Snake vs FishPond
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snake
Guide a character to grow by consuming colored balls of yarn in this modern take on the classic Snake game. Earn points and tackle achievements while enjoying customizable backgrounds, controls, and speeds.
- Classic Snake gameplay
- Character growth mechanic
- Score-based challenges
- Unlockable achievements
- Multiple backgrounds
- Two control modes
- Adjustable game speeds
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In collaboration with OpenFeint's Free Game of the Day, Snake :) is Free for TODAY only. Remember to download OpenFeint’s Game Spotlight App to get the Free Game of the Day every day! Help Sockie grow by devouring colored balls of yarn in this updated take on the classic game of Snake. The more balls of yarn you devour the more points you score but don't forget to take on our great achievements that include such challenges as 'Paint Me Red' to 'Happy Holidays Sockie'. The game comes with four different backgrounds, 2 control modes (swipe and plus), three different speeds and of course Open Feint leaderboards and achievements. The more 5-star ratings we earn the more updates we will make!
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: FishPond at 3.5 against Snake's 3.0. Snake's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (936 vs 17). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
FishPond holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snake has 936 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Snake's written reviews are positive against 70% of FishPond's.
Snake ships an update every 3 weeks, FishPond fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snake | FishPond |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (936 ratings) | 3.5 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.5% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 936 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 3.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Press Publishing, s.r.o. | BitXP |
Customer experience
Snake
FishPond
Bugs and requests
Snake
Reported bugs
3 issues- Options menu crashes the app
- Game doesn't pause when switching apps
- Achievements not working properly
Requested features
5 requests- More background options
- Difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard)
- Ability to control snake speed
- Pause/resume functionality
- Improved touch/swipe controls
FishPond
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Snake
No in-app purchases
FishPond
No in-app purchases








