BumperDucks vs Happy Penguins 3D
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
Happy Penguins 3D
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You see a foggy labyrinth in the ocean, a mountain range on the horizon, but there’s no time to admire the scenery, you need to act! You have five penguins that you need to navigate through the maze and prevent the sharks from eating them. The more babies get to the finish line, the more bonus coins you receive. If penguins collide with each other, one of them drops out. Go from level to level, earn stars, enjoy the scenery and become the winner in the Happy Penguins 3D arcade! Functions: 1) Guide the penguins through the maze! 2) Do not let sharks eat penguins. 3) Earn coins for every penguin who has reached the finish line. 4) If penguins collide with each other on turns, one of them drops out, so be careful! 5) Enjoy the fun arcade Happy Penguins 3D game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BumperDucks at every 2 months against Happy Penguins 3D's every 43 months. BumperDucks also leads on iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 12.0). Happy Penguins 3D's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BumperDucks ships an update every 2 months, Happy Penguins 3D every 43 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BumperDucks | Happy Penguins 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 43 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smithsonian Institution | PAMPAM, TOV |
In-app purchases
BumperDucks
No in-app purchases
Happy Penguins 3D
No in-app purchases
Questions
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