BumperDucks vs Physics 2d
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Physics 2d
Engage your mind with a physics-based puzzle game featuring realistic simulations and interactive objects. Solve 24 challenging levels, earn stars, and explore the fundamental laws of physics in a fun and engaging way. Enjoy high-quality graphics and sound effects on your iPad and iPhone.
- 24 physics puzzles
- Realistic physics engine
- 25 interactive objects
- Star rating system
- High-quality graphics
- Full iPad support
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Learn the laws of physics while playing with Physics 2d! Physics 2d is a puzzle game that will entertain you and let you think carefully. It contains 24 puzzles to solve that will make you wonder about the laws of physics that make this possible. Game contains: * High quality graphics, full ipad support * 25 different interactive objects * 24 levels (more will follow) * Star rating System * Realistic physics for each object * Awesome sound effects Have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Physics 2d at 50% against BumperDucks's 0%. Physics 2d also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0). BumperDucks's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Physics 2d holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of BumperDucks's written reviews are positive against 50% of Physics 2d's.
BumperDucks ships an update every 2 months, Physics 2d every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BumperDucks | Physics 2d |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smithsonian Institution | ilan TETRUASHVILI |
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BumperDucks
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In-app purchases
BumperDucks
No in-app purchases
Physics 2d
No in-app purchases
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