FishPond vs Luxor Evolved HD Lite
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
Luxor Evolved HD Lite
Experience a fast-paced, retro-styled arcade shooter with a revamped marble-shooting mechanic. Blast through over 60 levels, unlock secret stages, and utilize numerous power-ups for an intense gaming challenge. This game offers classic arcade excitement with modern enhancements.
- 60+ fast-paced levels
- Retro arcade art and design
- 20 power-ups
- 3 super power-ups
- Unlockable secret levels
- Bonus levels
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In an all-new, completely revamped LUXOR Evolved, the chains are faster, the power-ups more awesome, the shooters more stealthy. In this retro-styled arcade shooter, you’ll experience a faster, more intense LUXOR, unlike any you’ve seen before. Harkening back to arcade classics, LUXOR Evolved is action packed with more bonuses and a quickened pace. The number one marble shooter game offers up excitement, secret levels, and bonus levels to keep the surprises coming and your shooter firing. Buy the full version to experience these features: KEY FEATURES:60+ levels of all-new fast and furious LUXOR Retro, arcade-style art and level design 20 power-ups 3 super power-ups that upgrade your Shooter Unlockable secret levels PLUS! Bonus levels to defeat Luxor marble-shooting in true 80's arcade style, featuring mPOINTS, the premier universal virtual reward currency, redeemable for gift cards, promotions, or donations to charity. This retro-styled arcade shooter, is a faster, more intense LUXOR, unlike any you’ve seen before. Completely revamped, harkening back to arcade classics, LUXOR Evolved has faster chains, more awesome power-ups, and a more stealthy the shooter. Packed with more bonuses and a quickened pace, the number one marble shooter game offers up excitement, secret levels, and power ups to keep the surprises coming and your shooter firing. …………………………………………………………………………………… Visit us on the App Store at http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/mumbojumbo/id312416866 to find more amazing casual games from MumboJumbo including: the Luxor Series, Midnight Mysteries Series, 7 Wonders Series and more! Find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MumboJumboGames Follow us on Twitter: @MumboJumboGames …………………………………………………………………………………… Other Luxor Games from MumboJumbo: Luxor Luxor: Amun Rising Luxor 2
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Verdict
FishPond and Luxor Evolved HD Lite both sit at 3.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 70% of FishPond's written reviews are positive against 39% of Luxor Evolved HD Lite's. FishPond also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Luxor Evolved HD Lite's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (83 vs 17). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
FishPond holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 83 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of FishPond's written reviews are positive against 39% of Luxor Evolved HD Lite's.
FishPond ships an update fortnightly, Luxor Evolved HD Lite every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FishPond | Luxor Evolved HD Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (17 ratings) — better | 3.3 (83 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 39.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 83 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| 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 | 3.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BitXP | Accelerate Games |
Customer experience
FishPond
Luxor Evolved HD Lite
Bugs and requests
FishPond
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Luxor Evolved HD Lite
Reported bugs
14 issues- Crashes immediately upon opening
- Does not work on iOS 11/13
- Naming screen issue (keyboard appears)
- Marble shooter placement issue
- Music not playing
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- Lag and delayed controls
- Game crashes after Mumbo jumbo screen
- Game crashes on splash screen
- Won't open for more than a second
- Game crashes twice
- Juddery with lots of lag
- Ads do not close
- Game crashes on startup
- Game won't load
Requested features
6 requests- 64-bit support for newer iOS versions
- Update for iOS 11 compatibility
- More challenging levels
- Bring back original difficulty levels
- Fix control issues
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- Improve sphere switch on iPad
In-app purchases
FishPond
No in-app purchases
Luxor Evolved HD Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FishPond free?
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