Comparison

AquaLife 3D vs AquaPlants

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

Head to head
About

AquaLife 3D

Design and manage your own virtual aquarium with realistic 3D fish and decorations. Explore freshwater, saltwater, and fantasy environments, breed and sell fish to earn in-game currency, and customize your underwater world.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D fish and decorations
  • Multiple aquarium types (saltwater, freshwater, fantasy)
  • Breed, feed, and sell fish
  • Earn coins, diamonds, and experience
  • Over 100 fish species and decorations
  • Social features: invite friends, give/receive gifts
Features
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Create your own fascinating and realistic underwater world on your mobile device! AquaLife 3D - it's a real live aquarium that you can take with you wherever you go! With AquaLife 3D you can create attractive saltwater, freshwater and even fantasy aquariums as well as choose their inhabitants and decorate them. You can buy, feed, grow and sell fish, earning coins, diamonds and experience. There are over 100 species of exotic fish, more than 100 decorations and items, a variety of backgrounds and aquatic pets. Your possibilities are endless! Enjoy the journey into the alluring and mysterious underwater world and be sure to invite your friends! AquaLife 3D is your real aquarium in your mobile device! Features: - realistic 3D fish and decorations; - 10 aquariums space for your imagination; - the constant addition of new types of fish; - the opportunity to earn coins, diamonds and experience; - play with your friends, give and receive gifts.

About

AquaPlants

Cultivate a vibrant underwater world by growing aquatic plants and observing their photosynthesis. As your plants flourish, attract a variety of beautiful tropical fish to your aquarium. This idle game offers a relaxing experience with charming animations and detailed plant information.

Highlights
  • Idle incremental gameplay
  • Grow aquatic plants
  • Attract tropical fish
  • Collect various fish and plants
  • Detailed plant encyclopedia
  • Cute fish animations
  • Realistic 3D plant models
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Welcome to the world of aquatic aquariums! "I like tropical fish, but it's hard to manage the aquarium by myself ...!" AquaPlants was born for you. This game is very simple "Incremental" game! Grow aquatic plants and let them photosynthesize a lot. As the plants grow, beautiful tropical fish will visit more often! Find various tropical fish and grow your own aquarium. Game features ■ Simple game method that can be nurtured by leaving it alone ■ Various tropical fish and aquatic plants ■ Detailed bean knowledge like a picture book ■ Cute animation of tropical fish ■ 3D model of aquatic plants that faithfully reproduces the real thing ■ Healing sound info@filmo.jp Created by team, Filmo.

Screenshots

AquaLife 3D4 screens
AquaPlants4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AquaPlants at 4.7 against AquaLife 3D's 3.9. AquaPlants also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 58%). AquaLife 3D's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. AquaLife 3D sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and AquaPlants sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AquaPlants holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 43 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of AquaLife 3D's written reviews are positive against 67% of AquaPlants's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AquaLife 3D ships an update every 4 months, AquaPlants fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AquaLife 3D versus AquaPlants: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAquaLife 3DAquaPlants
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (45 ratings)4.7 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better43
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikolay EgorovFilmo inc.

Customer experience

AquaLife 3D

All ratings45 ratings
Positive68.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive57.6%
Neutral13.8%
Negative28.6%

AquaPlants

All ratings34 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative19.7%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

AquaLife 3D

One-time11
  • 2 000 coins$0.99
  • 10 diamonds$0.99
  • 20 diamonds$1.99
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  • 4 500 coins$1.99
  • 55 diamonds$4.99
  • 45 diamonds$5.99
  • 15 000 coins$5.99
  • 70 diamonds$5.99
  • VIP$5.99
  • 120 diamonds$9.99
  • 250 diamonds$19.99
7 purchases

AquaPlants

One-time7
  • Decoration Item (TreeStamp)$1.99
  • ガチャアイテム(ネオンテトラx5)$1.99
  • AmazonFrogPit$1.99
Show 4 more
  • シンガブルーネオンタキシードリボンx5$3.99
  • グリーンコブラグッピーx5$3.99
  • ショップチケット×5$9.99
  • ショップチケット×20$24.99

Questions

Is AquaLife 3D free?
AquaLife 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AquaPlants free?
AquaPlants is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AquaLife 3D or AquaPlants?
AquaPlants is rated higher. AquaLife 3D averages 3.9 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while AquaPlants averages 4.7 from 43 ratings.
Do AquaLife 3D or AquaPlants have ads?
AquaPlants shows ads; AquaLife 3D does not.
Which is updated more often, AquaLife 3D or AquaPlants?
AquaLife 3D ships an update every 4 months, and AquaPlants fortnightly. Most recently, AquaLife 3D was updated on September 19, 2026 and AquaPlants on September 23, 2026.

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