Comparison

Time for Settlers vs Hook A Duck

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

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About

Time for Settlers

Enhance your board game nights with a configurable turn timer and dice. Keep games moving, manage turns efficiently, and add excitement with customizable audio cues and multiple dice rolling styles. Supports up to 6 players with optional in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Configurable turn timer
  • Multiple dice rolling styles
  • Color-coded active player display
  • Customizable audio cues
  • Game statistics tracking
  • Save game progress
  • 5-6 player support (in-app purchase)
Features
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Do your games take too long? Want to add a little extra excitement to your game night? Keep your game moving and keep those slow-pokes in line using this configurable turn timer with dice. This is not a game - it is a turn timer to use as a companion to your board game. Configurable audio cues tell you when your time is running out so you can focus on trading and building. Do you like the randomness of regular dice? Or do you like to have a more predictable and even distribution of rolls in a game? We've got you covered with multiple rolling styles. Do you ever lose track of whose turn it is in those late night games? Never again! The color coded timer always shows who is the active player. Free Features include: • Adjustable timer. • Use the timer only, or use both timer and dice. • Undo the previous roll. • Choose your preferred dice rolling style: - Random - Stack - Stack-5 • Configurable audio cues: - 50%, 25% and 10% time remaining - timer expired - timer started - timer paused - 7 rolled • Select a sound for each cue, or turn them off. • Game statistics including rolls and times • Save all your games with descriptions. • Up to 4 players (Red, White, Blue, Orange). • Large display is easy to see across the table. • Colored timer background shows the active player. • Tap to add or remove time quickly when needed. • Easy operation keeps your mind on the game. In-App Purchases: Are your larger 5 and 6 person games in need of a speed boost? Have you ever lost track of the barbarian progress? These are things of the past for less than a cup of coffee... • 5-6 player support - Adds brown and green players for larger games. • Knights and Cities support - Adds custom roll support (alchemist). - Adds barbarian die and progress tracking. - Adds audio cues for barbarian progress.

About

Hook A Duck

Experience the classic carnival game "Hook a Duck" on your mobile device. Tilt your phone or tablet to maneuver the hook and catch bobbing ducks, aiming for special bonus ducks to increase your score and time. Enjoy the fun of the fair anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Tilt controls for gameplay
  • Catch bobbing ducks
  • Special bonus ducks
  • Classic fairground experience
  • Easy to play
Features
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Hook A Duck From our Carnival games series we bring you another Classic fairground game, “Hook a Duck”. Its easy to play, just tilt your phone or tablet to move the hook around and catch the bobbing ducks. Keep an eye open for special bonus ducks which award more points, more time, etc. Its got all the fun of the fair so download Hook-a-duck now!

Screenshots

Time for Settlers4 screens
Hook A Duck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Time for Settlers at 100% against Hook A Duck's 50%. Time for Settlers also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 24 months). Hook A Duck's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price 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. Time for Settlers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hook A Duck asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time for Settlers ships an update every 2 months, Hook A Duck every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Time for Settlers versus Hook A Duck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime for SettlersHook A Duck
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSalamander Apps, LLCGalatic Droids

Customer experience

Time for Settlers

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hook A Duck

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Time for Settlers

One-time2
  • 5-6 Player Support$0.99
  • Knights and Cities Support$0.99
None

Hook A Duck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time for Settlers free?
Time for Settlers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hook A Duck free?
Hook A Duck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time for Settlers or Hook A Duck have ads?
Hook A Duck shows ads; Time for Settlers does not.
Which is updated more often, Time for Settlers or Hook A Duck?
Time for Settlers ships an update every 2 months, and Hook A Duck every 24 months. Most recently, Time for Settlers was updated on October 11, 2026 and Hook A Duck on October 22, 2026.

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