# Stoneward: Merge Drop Puzzle — Relax, stack & forge stones

> Relax, stack & forge stones (iPhone/iPad app by Jonas Haug.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stoneward-merge-drop-puzzle/id6775062946 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jonas Haug](https://appshunter.io/developer/1883535700)
- Category: Games, Casual, Puzzle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-03
- Data updated: 2026-08-10
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stoneward-merge-drop-puzzle/id6775062946/reviews.md

## What is Stoneward?

Stoneward is a calm, premium puzzle about dropping and merging stones. Lay stones in columns, merge like with like, and rise through 25 mineral tiers, from the first Grain to the Mountain's peak.

No timers. No pressure. Just the satisfying weight of every stone, one move at a time.

• Easy to learn, deep to master. Drop, merge, and watch cascades climb the tiers.
• 25 handcrafted minerals, each more beautiful than the last.
• Rare special stones like bombs, catalysts and magnets turn up while you play and change everything. Save them, combine them, set off chain reactions.
• Global, weekly and daily leaderboards. Race the world, or just beat your own best.
• A Workshop of permanent upgrades. Shape how every future run plays with Cores, Depth and more.
• Portrait play built for one hand. Pick it up for one run or a hundred.

A quiet, tactile game made to return to. Mineral stones, cool Nordic light, gold accents, carved depth.

Stoneward+ (optional single purchase): remove all ads, earn double Dust on every run, and unlock all future Plus features. Support a solo developer building in Norway.

Lay every stone with weight.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Stoneward+ | $3.99 | one-time |
| Small Pouch | $0.99 | one-time |
| Medium Pouch | $2.99 | one-time |
| Large Pouch | $7.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-06-04

Super-Specials are here.

Special stones can now be combined into powerful super-specials. Stack three of a kind, or fuse different specials together. The shape of your cluster decides what you forge, with dozens of distinct combinations to discover.

• The Cabinet now tracks every Forged Combination you find.
• Long-press any special for a live demo of exactly what it does, plus a Discard option if you don't want it.
• New Abyss super: devour your highest stone for a burst of score when the board gets tight.
• Big crafts now land with their own haptics, sound, and a beat of slow-motion so you can read the moment.
• Smoother board performance and a wave of visual polish.

Same one-more-run Stoneward. Thanks for playing.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-06-03

• Smoother play. We reworked how stones are rendered, so the board stays fluid
  even through the biggest merge cascades.

• Clearer minerals. Every tier is easier to tell apart now - richer colors plus
  a rank ring (bronze, silver, gold, and a radiant top tier) marking its place.

• Leaderboard rewards, in the open. See how much Dust each rank earns, and what
  you're on track to win on the daily and weekly boards.

• More Dust per pack. Dust packs now grant significantly more Dust for the same
  price.

• Small fixes and polish throughout.

### 1.0 — 2026-06-03

No release notes.

## More apps by Jonas Haug

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All apps by Jonas Haug: https://appshunter.io/developer/1883535700

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