Tilteroids vs FishPond
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tilteroids
Experience a unique, physics-based space shooter with stunning 3D graphics and immersive sound. Tilt your device to control your ship, unleash weapons, and defend against alien forces in this challenging arcade adventure.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Tilt controls for ship maneuverability
- High-quality 3D graphics and effects
- 3D spatial sound effects
- Global leaderboards and achievements
- Universal app for iPad
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Tilteroids is now free! Enjoy! REVIEWS "Tilteroids is a simple idea done well. It's easy to replay and the challenge does slowly ramp up as accumulated damage becomes harder to avoid. ...a great little casual experience." - Andrew Nesvadba, AppSpy "The graphics and sound are decent. The controls work well, ... the gameplay is kinda fun. It’s simple like munching power pellets in 1982." - Jason Johnston, TouchGen "Wow - this has some of the best 3D graphics I've seen in a game like this. And the gameplay itself is really fun and challenging. A great game all around! - iTunes review DESCRIPTION • A uniquely physics based asteroids game. • Collisions of objects accurately obey the laws of physics. • Optimized for Retina display. • Universal app optimized for iPad! • Full use of 4 inch Retina displays. • Support for 4.7 and 5.5 inch displays. • Easily maneuver and aim your ship by simply tilting. • Auto calibration for comfortable play position. • Support for all device orientations (iPad only). • Simple taps unleash your weapons and engage the tractor beam. • High quality, fully rendered 3D graphics and stunning special effects! • Breathtaking high-res, dynamic backgrounds from the Hubble Space Telescope. • Accurate 3D spatial sound effects - try the headphones! • Global leaderboards and achievements via Game Center. • A visually stunning asteroids game that's actually fun to play! STORY From the icy blackness of space hostile alien forces unleash unimagined terror upon a peaceful settlement, completely destroying their planet. Once orbiting the planet, your space station is all that remains of humanity in this part of the galaxy. It falls to you to defend this lone outpost against the onslaught of asteroids and the enemy fighters bent on your extermination. • Visit our web site to see it in action! • More features coming! A classic game updated for a 21st century device.
FishPond
Create and manage a virtual fish pond. Tap to feed your fish and observe their growth. Enjoy a relaxing simulation experience.
- Virtual fish pond
- Feed fish by tapping
- Watch fish grow
- Relaxing simulation
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FishPond is a small, calm pond for your iPhone and iPad. Feed your fish, watch them swim, grow, change colour and raise little ones – or just leave it running and enjoy the view. HOW IT WORKS • Tap to drop food – the fish race to get it • Pick one of six food colours: fish slowly take on the colour of what they eat • Well-fed fish grow and have offspring, up to 15 fish in your pond • Hungry fish get smaller – and if they starve, they swim away • Drag your finger and the whole school follows • Shake your device to scare them off • A turtle shares the pond (and the food) MADE FOR TODAY'S DEVICES • Rebuilt from scratch for current iPhones and iPads, in portrait and landscape • Smooth animation on ProMotion displays • The retro low-poly look of the 2011 original • Your pond is saved and waits for you PRIVATE AND CALM • No ads, no in-app purchases, no tracking • No account, no network connection – everything stays on your device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tilteroids at 5.0 against FishPond's 3.5. Tilteroids also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (79% vs 70%). FishPond's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tilteroids holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FishPond has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Tilteroids's written reviews are positive against 70% of FishPond's.
Tilteroids ships an update every 2 months, FishPond fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tilteroids | FishPond |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.5 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JackCraft | BitXP |
Customer experience
Tilteroids
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In-app purchases
Tilteroids
No in-app purchases
FishPond
No in-app purchases









