Comparison

Wooden Fish vs Mōdsefa

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

Head to head
About

Wooden Fish

This app simulates a wooden fish, allowing users to tap the screen to play calming sounds. It's designed to help users relax, focus, and find comfort during emotional distress. It also offers Apple Watch support.

Highlights
  • Wooden fish simulation
  • Tap to play sound
  • Stress relief
  • Focus aid
  • Emotional comfort
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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This app simulate a real wooden fish. Tap on screen to play sound. Great to use when you need to calm yourself down, or need to get focus. The wooden fish sound can also bring comfort when you have bad emotions. Supports for Apple Watch

About

Mōdsefa

Features
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What Mōdsefa is There are times when we reach for music to express a feeling, only to find a ready-made song that has already said too much for us. It may be beautiful, but it can flatten the small ripple that has just appeared inside. Mōdsefa begins with a story that feels far away and close at hand at once. Each original instrumental work begins with the life observations of the person behind Mōdsefa and is shaped for piano and strings; melody, breath, and feeling shift together. At the right moment, it may meet what you are living through. The name Mōdsefa comes from Old English mōdsefa, a poetic word for “the inner person”: mind, spirit, soul, and heart. It is not a genre, but the name of this listening sanctuary: a place for things not yet spoken, but already taking shape inside. Mōdsefa is more than a music player; it is a vessel for the inner life. Every sound draws a little light, texture, and breath from a real corner of the earth, then returns to a life observation. We hope that, when you listen, it happens to resonate at your frequency. Reflections and privacy Write a thought under a track, or leave a short voice note. Every personal trace stays only on your device and belongs only to you. Mōdsefa does not upload, publish, or share these reflections, and never uses them for recommendations or advertising. Free • 10 original instrumental works in full • private on-device text or short voice notes with those 10 works Mōdsefa Member, while active • full playback of every work in the current library • 100 new original works every month • private on-device text or short voice notes with every work Mōdsefa Member • US$0.99/month; the App Store shows the applicable local price • renews automatically every month • manage or cancel anytime in Apple Account subscriptions • restore purchases in the app No account is required. Mōdsefa does not import, search, or play music from third-party services. Privacy Policy: https://modsefa-gateway.pages.dev/privacy Terms of Use: https://modsefa-gateway.pages.dev/terms

Screenshots

Wooden Fish1 screens
Mōdsefa3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mōdsefa at none against Wooden Fish's shown. Mōdsefa also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 10 days). Wooden Fish's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Wooden Fish sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Mōdsefa sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wooden Fish ships an update every 10 days, Mōdsefa daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Wooden Fish versus Mōdsefa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWooden FishMōdsefa
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer乃君 黄睿 李

Bugs and requests

Wooden Fish

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes or freezes on some devices
  • Inconsistent performance across platforms

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add a counter or timer feature
  • Improve sound quality and reverberation
  • Provide more sound options and customization

Mōdsefa

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Wooden Fish

One-time2
  • unlock all sounds$0.69
  • Support developer .$1.99
1 purchases

Mōdsefa

Subscriptions1
  • Mōdsefa Member — Monthly$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Wooden Fish free?
Wooden Fish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mōdsefa free?
Mōdsefa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wooden Fish or Mōdsefa have ads?
Wooden Fish shows ads; Mōdsefa does not.
Which is updated more often, Wooden Fish or Mōdsefa?
Wooden Fish ships an update every 10 days, and Mōdsefa daily. Most recently, Wooden Fish was updated on October 29, 2026 and Mōdsefa on October 24, 2026.

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