Desktop Aquarium AlternativesDesktop Mascots and other similar apps like Desktop Aquarium

Games similar to Desktop Aquarium include Dockitty, which has a free version. Other options are CozyPet, Docko, Dream Aquarium and Sim Aquarium. In total there are seven Desktop Mascots like Desktop Aquarium for Mac, Windows, Android, iPad and iPhone.

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  1. Dockitty icon
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    Tiny animated cat lives in your Mac Dock, letting users select, name, and interact via right-clicks and feeding by dropping files. Lightweight, non-intrusive design adds personality to the desktop without disrupting other icons and requires no extra setup.

    18 Dockitty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. CozyPet icon
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    Pixel art companion moves, sleeps, and wakes on your Mac screen. Choose Fox, Cat, or Red Panda and change ground themes for each season. Lightweight and minimal design keeps desktop cozy. Receives automatic updates and all future content additions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. Docko icon
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    Adds a virtual pet to the macOS Dock that follows your mouse in real time, sleeps with sound effects, offers multiple pet types, seamless drag-and-drop installation, non-intrusive animated behavior, and works as a low-resource desktop mascot for all users.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  4. Dream Aquarium is a realistic virtual aquarium and screensaver. It mimics the behaviors and movements of fish and features a variety of fish species with detailed designs. Unique features include a virtual fiddler crab that cleans the aquarium and interacts with the fish...

    11 Dream Aquarium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  5. Sim Aquarium icon
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    Sim Aquarium is an Interactive True 3D Virtual Aquarium for the Windows desktop and Android devices. Sit back, relax and enjoy a variety of marine fish swimming about in a colorful coral reef habitat - or tap your way into the bonus anemone aquarium scene and actually play with...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  6. Marine Aquarium is a cross-platform marine aquarium for your computer and mobile background featuring realistic 3D graphics and fluid movement with dozens of popular fish to inhabit beautifully rendered environments.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  7. Aquapolis icon
     1 like

    Build a thriving underwater city, reveal the truth and save the planet in amazing free to play game!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
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