Comparison

Fish Dept. vs Idle Bloom

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

Head to head
About

Fish Dept.

Features
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- One-tap switch between Work Mode and Fish Mode. When the boss alert shows up, hide instantly. - Tap to feed—fish grow and generate coins. - Unlock new fish and tank upgrades in the shop to build your desk aquarium. - Daily login bonus, but if you’re away too long there’s a small penalty (coins deducted / a fish may leave).

About

Idle Bloom

Features
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Water your plots, then walk away. Your garden keeps growing while the app is closed. Idle Bloom is a gentle idle game about sowing seeds and waiting for flowers. Skip a day and nothing is lost—open the app again and a whole harvest is waiting for you. ■ WAITING PAYS Every species grows at its own pace and sells for its own price. Start with quick meadow flowers, then work up to the alpine and hothouse ones that actually pay. Expand from one plot to eight. ■ FIVE UPGRADES Watering Can, Fertilizer, Bees, Greenhouse, Market Stall. The Greenhouse is the one that matters most—it extends how long your garden keeps earning while you are away. ■ TURN OF THE SEASON Stuck? Turn the season. The garden resets, but everything you earned becomes a permanent growth bonus, and the next season moves far faster. ■ 121 FLOWERS TO COLLECT Twelve tiers, from Meadow to Legends, by way of waterside, dry country, orchid house, carnivores, cloud forest and frozen ground. Every flower you bloom is recorded in your herbarium. ■ A BOUQUET A DAY Fill the day's order and earn nectar. Keep your streak and earn more. Spend nectar to skip the waiting. English and Japanese. Plays offline. No account required.

Screenshots

Fish Dept.2 screens
Idle Bloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fish Dept. at none against Idle Bloom's 5. Fish Dept. also leads on ads (none vs shown). Idle Bloom's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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. Idle Bloom sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Fish Dept. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fish Dept. ships an update every 3 weeks, Idle Bloom weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Fish Dept. versus Idle Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFish Dept.Idle Bloom
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeimeng GongEuryops corporation

In-app purchases

None

Fish Dept.

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Idle Bloom

One-time5
  • Nectar 50$0.99
  • Remove ads$1.99
  • Nectar 250$3.99
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  • Golden Watering Can$5.99
  • Nectar 800$9.99

Questions

Is Fish Dept. free?
Fish Dept. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle Bloom free?
Idle Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fish Dept. or Idle Bloom have ads?
Idle Bloom shows ads; Fish Dept. does not.
Which is updated more often, Fish Dept. or Idle Bloom?
Fish Dept. ships an update every 3 weeks, and Idle Bloom weekly. Most recently, Fish Dept. was updated on October 6, 2026 and Idle Bloom on October 13, 2026.

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