Puffer Fish vs Fish Hunter
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
Fish Hunter
Control a small fish and grow by eating smaller fish while avoiding larger ones. Explore a beautiful, relaxing underwater world and collect bonuses to survive and achieve a high score. Complete all achievements to become the top player.
- Eat smaller fish to grow
- Avoid larger fish
- Collect bonuses like starfish and clams
- Complete achievements
- Relaxing underwater universe
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Fish Hunter is a fun game in which you play as a pretty little fish. Eat fish that are smaller to grow while avoiding larger fish than you. Immerse yourself in a beautiful relaxing universe. Catch some bonuses like starfish or clam to survive and make the best score. Complete all achievements to be the best player!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Fish Hunter at Free against Puffer Fish's $0.99. Puffer Fish's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Fish Hunter is free to download; Puffer Fish costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Puffer Fish against 5.0 for Fish Hunter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Puffer Fish ships an update every 37 months, Fish Hunter every 48 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puffer Fish | Fish Hunter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months — better | Every 48 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Hempfling | NoBrain Studio |
Customer experience
Puffer Fish
Fish Hunter
In-app purchases
Puffer Fish
No in-app purchases
Fish Hunter
No in-app purchases
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