Smart Ball vs Ring Stack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Ball
A relaxing puzzle game where players sort colored balls into matching tubes. Simple one-finger controls make it easy to pick up and play. The goal is to get all balls of the same color into their respective tubes.
- Relaxing puzzle gameplay
- Mind-bending challenges
- One-finger control
- Easy to play
- Color sorting mechanics
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Smart Ball is a relaxing, mind-bending, fun little puzzle game. Beat the game by getting same color balls in all tubes! Move them by tapping one tube to go to the top and another to the bottom. If there's enough room in the bottom tube, the gate opens, the ball falls from the top tube to the bottom one. FEATURES: - One finger control. - FREE & EASY TO PLAY.
Ring Stack
Engage in a classic and addictive puzzle experience. Arrange colorful hoops by sorting them onto the correct stacks. This game offers a simple yet challenging way to test your sorting skills.
- Classic addictive puzzle gameplay
- Colorful hoop sorting
- Simple and challenging mechanics
- Intuitive interface
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Classic addictive sorting puzzle game. Sort the colorful hoops.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ring Stack at 4.9 against Smart Ball's 4.7. Smart Ball's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Smart Ball sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ring Stack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ring Stack holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 17 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Smart Ball ships an update every 2 months, Ring Stack every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Ball | Ring Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (13 ratings) | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FORE STUDIO LTD. | Sergei Shendrikov |
Customer experience
Smart Ball
Ring Stack
In-app purchases
Smart Ball
- Remove advertising$0.99
Ring Stack
- Remove Ads$0.99
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