Comparison

Hook A Duck vs Duck Scooping

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

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About

Hook A Duck

Catch as many ducks as possible within a time limit using a magnet. Avoid crafty ducks that dive underwater. Collect bonuses to boost your score and earn extra time. Features modes suitable for all ages.

Highlights
  • Magnet-based duck catching
  • Timed gameplay
  • Crafty diving ducks
  • Point-scoring duck types
  • Score-boosting bonuses
  • Easy mode for toddlers
Features
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Hook The Duck is a fun Duck catching arcade machine inspired game. If you love Hook A Duck games at the amusement arcades or at funfairs, you will love Hook a Duck – Arcade Game! In Hook a Duck – Arcade Game you don't actually hook any ducks! Instead, you use your magnet to grab the ducks instead. How To Play You have 90 seconds to catch as many ducks as possible but be careful as them ducks are crafty and will duck under the water to avoid being caught. There are 4 different duck types each worth a set amount of points, bonuses can also be collected to help boost your score or get you extra time. In Hook a Duck – Arcade Game is good fun for all the family along with the normal mode there is also an easy mode for toddlers and young children. There is no limit to the number of plays, no coins or credit to buy, just play as much as you like.

About

Duck Scooping

Engage in a fun arcade-style game where you scoop floating rubber ducks. Compete with others online or aim for high scores in various game modes, including a bingo challenge. Enjoy a casual yet strategic experience with time limits and combo mechanics.

Highlights
  • Normal duck scooping mode
  • Online multiplayer battles
  • Bingo game mode
  • Combo scoring system
  • Time limit challenges
  • Continue option with score carry-over
Features
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In this game, you can enjoy scooping ducks floating in the pool. It's a fun combination of ball scooping and crane games. There are three game modes. *Normal duck scooping game Press the button to move the crane. Scoop up the ducks in time. You get points when you scoop up a duck. Scoop up the same duck three times for a combo. You get a higher score and a new duck will come in. When the time limit is up, the game is over. If you get a combo, the remaining time will increase. You can continue up to five times. If you continue, your score and combo status will be carried over. *Online battle Compete with friends and family in online duck scooping. One person creates a battle room first. At that time, a four-digit room number will be notified. The other person enters that room number and enters the battle room to start the battle. The person who scoops the most ducks and gets the most points wins. Combinations of duck types that you catch will result in combos, which will add to your score. Players' strategies will be tested as they try to steadily scoop up ducks within the time limit to earn points, or try to get high-scoring combos and turn the game around. *Bingo game Scoop up balls with numbers written on them floating in the pool, and if the numbers appear on the bingo chart, a mark will be placed on them. If you get marks vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, you get bingo. The water flows faster and faster over time, making it more difficult to save the balls. If you scoop up a time-extension ball, the time limit will be extended. (The time will be extended even if you get bingo.) When the time limit is reached, the game is over. When playing online, an Internet connection is required. The user is responsible for any communication fees required for communication.

Screenshots

Hook A Duck4 screens
Duck Scooping4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hook A Duck at 5.0 against Duck Scooping's 4.4. Hook A Duck also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). Duck Scooping's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 33 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hook A Duck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Duck Scooping has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hook A Duck ships an update every 33 months, Duck Scooping every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hook A Duck versus Duck Scooping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHook A DuckDuck Scooping
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings118 — better
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon TurnerKentarou Kurusima

Customer experience

Hook A Duck

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Duck Scooping

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hook A Duck

No in-app purchases

None

Duck Scooping

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hook A Duck free?
Hook A Duck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Duck Scooping free?
Duck Scooping is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hook A Duck or Duck Scooping?
Hook A Duck is rated higher. Hook A Duck averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Duck Scooping averages 4.4 from 18 ratings.
Do Hook A Duck or Duck Scooping have ads?
Both Hook A Duck and Duck Scooping show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hook A Duck or Duck Scooping?
Hook A Duck ships an update every 33 months, and Duck Scooping every 4 months. Most recently, Hook A Duck was updated on November 4, 2026 and Duck Scooping on November 8, 2026.

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