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.
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.
- 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)
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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.
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.
- Tilt controls for gameplay
- Catch bobbing ducks
- Special bonus ducks
- Classic fairground experience
- Easy to play
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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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Time for Settlers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hook A Duck asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Time for Settlers | Hook A Duck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Salamander Apps, LLC | Galatic Droids |
Customer experience
Time for Settlers
Hook A Duck
In-app purchases
Time for Settlers
- 5-6 Player Support$0.99
- Knights and Cities Support$0.99
Hook A Duck
No in-app purchases
Questions
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