Comparison

Super Meat Boy Forever vs Duck Swing

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

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About

Super Meat Boy Forever

Embark on a brutal platforming adventure to rescue your kidnapped baby. Run, jump, punch, and slide through thousands of randomly generated levels. Experience a compelling story with animated cutscenes and unlock new characters.

Highlights
  • Thousands of randomly generated levels
  • Run, jump, punch, and slide mechanics
  • Unlockable characters
  • Boss fights
  • Animated cutscenes
  • Secret locations
Features
Currently charting
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Super Meat Boy Forever takes place a few years after the events of Super Meat Boy. Meat Boy and Bandage Girl have been living a happy life free of Dr. Fetus for several years and they now have a wonderful little baby named Nugget. Nugget is joy personified and she is everything to Meat Boy and Bandage Girl. One day while our heroes were on a picnic, Dr. Fetus snuck up on them, beat Meat Boy and Bandage Girl unconscious with a shovel and kidnapped Nugget! When our heroes came to and found that Nugget was missing, they knew who to go after. They cracked their knuckles and decided to never stop until they got Nugget back and taught Dr. Fetus a very important lesson. A lesson that can only be taught with punches and kicks. The challenge of Super Meat Boy returns in Super Meat Boy Forever. Levels are brutal, death is inevitable, and players will get that sweet feeling of accomplishment after beating a level. Players will run, jump, punch and kick their way through familiar settings and totally new worlds. What’s better than playing through Super Meat Boy Forever once? The answer is simple: Playing through Super Meat Boy Forever several times and having new levels to play each time. Levels are randomly generated and each time the game is completed the option to replay the game appears and generates a whole new experience by presenting different levels with their own unique secret locations. We’ve handcrafted literally thousands of levels for players to enjoy and conquer. You can replay Super Meat Boy Forever from start to finish several times before ever seeing a duplicate level. It is truly a remarkable feat of engineering and a monumental example of ignoring the limits of rational game design and production. They don’t give Oscars to games, but they probably will after Super Meat Boy Forever becomes the best movie of 2020 and 2021! Our story takes Meat Boy and Bandage Girl through several worlds in search of their darling little Nugget with beautifully animated cutscenes and musical accompaniment that makes Citizen Kane look like a reaction video to an sled unboxing. Players will laugh, they will cry, and when all is said and done maybe they’ll emerge from the experience a little better than when they started. Ok so that last part probably won’t happen but marketing text is hard to write. - Run, Jump, Punch and Slide your way through literally thousands of levels! - Experience a story so that it will influence the cinematic landscape for decades to come. - Fight Bosses, find secrets, unlock characters, live in the world we’ve created because the real world can kinda suck sometimes! - The long awaited sequel to Super Meat Boy has finally arrived!

About

Duck Swing

Test your reflexes in this addictive arcade game by timing your jumps to land a duck on moving platforms. Dodge lasers and other obstacles as you climb the global leaderboard. Easy to learn, but challenging to master.

Highlights
  • One-tap controls
  • Dynamic gameplay with moving platforms
  • Dodge deadly lasers
  • Perfect landing combos
  • Global leaderboard competition
Features
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One tap. Perfect timing. Land the duck. Duck Swing is a one tap reflex game: your duck swings on a rope like a pendulum, and you tap to let go. Fly with gravity, leap through the air and land on the platform. Miss, and it's game over. HOW TO PLAY • Tap to release the rope at the right moment • Land on the platform to score, hit the center for a Perfect landing • Chain Perfect landings for combos and fire streaks AN ENDLESS ARCADE CHALLENGE • Score 20: the swing gets faster • Score 40: platforms start moving • Score 60: laser cannons appear, so dodge and survive LUCKY DUCK WHEEL Spin the roulette to win power-ups: slow motion, bigger platforms, longer rope, 2x and 5x points, extra life and more. 8 different buffs. COLLECT DUCKS Unlock and collect duck skins and show them off. GLOBAL LEADERBOARD Compete with players around the world, with your name and country flag. Simple one tap controls, short runs and pure reflex. A perfect time killer arcade game for quick breaks. Can you beat your high score?

Screenshots

Super Meat Boy Forever4 screens
Duck Swing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Duck Swing at Free against Super Meat Boy Forever's $0.99. Duck Swing also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 57%) and rating (5.0 vs 3.9). Super Meat Boy Forever's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Duck Swing is free to download; Super Meat Boy Forever costs $0.99 up front. Duck Swing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Super Meat Boy Forever asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Duck Swing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Super Meat Boy Forever has 228 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Super Meat Boy Forever's written reviews are positive against 100% of Duck Swing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Super Meat Boy Forever ships an update every 4 weeks, Duck Swing every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Super Meat Boy Forever versus Duck Swing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuper Meat Boy ForeverDuck Swing
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (228 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings228 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#91 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB202 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHeadup GmbHWILLIAM HICIANO

Customer experience

Super Meat Boy Forever

All ratings223 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative21.5%
Written reviews173 reviews
Positive56.6%
Neutral14.5%
Negative28.9%

Duck Swing

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Super Meat Boy Forever

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cutscene audio issues (playing in only one ear)
  • Invisible floors/textures in certain levels
  • Frequent crashes and performance issues
  • Warp zone progression not tracking properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add iCloud/cross-device save sync
  • Implement a 'quick restart' option
  • Improve touch controls with customizable layout
  • Include more content from the original Super Meat Boy

Duck Swing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Super Meat Boy Forever

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Duck Swing

One-time1
  • Swing Duck: No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Super Meat Boy Forever free?
Super Meat Boy Forever costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Duck Swing free?
Duck Swing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Super Meat Boy Forever or Duck Swing?
Duck Swing is rated higher. Super Meat Boy Forever averages 3.9 out of 5 from 228 ratings, while Duck Swing averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Super Meat Boy Forever or Duck Swing have ads?
Duck Swing shows ads; Super Meat Boy Forever does not.
Which is updated more often, Super Meat Boy Forever or Duck Swing?
Super Meat Boy Forever ships an update every 4 weeks, and Duck Swing every 2 days. Most recently, Super Meat Boy Forever was updated on October 27, 2026 and Duck Swing on October 25, 2026.

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