Comparison

SlapDuck vs PetalBloom

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

Head to head
About

SlapDuck

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SlapDuck features head-to-head mini competitions:: - Tap Target - Whack a Duck! - Gotcha - Whack a Duck, but the duck fights back! - Lily Leap - Mines! - Flappy Duck - Marble Maze - Marble Madness - CrossHatch - Waddle NOTE: SlapDuck lives inside Messages! After downloading, open a chat in Messages, tap the App Store icon, and select SlapDuck to play

About

PetalBloom

Features
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PetalBloom is a cozy flower garden puzzle game filled with colorful blooms, relaxing strategy, and charming garden challenges. Place flower stacks onto the board, match nearby petals, create full-bloom clears, and complete level goals before you run out of moves. As you progress, you’ll clear vines, crates, honeycomb, frozen cells, and other garden obstacles. Use helpful boosters like the Watering Can, Garden Trowel, Butterfly Swap, Wind Gust, and +5 Moves to keep your garden growing. Features: • Cozy flower stack puzzle gameplay • Bright garden artwork and relaxing levels • Bloom clears, chain reactions, and score goals • Fun obstacles and helpful boosters • Daily rewards and hundreds of levels Grow your garden one bloom at a time.

Screenshots

SlapDuck4 screens
PetalBloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SlapDuck at none against PetalBloom's 3. SlapDuck also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.4). On price, update cadence, 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. PetalBloom sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SlapDuck asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SlapDuck ships an update fortnightly, PetalBloom weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
SlapDuck versus PetalBloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlapDuckPetalBloom
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB41 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSlapduck Games LLCStephanie Kirkland

In-app purchases

None

SlapDuck

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PetalBloom

One-time3
  • 250 Gold$0.99
  • 700 Gold$1.99
  • 1600 Gold$4.99

Questions

Is SlapDuck free?
SlapDuck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PetalBloom free?
PetalBloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SlapDuck or PetalBloom have ads?
Both SlapDuck and PetalBloom show ads.
Which is updated more often, SlapDuck or PetalBloom?
SlapDuck ships an update fortnightly, and PetalBloom weekly. Most recently, SlapDuck was updated on October 4, 2026 and PetalBloom on October 25, 2026.

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