# stacz: Falling Block Puzzle — Drop. Charge. Detonate.

> Drop. Charge. Detonate. (iPhone/iPad app by Stefan Hillbrand.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stacz-falling-block-puzzle/id6755625330 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Stefan Hillbrand](https://appshunter.io/developer/1662267192)
- Category: Games, Puzzle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 14.0.0 · 28 MB
- Languages: English, German
- Released: 2026-04-28
- Data updated: 2026-06-22
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stacz-falling-block-puzzle/id6755625330/reviews.md

## What is stacz?

stacz is a falling block puzzle where nothing clears on its own. You have to wire the board first.

Black and white pieces fall from above onto a 9×12 grid. Tap to rotate. Swipe to slide. Swipe down to drop. But filling a row does nothing here. Colors do the work.

Land a cell directly on top of a same-color cell from an earlier piece, and the whole vertically connected chain becomes charged — a glowing outline runs down the column. Drop another same-color piece onto that charged chain, and everything connected detonates at once.

Then gravity takes over. Cells above collapse down, and if they land on more same colors, they charge or clear too — cascading chain reactions from a single well-placed drop.
Prime. Detonate. Cascade.

Every piece is two decisions at once: am I laying wire, or am I lighting the fuse? A lazy drop is a wasted piece. A smart one takes out half the board.

COMBO STREAK SYSTEM
Your streak doesn't reset between pieces — it rolls as long as every drop keeps triggering clears. Ten consecutive clearing pieces mean a ×10 multiplier on everything you earn:

1st clear: 10 points per cell
2nd clear: 20 points per cell (×2)
10th clear: 100 points per cell (×10)

Streak only resets when a piece lands without clearing anything.

SCORING
Base: 10 points per cell cleared
Multiplier: × current streak
Clear the entire board: +100 bonus points

THREE DIFFICULTY LEVELS
Difficulty shifts three things at once: fall speed, the rising floor, and how often pieces arrive pre-mixed with both colors.

Easy: Slow fall. No rising floor. Mostly single-color pieces.

Normal: Faster fall. A row rises from below every 10 pieces. Half the pieces are mixed-color.

Hard: Fast fall. Floor rises every 5 pieces. Most pieces are mixed-color — planning becomes everything.

FEATURES
◆ Tap to rotate — plan the chain before you commit 
◆ Cascade physics — cleared cells make everything above fall and chain again 
◆ Haptic feedback scales with your combo — small clears tap, big combos punch 
◆ Auto-save — close anytime, pick up the same stack later 

HOW TO PLAY
Tap to rotate the falling piece clockwise

Swipe ← → to move, swipe ↓ to fast-drop

Stack a cell on top of a same-color cell to charge the column

Drop another same-color piece onto a charged chain to clear it

Game ends when the stack reaches the top

Easy to learn. Hard to master. How long can you keep a streak alive?

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $3.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-06-10

Fixed Banner Visibility.

### 1.1 — 2026-04-29

Added ads to keep the app free. Premium upgrade available to remove them.

### 1.0 — 2026-04-28

No release notes.

## More apps by Stefan Hillbrand

- [blockslidez: Slide Puzzle Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blockslidez-slide-puzzle-game/id6755525834)
- [bloxed: 9x9 Block Puzzle](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bloxed-9x9-block-puzzle/id6755620452)
- [primoz: Prime Number Puzzle](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/primoz-prime-number-puzzle/id6755624981)
- [spawnz: 9x9 Sector Puzzle](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spawnz-9x9-sector-puzzle/id6755625079)

All apps by Stefan Hillbrand: https://appshunter.io/developer/1662267192

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