Comparison

Fishdom vs Star Animals

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Star Animals

Embark on a vibrant endless running adventure, choosing from 10 unique heroes. Race through distinct worlds, collecting coins to upgrade your hero's abilities and push your limits in various game modes. Enjoy responsive controls and personalized settings for quick mobile play.

Highlights
  • Endless running adventure
  • 10 unique heroes with upgrades
  • Three distinct worlds to explore
  • Multiple game modes (Free Run, Endurance, Time Trial)
  • Collect Star Coins for upgrades
  • Responsive touch controls
  • Personalized settings
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Choose your hero and race into a colorful endless-running adventure. Star Animals: Endless Run is a fast-paced single-player runner where timing, upgrades, and quick reactions help you push your run farther. RUN THROUGH COLORFUL WORLDS Explore three distinct routes: • Candy Sunset • Sky Garden • Aurora Clouds Each route brings a different visual atmosphere while you jump, slide, boost, collect Star Coins, and avoid obstacles. CHOOSE FROM 10 HEROES Discover 10 star-powered heroes with unique looks and progression. Unlock heroes, improve their abilities, and find the character that fits your play style. THREE WAYS TO PLAY • Free Run — keep going and chase your best distance. • Endurance — test how long you can survive. • Time Trial — race against the clock and improve your personal record. UPGRADE YOUR HERO Collect Star Coins during your runs and use them to improve: • Speed • Boost • Health Different hero perks can also improve jumping, boost efficiency, health, speed, and coin rewards. BUILT FOR QUICK MOBILE PLAY • Responsive touch controls • Landscape gameplay • Music, sound, and haptic settings • Personal records saved locally on your device • No account or sign-in required Star Animals is free to play and contains advertising, optional player-initiated rewarded ads, and an optional consumable in-app purchase for 1,000 Star Coins.

Screenshots

Fishdom4 screens
Star Animals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Star Animals at 100% against Fishdom's 33%. Star Animals also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Fishdom's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.2M vs 6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Fishdom sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Star Animals sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Star Animals holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fishdom has 1.2M ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Fishdom's written reviews are positive against 100% of Star Animals's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Fishdom versus Star Animals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishdomStar Animals
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2M ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2M — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size300 MB339 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperPlayrixFB COMPANY LLC

Customer experience

Fishdom

All ratings1,150,555 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews2,904 reviews
Positive33.2%
Neutral10.3%
Negative56.4%

Star Animals

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Star Animals

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Fishdom

One-time11
  • A few Diamonds!$0.99
  • A few Diamonds$0.99
  • Wonderous Collection$1.99
Show 8 more
  • 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
1 purchases

Star Animals

One-time1
  • 1,000 Star Coins$0.99

Questions

Is Fishdom free?
Fishdom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Star Animals free?
Star Animals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fishdom or Star Animals?
Star Animals is rated higher. Fishdom averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.2M ratings, while Star Animals averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Fishdom or Star Animals have ads?
Star Animals shows ads; Fishdom does not.

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