Stairway vs Meta Master
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stairway
Guide a ball down a winding staircase, avoiding obstacles and spikes with precise timing. This addictive game offers simple controls and relaxing graphics for quick amusement. Improve your skills as the path becomes more challenging.
- Original gameplay concept
- Easy to learn simple controls
- Addictive and challenging
- Relaxing graphics
- Improvement tracking
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Guide a ball down a narrow staircase, navigating all kinds of crazy twists and turns and the odd spike along the way! You’ll need to tap with perfect timing to achieve a high score in this quick-paced, addictive game from the development company that brought you 360 Degree and Circlify. Fail and your ball either explodes or flies of the side of the stairway... The simple, original gameplay and shiny, relaxing graphics combine to give you a gaming experience that will draw you in within minutes of playing. Only the best will be able to keep the ball on track as it picks up speed and the stairway becomes more and more unpredictable, throwing just about everything at you to cause a mistake. Stairway is everything you’re looking for in an app that can keep you amused for however long you need to kill time. Get the ball rolling and download for free now! Features: Original new concept Easy to learn with simple controls Addictive and challenging See yourself improve within just a few plays! NOTE: • This app may require read and write permissions to your storage for score share feature
Meta Master
A unique one-finger control game where players strategically build and grow their stack. Make choices based on upcoming obstacles to avoid losing progress. Navigate horizontal or vertical paths to preserve your stack.
- One-finger control gameplay
- Stack raising and growth mechanics
- Obstacle-based strategic choices
- Horizontal and vertical path navigation
- Unique transition game experience
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In this unique game you will be able to do many different things with one finger. You have to choose between raising your stack and growing it forward. However, when making this choice, you should make it according to the obstacles that appear in the future. If you're going horizontally, a normal stair barrier on the ground can explode your entire stack in turn. But if you're vertical, you can get away with just leaving a small piece at the bottom.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Meta Master at 5.0 against Stairway's 4.3. Meta Master also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Stairway's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price 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
Both are free to download. Stairway sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Meta Master asks for nothing beyond the download.
Meta Master holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stairway has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Stairway's written reviews are positive against 100% of Meta Master's.
Stairway ships an update every 3 weeks, Meta Master every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Stairway | Meta Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Mascoteers | omer cetin |
Customer experience
Stairway
Meta Master
In-app purchases
Stairway
- Remove advertisements$0.99
- 1000 Rubies$0.99
Meta Master
No in-app purchases









