Fish characters and voices
Finsprig, Ruby, Sidy and Blue each have their own voice and speech bubbles. I'm still tuning how they sound and what they say.
In development · iPhone
Finsprig is a cozy aquarium game for iPhone that I'm making. You feed your fish, collect pearl bubbles, fill your tanks, and a talking goldfish named Finsprig shows you around.
Updated Sept 28, 2026This week
Polish the tutorial (week of Sept 28)
189changes since Sept 12
15days of work
Road to release
- DoneTanks, fish and the Shop
- In progressTutorial
- NextTest builds for friends
- LaterRelease on the App Store
Working on now
What I'm building or deciding right now.
Coming up
Roughly in order.
Play the whole tutorial on a fresh install
I'll play from the very first screen to the goodbye on my phone, then list everything that feels off. That list becomes my next few fixes.
Bubble Shop
Replace the menu-style Shop with bubbles you pop to buy things. They need to look clearly different from pearl bubbles.
Put props in the tank
I've drawn 24 props (plants, rocks, coral, arches), but they're not in the game yet. Players need a way to buy them and tap a glowing spot on the floor to place them.
Finish the bag
The bag fades away when a fish is netted. The netted fish swims inside the bag in the cabinet. Each species gets its own stats and one ability.
Goals clipboard and Settings
Long-term goals go on the cabinet clipboard. Music and sound settings come after that.
Algae and cleaner fish
Algae slowly builds up. Tap to wipe it, or let a cleaner fish do it. A dirty tank slows pearls, but nothing ever gets sick.
Story after the tutorial
Why Finsprig can talk, and what really happened with Ruby. Planned for later. I'll sketch it before building anything.
Recently finished
Already in the game.
Apple Developer membership
Apple approved my developer account. That means I can set up TestFlight so friends can play test builds.
Held fish no longer freeze
I fixed a bug where a fish stayed frozen after you let go of it.
Pixel speech bubbles and voice blips
Every line appears in a pixel speech bubble with a little voice sound for each word.
Ruby in the bag
The tutorial now has a story: feed, collect bubbles, find the cabinet, free Ruby, then pick a backdrop.
Finsprig is the guide
The wooden sign is gone. The goldfish talks you through the game, and any step you do early gets skipped.
Saltwater unlocks by filling Freshwater
The Shop also stays open after you buy something.