Stack vs Stop The Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stack
Test your reflexes in this addictive block-stacking game. Aim for the highest tower possible with simple, beautiful graphics. Compete globally for the top score.
- Block stacking gameplay
- High score competition
- Beautiful graphics
- Global leaderboards
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Stack up the blocks as high as you can! ◉ Simple & Beautiful graphics designed ◉ Compete for the best score in the world
Stop The Timer
Test your reflexes and timing in this simple yet addictive game. Tap to stop a timer at precise intervals and see how accurate you are. Compete with others globally through Game Center.
- Precise stopping intervals
- Accuracy percentage stats
- Global leaderboards
- Simple tap-to-stop gameplay
- Game Center integration
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Tap to stop the timer at: 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 10:00 How close can you get? See your accuracy percentage with Stats! Compete with the worlds best with Game Center!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stop The Timer at 100% against Stack's 53%. Stop The Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 19). Stack's advantage is ratings volume (59K vs 5) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Stack sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Stop The Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stop The Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stack has 59K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Stack's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stop The Timer's.
Stack ships an update every 10 days, Stop The Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stack | Stop The Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (59K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #125 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 282 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | Jonathan Meikle |
Customer experience
Stack
Stop The Timer
Bugs and requests
Stack
Reported bugs
3 issues- Blocks disappearing or glitching
- Game freezing or crashing
- Inconsistent performance on newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to choose color schemes
- More variety in block designs
- Improved high score tracking
- Reduced ad frequency
Stop The Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stack
- Gem Pack Small$0.99
- 10 Extra Lives$0.99
- 200 Gems$0.99
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- 500 Gems$1.99
- Gem Pack Medium$2.99
- 30 Extra Lives$2.99
- 1000 Gems$2.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
- Extra Offline Earnings$4.99
- Gem Pack Grand$4.99
- 50 Extra Lives$4.99
- VIP Pass4 variants$9.99
- Season Pass2 variants$9.99
- Gem Pack Mega$9.99
- Gem Pack Ultra$19.99
Stop The Timer
No in-app purchases
