Comparison

Duck vs GetSmart!

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

Head to head
About

Duck

This app presents a simple, interactive duck that quacks. It's a straightforward and amusing digital companion for lighthearted entertainment.

Highlights
  • 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?

About

GetSmart!

Features
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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/

Screenshots

Duck4 screens
GetSmart!4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GetSmart! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Duck asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Duck versus GetSmart!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuckGetSmart!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (174 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings174 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB125 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMark MillerDavid 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

None

Duck

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

GetSmart!

Subscriptions2
  • GetSmart! Plus$5.991 Month
  • GetSmart! Infinite!$12.991 Month

Questions

Is Duck free?
Duck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GetSmart! free?
GetSmart! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Duck or GetSmart!?
GetSmart! is rated higher. Duck averages 4.7 out of 5 from 174 ratings, while GetSmart! averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Duck or GetSmart! have ads?
GetSmart! shows ads; Duck does not.

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