Comparison

Sea Ducks vs Pickup Time

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

Head to head
About

Sea Ducks

Embark on a unique cruise adventure by hiding and seeking adorable rubber ducks throughout the ship. This game offers engaging scavenger hunts for kids with rewards and levels, while adults can enjoy hiding ducks or participating in the hunt. It's a fun way to enhance any cruise vacation.

Highlights
  • Duck location details
  • Levels and rewards
  • Leaderboard
  • Push notifications
  • Scavenger hunt gameplay
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Set sail on a cruise adventure like no other with Sea Ducks. Designed for both kids and adults! Dive into the world of duck hunting where you can hide and seek adorable rubber ducks throughout the ship. Whether you're a parent looking to entertain your kids or an adult who loves to hide ducks, Sea Ducks is perfect for you. For Kids: Embark on a thrilling scavenger hunt, searching for hidden ducks around the cruise ship. Each duck you find earns you points, helping you level up and unlock new rewards. The more ducks you discover, the closer you get to becoming the ultimate cruise duck champion! For Adults: Enjoy the fun of hiding ducks for the kids to find, adding a playful twist to your cruise experience. You can also participate in the hunt, working together with your little ones or competing to see who can find the most ducks. Features: - Duck location details on the cruise ship to guide your duck hunting adventures. - Levels and rewards that keep kids engaged and motivated. - A leaderboard to track your progress and compete with other hunters. - Push notifications to alert you of new hiding spots or special challenges. Whether you're cruising for a family vacation or just want to add some fun to your time at sea, Sea Ducks is the perfect companion. Join the community of duck hunters and duck hiders and make your cruise journey unforgettable!

About

Pickup Time

Features
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Maps tell you how long a drive takes. They cannot tell you when to leave when the drive has three pickups, a five-minute wait at each one, and a hard arrival time at the end. Pickup Time does that arithmetic. Put in the stops, say how long you will be waiting at each, pin either end of the journey to the clock, and it fills in the rest. ARRIVE BY, OR DEPART AT Pin the arrival — "the flight is at 09:00" — and the app works backwards through every leg and every wait to the moment you must set off. Or pin the departure and see where you land. WAITING TIME THAT COUNTS A pickup is not a drive-through. Give each stop the minutes you will actually spend there, and they land in the schedule where they belong: at the pickups, never at the start or the destination. "WE CANNOT LEAVE BEFORE 08:45" Pin the earliest a stop may be left and the driver waits there until that moment. If the pin makes the arrival impossible, the app shows the clash instead of quietly ignoring it. TRAFFIC FOR THE DAY YOU ARE PLANNING Driving times come from TomTom's traffic prediction for the date and time you picked, not for right now. Plan tomorrow's school run tonight. Add your own margin on top if you know a road better than the model does. EVERY STOP, ON A MAP Search an address, or drop a pin anywhere without one. The route is drawn leg by leg with numbered stops, and pointing at a leg in the list highlights that stretch of road. KEEP THE RUNS YOU REPEAT Save the school run once and load it whenever you need it — stops, waiting times and pinned times intact. A saved route keeps a time of day rather than a date, so it lands on whatever day you open it. Save addresses you use often, and move both between devices as a plain JSON file. YOUR PLAN STAYS YOURS No account. No sign-up. No ads, no analytics, no tracking. Saved addresses and routes live in this app's storage on your device and are never uploaded. The only thing that leaves is the coordinates of your stops, at the moment you press Calculate, so a route can be worked out. ALSO - Miles or kilometres - 12 or 24-hour clock - Avoid toll roads - Reverse a whole run in one tap - Up to 50 stops Times are estimates based on typical traffic, not a guarantee. Drive to the road, not to the app.

Screenshots

Sea Ducks4 screens
Pickup Time3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pickup Time at none against Sea Ducks's 10. Pickup Time also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sea Ducks sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pickup Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sea Ducks ships an update fortnightly, Pickup Time every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sea Ducks versus Pickup Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSea DucksPickup Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (458 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings458 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlue IQ, LLCLING FUNG SHEK

Bugs and requests

Sea Ducks

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App not working after updates
  • Constant prompts to update
  • Blurry uploaded photos
  • Inability to log in after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ranking system for hiders
  • Delayed posting for hiding ducks
  • Randomized hiding locations
  • In-app purchases for customization
  • Ability to edit/delete posts

Pickup Time

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sea Ducks

One-time10
  • Push Notifications$1.99
  • Avatar Image Generator$2.99
  • Sea Ducks Donation $2.99$2.99
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  • Sea Duck Donation $4.99$4.99
  • Sea Ducks Donation $9.99$9.99
  • Sea Duck Donation $9.99$9.99
  • Sea Ducks Sponsorship$19.99
  • Sea Duck Donation $19.99$19.99
  • Sponsorship 3 Credits$49.99
  • Sponsorship 10 Credits$129.99
None

Pickup Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sea Ducks free?
Sea Ducks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pickup Time free?
Pickup Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sea Ducks or Pickup Time have ads?
Neither Sea Ducks nor Pickup Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sea Ducks or Pickup Time?
Sea Ducks ships an update fortnightly, and Pickup Time every 2 days. Most recently, Sea Ducks was updated on November 4, 2026 and Pickup Time on October 29, 2026.

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