Comparison

FishPond vs Lil Flippers

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

Lil Flippers

Embark on an action-packed underwater adventure, diving, jumping, and swimming through vibrant worlds. Collect treasure, evade enemies, and build a school of dolphin friends. Unlock new worlds by completing quests and race with unique dolphin characters.

Highlights
  • 6 themed worlds with randomized levels
  • Quest completion for world unlocks
  • 5 unique dolphin characters with special powers
  • Clamshell mini-game for treasure
  • Multiple game modes
  • Customizable dolphin skins
  • Game Center high score comparison
Features
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- Please note: This app is compatible with iPod 3G, or iPhone 3GS models or higher. Race through sea and sky in the action-packed adventure, Lil Flippers! Dive, Jump, Surf, and Swim as you seek treasure, evade enemies, and build a school of friends to protect you. •6 beautifully themed worlds with randomized level generation means you never play the same game twice. Enjoy the Sargasso Sea, an old Ships Graveyard, weedy Kelp fields, the beautiful blue Pacific, and the lost world of Atlantis! More coming soon! •Complete challenging quests and earn Stars so you can unlock each new amazing world. • Race 5 different dolphin characters, each one is packed with special powers! •Clamshell Mini-Game! Collect golden keys to unlock untold treasures! •Highly interactive and simple touch screen functionality . . . Easy to learn, fun to master! •Multiple Modes! Play as a carefree dolphin or enter super-speedy star mode to move through sea & sky like lightning! •Sparkling Retina Display! •14 customizable dolphin skins! •So many enemies to ‘School!’ Snarky Sharks, Jumping Jellyfish, Pouty Puffer-fish, Feisty Fishermen’s Nets, Stingy Storm Clouds, and Sticky Seaweed! •Compare your high scores and achievements with your friends in Game Center! Lil Flippers is fin-tastic fun for all ages! Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/socialgamingnetwork Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SGNGames (@SGNGames)

Screenshots

FishPond2 screens
Lil Flippers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lil Flippers at 4.1 against FishPond's 3.5. Lil Flippers also leads on ratings volume (268 vs 17) and iOS requirement (3.0 vs 18.0). FishPond's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and review sentiment (70% vs 61%). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Lil Flippers sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. FishPond asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lil Flippers holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lil Flippers has 268 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of FishPond's written reviews are positive against 61% of Lil Flippers'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, Lil Flippers every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FishPond versus Lil Flippers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishPondLil Flippers
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (17 ratings)4.1 (268 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better61.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17268 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.03.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitXPMindJolt

Customer experience

FishPond

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

Lil Flippers

All ratings268 ratings
Positive73.5%
Neutral11.6%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative29.5%

Bugs and requests

FishPond

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lil Flippers

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game not compatible with newer iOS versions
  • Screen rotation issues
  • Crashes when trying to access certain features
  • Inability to load or start the game

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and environments
  • Ability to save progress and resume games
  • Option to disable ads or pay to remove them
  • Clearer instructions and tutorials

In-app purchases

None

FishPond

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Lil Flippers

One-time7
  • Pearl Pack 5k$0.99
  • Quest Token$0.99
  • Pearl Pack 12k$1.99
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  • World Token$1.99
  • Pearl Pack 50k$3.99
  • Ultimate Travel Pack$3.99
  • Pearl Pack 100k$5.99

Questions

Is FishPond free?
FishPond is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lil Flippers free?
Lil Flippers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FishPond or Lil Flippers?
Lil Flippers is rated higher. FishPond averages 3.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Lil Flippers averages 4.1 from 268 ratings.
Do FishPond or Lil Flippers have ads?
Neither FishPond nor Lil Flippers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FishPond or Lil Flippers?
FishPond ships an update fortnightly, and Lil Flippers every 3 weeks. Most recently, FishPond was updated on November 1, 2026 and Lil Flippers on November 1, 2026.

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