Cryptid Aquarium vs IKA Eyeball Drop
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!
IKA Eyeball Drop
A falling-block puzzle game featuring cute squid eyes. Combine identical eyes to create larger ones and aim for the ultimate giant squid eye. Compete for high scores and share your achievements.
- Falling block puzzle gameplay
- Combine identical squid eyes
- Create larger squid eyes
- High score tracking
- Shareable achievements
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IKA Eyeball Drop Loads of cute squid eyes! A falling-block puzzle game filled with squid eyes, a real treat for squid lovers! Combine various sparkling squid eyes to see if you can make them into the eyes of a giant squid. How to Play: Drop the squid eyes displayed on the screen onto the field. Combine the same eyes to create larger squid eyes. Update your high score and share with everyone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IKA Eyeball Drop at none against Cryptid Aquarium's 5. Cryptid Aquarium's advantage is ratings volume (253 vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. IKA Eyeball Drop asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Cryptid Aquarium against 5.0 for IKA Eyeball Drop. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cryptid Aquarium has 253 ratings behind it against 4, 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 83% of IKA Eyeball Drop's.
Cryptid Aquarium ships an update weekly, IKA Eyeball Drop monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cryptid Aquarium | IKA Eyeball Drop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (253 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 253 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryota Kikuchi | Gupero Inc |
Customer experience
Cryptid Aquarium
IKA Eyeball Drop
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
IKA Eyeball Drop
No in-app purchases
Questions
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