Pons vs Pools
verdict · by 30d fees
Pons is currently the bigger platform (roughly 18× by 30-day fees). Size is not the whole story: chains, fee routing and creator rewards differ meaningfully. Numbers refresh hourly from DefiLlama.
platform facts
| Fact | Pons | Pools |
|---|---|---|
| Chains | Robinhood Chain | Robinhood Chain |
| Live since | 2026 | 2026 |
| Launch cost | 0.0005 ETH launch fee | Free (zero launch fee) |
| Trading fees | 1% pool fee on trades, split 70% creator / 30% protocol on current tokens; most of the protocol share buys and burns PONS. | 0.25% LP fee on trades, auto-compounded into locked liquidity; no protocol cut. |
| Graduation | V1: 4.2 ETH milestone only — trading stays in the same pool. V2: liquidity moves into a permanently locked Uniswap v4 position at 4.2 ETH. | None — tokens trade in a permanently locked Uniswap pool from launch |
| Creator rewards | 70% of the 1% pool fee, paid in ETH by default on V2. | Optional creator share of 0.05 percentage points of the 0.25% fee. |
Pons in short
The dominant launchpad on Robinhood Chain — tokens trade in permanently locked Uniswap pools from the first block. Pools, built by Uniswap Labs, undercuts Pons on cost with a zero launch fee and no protocol cut. See Pons vs Pools, Pons vs LetsCash and Pons vs NOXA for the numbers side by side.
→ full Pons stats→ Pons reviewPools in short
Uniswap Labs' own launchpad on Robinhood Chain — zero launch fee, zero protocol cut, liquidity locked forever. It is optional and modest next to the 70% creator split Pons pays on V2, but it comes with a zero-fee launch that Pons does not offer. Pools out-launched Pons, the chain's earlier leader, within its first day live, and it undercuts Pons on every fee line: no launch fee against 0.0005 ETH, and no protocol cut against Pons' 30% share. See Pons vs Pools for the numbers side by side.
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