MahJong vs BumperDucks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MahJong
Experience an endless supply of unique tile arrangements for this classic Chinese game. Enjoy beautifully crafted 3D tiles and immersive music as you match pairs to clear the board.
- Infinite random tile arrangements
- 10 unique tile and table sets
- Hand-designed 3D tile art
- Board rotation and zoom
- Immersive soundtrack
- Classic pair-matching gameplay
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MahJong generates random tile arrangements that gives you infinite game possibilities for this Chinese-inspired favorite. Featuring 10 different tile and table sets, each tile is a delightful, hand-designed work of art, showcased in a 3D view with board rotation and zoom to capture every angle. Select and match pairs of open tiles to remove them from the board, exposing layers of tiles below for more matching. The goal is to match every pair to fully clear the board. Outstanding music completes the experience that will transport you eastward.
BumperDucks
Navigate rubber ducks across a pond, avoiding obstacles and collecting treats. This educational game teaches physics concepts like collisions and mass's impact on acceleration through interactive gameplay. Customize your duck and build your own levels.
- Teaches Newton's Laws of Motion
- Explains object collisions and mass impact
- Classroom or home use
- Customizable duck costumes
- Printable/savable duck designs
- Sandbox mode for level creation
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These ducks need your help! Help them reach tasty treats across the pond, but watch out for obstacles! Turtles, frogs, and logs will try and knock you off course. It isn’t easy, but pond friends are there to help! Think you’re up for the challenge? Download BumperDucks today! From the Smithsonian Science Education Center, BumperDucks is an educational physical science game that will help teach players about what happens when two objects collide and how mass impacts the acceleration of an object. FEATURES - Introduces players to concepts of Newton’s Three Laws of Motion - Players learn about what happens when two objects collide and how mass impacts acceleration by using rubber ducks and other fun objects - For use in the classroom or at home - Aligned to national science standards for middle school but great for players of any age - Audio and text interplay - Challenge levels allow players to predict how the duck will interact with objects - Players can collect duck costumes to customize their duck to encourage progress - Customized ducks can be printed or saved to device - Sandbox mode allows players to build their own levels to assess their knowledge or to just have fun
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Verdict
MahJong and BumperDucks both sit at 2.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 36% of MahJong's written reviews are positive against 0% of BumperDucks's. MahJong also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). BumperDucks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 13.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. MahJong sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. BumperDucks asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for MahJong against 3.0 for BumperDucks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MahJong has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of MahJong's written reviews are positive against 0% of BumperDucks's.
MahJong ships an update every 3 months, BumperDucks every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MahJong | BumperDucks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (22 ratings) | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 5.1.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 318 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | baKno Games | Smithsonian Institution |
Customer experience
MahJong
BumperDucks
In-app purchases
MahJong
- MahJong 10 Game Sessions$0.99
- MahJong Unlimited for One Month$1.99
- MahJong Full Game Unlimited$24.99
BumperDucks
No in-app purchases









