Comparison

Snowboard Hero vs FishPond

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Snowboard Hero

Experience an exhilarating snowboarding adventure with console-quality graphics and intuitive controls. Perform insane tricks, achieve massive air time, and race down challenging slopes. Customize your character and unlock new gear to become the ultimate snowboarding champion.

Highlights
  • Six playable characters with special tricks
  • Eight diverse tracks
  • Customizable boards and outfits
  • Multiple game disciplines (time trial, freestyle, slalom, race)
  • Online leaderboards
  • Modifiable character characteristics
  • AirPlay support for TV
Features
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Snowboard Hero™, dual-winner of the prestigious IMGAwards in the categories “Best Sports Game” and “Operators' Choice”, brings an unrivalled snowboard experience with wicked tricks, insane air time and super fast downhill speed to your iPhone and iPad. Experience console-quality graphics, intuitive controls and top-notch sound in a stunning alpine setting and show the world that you are the undisputed Snowboard Hero. GAMEPLAY Snowboard Hero™ is an action-packed fun sports spectacle which brings high-speed racing action, sensational air manoeuvres and break-neck tricks to your Apple smartphone or tablet. In the game, you take over the role of one of six freaky characters with individual boards, clothes, skills and special moves and race down a total of eight windy slopes consisting not only of hillsides and open alpine areas, but also of half pipes, ski jumps and glacier tunnels. The game’s intuitive controls allow you to perform even the most dare-devil stunts at ease and make for an exciting high-speed ride down the sharpest curves and steepest scarps! Jump over kickers, pass through gates, race as fast as you can or grind whatever obstacle is on your way! Make sure you collect the power-ups to get an extra boost, trick bonus or cash. Unlock a huge number of stylish jackets and pants to customize your character and invest your earned cash to buy new boards and improve your character’s abilities. FEATURES • Six playable characters with six standard and four individual special tricks to unlock • Eight tracks with multiple runs in three different settings: Piste, halfpipe and open alpine area • Individual boards and outfits for each character • Five disciplines: time trial, freestyle, slalom, race, gate-time bonus • Eight combination disciplines, including speedrun-slalom and race-speedrun-freestyle • Record Chaser with online leaderboards in OpenFeint and Game Center • Modifiable characteristics such as agility, speed, boost and jumps • A total of 66 events • High resolution support for retina display, as well as native support of the iPad’s 768p resolution • Full support of AppleTV AirPlay: Race down the slope on your TV screen in 720p (Wi Fi) or Full HD (HDMI) • Synchronization of save games via iCloud SNOWBOARD HERO - IN THE PRESS "With more tricks than your average magician, Snowboard Hero offers frenetic fun on the slopes, held together by an intuitive career mode that keeps you on track from start to finish." PocketGamer.co.uk - 8/10 (Silver Award) "Snowboard Hero's fun, easy to grasp gameplay and lengthy Career Mode make it far and away the best handheld snowboarding game, full of snow-stuffed challenges and visual style." AppTudes.com - 4/5 EXTERNAL Official Snowboard Hero™ Trailer: http://bit.ly/sbh-ipad-tr Official Fishlabs Website: http://www.fishlabs.net IMGA 7th Annual Award Winners Announcement: http://goo.gl/sqD2z

About

FishPond

Create and manage a virtual fish pond. Tap to feed your fish and observe their growth. Enjoy a relaxing simulation experience.

Highlights
  • Virtual fish pond
  • Feed fish by tapping
  • Watch fish grow
  • Relaxing simulation
Features
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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

Screenshots

Snowboard Hero4 screens
FishPond2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FishPond at none against Snowboard Hero's 5. FishPond also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 40%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Snowboard Hero's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (116 vs 17). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Snowboard Hero sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. FishPond asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snowboard Hero holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snowboard Hero has 116 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Snowboard Hero's written reviews are positive against 70% of FishPond's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snowboard Hero ships an update every 4 months, FishPond fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Snowboard Hero versus FishPond: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnowboard HeroFishPond
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (116 ratings) — better3.5 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews39.6% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings116 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS4.3 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB1 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPlaion GmbHBitXP

Customer experience

Snowboard Hero

All ratings116 ratings
Positive67.2%
Neutral12.9%
Negative19.8%
Written reviews432 reviews
Positive39.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative55.3%

FishPond

All ratings17 ratings
Positive58.8%
Neutral17.6%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative13.3%

Bugs and requests

Snowboard Hero

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Crashes when loading
  • Crashes after a few seconds
  • Collision detection issues
  • Controls not differentiating actions
  • Game closes immediately
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  • Doesn't load
  • Touch screen not registering
  • Crashes on iPod 4 touch
  • Laggy performance
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Slow frame rate
  • Game struggles to run
  • Crashes when attempting to turn music playlists off

Requested features

11 requests
  • Update for iOS 11
  • More new tracks and characters
  • Multiplayer functionality
  • 180 degree spins
  • Stunt park for practice
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  • More characters (equal gender representation)
  • Replays with cool camera angles and slo-mo
  • Universal update for iPad HD
  • More variety in outfits
  • Support for iPod Touch 2nd Gen
  • Finer tuning of controls for responsiveness

FishPond

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Snowboard Hero

One-time5
  • 5000$0.99
  • 12000$1.99
  • 33000$4.99
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  • 75000$9.99
  • 200000$19.99
None

FishPond

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snowboard Hero free?
Snowboard Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FishPond free?
FishPond is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Snowboard Hero or FishPond?
Snowboard Hero is rated higher. Snowboard Hero averages 3.9 out of 5 from 116 ratings, while FishPond averages 3.5 from 17 ratings.
Do Snowboard Hero or FishPond have ads?
Neither Snowboard Hero nor FishPond shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snowboard Hero or FishPond?
Snowboard Hero ships an update every 4 months, and FishPond fortnightly. Most recently, Snowboard Hero was updated on October 24, 2026 and FishPond on October 24, 2026.

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