FishPond vs Supernova 2012
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
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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
Supernova 2012
Embark on a thrilling space adventure to protect Earth from a cosmic prophecy. Navigate through a hazardous galaxy, dodging celestial bodies and obstacles for as long as possible. Compete with friends to achieve the highest survival time.
- Space survival gameplay
- Dodge planets, meteors, and comets
- Easy-to-use controls
- Compete with friends
- Save Earth from prophecy
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Save the earth from the 2012 Mayan prophecy! Thrilling action game on space! Avoid planets, meteors, comets, black holes and other galatic stuff as long as you can! Loads of fun with an easy-to-use control. Make your planet last longer than your friends!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Supernova 2012 at free against FishPond's free with in-app purchases. Supernova 2012 also leads on iOS requirement (3.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for FishPond against 3.6 for Supernova 2012. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of FishPond's written reviews are positive against 67% of Supernova 2012's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | FishPond | Supernova 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (17 ratings) | 3.6 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 3.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BitXP | U-Play Online S.L. |
Customer experience
FishPond
Supernova 2012
In-app purchases
FishPond
No in-app purchases
Supernova 2012
No in-app purchases
