Pond Koi Lite vs BettaShow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pond Koi Lite
Immerse yourself in a tranquil digital koi pond. Interact with beautiful fish, customize your environment with various backgrounds and flora, and enjoy a rich selection of natural soundscapes for a stress-relieving and uplifting experience.
- Realistic koi fish simulation
- Interactive feeding and teasing
- Customizable backgrounds and flora
- Extensive nature sound library
- Realistic water physics
- Stress-relieving and uplifting experience
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It will bring you joy anytime, anywhere, and help you sleep well during your rest. Beautiful and stunning, realistic and fun, full of natural charm! Happiness anytime, anywhere, without limits. Happiness every day! The combination of koi and music allows you to watch the beautiful fish and play with them while listening to music. Highly ornamental and aesthetically pleasing koi, plump and adorable. A realistic fish pond full of fun and enjoyment. You can watch and play with the beautiful fish, feed them, and tease them. Play in the water, realistically showcasing the various characteristics of water, and startle the fish with your sliding water ripples. Various accessories are available for customization. Accessories are not just decorations; you can click and drag them to arrange various shapes, choosing flowing or fixed effects. If that's not enough, you can also choose various accessories, flowers, leaves, feathers, etc., and combine them with the built-in background, custom background, and sound effects to create various combinations with the music you play, freely setting up your own lotus pond. It also allows you to take screenshots and screen recordings to showcase your luxurious and beautiful koi pond on various social media accounts, highlighting how well you've raised your koi—plump, healthy, and adorable! It's unique and will make others envious! Download and use it now! If you like it, you can download the ad-free full version. Thank you! Explore the real and beautiful world that Little Fish has created for you! Contact us anytime if you have any needs. Have a wonderful day! Email: puke365@163.com
BettaShow
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Nơi tôn vinh những chú cá Betta đẹp! BettaShow là không gian dành riêng cho những người yêu cá Betta, nơi bạn được chiêm ngưỡng những chú cá đoạt giải từ các cuộc thi danh giá và những tuyệt phẩm Betta được tuyển chọn kỹ lưỡng bởi đội ngũ chuyên gia của chúng tôi. Vì sao bạn sẽ yêu thích BettaShow + Bộ sưu tập cá Betta đẳng cấp: Từ những chú cá đoạt giải đến các tuyệt phẩm được tuyển chọn cẩn thận, tất cả đều hội tụ tại đây. + Chiêm ngưỡng mọi lúc, mọi nơi: Chỉ cần mở app, bạn đã có thể ngắm nhìn những tuyệt tác Betta ngay trên màn hình của mình. + Cập nhật liên tục: Kho video cá được cập nhật thường xuyên với những chú cá đoạt giải mới nhất và các Betta đẹp được tuyển chọn.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BettaShow at 5.0 against Pond Koi Lite's 3.3. BettaShow also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Pond Koi Lite's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BettaShow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pond Koi Lite has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pond Koi Lite ships an update every 2 months, BettaShow every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pond Koi Lite | BettaShow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 荣辉 张 | Tanh Nguyen Van |
In-app purchases
Pond Koi Lite
No in-app purchases
BettaShow
No in-app purchases
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