Comparison

Fish vs Idle Chips Tycoon

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

Head to head
About

Fish

Catch fish using a net, then sell your catch at the bay. Use your earnings to upgrade your ship. This game offers a relaxing experience with appealing graphics and intuitive gameplay.

Highlights
  • Catch fish with a net
  • Sell catch at the bay
  • Upgrade your ship
  • Appealing graphics
  • Intuitive gameplay
Features
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Use your net to catch as many fish as you can. Take your catch to the bay to sell it and upgrade your ship with the money you get. Enjoy this satisfying and relaxing experience with appealing graphics and intuitive gameplay.

About

Idle Chips Tycoon

Manage a potato chip factory from excavation to sale. Upgrade your facilities to increase efficiency and revenue. Earn in-game currency and diamonds by completing tasks and selling your products.

Highlights
  • Excavate potato fields
  • Transport raw materials
  • Process potato chips
  • Sell potato chips
  • Upgrade factory buildings
  • Complete in-game tasks
Features
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Welcome to the Idle Chips Tycoon, a simulation management game where you can excavate potato fields with your excavator. After excavation, use transport vehicles to move the raw materials to your processing plant. The processing plant will perform a series of operations such as cleaning, peeling, slicing, and frying before packaging the final potato chips for sale. Source of Cash: In the game, our main source of income comes from selling different types of potato chips, and we can use cash to upgrade our buildings, significantly increasing the efficiency of our factory. As a result, our factory's revenue can increase step by step, leading to its growth! Source of Diamonds: Completing certain tasks can earn you a small amount of diamonds. Are you ready to establish your own potato chip factory?

Screenshots

Fish4 screens
Idle Chips Tycoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Fish at 831 against Idle Chips Tycoon's 162. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Fish sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Chips Tycoon sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Fish against 4.7 for Idle Chips Tycoon. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fish has 831 ratings behind it against 162, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Fish's written reviews are positive against 29% of Idle Chips Tycoon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fish ships an update every 3 weeks, Idle Chips Tycoon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Fish versus Idle Chips Tycoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishIdle Chips Tycoon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (831 ratings) — better4.7 (162 ratings)
Positive reviews31.4% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings831 — better162
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB250 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperZPLAY (HK) TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDXiamen Yiniao Game Technology Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Fish

All ratings827 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive31.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative60.0%

Idle Chips Tycoon

All ratings161 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%

User reviews

Fish

From 831 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤣 Funny and entertaining
  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 🎣 Cool fish species

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🤯 Disappointing progression
  • 🤔 Lack of new content

Idle Chips Tycoon

From 162 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 👍 Easy to learn
  • 👍 Good graphics
  • 👍 Addictive game

Room to improve

  • 💸 Pay to win elements
  • 🐌 Slow in-game income
  • 📺 Forced ads
  • 📉 Limited replayability
  • 🚫 No offline income

Bugs and requests

Fish

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Stuck in the first level
  • Restarting from the beginning after completing tasks

Requested features

3 requests
  • New fishing areas and fish species
  • Improved progression system
  • Reduced ads or paid ad-free option

Idle Chips Tycoon

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Assembly lines not working after the first three
  • Crystals going into negative and then being credited
  • Potato not going to the 4th line
  • Cleaned potato not going past the third production line
  • Game not progressing after completing tasks
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  • Dynamic island covering diamonds in UI
  • Game crashes without reason

Requested features

12 requests
  • More diversity in gameplay
  • More things to build an empire
  • More levels and areas
  • More worlds
  • More foods to grow
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  • More places to sell food globally
  • Ability to name company
  • Select company logo
  • Paint equipment
  • Employee outfits with company logo
  • Option to choose product flavor for machines
  • Ability to research new flavors

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Fish

One-time9
  • Money Pack 5000$0.99
  • 5 Tickets$1.99
  • Money Pack 20000$2.99
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  • 20 Tickets$4.99
  • Worker$4.99
  • Money Pack 50000$5.99
  • Starter Pack$6.99
  • Starter Pack$9.99
  • 70 Tickets$14.99
9 purchases

Idle Chips Tycoon

One-time9
  • DIAMOND1$0.99
  • DIAMOND2$4.99
  • Markering Expert$4.99
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  • General Manager$6.99
  • DIAMOND3$9.99
  • NO MORE ADS$9.99
  • DIAMOND4$19.99
  • DIAMOND5$49.99
  • DIAMOND6$99.99

Questions

Is Fish free?
Fish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Chips Tycoon free?
Idle Chips Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fish or Idle Chips Tycoon?
Fish is rated higher. Fish averages 4.7 out of 5 from 831 ratings, while Idle Chips Tycoon averages 4.7 from 162 ratings.
Do Fish or Idle Chips Tycoon have ads?
Both Fish and Idle Chips Tycoon show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fish or Idle Chips Tycoon?
Fish ships an update every 3 weeks, and Idle Chips Tycoon fortnightly. Most recently, Fish was updated on October 25, 2026 and Idle Chips Tycoon on October 21, 2026.

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