TouchFish™ app review: the best kind of pet

Introduction

Have you ever wondered what is the cheapest and easiest to care for pet to own? The answer is simple: it's a virtual pet and that's exactly what you'll get with the TouchFish™ app available on your iPod touch, iPad, and iPhone. Thanks to this app you'll be able to have a pet fish that you get to carry around with you everywhere, interact with, care for, and enjoy. There are more than 50 different types of saltwater and fresh fish to choose from and because they are in 3D you'll have a very realistic feel.

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Build Your Family

Here's a chance to build your own underwater family with the TouchFish™ app. As mentioned there are more than 50 fish to choose from and include both saltwater and fresh water varieties. As an added bonus this is a universal app so you can enjoy your pet on any of your iDevices exactly where you left off. Just like in real life you'll need to feed your fish, look after them, raise them, and then you can even sell them since you'll have so many fish. Thanks to the 3D graphics and beautiful underwater elements you'll feel as though you're staring at a real scene.

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The app requires iOS 7.0 or later to use and it is free to download and play. With that said there are a number of in-app purchases that open up even more options when it comes to your virtual pets. These in-app purchases range from $0.99 to $74.99. The app has 3.5 out of five stars from users who have made comments about the incredible graphics, the ease of use, and the seemingly endless amount of options to customize your tank and your experience. In the app's most recent update there were some stability improvements so you are now treated to a smoother gaming experience.

Taking a Closer Look

So what can you expect when you play the TouchFish™ app? Well, you are given the opportunity to really personalize your experience as you choose your creatures, plants, and even the items you choose to decorate with. What's cool is watching how your fish react to you as they have emotions and will respond to you. You can use the game in a number of ways: choose from landscape, portrait, small screen, or large screen. To help you out in your journey of building the perfect environment you have Stewart the Starfish as your helper/guide. You can take pictures of your environment, share it with friends, teach your fish over 35 tricks, and there are even mini-games.

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Pros and Cons

Pros

• The app is universal
• There are more than 35 tricks you can teach your fish
• There are plenty of ways to customize your environment
• There are over 50 different saltwater and fresh water varieties

Cons

• The in-app purchases can get pretty expensive

Final Words

The TouchFish™ app for your iPod touch, iPad, and iPhone is a great way to enjoy owning a fish without all the responsibility. Thanks to the many options, games, tricks, and gorgeous graphics, this one is a hit.