FishPond vs Bubble Catcher!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
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.
- Simple touch controls
- Rescue trapped furry friends
- Beat all levels
- Fastest time challenges
- Addictive puzzle gameplay
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Bubble Catcher! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. FishPond asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
FishPond ships an update fortnightly, Bubble Catcher! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FishPond | Bubble Catcher! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (17 ratings) | 3.9 (44 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 41.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 4.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BitXP | Totally Apps Holdings Limited |
Customer experience
FishPond
Bubble Catcher!
In-app purchases
FishPond
No in-app purchases
Bubble Catcher!
- 100 Bubble Point Pack$0.99
- 10 New Levels$0.99
- 210 Bubble Points$1.99
Show 2 moreShow fewer
- 460 Bubble Points$3.99
- 1250 Bubble Points$9.99








