Duck vs GetSmart!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Duck
This app presents a simple, interactive duck that quacks. It's a straightforward and amusing digital companion for lighthearted entertainment.
- Interactive duck simulation
- Quacking sound effects
- Amusing visual element
- Coffee-themed surprise
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It looks like a duck. It quacks like a duck. It must be one. But what's with the coffee?
GetSmart!
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You tell GetSmart! what you did. GetSmart! tells you if you were smart. That thing you did? Submit it. GetSmart! scores your real-life actions across impact, effort, alignment with your goals, and novelty, then delivers a verdict: Smart, or Not Smart. And here's where it gets interesting: — Compete with friends in Skull Sessions. Create private or social leaderboards. See who's actually making the smartest moves. Invite friends with one-tap, climb the rankings, and claim the top spot! — Celebrate your worst decisions on the Goat List! Did something gloriously, flamboyantly stupid? GetSmart! detects it, flips into Bro Mode, and scores your catastrophe like a Jackass stunt. Wear it with pride, bro. — Track streaks, earn trophies, and grow. Daily streaks. Milestone awards. Weekly summaries that show you patterns in your own thinking. Set personal goals and watch your alignment improve over time. — Built by a neurologist: GetSmart! was created by David S. Filippi, MD, a neurologist exploring social cognition through software. It's not a grading system. It's a structured mirror. Free: 3 evaluations per day Skull Sessions and Goat Lists Streaks and trophies Speech-to-text input Plus Tier: 20 evaluations per day Up to 8 custom leaderboards Weekly summaries with AI insights Goal-tracking feedback Infinite Tier: Everything in Plus! Uncapped evaluations Rolling 7-day insights on-demand Summary regeneration in multiple styles Deep goal analysis Your data is protected with device-level cryptographic security. Your identity is masked on leaderboards. No one sees your actions unless you share them. Get smarter. Or at least find out how smart you already are. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Duck at none against GetSmart!'s 2. Duck also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (174 vs 1). GetSmart!'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. GetSmart! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Duck asks for nothing beyond the download.
GetSmart! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Duck has 174 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Duck | GetSmart! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (174 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 174 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mark Miller | David FILIPPI |
Bugs and requests
Duck
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ducks sliding off the screen
- Inconsistent sound effects
Requested features
4 requests- More duck animations and behaviors
- Additional customization options
- Expanded functionality beyond just watching ducks
- Integration with other apps or services
GetSmart!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Duck
No in-app purchases
GetSmart!
- GetSmart! Plus$5.991 Month
- GetSmart! Infinite!$12.991 Month









