SmartTub vs Duck Catch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartTub
Experience a playful virtual bath with floating ducks. Interact with them by tilting your device, shaking to add more, flicking them around, or tapping to hear them quack. Enjoy a simple, interactive entertainment experience.
- Tilt to move ducks
- Shake to add ducks
- Flick ducks
- Tap ducks to quack
- Force Touch on Apple Watch to reset
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Replicate the bath by SmartTub and enjoy swinging ducks! How to (iPad) - Tilt Device : move ducks - Shake Device : add ducks - Flick ducks : move ducks - Touch a duck : quack How to (AppleWatch) - Tilt Watch : move ducks - Shake Watch : add ducks - Flick ducks : move ducks - Force Touch : revert to the original number of ducks # To show add-on dialog, please turn "Show add-on" on in the Setting.app. # Demo video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsD4jtvstL8 Sound Effect ・OtoLogic(https://otologic.jp) ・WEB WAVE LIB(http://www.s-t-t.com/wwl)
Duck Catch
Experience an augmented reality shooting game that blends virtual ducks with your real-world environment. Enjoy the thrill of catching adorable, elusive ducks in a fun, immersive way. This game offers a unique entertainment experience, allowing you to play anywhere and capture memorable moments.
- Augmented reality technology
- Mixes reality and virtual 3D scenes
- Real-sense shooting
- Take pictures with game scenes
- Play indoors or outdoors
- More AR games available
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【Introduce】 Welcome to duck world. Duck catching is an AR shooting game which make you feel like in amusement park. Adorable ducks appear and disappear, it’s not easy to catch them. Enjoy the shooting fun. 【Features】 1.With AR technology, mix reality and virtual 3D scene together, real sense shooting, active feeling, fresh your entertainment experience. 2.You can take picture with the game scene, so cool; 3.Play indoor or outside is up to you, your best choice for present. 4.More AR games are waiting for you. 【Business cooperation】 Tel：0086-15307166309 (Work time: 9:00-18:00 Beijing time) Mail：wangjingjing@showbabyapp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Duck Catch at none against SmartTub's 1. Duck Catch also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). SmartTub's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, ads 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. SmartTub sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Duck Catch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Duck Catch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartTub has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SmartTub ships an update every 5 months, Duck Catch every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartTub | Duck Catch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 8.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 185 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | sorakaze Inc. | Wuhan Show Baby Software Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
SmartTub
Duck Catch
Bugs and requests
SmartTub
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not working
- App not launching on Apple Watch SE
- App icon not appearing on screen
Requested features
10 requests- Add more toys and variations
- Implement a delete duck feature
- Add different colored ducks
- Allow water to react to touch
- Add a ripple effect
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- Add a one-click clear screen option
- Add more costume options for ducks
- Add different bath themes (e.g., seasonal)
- Add a mode where ducks increase without shaking
- Update widget for iOS 18
Duck Catch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmartTub
- Extension Pack$1.99
Duck Catch
No in-app purchases
