duck vs QTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
duck
This app allows users to create and share a digital diary with friends and family. Decorate entries with stickers, build memories through comments, and stay updated with notifications. Enjoy a personalized experience with customizable themes.
- Decorate diary entries
- Share daily life with friends
- Use stickers for colorful records
- Build memories with comments
- Receive diary and comment notifications
- Dark and Light themes
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duck-z is a diary app for sharing everyday life with someone you care about. Write back and forth with friends or your partner, and build memories that are all your own. • Decorate a diary that's all yours • Take turns sharing daily life with friends or your partner • Brighten your entries with stickers • Memories that grow with every comment • Get notified the moment someone special writes • Your story, every day — even when you're apart • Dark and light themes
QTime
A local social platform designed for Malaysians and residents in Malaysia. It offers a localized network to reduce reliance on foreign applications.
- Local social platform
- Serves Malaysian residents
- Reduces foreign product dependency
- Localized network
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QTime is a local social platform that focuses on servicing Malaysian or anyone staying in Malaysia. By providing a local network, we aim to minimise the risk of dependency on foreign products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: duck at 98% against QTime's 50%. QTime's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
duck ships an update every 6 weeks, QTime every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | duck | QTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 98.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SEUNGHWAN LEE | Tin Chi |
Customer experience
duck
QTime
In-app purchases
duck
No in-app purchases
QTime
No in-app purchases
