Comparison

FishPond vs Hamster Doodle

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

Hamster Doodle

Features
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Floaty Fun! Guide your balloon-powered hamster to the finish line and pick up as many seeds as you can, but watch out for bees, pinecones, and falling objects. 48 unique levels.

Screenshots

FishPond2 screens
Hamster Doodle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FishPond at none against Hamster Doodle's shown. Hamster Doodle's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FishPond versus Hamster Doodle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFishPondHamster Doodle
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB63 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBitXPEssare LLC

In-app purchases

None

FishPond

No in-app purchases

None

Hamster Doodle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FishPond free?
FishPond is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hamster Doodle free?
Hamster Doodle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FishPond or Hamster Doodle have ads?
Hamster Doodle shows ads; FishPond does not.

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