Comparison

Happy Fish + vs Herding Cats

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

Herding Cats

Gently gather wandering cats back into their cozy boxes in this relaxing puzzle game. Explore storybook-inspired rooms with sleepy kittens and playful chaos, designed for unwinding with satisfying, calm gameplay.

Highlights
  • 100 cozy handcrafted levels
  • Relaxing gameplay at your own pace
  • Adorable cats with playful personalities
  • Cozy chapter progression
  • Gentle sound design and calming atmosphere
  • Designed for short relaxing play sessions
Features
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Welcome to Herding Cats. The cats have wandered all over the house again, and it is your job to gently gather them back into their cozy little boxes. Explore warm storybook-inspired rooms filled with sleepy kittens, playful chaos, and relaxing puzzle gameplay designed to help you slow down and unwind. Herding Cats is a calm, cozy puzzle experience focused on atmosphere, comfort, and simple satisfying gameplay. No timers forcing you to rush. No stressful mechanics. Just soft music, warm rooms, and a house full of cats with personalities of their own. FEATURES • 100 cozy handcrafted levels • Warm storybook-inspired art • Relaxing gameplay at your own pace • Adorable cats with playful personalities • Cozy chapter progression through a growing home • Gentle sound design and calming atmosphere • Simple intuitive controls • Designed for short relaxing play sessions Each chapter introduces new rooms, moods, and cozy spaces to explore as you move deeper into the house. Some cats are sleepy. Some are curious. Some refuse to stay where they belong. And somehow… it always becomes your job to gather them home. This first release is only the beginning. More rooms, chapters, cats, and cozy surprises are already planned for future updates. Thank you for spending a little time in our cozy little world.

Screenshots

Happy Fish +4 screens
Herding Cats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Herding Cats at 5.0 against Happy Fish +'s 4.5. Happy Fish +'s advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 11 one-off in-app purchases and Herding Cats sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Herding Cats holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Happy Fish + has 1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Happy Fish + ships an update every 3 months, Herding Cats every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Happy Fish + versus Herding Cats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHappy Fish +Herding Cats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size1.3 GB88 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperEureka Creation LimitedLUCIN DIGITAL SERVICES LLC

Customer experience

Happy Fish +

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

Herding Cats

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Herding Cats

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Happy Fish +

One-time11
  • $0.99 Special package$0.99
  • حزمة واحدة من كاش الاسماك$0.99
  • First-gear Gift pack$0.99
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  • Store Value Package$1.99
  • 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
1 purchases

Herding Cats

One-time1
  • Support the Cats$2.99

Questions

Is Happy Fish + free?
Happy Fish + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Herding Cats free?
Herding Cats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Happy Fish + or Herding Cats?
Herding Cats is rated higher. Happy Fish + averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Herding Cats averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Happy Fish + or Herding Cats have ads?
Both Happy Fish + and Herding Cats show ads.
Which is updated more often, Happy Fish + or Herding Cats?
Happy Fish + ships an update every 3 months, and Herding Cats every 2 months. Most recently, Happy Fish + was updated on October 26, 2026 and Herding Cats on October 21, 2026.

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