Comparison

AquaLife 3D vs Coelacanth and ancient fish

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

Coelacanth and ancient fish

Customize coelacanth colors and feed them to earn points. Excavate fossils for bonuses and purchase new backgrounds and creatures. Experience AR to bring the ancient world into your room.

Highlights
  • Color customization for coelacanth
  • Dynamic predation for points
  • Fossil excavation with bonus multipliers
  • Purchase background images and creatures
  • AR function for recreating ancient worlds
Features
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● You can adjust the coelacanth to your favorite color by using the color adjustment food. There is also high point food, and you can get points while looking at the dynamic predation. Points can buy background images and ancient creatures. ● You can get points by excavating fossils and rewarding them. Select a colored stone and tap it carefully to crush the stone. If you take out the fossil inside without damaging it, you will get a perfect bonus. The bonus multiplier will increase as you issue Perfects in succession. The points of fossils change depending on their rarity. Let's get reward food while having fun. ● Equipped with AR function. You can recreate the ancient world in your room.

Screenshots

AquaLife 3D4 screens
Coelacanth and ancient fish3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Coelacanth and ancient fish at none against AquaLife 3D's 11. Coelacanth and ancient fish also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). AquaLife 3D's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (45 vs 7). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. AquaLife 3D sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Coelacanth and ancient fish asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AquaLife 3D holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AquaLife 3D has 45 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of AquaLife 3D's written reviews are positive against 50% of Coelacanth and ancient fish's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AquaLife 3D ships an update every 4 months, Coelacanth and ancient fish every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AquaLife 3D versus Coelacanth and ancient fish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAquaLife 3DCoelacanth and ancient fish
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (45 ratings) — better3.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.211.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikolay EgorovYamabus

Customer experience

AquaLife 3D

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

Coelacanth and ancient fish

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral37.5%
Negative12.5%

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
None

Coelacanth and ancient fish

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AquaLife 3D free?
AquaLife 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Coelacanth and ancient fish free?
Coelacanth and ancient fish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AquaLife 3D or Coelacanth and ancient fish?
AquaLife 3D is rated higher. AquaLife 3D averages 3.9 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Coelacanth and ancient fish averages 3.7 from 7 ratings.
Do AquaLife 3D or Coelacanth and ancient fish have ads?
Coelacanth and ancient fish shows ads; AquaLife 3D does not.
Which is updated more often, AquaLife 3D or Coelacanth and ancient fish?
AquaLife 3D ships an update every 4 months, and Coelacanth and ancient fish every 5 weeks. Most recently, AquaLife 3D was updated on October 13, 2026 and Coelacanth and ancient fish on October 10, 2026.

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