Comparison

Fishtank vs Life Tile

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

Head to head
About

Fishtank

Enhance your concentration with a unique approach to productivity. This app gamifies focus sessions, allowing you to build a virtual aquarium filled with discovered fish. Earn rewards and track your progress as you stay on task.

Highlights
  • Customizable focus session lengths
  • App blocking for distraction prevention
  • Ambient background options
  • Progress tracking
  • Earn mystery lootboxes
  • Discover and collect rare fish
  • Virtual aquarium simulation
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Dive into a new way of staying focused with Fishtank, where every focused moment helps you build your own mesmerizing aquatic world. This isn't just another focus app – it's a delightful blend of productivity and collection that turns your dedication into discovery. - Choose your focus session length - App blocking feature keeps you on track - Beautiful ambient backgrounds - Elegant progress tracking - Earn mystery lootboxes upon completing focus sessions - Discover fish of varying rarities - Watch your collected fish swim freely in your tank

About

Life Tile

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Your day as a Mondrian-inspired grid. Passive. Private. On-device. Life Tile tracks where you spend your time and shows it as a colorful square grid. Your phone knows where you are. Life Tile uses that to build a picture of your day. Each colored block is a place or activity, sized by how long you were there. At a glance, you see exactly where your time went. HOW IT WORKS Life Tile detects the places you visit in the background. Set up a place once — name it, pick a category — and it's tracked automatically from then on. You can also correct or adjust entries when needed. PRIVACY Your location and activity data stays on your device. No accounts, no servers, no ads. Optional iCloud sync between your own devices only. Anonymous usage stats can be turned off in Settings. SQUARE TILE CHART Your day as a grid of colored blocks. It stays readable even with many categories. The bigger the block, the more time you spent there. TREEMAP, MAP & LIST Zoom out to your day, week, or month. The treemap shows proportionally where your time goes. Switch to map view to see every place you visited, or list view to browse your timeline. Patterns and habits become obvious. TWO-LEVEL CATEGORIES Organize your activities with main categories and subcategories. Exercise > Outdoor Run, Entertainment > Concert, Meals > Lunch — as detailed as you want. SLEEP & WORKOUTS Pulls sleep and workout data from Apple Health to complete the picture of your day. No extra setup needed. WIDGETS & SHORTCUTS Check your day from the home screen. Widgets show your current activity and today's breakdown. Shortcuts let you automate common actions. CSV IMPORT Coming from another time-tracking app? Import your CSV data and keep your history. ONE-TIME PURCHASE No subscription. Buy once, use forever.

Screenshots

Fishtank4 screens
Life Tile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fishtank at every 4 days against Life Tile's every 9 days. Fishtank also leads on iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Fishtank sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Life Tile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fishtank ships an update every 4 days, Life Tile every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fishtank versus Life Tile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishtankLife Tile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJiajun Zhangdugodogu

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Fishtank

One-time4
  • Platinum Lootbox$0.99
  • Unlock Backgrounds$1.99
  • Speed Boost$1.99
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  • 10x Platinum Lootboxes$6.99
1 purchases

Life Tile

One-time1
  • Life Tile Full Access$9.99

Questions

Is Fishtank free?
Fishtank is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Life Tile free?
Life Tile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fishtank or Life Tile have ads?
Neither Fishtank nor Life Tile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fishtank or Life Tile?
Fishtank ships an update every 4 days, and Life Tile every 9 days. Most recently, Fishtank was updated on October 30, 2026 and Life Tile on October 28, 2026.

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