Pond Pals
Cozy Camping Sim with Frogs
Ratings
Age
4+
Category
Simulation
Languages
English
Fri May 29 2026
Enjoy faster coin rewards from the Raccoon, improved interface updates, and smoother gameplay with multiple fixes and improvements.
Pond Pals is an adorable logic puzzle set in a serene garden pond. Your goal is to guide a group of colorful frogs to their matching lily pads. However, there’s a catch: frogs can only jump in straight lines, and lily pads sink after they’ve been used. You must determine the exact order of jumps to ensure every frog finds a home without getting stranded in the water. With its cute character designs and progressively challenging levels, Pond Pals is a delightful brain-teaser for puzzle lovers of all ages.
Dinsun Expert Review
Our Expert Score
Pond Pals is as charming as a sunny afternoon. It takes a classic 'sliding' puzzle mechanic and skins it with the most adorable frogs you've ever seen. The animation of the frogs plopping into the water when you make a mistake is so cute that you won't even mind having to restart the level.
While the mechanics are simple, the later levels introduce some genuine 'aha!' moments that require some serious spatial thinking. It doesn't try to be the next big eSport; it just wants to be a fun, polished little puzzle game, and it succeeds perfectly at that. It’s great for short bursts of play and is a fantastic 'brain-breather' between more intense activities. Plus, who doesn't like putting tiny top hats on frogs?
Features
300+ levels ranging from Beginner to Expert
Adorable animations and 'ribbit' sound effects
Unlockable frog hats and skins
No ads during gameplay
Daily puzzle challenges
Tips & Walkthrough
If you're stuck, look at the last lily pad and see which frog is the only one that could possibly reach it. Then, figure out where that frog had to be before that final jump. Solving in reverse is often the key to the harder levels.
Gameplays
Some pads have arrows on them that force your frog in a specific direction. Use these 'Launch Pads' to reach areas of the pond that are otherwise inaccessible.
Screenshot
Q&A
Yes! The interface is very intuitive and the difficulty curve is designed to be kid-friendly, while still being fun for adults.
Ratings & Reviews
🤍 if you don’t have it, are you mentally OK?🤍
Mon May 25 2026 Froggy 🐸💚🪷I got the game when I saw it on the App Store and that was almost 3 days before the game came out. I started screaming when I had the notification pop up on the top of my screen. I’m so so addicted to this game. It is so cute and so fun to play. It’s so cozy. Also, the little frogs are the cutest little things I’ve ever seen. But for real if you don’t have it, are you mentally OK like actually. Hyper beard, they have some great games.(my first time writing a review😁) but my only problem is that every five minutes the grumpy raccoon comes back. Otherwise, the game is great.
Inappropriate adds
Thu May 21 2026 Turtle lover 662For a game that claims to be for 4+, they have no right showing an add for “pine drama” which is soft pxrn if not crossing the line of being pxrn itself. This is disgusting. This is how children are exposed to these ideas. Do you not even care to monitor what adds your showing? Just say yes if they’ll pay? I planned on writing a review about how it’s a cute app- definitely pay to win but still has me hooked… but no. This trumps that review. I expect this to be fixed immediately. And before you say children shouldn’t be watching adds, I’ve already clicked on the add thing 3 times as it came across my screen on accident and there’s no way to exit until the add is over. So you’re kinda trapping kids into watching inappropriate videos or exiting out of the app (which we know not many will do bc of curiosity as well as wanting to continue playing) While I’m writing this, I do want to mention there’s minor inconveniences with the screen layout. The yellow advertisement you have on the right hand side of the screen almost completely blocks the right island/Lilly pad and it’s very annoying to have to maneuver around it. The left side isn’t too much better. It’s annoying. I can’t see when the little guys want to eat. The 6th server isn’t working. Doesn’t matter who’s selected. Spent diamonds for nothing and that’s quite frustrating. Congrats, it’s a cute game and I can see it being successful- but you absolutely need to monitor your adds if you’re going to claim this game is appropriate for 4 year olds to play.
Cute game with potential
Fri May 22 2026 OddPenguinFor some reason, I thought this was an Apple Arcade game when I pre-ordered it, so I was extremely confused by the ads. That’s my bad for not understanding. However, the ads make this game completely unplayable. There are so many all the time and it’s very easy to accidentally click something on the screen that starts an ad. Also, like others have mentioned, the UX could use some work. First of all, in the shop there should be a back button. Like if I click on tent 1 I should be able to back up to the main screen and see all the options not have to exit out of the shop or use the arrows to flip through them one by one. Same with the singing button. We should be able to hold that down not have to repeatedly tap it. It’s such a weird mechanic in the first place and the way it currently works is extremely boring and repetitive. I do love the game design and music and that the collectibles are based on real time. This game has so much potential and is so cute, but it is currently a bit of a nightmare to play.
Bug/issue
Sat May 23 2026 Rendus462849573Absolutely love the game literally can’t stop playing it for hours for the last 2 days since release. I’ve found a problem tho, I noticed it around when I got to 170 hearts, whenever I sing to attract frogs they get stuck at the bottom of my screen and don’t go into line and I think that also affects the rest of my game and home many frogs are loaded in bc after a big build up I stop getting money from giving frogs food or they just won’t take the food. Still playing it non stop tho
Supe fun, but!..
Wed May 27 2026 3vie_<3’s_Mangos!I love this game, it’s so addicting and calming, it’s a nice fun game to play and absolutely so adorable, I can’t wait for all the new stuff that’s coming and there are barley any ads, it’s so creative and this game deserves this 5 out of 5 review, but I do have one request, I feel like the workers/ mangers should have more ability time for example I love the guy that’s stands by the enter/ leave but his ability takes so long to get but only last for a few seconds unfortunately, I think it would be a lot more fun if this was fixed, Thanks!
The game wouldn’t exist without ads
Thu May 21 2026 josie the jayteIt’s such a cute game and I’ve been looking forward to playing for so long but the ads are very obnoxious. You cannot play this game without watching an advertisement. The app developers have created the game in a way that you literally cannot go more 10 seconds without watching a 2 minute long ad. There’s no option to purchase no ads either, only an option to purchase 10 “ad tickets” for $1. or $2 for 24 tickets. Which gets you a whopping 5 minutes of gameplay without ads. Other than the amount of ads the game is adorable and super fun. Overall it’s a disappointment and I feel scammed. There is no game, it’s just money laundering advertisement.
It’s cute, but…
Thu May 21 2026 Beebee BeaIt’s a cute game, to start off. The music is cute, the animals are cute. The camp art is adorable. I like the sound effects and overall the polish on the visual side is great. My issues are with the system and UX. I’d give it a higher review if the game implemented some sort of “swipe the screen to clean” or “hold down to sing (even if slightly slower)” mechanics, because without those, just a 30 or so odd minutes of playing has caused mild strain on my thumb from how much I’ve just had to repetitively tap the screen. I have a fairly small phone and the font size of the text was so small that I felt like I had to put my face closer to just read it. I think it’s fine you’re playing on an iPad, but just be aware of this if you’re on a small phone like mine. And by small I mean any regular mobile phone. I like cozy games, I like games that really just boil down to do the same thing 600 times. I don’t like games that don’t feel intuitive to the point my hand starts to hurt.
Can’t wait for more!
Sat May 23 2026 MoistmilksReally cute and fun game, I love the graphics and the little butts on the animals and mushrooms. I can’t wait to see what else gets added to the game as it has lots of potential. My only issue I have that I have with many other games is that the furniture upgrades/style always have a better reward therefore you can’t make your campground look the way you want it to unless you take a penalty. If each piece of furniture had an upgrade for more profit and charm AND a separate style option it would allow people to customize more. I just love maximizing my profit and the tulip furniture so much ☺️
