Comparison

duk. vs Slimefall Arcade

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

Head to head
About

duk.

A charming puzzle game where you guide a character across lily pads by stepping a specific number of spaces. Solve 80 unique ponds in classic mode or tackle a new daily challenge. Enjoy a relaxing, ad-free experience with no internet or accounts required.

Highlights
  • Numbered lily pad stepping mechanic
  • 80 classic ponds
  • Daily puzzles (easy, medium, hard)
  • Streak tracking for daily play
  • No ads or accounts
  • Offline play
Features
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duk. is a cozy little puzzle about duk trying to reach his friend goose. each lily pad holds a number, so you step exactly that many pads across the water, sinking the one you leave behind, wrapping around the pond's edges, until every pad is gone and you land on goose. 2 ways to play: • classic: a journey through 80 ponds, each named for a real water lily, growing gently harder as you go. • daily: a fresh puzzle every day at easy, medium, or hard. a win on any tier keeps your streak going. no ads. no accounts. no internet required. nothing tracked. made for a calm few minutes, whenever you need them.

About

Slimefall Arcade

Features
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Two ways to play in one cozy slime world: think your way through 100 handcrafted Slime Stack puzzles, or drop, match, and evolve slimes in quick physics runs. SLIME STACK — 100 MERGE PUZZLES • Move the top slime between three pegs. Matching tiers evolve into bigger slimes. • Smaller slimes can rest on larger ones, so every placement counts. • Set up chain reactions: a whole cascade of evolutions costs just one move. • Reach the target tier within the move limit, and solve in the fewest moves for three stars. • Undo your last move or reset as often as you like. • Ten chapters, from First Moves to Stack Mastery, with Bits to earn along the way. DROP MODES — QUICK PHYSICS RUNS • Arcade — race the drop clock and build the biggest chain you can. • Daily — play the same seeded challenge and chase the global leaderboard. • Cozy — slow things down with an untimed, relaxed run. Earn Bits as you merge, unlock collectible visual theme packs, and rescue crowded boards with Starburst and Prism Shift powerups. Every theme has ten handcrafted evolution tiers, from tiny starters to screen-filling champions. Slimefall Arcade combines tactile drop controls, lively physics, cheerful sound, and quick portrait play for a merge game that is easy to start and rewarding to master.

Screenshots

duk.4 screens
Slimefall Arcade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: duk. at none against Slimefall Arcade's shown. Slimefall Arcade's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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

duk. ships an update every 11 days, Slimefall Arcade every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
duk. versus Slimefall Arcade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterduk.Slimefall Arcade
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB62 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBetula Noir LLCJordan Ricardo Gopie

In-app purchases

None

duk.

No in-app purchases

None

Slimefall Arcade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is duk. free?
duk. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Slimefall Arcade free?
Slimefall Arcade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do duk. or Slimefall Arcade have ads?
Slimefall Arcade shows ads; duk. does not.
Which is updated more often, duk. or Slimefall Arcade?
duk. ships an update every 11 days, and Slimefall Arcade every 2 weeks. Most recently, duk. was updated on October 24, 2026 and Slimefall Arcade on October 25, 2026.

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