Fish Tales ™ vs Calculator Quest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fish Tales ™
Build your own dream undersea world by collecting and evolving hundreds of unique fish. Explore different seas, decorate your ocean environment, and complete challenging tasks. Visit friends' seas, trade fish, and discover hidden treasures.
- Collect hundreds of fish characters
- Evolve fish with unique transformations
- Explore and create different ocean worlds
- Design undersea environments
- Complete over 50 dramatic tasks
- Visit and interact with friends' seas
- Discover treasure and collect in-game currency
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Wanna build up your own dream undersea World? Collect, evolve, raise amazing different fishes in different seas you explored. Can you DISCOVER the EVOLUTION of fish tales? *Humming Ninja --> Invisible Ninja, Shadow Ninja? *Dolphin Ball --> Glow Heart, Ocean Heart? *Spartan Fishy --> Spartan King, Warlord Fishy? *Navi Fishy --> Navi Captain, Navi Hero? *Pony Head --> Zebra Mask, Horse Mask? ... ... Hundreds More... FEATURES: *Collect Hundreds of fish characters to care, trade, and share with your friends. *Explore and create different ocean world with different backdrops and music. *Design diverse undersea decors to let your friends see your unique undersea environment. *Over 50 dramatic tasks to challenge. *Visit your friends’ seas, play with their cute fishes and send gifts to their little fishes. *Make the choice for your fish evolution. *Discover treasure and collect money your fishes have earned for your sea. PLEASE NOTE: Fish Tales is free to play, but some additional in-app purchase requires real money. To avoid it, you may adjust the settings on your mobile device.
Calculator Quest
This app merges a functional calculator with role-playing game elements. It offers a "Calc mode" for standard calculations, a fast-typing number game, and a mental arithmetic challenge.
- Standard calculator functionality
- Fast-typing number game
- Mental arithmetic time attack
- RPG elements
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A calculator and an RPG combine to form a miraculous hybrid! Includes bonus quick-typing game and math game! ※Rest assured, this app also works as a calculator. - Use for regular calculator operations! Calc mode! - Type the numbers and symbols as fast as you can! Quickdraw Colosseum! - Try your hand at the “mental arithmetic” time attack mode in Mental Math Kingdom!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Calculator Quest at none against Fish Tales ™'s 7. Fish Tales ™'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Fish Tales ™ sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Calculator Quest asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Fish Tales ™ against 4.1 for Calculator Quest. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fish Tales ™ has 538 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Fish Tales ™'s written reviews are positive against 72% of Calculator Quest's.
Fish Tales ™ ships an update every 3 weeks, Calculator Quest every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Fish Tales ™ | Calculator Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (538 ratings) — better | 4.1 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better | 72.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 538 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 3.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WISE WAVE CORPORATION LIMITED | Masakazu Yonehara |
Customer experience
Fish Tales ™
Calculator Quest
User reviews
Fish Tales ™
From 538 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🐠 Cute and unique fish designs
- 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing
- 🕹️ Fun and engaging gameplay
- 👨👩👧👦 Great for families and kids
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficulty earning in-game currency (gems)
- ⏱️ Slow progression and leveling up
- 🐛 Bugs, crashes, and connectivity issues
- 🔒 Concerns about account security and data sharing
Calculator Quest
From 14 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Unique RPG calculator concept
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🎨 Cute and retro graphics
- 🎮 Good for learning math
- ✨ Original and interesting idea
Room to improve
- 😠 Intrusive ads
- 📉 Lack of RPG depth
- 🚫 No offline play option
- 👎 Ads block numbers
- 🤷♂️ Unclear RPG elements
Bugs and requests
Fish Tales ™
Reported bugs
4 issues- Accounts getting linked to other users
- Inability to log in or access the game
- Fish and tank data getting lost or reset
- Gifts and features not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- More fish and tank customization options
- Faster ways to earn gems without spending money
- Ability to restart or reset progress
- Better customer support and communication
Calculator Quest
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes immediately after killing monsters
- Ads showing up on the top blocking off numbers
- App needs to be updated for iOS 11
- Can't use on new iPhone
Requested features
13 requests- Pay to remove ads option
- Offline play option
- More games to play
- Increase calculation level
- Add different calculation types (add, subtract, multiply, divide)
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- Add maps and companions for RPG elements
- Make game the main focus, not calculator
- Add hidden command games
- More gameplay features
- Enhance calculation function
- Make questions harder with progression
- Add items like skipping problems
- Update for newer iOS versions
In-app purchases
Fish Tales ™
- 50 Gems$4.99
- 5000 Coins$4.99
- 105 Gems$9.99
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- 12000 Coins$9.99
- 220 Gems$19.99
- 575 Gems$49.99
- 1200 Gems$99.99
Calculator Quest
No in-app purchases
Questions
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