Pong vs Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pong
Experience a visually stunning rendition of the classic Pong game, powered by advanced neural rendering and real-time ray tracing on mobile devices. Explore realistic lighting effects and dynamic material properties, with gameplay that evolves as you score.
- Real-time ray tracing
- Neural rendering
- Global illumination
- PBR materials
- Dynamic themes
- Adjustable settings
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Pong-RT is a simple game of Pong that showcases the power of neural rendering by running ray tracing on phones. Real-time GI, sub-surface scattering, refraction, reflections, and caustics with PBR materials are showcased in this tech demo. Change the theme by scoring points. First to 3 points, wins. Tap the cog on the top right and adjust settings to improve quality or performance. Also try changing the device to CPU/GPU.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
Experience a serene 3D environment as a rubber duck. Enjoy a peaceful stay at a seaside pool, interacting with other ducks, floating, sunbathing, and sliding. Embrace the present moment and find bliss.
- 3D rubber duck simulation
- Serene seaside pool environment
- Interact with other ducks
- Float, sunbathe, and slide
- Day/night cycle with stars
- Nostalgic radio tunes
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A relaxing 3D environment where you experience life as a rubber duck, Placid Plastic Duck Simulator is an experiment to induce calm and bliss. You're up for a reinvigorating stay at your favorite seaside pool. You are not alone. Different ducks will slowly and happily fall into the pool with you, each with their own style and demeanor (you can name them and have names appear over their heads). Float on the water, sunbathe, dip your beak, go down the slide. The radio is playing a nostalgic tune. Here comes the night. Look at the stars. Turn off the radio, listen to the waves in the dark. Dream. The sun is rising. The sky is blue. Slide down into the second pool. An airplane is rushing somewhere, there's stuff to do. Not for you. Live in the present moment, enjoy life. Everything is going to be alright.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pong at Free against Placid Plastic Duck Simulator's $1.99. Pong also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Placid Plastic Duck Simulator's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (250 vs 7). On review sentiment, 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
Pong is free to download; Placid Plastic Duck Simulator costs $1.99 up front. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Pong asks for nothing beyond the download.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Placid Plastic Duck Simulator has 250 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Pong's written reviews are positive against 93% of Placid Plastic Duck Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Pong | Placid Plastic Duck Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (250 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 92.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 250 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #8 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 588 MB | 670 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amrithkiran Manavedan | Tunnel Vision Srl |
Customer experience
Pong
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
Bugs and requests
Pong
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
Reported bugs
1 issue- Bug with logo overlapping in Forsaken folder
Requested features
2 requests- Cloud save feature
- Remote control duck or boat
In-app purchases
Pong
No in-app purchases
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
- Ducks, Please$0.99
- Quacking the Ice$0.99
- Duck Addiction$0.99
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- Hippospace Download$0.99
- Rooftop One Percent$0.99
- Ducks Galore$0.99
- All DLCs Bundle$4.99
Questions
Is Pong free?
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