Comparison

Limp Zoo vs Duck Scooping

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

Head to head
About

Limp Zoo

Experience a realistic virtual claw crane game on your smartphone. Collect a vast variety of soft, limp stuffed animal prizes, with new ones added daily. Enjoy simple controls and a healing experience, perfect for those who've struggled with arcade machines.

Highlights
  • Realistic claw crane simulation
  • Collect soft, limp stuffed animals
  • Vast prize variety (554+ kinds)
  • New prizes added daily
  • Simple button controls
  • 360-degree prize viewing
Features
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Celebrating 13 years, thanks to you! It's virtual, so you can get them as much as you want! A realistic claw crane game is reproduced to your smart phone. The first of the series that everyone over 7 million people are enjoying. The prizes are cute stuffed animals that are very soft and limp. Realistic soft feel make you feel being healed. They are 554 kinds of numbers. New friends come up every day. Let's aim at the completion of the collection. Now the number of prizes added to the game has surpassed its origin of ten years ago. Explore the richer world of plush toys, even if you've played before. The operation is simple. Just press the movement buttons and release them with sufficient timing. Swipe the screen to look into prizes from a favorite angle. For the ones who felt mortifying for having not been able to get prizes at a game arcade. Get as many prizes as you want in this game. Got the 1st place of iPad App Store ranking in Japan.

About

Duck Scooping

Engage in a fun arcade-style game where you scoop floating rubber ducks. Compete with others online or aim for high scores in various game modes, including a bingo challenge. Enjoy a casual yet strategic experience with time limits and combo mechanics.

Highlights
  • Normal duck scooping mode
  • Online multiplayer battles
  • Bingo game mode
  • Combo scoring system
  • Time limit challenges
  • Continue option with score carry-over
Features
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In this game, you can enjoy scooping ducks floating in the pool. It's a fun combination of ball scooping and crane games. There are three game modes. *Normal duck scooping game Press the button to move the crane. Scoop up the ducks in time. You get points when you scoop up a duck. Scoop up the same duck three times for a combo. You get a higher score and a new duck will come in. When the time limit is up, the game is over. If you get a combo, the remaining time will increase. You can continue up to five times. If you continue, your score and combo status will be carried over. *Online battle Compete with friends and family in online duck scooping. One person creates a battle room first. At that time, a four-digit room number will be notified. The other person enters that room number and enters the battle room to start the battle. The person who scoops the most ducks and gets the most points wins. Combinations of duck types that you catch will result in combos, which will add to your score. Players' strategies will be tested as they try to steadily scoop up ducks within the time limit to earn points, or try to get high-scoring combos and turn the game around. *Bingo game Scoop up balls with numbers written on them floating in the pool, and if the numbers appear on the bingo chart, a mark will be placed on them. If you get marks vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, you get bingo. The water flows faster and faster over time, making it more difficult to save the balls. If you scoop up a time-extension ball, the time limit will be extended. (The time will be extended even if you get bingo.) When the time limit is reached, the game is over. When playing online, an Internet connection is required. The user is responsible for any communication fees required for communication.

Screenshots

Limp Zoo4 screens
Duck Scooping4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Duck Scooping at none against Limp Zoo's 4. Duck Scooping also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 72%). Limp Zoo's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (245 vs 18). On price, ads, 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. Limp Zoo sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Duck Scooping asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Limp Zoo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Limp Zoo has 245 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Limp Zoo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Duck Scooping's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Limp Zoo ships an update every 2 months, Duck Scooping every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Limp Zoo versus Duck Scooping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLimp ZooDuck Scooping
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (245 ratings) — better4.4 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews71.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings245 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPointZero Co.Kentarou Kurusima

Customer experience

Limp Zoo

All ratings236 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral13.5%
Negative14.6%

Duck Scooping

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Limp Zoo

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Game won't start on iPad
  • Game crashes or freezes
  • Claw bugs out
  • Prizes fly in wrong direction
  • Challenge mode not working
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  • Buttons unresponsive
  • Endless movement between modes
  • Prizes get stuck in hole
  • Video not playing or stopping
  • Rewards not received as stated

Requested features

9 requests
  • Allow changing claw shape (3-4)
  • Add more claw machines
  • Add more variety in prizes
  • Add Korean language support
  • Improve prize physics
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  • Allow changing controller type (gear stick vs button)
  • Increase prize drop hole size
  • Make larger prizes obtainable
  • Allow adjusting claw strength

Duck Scooping

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Limp Zoo

One-time4
  • 50 coins$0.99
  • 140 coins$1.99
  • 300 coins$2.99
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  • Ad Removal$2.99
None

Duck Scooping

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Limp Zoo free?
Limp Zoo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Duck Scooping free?
Duck Scooping is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Limp Zoo or Duck Scooping?
Limp Zoo is rated higher. Limp Zoo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 245 ratings, while Duck Scooping averages 4.4 from 18 ratings.
Do Limp Zoo or Duck Scooping have ads?
Both Limp Zoo and Duck Scooping show ads.
Which is updated more often, Limp Zoo or Duck Scooping?
Limp Zoo ships an update every 2 months, and Duck Scooping every 4 months. Most recently, Limp Zoo was updated on November 6, 2026 and Duck Scooping on October 30, 2026.

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