Comparison

FishPond vs Dig!

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

Dig!

Embark on an arcade-style digging adventure to unearth treasures and save a museum. Navigate treacherous levels, collect artifacts, and use power-ups and hats to outsmart enemies like Nigel the mummy. Strategize quick changes of direction to dig out 75% of each stage.

Highlights
  • Arcade action gameplay
  • Treasure and artifact collection
  • Power-ups and hats with perks
  • Unique enemy characters
  • Museum collection building
  • Colorful 3D graphics
Features
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Join Douglas Chase as he digs up his backyard in search of treasures and fame! *** iPhone 3GS not supported *** 
Douglas Chase is a not so great archeologist working for a failing museum. He must dig up objects to save his job and the museum as well.
 Nigel the mummy will be out to get Douglas, but don’t worry, Nigel’s sense of direction is not so great (too many years buried in a tomb will do that), however if Nigel does touch your digging line, all heck will break loose! Many more enemies will join Nigel so collect hats (magic hats of course!), that will help Douglas along his adventure digging deeper and deeper to the center of the earth… Inspired by the arcade game “QiX”, Dig! is a fast paced game which requires quick changes of direction and strategy to dig out 75% of each level to complete. Different enemies will add to the difficulty however Nigel will always be close by, wandering around as he does. Collect artefacts for money to help the museum and to buy power-ups and hats. Collect exhibit pieces to put into the museum and earn a paycheck for Douglas. 
Description: •Quick arcade action. •Interesting areas to unearth. •Power ups! •Hats! (that give perks!) •Unusual enemies; Nigel the mummy, moles with fezzes and many more! •Artifacts to collect. •Museum collections to find. •Colorful 3D art. •Great soundtrack. •Appropriate for all ages. Follow us for the latest info and game news! • http://crescentmoongames.com/other-games/ • http://facebook.com/crescentmoongames • http://twitter.com/cm_games

Screenshots

FishPond2 screens
Dig!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FishPond at none against Dig!'s 4. FishPond also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 36%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Dig!'s advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 17) and iOS requirement (5.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. Dig! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. FishPond asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FishPond holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 64 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of FishPond's written reviews are positive against 36% of Dig!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FishPond ships an update fortnightly, Dig! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FishPond versus Dig!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishPondDig!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (17 ratings) — better3.4 (64 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better35.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1764 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.05.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitXPCrescent Moon Games LLC

Customer experience

FishPond

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

Dig!

All ratings64 ratings
Positive54.7%
Neutral7.8%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive35.5%
Neutral16.8%
Negative47.7%

In-app purchases

None

FishPond

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Dig!

One-time4
  • Pile of Gold$0.99
  • Coin Doubler$1.99
  • Pot of Gold$1.99
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  • Chest of Pirate Gold$4.99

Questions

Is FishPond free?
FishPond is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dig! free?
Dig! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FishPond or Dig!?
FishPond is rated higher. FishPond averages 3.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Dig! averages 3.4 from 64 ratings.
Do FishPond or Dig! have ads?
Neither FishPond nor Dig! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FishPond or Dig!?
FishPond ships an update fortnightly, and Dig! monthly. Most recently, FishPond was updated on October 24, 2026 and Dig! on October 23, 2026.

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