Comparison

FishPond vs Luxor Evolved HD Lite

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

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.

Highlights
  • 60+ fast-paced levels
  • Retro arcade art and design
  • 20 power-ups
  • 3 super power-ups
  • Unlockable secret levels
  • Bonus levels
Features
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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

Screenshots

FishPond2 screens
Luxor Evolved HD Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FishPond versus Luxor Evolved HD Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishPondLuxor Evolved HD Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (17 ratings) — better3.3 (83 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better39.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1783 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.03.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitXPAccelerate Games

Customer experience

FishPond

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

Luxor Evolved HD Lite

All ratings83 ratings
Positive54.2%
Neutral8.4%
Negative37.3%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive39.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative52.5%

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

None

FishPond

No in-app purchases

None

Luxor Evolved HD Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FishPond free?
FishPond is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Luxor Evolved HD Lite free?
Luxor Evolved HD Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FishPond or Luxor Evolved HD Lite?
FishPond is rated higher. FishPond averages 3.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Luxor Evolved HD Lite averages 3.3 from 83 ratings.
Do FishPond or Luxor Evolved HD Lite have ads?
Neither FishPond nor Luxor Evolved HD Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FishPond or Luxor Evolved HD Lite?
FishPond ships an update fortnightly, and Luxor Evolved HD Lite every 2 months. Most recently, FishPond was updated on October 24, 2026 and Luxor Evolved HD Lite on October 22, 2026.

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