Comparison

Fisher Idle vs Sproutlings

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

Head to head
About

Fisher Idle

Manage a fishing operation to catch fish, upgrade equipment, and expand your team. Earn more money by increasing fish populations and river flow. This idle game focuses on strategic growth and resource management.

Highlights
  • Catch fish
  • Upgrade equipment
  • Increase fishermen
  • Improve river flow
  • Earn money
Features
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Catch the fish passing through the river. Increase the number of your fishermen, improve your equipment, increase the number of fish and the movement of the river. More fish means more money!

About

Sproutlings

Hatch and raise unique creatures in a personalized sanctuary. Design habitats, keep your creatures happy, and embark on expeditions to find more. Play minigames to earn rewards and build the ultimate home for your growing collection.

Highlights
  • Hatch mysterious creature eggs
  • Design and build creature habitats
  • Care for creature needs (water, food, love)
  • Embark on rescue expeditions
  • Play minigames for rewards
  • Collect common, shiny, and legendary creatures
Features
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Welcome to Sproutlings. Hatch adorable sprouting eggs and build the sanctuary of their dreams. Hatch mysterious eggs to discover new Sproutlings some common, some shiny, and a rare few that are truly legendary. Design a cozy home with barns, ponds, flower gardens, and wheat fields, then watch your Sproutlings roam, play, and thrive in the world you've created. Keep them happy with fresh water, shelter, food, and love. Embark on expeditions to find lost Sproutlings waiting to be rescued, and play fun minigames to earn essence and xp. Every creature deserves a home. Every sanctuary tells a story. What will yours be?

Screenshots

Fisher Idle4 screens
Sproutlings3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sproutlings at 5.0 against Fisher Idle's 4.3. Fisher Idle's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Fisher Idle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sproutlings sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sproutlings holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fisher Idle versus Sproutlings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFisher IdleSproutlings
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (11 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better3
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUpperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim SirketiVibe Coding Basics LLC

Customer experience

Fisher Idle

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Sproutlings

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fisher Idle

One-time1
  • No Ads$4.99
5 purchases

Sproutlings

One-time5
  • Buy 1000 essence$0.99
  • buy 3500 essence!$2.99
  • Lifetime No Ads$4.99
Show 2 more
  • Buy 9000 essence!$6.99
  • Buy 20,000 essence!$14.99

Questions

Is Fisher Idle free?
Fisher Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sproutlings free?
Sproutlings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fisher Idle or Sproutlings?
Sproutlings is rated higher. Fisher Idle averages 4.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Sproutlings averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Fisher Idle or Sproutlings have ads?
Both Fisher Idle and Sproutlings show ads.

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