Comparison

Tropica vs ShrimpNote

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

Head to head
About

Tropica

This app helps both beginners and experienced hobbyists enhance their aquascaping. It allows you to track aquariums, get plant recommendations, and find inspiration with exclusive guides. It also offers helpful setup and maintenance advice for new aquarium owners.

Highlights
  • Track virtual aquarium collection
  • Plant recommendations
  • Favorite plant list
  • Aquascape inspiration and guides
  • Aquatic plants for home decor
  • Aquarium setup and maintenance guides
  • 90-day aquarium guide
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The Tropica App offers new and exciting features: whether you’re a newcomer or a seasoned hobbyist, the Tropica App will enhance your aquascaping experience. Through our App you will be able to: - Keep track of your aquariums by adding them to your virtual collection - Get plant recommendations based on your aquarium - Create a list of your favorite plants - Get inspired by our aquascapes and access exclusive building guides - Inspiration on how to use aquatic plants as a home decoration element If you are new to the aquarium hobby the app will provide you helpful guides on how to setup and maintain your aquarium. The updated ‘90 days guide’ will help keep track of your newly established aquarium, reducing the risk of algae and other common issues. For Tropica Dealers orders have never been easier. The Tropica App gives you full control and oversight over your orders, and lets you purchase our products wherever you are, at any time of the day. You will get access to our exclusive offers and limited-edition products as well as browse through our entire product range.

About

ShrimpNote

Features
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A logbook for shrimp keeping. Grades, lineages, water quality & breeding. Whether you keep Neocaridina, Crystal Red, Taiwan Bee, or Sulawesi lines — ShrimpNote helps you track what spreadsheets and tank-only apps cannot: individual grade history, lineage names, and breeding records with photos. No subscription. No cloud account. Your collection stays on your iPhone. 【What You Can Do — Free】 ▷ Colonies (Tanks) Register up to 5 tanks with cover photo, species summary, lineage summary, shrimp count, environment notes, introduction date, and purchase price. Grade breakdown per colony (how many S / SS / SSS). ▷ Individual Shrimp Register up to 5 named shrimp with photo, species, variety, pattern, grade, lineage, generation, acquisition source & date, purchase price, identification memo, and status (keeping / breeding pair / rehomed / deceased). ▷ Grade Evaluation History Log grade judgments per shrimp — photo, grade label, date, and memo. Build a visual timeline of grade upgrades. Share any evaluation as an image card. ▷ Molt Log Record shell condition notes per individual. ▷ Water Quality & Water Changes Log temperature, pH, GH, KH, TDS, and memos. Record water change volume and water used. Unified timeline with trend charts per colony. Switch display between ℃/mL and ℉/gal. ▷ Breeding Logs Pairing date, berried date, hatch date, parent shrimp, lineage combination memo, shrimplet count, and notes. ▷ Custom Grade & Lineage Definitions Create your own grade scale (name, rank, color) — drag to reorder. Maintain a lineage master list. Add new grades inline from the shrimp form. ▷ Statistics Collection overview, total investment, breeding success rate, species pie chart, and grade pie chart. ▷ CSV Export Export colony and shrimp data as CSV files. ▷ ZIP Export & Import Export a full backup with photos and related logs (ZIP). Import from CSV or ZIP exported by ShrimpNote. Free plan respects colony/shrimp limits. ▷ Share Cards (with watermark) Three card types: New arrival, Grade evaluation, Colony overview. Free cards include a "Logged with ShrimpNote" watermark. 【ShrimpNote Pro — One-Time Purchase】 · Unlimited colonies and individual shrimp · Share cards without the fixed app watermark · Display your SNS handle on share cards (e.g. @yourname) Pay once. Yours forever. No subscription. 【Who It's For】 · Crystal Red / Taiwan Bee keepers tracking S → SS → SSS upgrades · Breeders who name lineages and need a master list · Keepers tired of losing grade photos in camera rolls · Anyone who wants local data — no cloud, no account 【Your Data Stays on Your Device】 Everything is stored locally. Nothing is uploaded to external servers. ---------------------- Developer: Kore Apps Contact: support@kore-apps.com ----------------------

Screenshots

Tropica4 screens
ShrimpNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tropica at none against ShrimpNote's 1. ShrimpNote's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ShrimpNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tropica asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tropica ships an update every 13 months, ShrimpNote fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tropica versus ShrimpNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTropicaShrimpNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (45 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTropica Aquarium Plants ASkazuki korenori

In-app purchases

None

Tropica

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ShrimpNote

One-time1
  • ShrimpNote Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Tropica free?
Tropica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShrimpNote free?
ShrimpNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tropica or ShrimpNote have ads?
Neither Tropica nor ShrimpNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tropica or ShrimpNote?
Tropica ships an update every 13 months, and ShrimpNote fortnightly. Most recently, Tropica was updated on October 29, 2026 and ShrimpNote on October 31, 2026.

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