Comparison

Duck Life 4 vs ShutterForge

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

Head to head
About

Duck Life 4

Train your duckling through a variety of mini-games to become a champion racer. Compete in tournaments across different worlds, customize your duck, and aim for victory in the final race.

Highlights
  • Train duck in 15 mini-games
  • Compete in tournaments
  • Explore 6 different duck worlds
  • Customize duck with hats and hairstyles
  • Race against rival ducks
  • Over 30 races
Features
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Raise your duckling into a champion racer! Are you ready to play the ultimate duck training game? The award-winning online sensation, racking up over 150 million plays internationally is finally in your hands! Train your duck in 15 mini-games featuring running, swimming, flying, climbing and jumping. Watch proudly as it competes in tournaments against rival ducks, discovering exciting worlds and learning new skills. Ultimately, enter your duck in the final race against the champion duck, who is quite literally on fire, and be crowned with eternal glory. The revamped app version features new and improved races, graphics, music and shop accessories. This is the most quacking Duck Life yet! KEY FEATURES: - Race against other ducks for coins and tickets to the tournaments! - 6 different duck worlds featuring new shops and rivals. Grassland, Swamp, Mountains, Glacier, City, Volcano - Dress your duck in crazy hats and give them awesome hairstyles! - Adorable characters - Outstanding graphics - Captivating music - Over 30 races Jayisgames: “It's the perfect thing to sink your spare time into when you want something fun and casual” 4.5/5

About

ShutterForge

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ShutterForge turns the world around you into a card game. Take a photo of anything — your friends, your dog, your house, your shoe — and watch as AI transforms it into a one-of-a-kind collectible battle card with unique art, stats, and abilities. No two cards are ever the same. BUILD YOUR COLLECTION Every card belongs to one of six elements and five archetypes. Open packs to chase rares, forge new cards from everyday objects, and fill out a collection that's completely yours. BATTLE YOUR FRIENDS Challenge other players in Slam battles. Pick your best card, throw emotes, activate boosts, and see who built the better deck. Quick matches, real strategy. GO ON EXPEDITIONS Send your cards out into the world on expeditions to earn badges and discover new card powers. The further the journey, the bigger the payoff. BUILD YOUR OWN WORLDS Design custom worlds with their own element, terrain, and mood. Each world gets its own AI-generated art and changes how your cards perform inside it. FORGE YOUR STYLE Unlock tools, card skins, emotes, and cosmetics to make your collection stand out. Equip a Loaded Die to boost your odds, use the Magic Loupe to reveal hidden information, rename your cards, or reforge their element entirely. LEVEL UP WITH SLAM PASS Progress through the Slam Pass to unlock exclusive rewards all season long. The more you play, the more you earn. No two players will ever have the same collection. What you see in the real world shapes what you bring into the game. What will you forge?

Screenshots

Duck Life 44 screens
ShutterForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ShutterForge at none against Duck Life 4's shown. Duck Life 4's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Duck Life 4 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and ShutterForge sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duck Life 4 ships an update every 5 weeks, ShutterForge every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Duck Life 4 versus ShutterForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuck Life 4ShutterForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (765 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings765 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size313 MB73 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMoFunZone IncJEFFREY DANIEL LESSARD

Bugs and requests

Duck Life 4

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes during tournaments
  • Duplicating and losing progress on ducks
  • Unresponsive controls and buttons
  • Inconsistent energy/seed mechanics

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multiplayer mode to race against other players
  • More levels, worlds, and challenges to extend gameplay
  • Ability to sell or remove unwanted ducks
  • Option to play background music during gameplay

ShutterForge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Duck Life 4

One-time3
  • Super Ad Block$1.99
  • Ad Block$2.99
  • Super Ad Block$4.99
6 purchases

ShutterForge

One-time6
  • Coin Pouch$0.99
  • Coin Bag$4.99
  • Slam Pass$7.99
Show 3 more
  • Coin Stack$9.99
  • Coin Vault$19.99
  • Titan Vault$39.99

Questions

Is Duck Life 4 free?
Duck Life 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShutterForge free?
ShutterForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Duck Life 4 or ShutterForge have ads?
Duck Life 4 shows ads; ShutterForge does not.
Which is updated more often, Duck Life 4 or ShutterForge?
Duck Life 4 ships an update every 5 weeks, and ShutterForge every 3 weeks. Most recently, Duck Life 4 was updated on October 15, 2026 and ShutterForge on October 1, 2026.

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