Comparison

IQ Hit 2 vs Duckling Sort

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

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About

IQ Hit 2

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IQ Hit 2 is a fun and challenging card matching puzzle game designed to improve memory, focus, and concentration. Features: • Match pairs of cards before time runs out. • Multiple difficulty levels from easy to expert. • Colorful graphics and smooth animations. • Suitable for kids, teens, and adults. • Play offline anytime. • Track your progress and challenge yourself. Whether you're looking for a relaxing puzzle or a brain-training challenge, IQ Hit 2 offers hours of engaging gameplay.

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Duckling Sort

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Duckling Sort is a relaxing bird sort puzzle with no ads at all: no banners, no pop-ups and no "watch a video for a reward". It's free to play from the first stage to the last, and you never have to pay to win one. Sort the ducklings by color. Fill a raft with one color and the whole flock flaps away. It's a gentle daily brain workout the whole family can share, from young players to grandparents. WHY PLAYERS PICK IT • No ads, ever, not even optional reward videos • Free to play; purchases are optional extras • No rush: every clear earns a star; 3 stars ask for a tidy pace • Plays offline, no Wi-Fi needed • Calm pixel art and gentle music • English and Thai, switchable any time HOW TO PLAY • Tap a raft to pick up the ducks of one color on top, then tap where they should fly • Rafts hold four ducks, five from stage 30. Ducks land on an empty raft or on their own color, if there is room • A full raft of one color rides away and the rafts below slide up • Nests hold one duck each: park a duck, then bring it back to an empty or matching raft • From stage 51, waves wash a nest away after it rests a few ducks • Some ducks hide in eggs until they reach the top of their raft • Send every duck off, nests included, to clear the stage 100 STAGES IN 10 ZONES • A lily-pad trail from Duckling Shore to Rainbow Falls • Stages grow from 20 ducks to 60, with up to 44 hidden in eggs • Earn 1 to 3 stars per stage, 300 in all, and a shield for a perfect clear • Every stage can be cleared without extra nests, extra rafts or Undo • Stuck? Undo up to three moves, or spend coins on an extra nest or raft A NEW DAILY CHALLENGE • The same new pond for everyone each day, from Gentle Ripple on Monday to Big Splash on Sunday • Fewest moves wins, then fewest tries, then the faster time. Beat the secret Duck Master score for a bigger prize MY HOME, A COZY DUCK FARM Grow a little island farm with the coins you earn. Your ducks lay eggs every day; feed them for better eggs. A flower stand, lemonade stand, honey hut, bakery and windmill earn coins too. Make each nest comfier for bonus eggs. Clear the forest, level up and decorate with 53 pieces, including Thai festival sets. After stage 50 a secret island appears. Day turns to night, and your ducks sleep in their nests. MISSIONS, FRIENDS AND RANKINGS • Daily and weekly missions pay coins and unlock a lucky wheel spin • Weekly goals: play for points and four rewards, the last a decoration you can't buy • A monthly login calendar: a prize for each of 28 stamps, a duck figurine last. Missed days never reset it • Friends: add them by name or invite link, send a heart a day (10 energy), visit farms and race on friends boards • Optional Game Center rankings: Daily and Weekly Egg Race and Daily Challenge, with coins and trophies for top places • 34 pixel-art avatars and a profile with your trophy cabinet ACCESSIBLE AND PRIVATE • Differentiate Without Color adds a symbol to every duck color • VoiceOver reads each raft; Reduce Motion turns flights into quick fades • No tracking and no account to create • Signed in to iCloud? Progress syncs between your iPhone and iPad, in private iCloud storage we cannot see OPTIONAL PURCHASES • Coin packs of 1,500, 5,000, 11,000 or 25,000 coins • Duck Club, a monthly subscription: 300 coins a member day, banked to collect any time; a 75 energy battery instead of 50; 20% faster refills; a supporter badge • Duck Club renews monthly until cancelled in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions QUICK ANSWERS • Does Duckling Sort have ads? No. None, and no reward videos either • Is it free? Yes. You can play every stage without paying • Does it work offline? Yes. Only rankings, friends, purchases and iCloud sync need a connection • Who is it for? Anyone who likes calm logic puzzles such as bird sort, ball sort or water sort games, at any age For iPhone and iPad, iOS 17 or later. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

IQ Hit 24 screens
Duckling Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IQ Hit 2 at none against Duckling Sort's 5. IQ Hit 2 also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Duckling Sort sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. IQ Hit 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IQ Hit 2 ships an update every 3 days, Duckling Sort every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
IQ Hit 2 versus Duckling Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIQ Hit 2Duckling Sort
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChitranjan KumarThunyathep Santhanavanich

In-app purchases

None

IQ Hit 2

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Duckling Sort

Subscriptions1
  • Duck Club$2.991 Month
One-time4
  • Coin Pouch$0.99
  • Coin Bag$2.99
  • Coin Bucket$4.99
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  • Treasure Chest$9.99

Questions

Is IQ Hit 2 free?
IQ Hit 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Duckling Sort free?
Duckling Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IQ Hit 2 or Duckling Sort have ads?
Neither IQ Hit 2 nor Duckling Sort shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IQ Hit 2 or Duckling Sort?
IQ Hit 2 ships an update every 3 days, and Duckling Sort every 4 days. Most recently, IQ Hit 2 was updated on October 13, 2026 and Duckling Sort on October 15, 2026.

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