Red Ball 2P vs FishPond
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Red Ball 2P
Compete head-to-head in real-time against another player. Test your speed and reflexes as you race through challenging levels. Enjoy a fun and engaging two-player gaming experience.
- Two-player competitive mode
- Real-time gameplay
- Game Center integration
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Fast-paced level challenges
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2P or not 2P not 2P then get Red Ball or Red Ball Pro! else Red Ball Two Player! Use Game Center or Bluetooth to compete against each other in real time to see who's the fastest through the levels. It's really fun! See if you can beat me "redball" I try to play often
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 in-app purchases: FishPond at none against Red Ball 2P's 1. FishPond also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 38%). Red Ball 2P's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 17) and iOS requirement (3.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. Red Ball 2P sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FishPond asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for Red Ball 2P against 3.5 for FishPond. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red Ball 2P has 1.9K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Red Ball 2P's written reviews are positive against 70% of FishPond's.
Red Ball 2P ships an update every 3 weeks, FishPond fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Red Ball 2P | FishPond |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (1.9K ratings) | 3.5 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.7% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 3.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Friedman | BitXP |
Customer experience
Red Ball 2P
FishPond
Bugs and requests
Red Ball 2P
Reported bugs
3 issues- Multiplayer button has a white square that prevents interaction
- Crashes when trying to connect to other players
- Levels are impossible to complete
Requested features
2 requests- Update the game to fix bugs and improve compatibility
- Add more multiplayer options and make it easier to find opponents
FishPond
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Red Ball 2P
- Enable All 2 Player Levels$0.99
FishPond
No in-app purchases
