duk. vs Water Loop Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Numbered lily pad stepping mechanic
- 80 classic ponds
- Daily puzzles (easy, medium, hard)
- Streak tracking for daily play
- No ads or accounts
- Offline play
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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.
Water Loop Puzzle
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Zen Loop is a quiet puzzle about one simple idea: close the loop. Rotate each tile until every line meets its neighbour and the path becomes a single unbroken loop. No timer, no pressure — just you and the pattern. HOW IT PLAYS - Tap a tile to rotate it - Connect every end until the loop closes - Levels grow from four-tile warm-ups to dense, satisfying grids - Hints when you want them, never forced WHY YOU'LL STAY - Ink-and-paper art with bamboo, blossom and a red seal - Plays fully offline - Daily bonus, missions and a lucky wheel - Medals for perfect, hint-free solutions A puzzle for winding down rather than winding up.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: duk. at none against Water Loop Puzzle's 4. duk. also leads on ads (none vs shown). Water Loop Puzzle's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Water Loop Puzzle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. duk. asks for nothing beyond the download.
duk. ships an update every 11 days, Water Loop Puzzle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | duk. | Water Loop Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Betula Noir LLC | Anastassiya Shugaley |
In-app purchases
duk.
No in-app purchases
Water Loop Puzzle
- 1,000 Coins$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 5,500 Coins$3.99
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- 12,000 Coins$7.99









