Comparison

Nestingale vs Companions

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

Head to head
About

Nestingale

Easily scan rooms to create accurate 3D virtual plans for interior design. Design your space like a pro, with furniture recommendations and direct purchasing options. Compatible with LiDAR-enabled devices or manual floor plan creation.

Highlights
  • Scan rooms in 3D
  • Create accurate virtual room plans
  • Design like a pro
  • Get personalized design recommendations
  • Purchase furniture and accessories
  • Floor plan editor for non-LiDAR devices
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Use this app to scan your rooms and create accurate 3D, virtual room plans in minutes—and then design away! No tape measure required. Nestingale simplifies interior design and home decor, making it quick and easy to accomplish your home decoration goals, in much less time and for much less cost. - Scan all your rooms, with ease - Create accurate 3d virtual room plans - Design like a pro The Nestingale app pairs with Nestingale.com, so once you've scanned your rooms with the app, you can go to Nestingale.com to get design recommendations matched to your personal style, complete your designs, and purchase your selected items directly from top manufacturers. Have confidence knowing that the furniture and accessories you select will look great and fit perfectly in your space. Please note: our app uses the LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology in Apple Pro models to allow you to easily scan and visualize your rooms in 3D. If you do not have an Apple Pro device, no problem! You can use our floor plan editor to create your room layout with a few easy steps, and then it will generate a 3D representation of your room dynamically.

About

Companions

Add a virtual aquarium to your Home Screen with customizable fish and tank styles. Enjoy a low-maintenance digital pet experience without the need for feeding or cleaning. Watch your companions swim and interact directly from your widget.

Highlights
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Customizable fish and tank styles
  • Multiple fish pack options
  • Interactive bubble feature
  • Supports iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
  • No feeding or cleaning required
Features
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A little fish tank, right on your Home Screen. Pick your fish, give them names, and see them every time you unlock your iPhone. No feeding, no cleaning, no guilt. Just a few bright companions who are always there. YOUR OWN TANK Add a fish and watch it drop into the water with a splash. Then give it a name: your best friend, a K-pop star you love, the cast of your favourite sitcom. Tap the glass and a puff of bubbles rises. Or just watch. Every fish swims in its own way, at its own pace, and lets out the odd little bubble. There's room for five, so each one gets a name and a place of its own. YOUR FISH, ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add the Companions widget and your tank is there every time you glance at your phone. Same fish, same water, no need to open the app. The widget comes in small, medium and large, and the app shows you exactly how each size will look before you place it. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from four tank styles: Minimal, Twilight, Pond and Reed. Pick one and your widget changes to match. MEET THE FISH Every tank starts with a Tang, a Sardine and a Puffer. Want more company? • Reef Pack: Clownfish, Moorish Idol, Regal Tang, Parrotfish and Lionfish. • Pond Pack: Koi, Gold Koi, Catfish, Trout and Terrapin. • Sea Creatures Pack: Sea Turtle, Seahorse, Squid, Jellyfish and Octopus. • Shark Pack: Great White, Manta, Hammerhead, Whale Shark and Thresher. • Whale Pack: Dolphin, Orca, Blue Whale, Sperm Whale and Humpback. • Pond Creatures Pack: Minnow, Axolotl, Frog, Toad and Tadpole. MADE WITH CARE Companions is made by one person in South Korea. If there's a fish you'd love to see, or anything else on your mind, email me from Settings and I'll reply personally. Available in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nestingale4 screens
Companions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nestingale at none against Companions's 10. Nestingale also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Companions's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Companions sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Nestingale asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Companions holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nestingale ships an update weekly, Companions every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Nestingale versus Companions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNestingaleCompanions
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—90.0% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNestingale, Inc.Tiaan Johan van der Riel

Customer experience

Nestingale

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Companions

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nestingale

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Companions

Subscriptions1
  • All Fish$3.491 Month
One-time9
  • Whale Pack$1.99
  • Pond Creatures Pack$1.99
  • Reef Pack 2$1.99
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  • Freshwater Pack 2$1.99
  • Reef Pack$1.99
  • Sea Creatures Pack$1.99
  • Shark Pack$1.99
  • Pond Pack$1.99
  • All Fish Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is Nestingale free?
Nestingale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Companions free?
Companions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nestingale or Companions?
Companions is rated higher. Nestingale averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Companions averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Nestingale or Companions have ads?
Neither Nestingale nor Companions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nestingale or Companions?
Nestingale ships an update weekly, and Companions every 2 days. Most recently, Nestingale was updated on November 3, 2026 and Companions on November 1, 2026.

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