Comparison

BumperDucks vs Swap Gears

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

Head to head
About

BumperDucks

Navigate rubber ducks across a pond, avoiding obstacles and collecting treats. This educational game teaches physics concepts like collisions and mass's impact on acceleration through interactive gameplay. Customize your duck and build your own levels.

Highlights
  • Teaches Newton's Laws of Motion
  • Explains object collisions and mass impact
  • Classroom or home use
  • Customizable duck costumes
  • Printable/savable duck designs
  • Sandbox mode for level creation
Features
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These ducks need your help! Help them reach tasty treats across the pond, but watch out for obstacles! Turtles, frogs, and logs will try and knock you off course. It isn’t easy, but pond friends are there to help! Think you’re up for the challenge? Download BumperDucks today! From the Smithsonian Science Education Center, BumperDucks is an educational physical science game that will help teach players about what happens when two objects collide and how mass impacts the acceleration of an object. FEATURES - Introduces players to concepts of Newton’s Three Laws of Motion - Players learn about what happens when two objects collide and how mass impacts acceleration by using rubber ducks and other fun objects - For use in the classroom or at home - Aligned to national science standards for middle school but great for players of any age - Audio and text interplay - Challenge levels allow players to predict how the duck will interact with objects - Players can collect duck costumes to customize their duck to encourage progress - Customized ducks can be printed or saved to device - Sandbox mode allows players to build their own levels to assess their knowledge or to just have fun

About

Swap Gears

Solve intricate mechanical puzzles by rearranging gears to complete circuits of motion. Fix contraptions by placing each piece in its correct spot. Enjoy the background music as you build your mechanical masterpieces.

Highlights
  • Gear rearrangement puzzles
  • Complete motion circuits
  • Fix contraptions
  • Multiple machine types
  • Background music
Features
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Rearrange the gears to create mechanical masterpieces! Swap gears features many different types of machines. Your job is to complete the circuit of motion. Move every piece into the correct spot to fix the contraption! Last but not least,enjoy the background music.

Screenshots

Swap Gears4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BumperDucks at none against Swap Gears's shown. BumperDucks also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 21 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Swap Gears's advantage is rating (3.3 vs 3.0) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Swap Gears holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BumperDucks ships an update every 2 months, Swap Gears every 21 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BumperDucks versus Swap Gears: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBumperDucksSwap Gears
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)3.3 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 21 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmithsonian Institution亚州 王

Customer experience

BumperDucks

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Swap Gears

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

BumperDucks

No in-app purchases

None

Swap Gears

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BumperDucks free?
BumperDucks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swap Gears free?
Swap Gears is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BumperDucks or Swap Gears?
Swap Gears is rated higher. BumperDucks averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Swap Gears averages 3.3 from 7 ratings.
Do BumperDucks or Swap Gears have ads?
Swap Gears shows ads; BumperDucks does not.
Which is updated more often, BumperDucks or Swap Gears?
BumperDucks ships an update every 2 months, and Swap Gears every 21 months. Most recently, BumperDucks was updated on October 24, 2026 and Swap Gears on October 24, 2026.

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