Puffer Fish vs Wheely the Space Fish
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puffer Fish
Engage in an underwater shooter game where you defend a submarine from puffer fish. Aim to shoot them multiple times to defeat them, collect bonus items, and achieve high scores to unlock new levels. The game features easy controls and an underwater theme.
- Side-scrolling shooter gameplay
- Underwater theme
- Defend your sub
- Unlock new levels
- High score system
- Bonus starfish and items
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Puffer Fish is a classic side scrolling shooter style game with an underwater theme. Help defend your sub against the Puffer Fish. The goal of the game is to shoot as many of the Puffer Fish as you can to unlock the next level and get a high score. Shooting 10 shots in a row without missing releases a bonus starfish that you can shoot for bonus points. You have to shoot a puffer fish 4 times to kill it. Shooting a puffer fish that is puffed out will release whatever item(s) it has in it. + Puffer Fish + Sharp Shooter Bonus Starfish + Collect Pearls For More Points + Easy To Use Controls + Some Puffer Fish Contain Items + Underwater Theme + Fun For Everyone
Wheely the Space Fish
Guide a space-faring fish through cosmic oceans, collecting gems and eating smaller creatures. Avoid larger predators and use wheels to navigate the vastness. It's a dangerous but rewarding journey.
- Navigate space oceans
- Collect gems and treasure
- Eat smaller fish for lives
- Avoid larger predators
- Use wheels for speed
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Wheely the Space Fish Help guide Wheely the Space Fish swim through the oceans of outer space. Remember its dangerous place, underwater in outer space. There are lots of bigger fish in this cosmic pond. But Wheely the Space Fish, is no fish out of water - despite being a million miles up. Collect gems and treasure for points, eat smaller fish for extra lives. Avoid anything bigger then you, or with sharper teeth. Fins are great, but to get anywhere fast in the oceans of outer space you need wheels! Download Wheely the Space Fish and play now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Wheely the Space Fish at Free against Puffer Fish's $0.99. Puffer Fish's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
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Wheely the Space Fish is free to download; Puffer Fish costs $0.99 up front. Wheely the Space Fish sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Puffer Fish asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Puffer Fish against 5.0 for Wheely the Space Fish. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Puffer Fish ships an update every 37 months, Wheely the Space Fish every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puffer Fish | Wheely the Space Fish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 22 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Mike Hempfling | Galatic Droids |
Customer experience
Puffer Fish
Wheely the Space Fish
In-app purchases
Puffer Fish
No in-app purchases
Wheely the Space Fish
- Starter Pack$1.99
- Awesome bundle$2.99
- Gold+ bundle$9.99
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- Mega Super bundle$25.99
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