Comparison

BumperDucks vs Flumblox

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

Flumblox

Features
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Use your creative ingenuity to create challenging and exciting platformer puzzles.

Screenshots

Flumblox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Flumblox at every 2 weeks against BumperDucks's every 2 months. Flumblox also leads on device support (3 vs 1). BumperDucks's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 11.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BumperDucks ships an update every 2 months, Flumblox every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BumperDucks versus Flumblox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBumperDucksFlumblox
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmithsonian InstitutionJumb-O-Fun Games

In-app purchases

None

BumperDucks

No in-app purchases

None

Flumblox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BumperDucks free?
BumperDucks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flumblox free?
Flumblox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BumperDucks or Flumblox have ads?
Neither BumperDucks nor Flumblox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BumperDucks or Flumblox?
BumperDucks ships an update every 2 months, and Flumblox every 2 weeks. Most recently, BumperDucks was updated on October 16, 2026 and Flumblox on October 9, 2026.

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