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BumperDucks

Smithsonian Institution

Free download 3.00 · 1 storefront · 3 ratings In-app purchases unconfirmed
Open on Apple

About this app

These ducks need your help! Help them reach tasty treats across the pond, but watch out for obstacles! Turtles, frogs, and logs will try and knock you off course. It isn’t easy, but pond friends are there to help! Think you’re up for the challenge? Download BumperDucks today! From the Smithsonian Science Education Center, BumperDucks is an educational physical science game that will help teach players about what happens when two objects collide and how mass impacts the acceleration of an object. FEATURES - Introduces players to concepts of Newton’s Three Laws of Motion - Players learn about what happens when two objects collide and how mass impacts acceleration by using rubber ducks and other fun objects - For use in the classroom or at home - Aligned to national science standards for middle school but great for players of any age - Audio and text interplay - Challenge levels allow players to predict how the duck will interact with objects - Players can collect duck costumes to customize their duck to encourage progress - Customized ducks can be printed or saved to device - Sandbox mode allows players to build their own levels to assess their knowledge or to just have fun

Latest release

What’s New

Version 1.1 Dec 29, 2015

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included. Various defect fixes. New app icon.

Audience growth

Ratings growth

Steady
7-day gain +0
Ratings / day 0.0
30-day gain +0
US rating-count history
3 ratings
3 Aug 21, 2026 · 3 ratings Aug 21, 2026

Baseline captured. Growth appears after the crawler observes a changed rating count.

Momentum comes from crawler snapshots for the tracked storefront. “Viral growth signal” means unusually fast recent rating gains; it is an indicator, not download data.

Price tracking

Price intelligence

1 captured event
Current Free
Historical low Free
Paid → free
Price history
Current Free
Free Aug 21, 2026 · Free Aug 21, 2026

First snapshot captured. The trend line starts after the next crawler price observation.

  1. First observed Aug 21, 2026 · 12:02 PM Free

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