Comparison

PondPulse vs Mobility Maker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PondPulse

Features
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Tap the pond. Ripples do the rest. PondPulse is a relaxing one-finger puzzle game built on a single rule: every splash pushes every floater one step away from it. 450 levels grow out of that one idea. HOW IT WORKS Tap open water to make a splash. Every duckling drifts one step away from where you tapped. Rocks, turtles, current arrows and colour-matched pads get in the way. Bring every duckling to a lily pad before the splashes run out - and once a duckling is home, it is home for good. A logic puzzle you win by reading the board, not by tapping fast. 450 LEVELS Nine packs, from calm to genuinely hard, three stars each, and every level machine-verified to have a real solution. The first five teach you the rule and cannot be lost. MORE THAN THE CAMPAIGN โ€ข 30 golden ponds - no splash limit, and every one hands over a prize โ€ข A daily puzzle with a streak that pays, three quests each morning, and 70 milestones to climb โ€ข Splash Rush - random boards against the clock, in three lengths โ€ข A pond of your own to decorate: water, shore, sky, 30 decorations, and four little games COLLECT 73 POND FRIENDS Koi, penguins, flamingos, axolotls, otters and more swim in place of your ducklings, on any of 30 lily pads, under 14 themes that repaint the whole game. Coins are earned by playing - there is no energy bar and nothing that expires. NEVER STUCK FOR LONG Undo is free, forever, one splash at a time. A hint lights up the next move and only ever costs you once per level. PLAYS OFFLINE, IN 16 LANGUAGES A free offline puzzle game - no wifi needed to play. English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish and Chinese, right-to-left ready. 300 levels, the daily puzzle, the quests and your own pond cost nothing. Optional one-time purchases open the last 150 levels and add a few extras - each bought once and kept forever, none of it needed to finish the game. Tap the pond. See where the ripples take you.

About

Mobility Maker

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What happens when you put those parts together? Build a machine, set it moving, and find out. Mobility Maker is a 3D physics building and exploration game where your design shapes the adventure. Make a wheeled vehicle, a boat or a flying contraption, then test it in a world of hills, waterways and surprising routes. BUILD. TRY. REBUILD. Connect frames, wheels, engines and movement parts. Change their placement and balance to see how your machine behaves. A tumble into a ditch can be the beginning of a better idea. EXPLORE TO FIND MORE Look beyond the main path for hidden parts and fuel supplies. Discoveries expand what you can build. Return to a workshop, change your machine and tackle the next place with a different approach. Rebuilding preserves your remaining fuel. CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE Take on 12 courses, learn the controls in a separate practice course, or explore freely without a finish line. Follow a road, cross the water or take to the air with a design that suits the journey. KEEP YOUR BEST MOMENTS Challenge your personal best times. Record your journeys in the game and choose which videos to save or share. Recording and automatic saving have separate settings. Free to play with advertising and no in-app purchases. Rewarded ads offer fuel support; hidden functional parts are discovered through exploration. Ads require an internet connection.

Screenshots

PondPulse4 screens
Mobility Maker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mobility Maker at none against PondPulse's 10. Mobility Maker also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). PondPulse's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. PondPulse sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Mobility Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PondPulse ships an update fortnightly, Mobility Maker every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
PondPulse versus Mobility Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPondPulseMobility Maker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS18.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB348 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRon Golansuho lee

In-app purchases

10 purchases

PondPulse

One-time10
  • Kitsune$0.99
  • Griffin$0.99
  • Star Whale$0.99
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  • Sea Dragon$0.99
  • Moon Rabbit$0.99
  • 2,500 Coins$1.99
  • Autumn Gold$1.99
  • Ember Hollow$2.99
  • Opal Lagoon$2.99
  • 5,000 Coins$3.99
None

Mobility Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PondPulse free?
PondPulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mobility Maker free?
Mobility Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PondPulse or Mobility Maker have ads?
Mobility Maker shows ads; PondPulse does not.
Which is updated more often, PondPulse or Mobility Maker?
PondPulse ships an update fortnightly, and Mobility Maker every 9 days. Most recently, PondPulse was updated on October 16, 2026 and Mobility Maker on October 29, 2026.

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