BumperDucks vs Light House puzzle
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
Light House puzzle
Guide energy through a forgotten lighthouse using mirrors and portals. Solve over 100 unique isometric puzzles to relight the beacon. Enjoy fresh gameplay with no required training.
- 100+ unique levels
- Mirror and portal mechanics
- Isometric puzzle gameplay
- No training required
- Cross-platform success
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There is forgotten fireless lighthouse in the sea. Use mirrors, portals and other tools, deliver energy and set light to the lighthouse again! • 100+ unique levels for the most persistent and clever gamers! • Fresh game play which you were waiting for! • No training required! • 2 millions installs on other platforms with 4.7 rating • DevGamm Kanobu 2016 "Best cross-platform game"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Light House puzzle at 100% against BumperDucks's 0%. Light House puzzle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and device support (3 vs 1). BumperDucks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Light House puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BumperDucks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Light House puzzle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of BumperDucks's written reviews are positive against 100% of Light House puzzle's.
BumperDucks ships an update every 2 months, Light House puzzle every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BumperDucks | Light House puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 8.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smithsonian Institution | Victor Kochetkov |
Customer experience
BumperDucks
Light House puzzle
In-app purchases
BumperDucks
No in-app purchases
Light House puzzle
- Extended version$3.99
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