Fish Care vs Cigar Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fish Care
This app helps you build and manage a comprehensive care routine for your fish. It provides species-specific feeding schedules, water change reminders, and health checks tailored to your aquarium's needs. Keep your aquatic pets healthy and your tank organized with smart notifications and educational tips.
- Detailed fish profiles
- 20+ care task scheduling
- Smart notifications & alarms
- Species-specific food guide
- Meal plan goals
- iCloud sync
- Local data storage
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Fish Care helps you build and manage a complete care routine for your fish. Add your fish by species, set up feeding schedules, water changes, tank maintenance, health checks, and equipment reminders — all tailored to your aquarium. Get species-specific care plans crafted with the right feeding frequency, diet type, and portion sizes. Browse a built-in food safety guide with suitability ratings, nutritional highlights, and preparation tips for each species. Key Features: - Create detailed fish profiles with species, diet, health, and tank info - Schedule 20+ care tasks across feeding, water, tank, health, and equipment categories - Smart notifications and follow-up alarms so you never miss a task - Food safety guide with species-specific dietary recommendations - Meal plan goals: maintenance, growth, color enhancement, or health recovery - iCloud sync to back up and access your data across devices - All data stored locally on your device — no servers, no tracking - Educational tips on water quality, feeding, health, and more Whether you keep a single betta or a full community tank, Fish Care keeps your aquarium routine organized and your fish healthy. By downloading this app, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ By download the app, you are aware of: https://github.com/egzonpllana/fishcareplanner-legal/blob/main/sources-and-citations.md, https://github.com/egzonpllana/fishcareplanner-legal/blob/main/terms-of-service.md, https://github.com/egzonpllana/fishcareplanner-legal/blob/main/privacy-policy.md and https://github.com/egzonpllana/fishcareplanner-legal/blob/main/ai-disclaimer.md.
Cigar Notes
This app helps cigar enthusiasts log and remember every cigar they smoke. Record ratings, tasting notes, photos, and even the weather at the time of smoking. It offers monthly stats, a smoke calendar, and the ability to save favorite lounges.
- Log cigar ratings (draw, aroma, burn, flavor)
- Record tasting notes and favorite quotes
- Add photos to entries
- Track monthly stats and smoke calendar
- Save favorite lounges and smoking spots
- Share reviews with friends
- Sync journal across devices
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Cigar Notes is the cigar journal that remembers every smoke for you. Log a cigar in seconds :: Search a library of 8,500 (and growing), rate it on various characteristics, jot your tasting notes, and snap a photo. Each entry is automatically stamped with the weather and where you were. FEATURES • Rate every cigar on four marks — draw, aroma, burn, and flavor — for an honest overall score • Tasting notes and a favorite quote for each smoke • Snap or attach a photo, framed just how you like it • Recap — monthly stats, a smoke calendar, all-time totals, and your highest-rated sticks • Vibe — save your favorite lounges and smoking spots • Buddies — share reviews and see what your friends are smoking • Your journal syncs across your devices Whether you're a weekend hobbyist or a seasoned aficionado, Cigar Notes keeps your collection, ratings, and memories in one beautiful place. Cigar Notes is a personal journaling tool intended for adults of legal smoking age. It does not sell tobacco.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cigar Notes at 4.8 against Fish Care's 1.0. Cigar Notes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Fish Care sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Cigar Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cigar Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cigar Notes has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fish Care ships an update weekly, Cigar Notes every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Fish Care | Cigar Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Egzon Pllana | JONATHON TIMOTHY MORTON |
Customer experience
Fish Care
Cigar Notes
In-app purchases
Fish Care
- Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
- Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
- Yearly Premium$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$29.99
Cigar Notes
No in-app purchases









