Comparison

duk. vs Paddock

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

Paddock

Features
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Every animal needs its own space. Paddock is a quiet logic puzzle set on a small farm. Fences divide the field into paddocks, and you work out where each animal belongs. Four rules, one right answer, and nothing counting down while you think. THE RULES • One animal in every row • One animal in every column • One animal in every fenced paddock • No two animals may touch — not even diagonally That is the whole game. Everything else is the field it is played on. THREE WAYS TO PLAY Daily Pasture — one puzzle a day, the same one for everyone, with a streak worth keeping. Always free. Journey — 130 hand-curated levels across five chapters, from a gentle 5×5 meadow up to a 9×9 in the highlands. The difficulty rises with the size of the field, never with the pressure. Endless — as many fresh boards as you like. Every one is generated, checked, and guaranteed to have exactly one solution. HINTS THAT TEACH Ask for help and Paddock shows you the deduction, not the answer. It points at the row, explains why the animal has to go there, and only places it if you still want it to. You finish the board knowing something you did not know before. A FARM THAT FILLS IN Solving earns clover, and clover brings animals to the barn — a jersey cow, a sheep, a goat, a highland, an alpaca, a goose, a sheepdog. Nine in all. Put any of them in the field and they play alongside you. QUIET BY DESIGN • Works fully offline, on a plane or underground • No account, ever — nothing to sign up for • Your progress follows you across your own devices through iCloud • VoiceOver throughout, and Reduce Motion respected • English and German • iPhone and iPad PREMIUM Premium opens the full Journey, unlimited Endless boards, the complete Daily archive, every theme and a choice of app icon, and removes ads. Available as a subscription or as a one-time lifetime purchase — the lifetime option is there because not everybody wants a subscription, and it is not going away. The Daily Pasture stays free either way. It is the reason to open the app, and gating it would be the wrong kind of clever. Questions or Feedback? Found a bug, have an idea for improvement, or just want to say hello? We'd love to hear from you. Email: support@play-paddock.app Website: https://www.play-paddock.app Terms and conditions: https://www.play-paddock.app/terms

Screenshots

duk.4 screens
Paddock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: duk. at none against Paddock's 3. duk. also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Paddock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. duk. asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
duk. versus Paddock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterduk.Paddock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBetula Noir LLCRene Weinhold

In-app purchases

None

duk.

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Paddock

Subscriptions2
  • Paddock Premium: 1 Week$2.997 Days
  • Paddock Premium: 1 Year$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Paddock Premium: Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is duk. free?
duk. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paddock free?
Paddock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do duk. or Paddock have ads?
Paddock shows ads; duk. does not.

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