Comparison

Tap Stacks vs Screw Factory!

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

Head to head
About

Tap Stacks

Tap the screen to stack blocks as high as you can. Blocks move faster as the tower grows. Test your reflexes and precision to avoid dropping any blocks.

Highlights
  • Tap to stack blocks
  • Increasing speed
  • Precise tapping required
  • Endless stacking gameplay
  • Simple one-tap controls
Features
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Stack blocks! The higher you get the faster they go. Can you stack 'em all? How To Play: Tap anywhere on the screen to stack a block. Don't drop them!

About

Screw Factory!

Engage in a captivating puzzle game where you strategically sort nuts onto bolts. Manage a continuous flow of nuts from a conveyor belt, testing your problem-solving and strategic thinking skills to pack and ship them all.

Highlights
  • Strategic nut sorting onto bolts
  • Manage conveyor belt nut production
  • Test strategic thinking
  • Compete with friends
  • Relaxing puzzle experience
Features
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Get ready for an exciting new challenge in the ultimate brain training puzzle game, Screw Factory! In Screw Factory!, the simple but addictive goal is to sort nuts onto bolts. But be careful! Nuts will be constantly being produced on a conveyor belt, so every move is important. Can you solve the puzzle and pack all the nuts produced into bolts and ship them out? This is no ordinary factory simulation. It is a thrilling nuts and bolts puzzle game that will test your strategic thinking and problem solving skills. If you like solving puzzles that offer a realistic interaction experience, Screw Factory! is just the game designed for you. No matter what size and color the bolts are, your puzzle skills are needed! Features Addictive gameplay: Strategically move the bolts to ship all the nuts produced endlessly. Compete with friends: Challenge your friends in this epic nuts and bolts puzzle and see who can solve the puzzle faster! Fun and Relaxing: Take a break from the nuts and bolts for a relaxing experience. Screw Factory! is more than just a bus puzzle game.

Screenshots

Tap Stacks4 screens
Screw Factory!4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tap Stacks and Screw Factory! both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Tap Stacks's written reviews are positive against 23% of Screw Factory!'s. Screw Factory!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (3K vs 11). On price, rating, ads 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. Tap Stacks sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Screw Factory! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Tap Stacks against 4.7 for Screw Factory!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screw Factory! has 3K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Tap Stacks's written reviews are positive against 23% of Screw Factory!'s.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tap Stacks versus Screw Factory!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTap StacksScrew Factory!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings)4.7 (3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better22.5% of reviews
Number of ratings113K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB204 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBrook Street GamesGOODROID,Inc.

Customer experience

Tap Stacks

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Screw Factory!

All ratings3,003 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive22.5%
Neutral18.3%
Negative59.2%

Bugs and requests

Tap Stacks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Screw Factory!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cannot select bolts near shuffle button
  • Shuffle tool does not work as expected
  • Levels become unplayable due to graphic overlaps

Requested features

3 requests
  • Fix graphic issues on lower levels
  • Improve shuffle button placement
  • Reduce number of ads and make in-app purchases more reasonable

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tap Stacks

One-time2
  • 10 Angel Wings$0.99
  • 50 Angel Wings$2.99
None

Screw Factory!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tap Stacks free?
Tap Stacks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screw Factory! free?
Screw Factory! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tap Stacks or Screw Factory!?
Screw Factory! is rated higher. Tap Stacks averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Screw Factory! averages 4.7 from 3K ratings.
Do Tap Stacks or Screw Factory! have ads?
Both Tap Stacks and Screw Factory! show ads.

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