Comparison

AquaAR vs Aquarium Project

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

Head to head
About

AquaAR

Features
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Dive into a world of creativity and adventure with AquaAR! This interactive augmented reality game allows you to bring your hand-colored fish from a traditional coloring book to life in a stunning 3D underwater world. Simply scan your colored fish and watch as it comes to life in augmented reality, swimming around you in real-time. Key Features: •Interactive AR Experience: Scan your hand-colored fish and watch it swim in a beautiful AR environment. •Creative Fun: Color and personalize your own fish with endless coloring options before bringing it to life. •Educational & Entertaining: Learn about different species of fish while enjoying a fun, interactive AR experience. •No Need for Special Equipment: Just use your iPhone camera to bring your artwork to life. Perfect for kids and adults alike, AquaAR combines the fun of coloring with the magic of augmented reality, creating a truly immersive and magical experience. Start coloring, scan your fish, and watch as your creations come to life right before your eyes!

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Aquarium Project

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Create your own aquascape and watch it grow. Arrange aquatic plants, rocks, and driftwood, then welcome fish and shrimp into your aquarium. Feed your inhabitants, change the water, remove algae, and trim plants one at a time. Your care earns points as your collection grows. Discover more than 100 aquatic plant varieties, collect inhabitants, and track your progress with the collection and plant growth chart. Keep extra plants and inhabitants at the farm, and enjoy the changing scenery around the pond. Explore your aquarium in full screen with a sense of depth. Adjust your view and watch the light shimmer across the water and substrate. Your aquarium is saved on your device. Export and import JSON save files when you want to move a copy between compatible versions. Cloud synchronization is not included. Optional rewarded video ads are available when you choose to watch them. Real-product shopping links may include affiliate advertising; availability depends on the supported market. Discover 122 aquatic plant varieties, 269 fish species and varieties, and 77 shrimp color and pattern variations. Counts include selected varieties and color forms. Undiscovered species remain silhouettes until you acquire them. English common names or scientific names are used for your collection. Catch 26 insect species and color forms around the farm, watch eggs grow through larvae and pupae, and try insect sumo or safe practice battles. Explore the greenhouse and pond, store extra inhabitants, and follow their growth. The breeding and care rules are game simulations. Display your aquascape in home screen widgets, or select an adult for Dynamic Island on supported iPhones. Widget image updates are managed by iOS. Choose from nine interface languages in Settings: Japanese, English, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Hindi, Arabic, and Turkish. In non-Japanese interfaces, collection names use English common names or scientific names. Shopping-country selection uses the App Store region when available, with a device-region fallback and manual override. Affiliate shopping links are shown only for configured markets; overseas affiliate services are still being prepared. Discover 11 newt types, including rare Full Red and two Gold forms. Watch externally gilled larvae grow into pixel-art young and high-definition adults. Successful breeding between two adults of the same lineage produces two to four larvae. Healthy adults can be sold for in-game points. Watch newts float near the surface or in midwater, sink gently, and return to walking, resting, or swimming. Tap an angel left after a resident dies to dismiss it individually in care or full-screen view. Place accent plants on driftwood and branch tips; attached plants follow the material when it moves or rotates. Shrimp climb plants, rocks and wood, while young and adult newts climb rocks and wood. When the aquarium is full, new arrivals and newborns move automatically to available farm space or the pond, preserving residents, ages and genetics.

Screenshots

AquaAR3 screens
Aquarium Project2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AquaAR at none against Aquarium Project's shown. Aquarium Project's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AquaAR ships an update monthly, Aquarium Project every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
AquaAR versus Aquarium Project: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAquaARAquarium Project
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size561 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImprovis LLCTakayuki Hakoishi

In-app purchases

None

AquaAR

No in-app purchases

None

Aquarium Project

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AquaAR free?
AquaAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aquarium Project free?
Aquarium Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AquaAR or Aquarium Project have ads?
Aquarium Project shows ads; AquaAR does not.
Which is updated more often, AquaAR or Aquarium Project?
AquaAR ships an update monthly, and Aquarium Project every 2 days. Most recently, AquaAR was updated on November 4, 2026 and Aquarium Project on November 6, 2026.

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