Comparison

AquaPlants vs Coelacanth and ancient fish

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Coelacanth and ancient fish

Customize coelacanth colors and feed them to earn points. Excavate fossils for bonuses and purchase new backgrounds and creatures. Experience AR to bring the ancient world into your room.

Highlights
  • Color customization for coelacanth
  • Dynamic predation for points
  • Fossil excavation with bonus multipliers
  • Purchase background images and creatures
  • AR function for recreating ancient worlds
Features
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● You can adjust the coelacanth to your favorite color by using the color adjustment food. There is also high point food, and you can get points while looking at the dynamic predation. Points can buy background images and ancient creatures. ● You can get points by excavating fossils and rewarding them. Select a colored stone and tap it carefully to crush the stone. If you take out the fossil inside without damaging it, you will get a perfect bonus. The bonus multiplier will increase as you issue Perfects in succession. The points of fossils change depending on their rarity. Let's get reward food while having fun. ● Equipped with AR function. You can recreate the ancient world in your room.

Screenshots

AquaPlants4 screens
Coelacanth and ancient fish3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AquaPlants at 4.7 against Coelacanth and ancient fish's 3.7. AquaPlants also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Coelacanth and ancient fish's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Coelacanth and ancient fish asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AquaPlants holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AquaPlants has 43 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of AquaPlants's written reviews are positive against 50% of Coelacanth and ancient fish's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AquaPlants ships an update fortnightly, Coelacanth and ancient fish every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AquaPlants versus Coelacanth and ancient fish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAquaPlantsCoelacanth and ancient fish
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (43 ratings) — better3.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings43 — better7
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFilmo inc.Yamabus

Customer experience

AquaPlants

All ratings34 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative19.7%

Coelacanth and ancient fish

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral37.5%
Negative12.5%

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
None

Coelacanth and ancient fish

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AquaPlants free?
AquaPlants is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Coelacanth and ancient fish free?
Coelacanth and ancient fish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AquaPlants or Coelacanth and ancient fish?
AquaPlants is rated higher. AquaPlants averages 4.7 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Coelacanth and ancient fish averages 3.7 from 7 ratings.
Do AquaPlants or Coelacanth and ancient fish have ads?
Both AquaPlants and Coelacanth and ancient fish show ads.
Which is updated more often, AquaPlants or Coelacanth and ancient fish?
AquaPlants ships an update fortnightly, and Coelacanth and ancient fish every 5 weeks. Most recently, AquaPlants was updated on October 7, 2026 and Coelacanth and ancient fish on October 10, 2026.

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