Comparison

FishPond vs Bubble Catcher!

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

Head to head
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

About

Bubble Catcher!

Guide falling bubbles into designated pockets using intuitive touch controls. Rescue furry friends trapped within bubbles before they hit the ground. Compete for the fastest times across numerous challenging levels in this addictive puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Simple touch controls
  • Rescue trapped furry friends
  • Beat all levels
  • Fastest time challenges
  • Addictive puzzle gameplay
Features
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Cute puzzly goodness! Maneuver bubbles into pockets with simple touch controls. See if you can beat all levels! Your furry friends are trapped in bubbles and are falling to the ground! Push them into pockets to stop their bubble-bound descent- but watch out! Don't let them hit the ground. Can you beat all levels? Go for the fastest time! Casual players will love the simple mechanics for this free & addictive puzzle game.

Screenshots

FishPond2 screens
Bubble Catcher!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FishPond at none against Bubble Catcher!'s 5. FishPond also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 41%). Bubble Catcher!'s advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and iOS requirement (4.1 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bubble Catcher! holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 44 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of FishPond's written reviews are positive against 41% of Bubble Catcher!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FishPond ships an update fortnightly, Bubble Catcher! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FishPond versus Bubble Catcher!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishPondBubble Catcher!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (17 ratings)3.9 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better41.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1744 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.04.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitXPTotally Apps Holdings Limited

Customer experience

FishPond

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

Bubble Catcher!

All ratings44 ratings
Positive65.9%
Neutral18.2%
Negative15.9%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral11.8%
Negative47.1%

In-app purchases

None

FishPond

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Bubble Catcher!

One-time5
  • 100 Bubble Point Pack$0.99
  • 10 New Levels$0.99
  • 210 Bubble Points$1.99
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  • 460 Bubble Points$3.99
  • 1250 Bubble Points$9.99

Questions

Is FishPond free?
FishPond is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bubble Catcher! free?
Bubble Catcher! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FishPond or Bubble Catcher!?
Bubble Catcher! is rated higher. FishPond averages 3.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Bubble Catcher! averages 3.9 from 44 ratings.
Do FishPond or Bubble Catcher! have ads?
Neither FishPond nor Bubble Catcher! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FishPond or Bubble Catcher!?
FishPond ships an update fortnightly, and Bubble Catcher! monthly. Most recently, FishPond was updated on October 22, 2026 and Bubble Catcher! on October 23, 2026.

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