Mobile Aquarium vs Galactic Colonies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobile Aquarium
Create and manage a virtual aquarium, raising fish from babies to adults. Your care determines their survival and happiness, with options to name, color, and even dress them up. Enjoy a charming simulation with unique 2D graphics.
- Virtual fish raising and care
- Customize fish names and colors
- 2D pencil graphics
- Realistic fish behavior simulation
- Aquarium maintenance and feeding
- Optional fish accessories
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Addictive aquarium simulation that will keep you hooked for a long time! Let your fish prosper or die---it's all up to you. Read what users say: "I just love it, it's simple but yet fun...." "This is such a cute app. I love that I can choose the color of my fishies." "I really enjoy this app everyday!!!" "Everytime I go to school my fish die!!!" The aim of the game is to grow up cute little fish in your virtual aquarium. It takes about two weeks real time to bring a fish from a baby to an adult. Of course, the app does not need to be running all the time, you only should look after the aquarium once or several times a day. At the start you have 200$ which you spend on buying baby fish. You can choose their names and colors. If you feed your little friends regularly and keep the aquarium clean the fish will be happy, gain weight, and grow up quickly. If not, well, your pets will starve, get sick, or even start to eat each other. Features: - Stunning 2D pencil graphics - Hyper-realistic fish simulation, including occasional eye-flapping - You can protect your fish from a bad flu with woolen caps - Funny messages keep you informed about the weal and woe of your little friends This program version is free for you, but it's ad-sponsored. You can remove the ads for a low price via an in-app purchase. ********* Thanks for all the reviews and the many creative ideas for improvement. I will continuously add more features as time permits.
Galactic Colonies
Explore a vast, procedurally generated galaxy and build thriving colonies on alien worlds. Manage resources, establish production lines, and research new technologies to expand your civilization. Discover diverse planets and ensure your colonists survive in challenging environments.
- Procedurally generated universe exploration
- Alien planet colonization
- Technology research
- Complex production pipelines
- Colony ship upgrades
- Diverse planet types
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Download the game for free and start exploring the galaxy! Galactic Colonies is a game about exploring space and building colonies. Explore a procedurally generated universe with thousands of planets. Every colony starts small. Start by providing housing and food for your colonists before you exploit a planet’s natural resources. Set up factories and create advanced high-tech products to make your colony grow even bigger. Discover tropical, desert and ice planets and help your colonists survive on harsh, alien worlds. FEATURES: - Explore a procedurally generated universe - Find and colonize alien planets - Research new powerful technologies - Set up complex production pipelines - Beautiful 3D graphics - Upgrade and improve your colony ship - Endless hours of fun. How far can you explore?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mobile Aquarium at none against Galactic Colonies's shown. Mobile Aquarium also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 18.6). Galactic Colonies's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (303 vs 13). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Mobile Aquarium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Galactic Colonies sells 11 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 — 4.4 for Mobile Aquarium against 4.4 for Galactic Colonies. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Galactic Colonies has 303 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Mobile Aquarium's written reviews are positive against 70% of Galactic Colonies's.
Mobile Aquarium ships an update every 2 months, Galactic Colonies every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobile Aquarium | Galactic Colonies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) | 4.4 (303 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews | 69.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 303 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TLogic.de | MetalPop, LLC |
Customer experience
Mobile Aquarium
Galactic Colonies
User reviews
Mobile Aquarium
From 13 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤗 Relaxing and enjoyable
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🎨 Customizable fish colors
- 🐠 Fun virtual pet experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Fish die too quickly
- 💰 Expensive to maintain fish
- 🙄 Rude messages when fish die
- 🔇 No music or sound effects
Galactic Colonies
From 303 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Highly addictive and engaging
- 👍 Accessible for blind and visually impaired users
- 🎨 Great graphics and sound design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches, especially with accessibility features
- 🔁 Repetitive and lacking variety in gameplay
- 💰 Unsustainable monetization model
Bugs and requests
Mobile Aquarium
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes on older devices
- Fish disappearing or getting stuck
Requested features
5 requests- More fish varieties and types
- Ability to decorate the aquarium
- Automatic feeding/cleaning options
- Notifications for fish status
- Ability to earn more money
Galactic Colonies
Reported bugs
4 issues- Research projects getting stuck or going infinite
- Inability to connect buildings properly
- Inconsistent behavior of video rewards
- Crashes when trying to watch ads
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to relocate or remove buildings
- More varied mission objectives and planet types
- Improved navigation and map UI for accessibility
- Offline mode with background resource production
In-app purchases
Mobile Aquarium
- Remove-Ads-Upgrade$0.99
Galactic Colonies
- Small Pack Of Energy Cells$1.99
- Star Racer$1.99
- Welcome Bundle$1.99
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- Cold Steel$2.99
- Medium Pack Of Energy Cells$4.99
- Skyward$4.99
- Weekend Deal$4.99
- Doubled Planet Boost Time$4.99
- Colonizer's Bundle$7.99
- A Large Pack Of Energy Cells$9.99
- Huge Pack Of Energy Cells$19.99
Questions
Is Mobile Aquarium free?
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