Comparison

Happy Fish + vs Happy Ranch

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

Head to head
About

Happy Fish +

Engage in a relaxing virtual fish farming experience with over 3000 unique fish species. Interact with your aquatic pets, decorate their habitats with beautiful backgrounds, and enjoy daily activities and mini-games. Connect with friends to share the fun and discover treasures.

Highlights
  • Over 3000 unique fish species
  • Interactive feeding and play
  • Variety of beautiful backgrounds with music
  • Daily activities and new fish updates
  • Exciting mini-games
  • Social features to visit friends
Features
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《Happy Fish》 The most popular and loving fish game! It has been installed over 100 million times worldwide. 【More than 3000 kinds of fishes】 More than 3000 kinds of fishes with remarkable personalities for you to choose. Cutie, Funky, Sweety, Geek, and so on..., no matter what their personalities are, you can have them all! 【Easy and Relaxing】 Feed the fish, play with them, and trigger unexpected motion effects with only one touch! You can also get variety of treasures form your fish. Let the fish comfort you anytime and anywhere. 【Beautiful Backgrounds】 Farmland, desert, outerspace, ocean, four seasons...and so on... There are a variety of backgrounds for you to choose. What's even better is that each background has its own music! 【Activities & Suprises Every Day】 Regularly updated with different activities and new fish. Experience loads of fun in one game! 【Exciting Mini games】 Dr. Octopus, Gold、Golden Dolphin、Big Crab、Sea Otter、Deep Sea... etc. Let the pets bring joy to your fish bowl. 【Make Friends While Raising Fish】 Visit your friends and maybe trick them a little bit, or you can feed their fish, pick up their fish's gems, and leave them messages...etc. Let's experience all the fun with your friends! 【Copyright Notice】 All content in this game is the property of Happy Elements, and is protected by international copyright laws.

About

Happy Ranch

Build and manage your dream ranch with the help of adorable Qltons. Grow crops, produce goods, care for animals, and cook delicious meals. Trade with friends and customize your ranch with decorative items.

Highlights
  • Build and operate a farm
  • Harvest crops and produce goods
  • Care for animals and Qltons
  • Cook desserts and cuisines
  • Trade with neighbors and friends
  • Customize ranch with decorations
Features
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Welcome to Happy Ranch! Build and operate your own ranch with Qltons! Qltons are cute little friends who will help your ranch come to life. Features - Build and operate your farm - Havest fresh crops and produce tons of goods - Care for cute animals and Qltons - Cook a variety of desserts and cuisines - Trade crops, goods, and gifts with your neighbors and friends - Customize your ranch with a variety of themed decorative items. Supports English, simplified/traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Thai language. SUPPORT: Have a question about the game? Visit https://qlton.zendesk.com/hc/en-us PLEASE NOTE: Happy Ranch is free to download, but some of in-game items may request a purchase using real money. If you don’t want to use the feature, please make sure to disable in-app-purchases in your device settings.

Screenshots

Happy Fish +4 screens
Happy Ranch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Happy Ranch at none against Happy Fish +'s 10. Happy Ranch also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Happy Fish + sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Happy Ranch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Happy Ranch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 363 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Happy Fish +'s written reviews are positive against 70% of Happy Ranch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Happy Fish + ships an update every 3 months, Happy Ranch every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Happy Fish + versus Happy Ranch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHappy Fish +Happy Ranch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1K ratings)4.7 (363 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.1% of reviews70.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1K — better363
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.3 GB261 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperEureka Creation LimitedNHGAMES

Customer experience

Happy Fish +

All ratings1,028 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews160 reviews
Positive68.1%
Neutral11.3%
Negative20.6%

Happy Ranch

All ratings363 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews410 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral12.2%
Negative17.6%

User reviews

Happy Fish +

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ❤️ Nostalgic and fun
  • 🎨 Beautiful artwork and graphics
  • 🕹️ Engaging gameplay and activities
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Great for all ages

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔍 Lack of customer support
  • 🌐 Connectivity issues

Happy Ranch

From 363 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Cute and adorable graphics
  • 🎨 Vibrant and colorful design
  • 🕹️ Easy and relaxing gameplay
  • 🤝 Cooperative features like coops and gifting

Room to improve

  • ⏳ Slow progression and long wait times
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔍 Difficult to find and obtain expansion items
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs

Bugs and requests

Happy Fish +

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Missing fish and lost progress
  • Incorrect rewards and activity tracking
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to transfer saved progress across devices
  • More free content and activities
  • Improved translation and localization
  • Breeding and hatching functionality

Happy Ranch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes when trying to collect rewards
  • Unable to login or access the game on certain devices
  • Disappearing or lost items after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Vietnamese language support
  • Improve the item search and acquisition process
  • Reduce production and expansion times
  • Increase coin/gem earnings and reduce prices
  • Fix the random gift box and coworking issues

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Happy Fish +

One-time10
  • حزمة واحدة من كاش الاسماك$0.99
  • First-gear Gift pack$0.99
  • Store Value Package$1.99
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  • بعض حزم من كاش الاسماك$4.99
  • Second-gear Gift pack$4.99
  • عدة حزم من كاش الأسماك$9.99
  • Third-gear Gift pack$9.99
  • سلة من كاش الأسماك$19.99
  • حقيبة من كاش الاسماك$49.99
  • الكثير من حزم كاش الاسماك$99.99
None

Happy Ranch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Happy Fish + free?
Happy Fish + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Happy Ranch free?
Happy Ranch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Happy Fish + or Happy Ranch?
Happy Ranch is rated higher. Happy Fish + averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Happy Ranch averages 4.7 from 363 ratings.
Do Happy Fish + or Happy Ranch have ads?
Happy Fish + shows ads; Happy Ranch does not.
Which is updated more often, Happy Fish + or Happy Ranch?
Happy Fish + ships an update every 3 months, and Happy Ranch every 5 months. Most recently, Happy Fish + was updated on November 6, 2026 and Happy Ranch on November 6, 2026.

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