Comparison

Ducky Ducky vs Fish Around

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

Head to head
About

Ducky Ducky

Features
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[How to Play] 1. Move the mother duck with your finger. 2. Catch fish to increase the number of ducklings. 3. If the timer reaches 0, it's Game Over! Catch fish quickly. 4. Each fish you catch adds 3 seconds to the timer. 5. Catch the golden fish to freeze the timer for 6 seconds. 6. Avoid rocks and land. Hitting them will end the game! [Notes] 1. This is a free game with advertisements. 2. You can play it without an internet connection.

About

Fish Around

This is a relaxing digital pond experience where you can interact with four unique fish. Collect bubbles to unlock new themes and decorations, and discover special photo memories as the fish get to know you. Enjoy offline play with no pressure.

Highlights
  • Interactive fish with distinct personalities
  • Unlockable pond themes and decorations
  • Pond photo album and portraits
  • Offline play
  • No ads or in-app purchases
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Fish Around is a small illustrated pond made for quiet breaks. Touch the water, spend time with four fish with distinct personalities, and watch each one respond in its own way. Every visit brings bubbles that can unlock pond themes and decorations. As a fish grows familiar with you, it may discover special photo memories around the pond. Features: • Four fish with playful, quiet, tsundere, and whimsically weird personalities • Spring, Summer Night, and Autumn pond themes • Decorations you can place, move, resize, and flip • A fish collection and a pond photo album • Pond portraits you can save or share • English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean • Offline play with no ads, purchases, accounts, or streak pressure Nothing to finish. No day to save. Just spend a little time by the water.

Screenshots

Ducky Ducky4 screens
Fish Around4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fish Around at none against Ducky Ducky's shown. Fish Around also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Ducky Ducky's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ducky Ducky ships an update every 2 months, Fish Around every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Ducky Ducky versus Fish Around: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDucky DuckyFish Around
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinseok SongJiayi Qu

In-app purchases

None

Ducky Ducky

No in-app purchases

None

Fish Around

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ducky Ducky free?
Ducky Ducky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fish Around free?
Fish Around is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ducky Ducky or Fish Around have ads?
Ducky Ducky shows ads; Fish Around does not.
Which is updated more often, Ducky Ducky or Fish Around?
Ducky Ducky ships an update every 2 months, and Fish Around every 3 days. Most recently, Ducky Ducky was updated on October 28, 2026 and Fish Around on October 28, 2026.

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