watch your pet grow and get notifications for its needs.

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

About

AquaPlants

Cultivate a vibrant underwater world by growing aquatic plants and attracting tropical fish. This idle game allows you to create a beautiful aquarium with a variety of fish and plants, offering a relaxing and engaging experience.

Highlights
  • Idle plant growth and photosynthesis
  • Attract various tropical fish
  • Collect fish and plant information
  • Cute tropical fish animations
  • Realistic 3D aquatic plant models
  • Relaxing ambient sounds
Features
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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

Leopard Gecko Pet1 screens
AquaPlants4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Leopard Gecko Pet at none against AquaPlants's 7. Leopard Gecko Pet also leads on ratings volume (402 vs 47) and review sentiment (78% vs 67%). AquaPlants's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. AquaPlants sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Leopard Gecko Pet asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AquaPlants holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Leopard Gecko Pet has 402 ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Leopard Gecko Pet's written reviews are positive against 67% of AquaPlants's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Leopard Gecko Pet ships an update every 7 months, AquaPlants fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Leopard Gecko Pet versus AquaPlants: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeopard Gecko PetAquaPlants
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (402 ratings)4.7 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings402 — better47
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB169 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersio hondaFilmo inc.

Customer experience

Leopard Gecko Pet

All ratings398 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral7.8%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative10.3%

AquaPlants

All ratings47 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative19.7%

In-app purchases

None

Leopard Gecko 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 Leopard Gecko Pet free?
Leopard Gecko 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, Leopard Gecko Pet or AquaPlants?
AquaPlants is rated higher. Leopard Gecko Pet averages 4.6 out of 5 from 402 ratings, while AquaPlants averages 4.7 from 47 ratings.
Do Leopard Gecko Pet or AquaPlants have ads?
Both Leopard Gecko Pet and AquaPlants show ads.
Which is updated more often, Leopard Gecko Pet or AquaPlants?
Leopard Gecko Pet ships an update every 7 months, and AquaPlants fortnightly. Most recently, Leopard Gecko Pet was updated on November 7, 2026 and AquaPlants on November 7, 2026.

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