Cryptid Aquarium vs AquaPlants
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cryptid Aquarium
Discover and collect a variety of mysterious creatures, from fish and animals to plants and mushrooms. Feed them to make them multiply, train them for sports competitions, and aim for the top rankings. This game offers a fun and engaging way to pass the time with its free-range breeding and farm-building mechanics.
- Collect diverse creatures
- Feed and breed creatures
- Train creatures for sports
- Compete in rankings
- Build creature farms
- Free-range breeding
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The latest in the aquarium series with a total of 3 million downloads. An insane game filled mystery. Feed your creatures and they will multiply. Collect all kinds of creatures. Fish! Animals! Plants! Mushrooms! All kinds of cute creatures! Train the creatures you catch and have them participate in sports competitions (races, swimming). Aim for the top in the rankings. Easy to use and perfect for killing time! Breed your creatures free-range! You can also mass-produce creatures by building up your farm!
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
Cryptid Aquarium and AquaPlants both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Cryptid Aquarium's written reviews are positive against 67% of AquaPlants's. Cryptid Aquarium also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (252 vs 47). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Cryptid Aquarium sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and AquaPlants sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Cryptid Aquarium against 4.7 for AquaPlants. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cryptid Aquarium has 252 ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Cryptid Aquarium's written reviews are positive against 67% of AquaPlants's.
Cryptid Aquarium ships an update weekly, AquaPlants fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cryptid Aquarium | AquaPlants |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (252 ratings) — better | 4.7 (47 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 252 — better | 47 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryota Kikuchi | Filmo inc. |
Customer experience
Cryptid Aquarium
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In-app purchases
Cryptid Aquarium
- ルビーx1$0.99
- lights$1.99
- Light$1.99
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- ルビーx6$3.99
- ルビーx52$26.99
AquaPlants
- 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
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