# Pondlife — Fish, Frogs & More! — user reviews > 865 indexed App Store user reviews of Pondlife by Runaway, rated 4.80/5 from 10,299 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pondlife-fish-frogs-and-more/id6670146440/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pondlife-fish-frogs-and-more/id6670146440.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 9,165 · 4★ 853 · 3★ 182 · 2★ 46 · 1★ 53 ## What do users think of Pondlife? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💫 Magical experience - 👍 Gorgeous graphics - 🎶 Calming music - 🐟 Enjoyable gameplay loop - 💰 Micro-transactions not required - 🙅‍♀️ No intrusive ads **Cons** - 💰 High cost of feeding fish - 🐛 Glitches with crescent scales - 🐛 Deleted game progress **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to exit fish egg screen - Fish getting stuck and unable to feed - Incorrect text on food pot upgrade **Most requested features** - Offline mode - Ability to merge decorations - Permanent fish with special bonuses ## Newest reviews (17 of 865) ### 3/5 — Meeehhhhh *2026-09-04, version 1.25.11* I like this game alot but inless you spend actual money, you will be stuck waiting hours to do ANYTHING because you need more bubbles- i have restarted several times and no way to win without spending money ### 3/5 — It’s fun but… *2026-09-03* I’ve played for a while now, and it’s super cute, graphics are clean and cute, the fish and decorations are great. I just can’t stand the events anymore. I know, you don’t *have* to participate in the events, but it kind of sucks that there’s no way to get most of the items unless I literally open the app every 2hours. I have even woken up at night to feed event fish or collect paint and never end up making it to the last event item. The game is adorable and I love it, but I can’t handle the blatant cash grab. I like buying items to support fun games, but I don’t like when I *have* to buy items for “fun” events. Sorry runaway, I love your games (played 3 different ones and they are all the same issue), but it’s time for me to uninstall. ### 4/5 — Idk *2026-09-03* The game is great I played every time I had free time and the game is amazing and I love the cool stuff and events and the fish are awesome ### 2/5 — Opt out of events *2026-09-02* I know this is weird but there should be a way to not partake in events, the northern flasher event thing is happening and I didn’t want to get new fish in the first place, I know that sounds odd but I’m autistic so I didn’t want any change, but nonetheless when I opened the app the eggs appeared, also I’m afraid of it looking weird in my pond residents area, if I miss a fish and it’ll be blank that will drive me insane, I love the game but I’m very upset by this ### 4/5 — Good but its got ad problems *2026-08-16, version 1.24.6* Amazing game, one of the best but five minutes of ads for one spin item or free maturing is ridiculous, you can never get out of ads without closing the app either. And its especially irritating for how much battery life this game eats. Its a big turn off. Limit ad time. Better the game. ### 3/5 — pretty cool *2026-08-16* pretty cool game, cozy and stuff but when you are out of bubbles theres not much you can do. you can just wait for like 30-40min s to play again. **Developer response:** Thanks for playing! Bubble Coins can be earned from decorations that produce them, which can help keep things moving between waits. It's worth checking what decorations are available as you progress. Hope you stick with it! 🌿 ### 3/5 — good but problem *2026-08-15* I have fish from a past event and I can’t feed them because the plants don’t produce that food anymore and I aint paying money for the currency to buy it so I’m stuck with fish who are taking up space with no way to remove them I might have to reset all my hard earned progress because these stupid fish are stuck in my pond with no way to get them out **Developer response:** We understand the frustration here. After an event ends, event crafting items convert to regular items, but event supplies don't carry over. The decorations you used to feed event species do remain useful for those species though! Please reach out to us at support@runaway.zendesk.com and we can look into your specific situation. Please don't reset your progress! 🙏 ### 3/5 — Jogo bom, porém o tempo desanima *2026-08-10* O jogo é lindo, interessante, bem construído. Mas o tempo de espera pelas comidas, pelo crescimento dos peixes e algumas outras coisas, é exageradamente longo. Mesmo com feedback dado pelos jogadores, pelo que notei, o desenvolvedor não melhora essa parte. Uma coisa é se fosse uma diferença entre 5-10 mim pro progresso de cada peixe, mas esperar 2h pra eclodir, 2h pra gerar comida… O sistema de sorteio pra conseguir mais decorações etc tbm demora muito, tinha q ser outra moeda pra comprar as plantas. Uma que não demorasse tanto pra aparecer ou que permitisse comprar com bolhas. **Developer response:** Obrigado pelo feedback detalhado! 🌿 Entendemos que os tempos de espera podem ser frustrantes. Valorizamos muito a opinião dos jogadores e vamos repassar seus comentários à equipe. Agradecemos por jogar e por compartilhar sua experiência! ### 5/5 — Good game *2026-08-10, version 1.24.6* Very fun game! ### 5/5 — Um jogo incrivel💗🦫🦦 *2026-08-09* Quando eu baixei Pondlife eu achei que seria apenas um joguinho genérico,mas quando comecei a jogar vi o quanto o jogo é incrivel e bem feito.De verdade,parabéns pra quem fez essa obra de arte💗 **Developer response:** Que comentário lindo, muito obrigado! 💗 Fico muito feliz que tenha se surpreendido com o jogo. A equipe vai adorar ouvir isso! ### 4/5 — It’s great but.. *2026-08-07, version 1.24.6* I have been playing this game for a while but every update the game gets even more slower and buggy ### 5/5 — Super cute game, no ads at all *2026-08-07, version 1.24.6* I’m so tired of playing games and getting bombarded with ads. No ads at all, and on top of that it’s so so so relaxing. Love all the different species and how you can decorate ### 5/5 — Peak *2026-08-07, version 1.24.6* Peak game for when I’m just relaxing after work ### 5/5 — Amazing, but needs photo mode (suggestions) *2026-08-06* I usually don't leave reviews but this is a special case as I used to play splash when i was little. It was one of my favorite childhood games, so imagine how thrilled i was when i found out it had a sequel! Needless to say, I've been playing this game for around a week so far and here are my pros and cons: Pros: -AMAZING art style and OST (i personally prefer it over splash) -Tons of unique fish species -Minimal ads -Fun events that feel really rewarding to complete -Relaxing Cons: -NO PHOTO MODE!!! It was probably my favorite part of splash, as you could take cute photos of your fish and add speech bubbles and share it with other people. -Needs a way to disable HUD. Sometimes i just want to sit back and watch my fish swim around but there is no way (as far as i can tell) to disable the HUD. This could be part of photo mode. -Not a NEED, but i would love to see certain species be able to walk or hang out on the floor, like salamanders or maybe new sets like freshwater snails or crabs. It looks so tiring for them to swim indefinitely. I hope you see this and consider my suggestions :) **Developer response:** What a wonderful review, thank you so much! 🥹 It's lovely to hear Pondlife brought back those memories. Your suggestions around photo mode and HUD options are really thoughtful, and we appreciate you sharing them. We hope you continue to enjoy the pond! 🦦 ### 5/5 — Great *2026-08-05* Great. The otter could have been a duck or a shrimp lol **Developer response:** Thanks for the 5 stars! 🦦 Lily the otter might have something to say about being replaced by a duck, but we'll pass the shrimp suggestion along! ### 5/5 — I loved *2026-08-04, version 1.24.6* Great game for adults ### 5/5 — This is awesome *2026-08-04, version 1.24.6* This is the BEST!! Game I’ve ever played honestly I am shocked at how cute the fish and other things are in summary this game is five star. Great game ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bad *2026-08-30, version 1.25.11* It’s bad ### 1/5 — So upset *2026-08-18* I did love this game until one day I log on and find out my save is just gone. Tried so many times to get in contact with support with no luck and all my progress and multiple event fish and hundreds of dollars I’ve spent on this game is gone. **Developer response:** We're really sorry to hear this. If you have your User ID, we can locate your game and restore your progress. Please reach out to us at support@runaway.zendesk.com with your User ID and any details you have. We want to get your pond back! 🌿 ### 1/5 — Jogo horrível apagaram minha conta *2026-08-06* Zero **Developer response:** It looks like something might have gone wrong! If you're having trouble with the game, please reach out to us at support@runaway.zendesk.com with your User ID and details of the issue and we'll do our best to help 🐾 ### 1/5 — bug *2026-07-19, version 1.23.25* I’m really frustrated with the latest paint event. I received three paints: blue, purple and green, but the color I need to submit is white. Now that new paint is available to claim, I cannot collect it at all. I suspect this is a bug. It seems the system only allows a maximum of three paints in total. I’ve been stuck here for a whole day: I can’t claim new paints, nor can I discard the paints I already own. Please fix this error as soon as possible. ### 1/5 — Game wont load *2026-07-15, version 1.23.25* It’s saying loading data complete then doesn’t go pass it, i was looking towards to play this game but cant even get pass the loading screen ### 1/5 — Couldn’t play *2026-07-11, version 1.23.25* I wish I could play 😭😭😭😢 ### 1/5 — 不具合報告 *2026-07-03* イベント開始時にブーストパックを購入しててもパック内のイベントアンコモン貝がらを使用するアンコモンの魚が解放されていないため所持数ゼロとなりアンコモンの魚が解放されても未入手のままとなる症状が過去イベントからずっと続いている **Developer response:** ご不便をおかけして大変申し訳ございません。イベント開始時にパックを購入されても、アンコモンの魚が解放される前に貝がらが使用できずゼロになってしまう問題ですね。詳細をsupport@runaway.zendesk.comまでお送りいただけますでしょうか。ユーザーIDもご記載ください。🙏 ### 1/5 — App won’t open *2026-06-19, version 1.23.16* It keeps saying loading data complete but not loading! I love this game tho ### 1/5 — Pricey *2026-06-08, version 1.22.14* I’ve had this game for a while, and it’s a really beautiful game. The problem with it is unless you’re willing to fork up some money, once you get past level 20 it’s so impossible to level up without paying. Look I had a little sad boy time, and I’m not proud of how much money I spent on this game, but please don’t make the same mistake I did and just save yourself the time and money. ### 1/5 — Celebrating perversion *2026-06-03, version 1.22.14* I absolutely love(d) this app!! I had so many species. But then the app developers had to ruin it with this new “species event” for June. “I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.” -God, Genesis 9:13 The rainbow is a sign of a promise of God, not a symbol of perversion. I do not recommend at all. Do not let your children download this app that promotes and supports sinful behavior. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love it!!!!!! *2026-09-07* It’s a fantastic, calming game. I love my aquatic creatures! ### 5/5 — Good game *2026-09-02* This game is very relaxing and so fun ### 5/5 — Fun with fishies *2026-08-31* Been playing this game for a month now, love it so much. I have clown loaches & plecos IRL. Check up on my phone fishes while watching my real ones haha. The art style is so pretty too ### 5/5 — AMAZING *2026-08-23* It’s so good I would definitely recommend it to anyone like yessss👍🏻 the design is AWESOME like Lilly the other having a flower on her head 🥺 **Developer response:** Thank you so much, we love the enthusiasm! 🥺 Lily's flower is such a sweet detail, we're glad it caught your eye. Thanks for recommending us! ### 5/5 — Fish Keeper Approved! *2026-08-23, version 1.25.11* It’s rare to find a mobile game that’s actually cozy and relaxing. The gameplay, art, music, and overall vibes are amazing. I also love the characters, Lily and Willow. As a freshwater fish keeper, I’m extremely impressed with the artists for accurately portraying popular freshwater fish I’d find in the aquarium hobby. Most species are too large or advanced for me personally so I’d probably never own them. But at least I can live that fantasy through this game lol. 5/5⭐️ ### 5/5 — Best. Game. EVERR!! *2026-08-13, version 1.24.6* I found this game and thought it looked super cool, and I like, begged my mom to get it for me, and she did. I absolutely LOVE this game, the music is very soothing, the fish are beautiful, and there are no ads. And I was even on time for the events! Really lovely game. ### 5/5 — Amazing game! *2026-08-12, version 1.24.6* This game is very calming and perfect for people who love fish and frogs! This game always helps me relax and lets me take care of some fish I can’t have! It’s overall a very well made, cute, and relaxing game. Would recommend but be careful…It’s very addicting! ### 5/5 — On adore *2026-08-12* C incrr ça fait 2 jours j’y joue je suis accro ce qui aime les poissons 🐟 essaye le graphisme :🩷🩷c relax trop bien 👍 merci d’avoir fait ce jeu **Developer response:** Merci beaucoup pour ce retour adorable ! 🐟🩷 On est ravis que le jeu te plaise autant et que tu sois déjà accro après seulement 2 jours ! Bonne continuation dans le Pond ! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-08-11, version 1.24.6* I LOVE THIS GAMEE it’s so relaxing in every way and I absolutely adore the art and characters it’s truly my favourite game ### 5/5 — this game is awesome, but I have an idea for a new game *2026-08-11, version 1.24.6* this game is awesome and super relaxing, but I have an idea for the development team. Could you potentially do a game similar to this but with Horses? I’d really appreciate it. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-11.*