Fishdom vs Royal Match
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fishdom
Engage in a captivating match-3 puzzle adventure to design and decorate unique underwater aquariums. Collect adorable fish and pets while exploring thousands of levels and participating in exciting in-game events.
- Match-3 puzzle gameplay
- Aquarium decoration
- Fish and pet collection
- Thousands of levels
- Creative freedom
- Exciting in-game events
- Player competitions
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Dive into the fantastic world of Fishdom! You're in for an ocean of exciting levels, scores of adorable fish and pets, and a sea of captivating events! Explore incredible underwater adventures! Unlock aquariums and decorate them to your taste, creating perfect homes for cute fish and their friends. Game Features: ● Original gameplay: beat match-3 levels to create the perfect home for your fish! ● Thousands of captivating levels with powerful boosters! ● Loads of beautiful decorations and unlimited creative freedom: what the aquariums look like is entirely up to you! ● Exciting events: embark on expeditions, collect keys in season adventures, and get awesome rewards like power-ups, boosters, unlimited lives, pets, and aquarium decorations! ● Have fun together: compete against other players, team up, and win fantastic prizes! Play with your Facebook friends, or make new friends in the game community! Fishdom is free to play, but some in-game elements (including randomized items) can be purchased for real money. If you don't want to take advantage of this option, simply turn it off in your device's "Restrictions" menu. A Wi-Fi or internet connection is not required to play. *An internet connection is required to access competitions and additional features. Do you like Fishdom? Follow us! Facebook: facebook.com/Fishdom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fishdom_mobile/ Need to report an issue or ask a question? Contact Player Support through the game by going to Settings > Help and Support. If you can't access the game, use the web chat by clicking the chat icon in the lower right corner of our website: https://playrix.helpshift.com/hc/a/4-fishdom/ Privacy Policy: https://playrix.com/privacy/index.html Terms of Use: https://playrix.com/terms/index.html
Royal Match
Restore a royal castle by solving match-3 puzzles. Combine power-ups, overcome obstacles, and unlock new rooms and areas. Collect coins and rewards as you progress through challenging levels.
- Unique match-3 levels
- Amusing obstacles
- Bonus coin levels
- Powerful boosters
- Magnificent rewards from chests
- Castle restoration
- Explore new rooms and areas
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King Robert needs your help to restore Royal Castle’s former glory. Break the obstacles and combine amazing power-ups to beat joyful and challenging levels! Keep unlocking wonderful areas by playing fun match-3 levels! Come along now and join the fun! Once you play, you will come for Royal Match every day! Royal Match features: • A new unique taste in match-3 levels with amusing obstacles and fun levels! • Collect loads of coins in bonus levels! • Lots of powerful boosters await for you to unlock them! • Open amazing chests to win magnificent rewards! • Restore the Royal Castle into an amazing and wonderful place! • Explore the new rooms, royal chambers, splendid gardens, and many more exciting areas!
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Verdict
Fishdom and Royal Match both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 44% of Royal Match's written reviews are positive against 33% of Fishdom's. Royal Match also leads on chart position (#2 vs #15) and ratings volume (3.9M vs 1.2M). Fishdom's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Fishdom sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Royal Match sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Fishdom against 4.7 for Royal Match. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2M and 3.9M respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Fishdom's written reviews are positive against 44% of Royal Match's.
Fishdom ships an update every 2 weeks, Royal Match fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Fishdom | Royal Match |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.2M ratings) | 4.7 (3.9M ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.2% of reviews | 44.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2M | 3.9M — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #15 | #2 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 300 MB | 319 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Playrix | Dream Games |
Customer experience
Fishdom
Royal Match
User reviews
Fishdom
From 1.2M App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Variety of fish and aquarium customization
- 🕹️ Engaging and challenging gameplay
- 🕰️ No ads disrupting gameplay
- 🤝 Ability to join teams and help each other
Room to improve
- 💰 Game becomes increasingly pay-to-win at higher levels
- 🤖 Unhelpful customer support bot
- 🤯 Levels designed to force in-app purchases
- 🎢 Inconsistent difficulty spikes and level manipulation
- 🕰️ Restrictive time limits on rewards and boosters
Royal Match
From 3.9M App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 No ads
- 💡 No Wi-Fi required
- 😊 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Generous with rewards and power-ups
- 🚀 Smooth graphics and animations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Misleading ads
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🤯 Levels get increasingly difficult and frustrating
- 🤔 Lack of 'save the king' levels as advertised
- 🕰️ Slow lives regeneration
Bugs and requests
Fishdom
Reported bugs
3 issues- Boosters not working as intended
- Levels becoming unwinnable due to glitches
- Disappearing aquariums and lost progress
Requested features
4 requests- Option to replay previous levels for coins
- Ability to choose when to use earned boosters
- More transparent and fair progression system
- Improved customer support responsiveness
Royal Match
Reported bugs
3 issues- Coins disappearing without explanation
- Game freezing/crashing on certain levels
- Inconsistent power-up behavior
Requested features
4 requests- More 'save the king' type levels
- Option to save/use power-ups for later
- Ability to earn more coins through gameplay
- Faster lives regeneration or more ways to get lives
In-app purchases
Fishdom
- A few Diamonds!$0.99
- A few Diamonds$0.99
- Wonderous Collection$1.99
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- A few Diamonds$1.99
- Diamond Fishy Bank$2.99
- Handful of Diamonds2 variants$4.99
- Handful of Diamonds$5.99
- Marvelous Collection$5.99
- Hatchling's Cache$6.99
- Sack of Diamonds$9.99
- Crab's Finds$15.99
Royal Match
- Tiny Concept Offer$0.99
- Mini Coin Package$1.99
- Mini Offer$2.99
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- Mini Concept Offer$2.99
- Small Offer$4.99
- Duke's Treasure$5.99
- Normal Concept Offer$6.99
- Royal Favor$6.99
- Small Coin Package$7.99
- Prince's Treasure$9.99
- Royal Pass$9.99
- Queen's Treasure$19.99







