Stack AR vs Tower Stack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stack AR
Build towering structures by stacking blocks in an augmented reality environment. Compete globally for the highest score with simple, beautiful graphics.
- Augmented Reality gameplay
- Block stacking mechanics
- Global high score competition
- Simple and beautiful graphics
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Stack up the blocks as high as you can! ◉ Play in Augmented Reality anywhere ◉ Simple & Beautiful graphics designed ◉ Compete for the best score in the world
Tower Stack
Build an increasingly tall tower by stacking blocks. As gameplay progresses, blocks shrink, making it harder to reach new heights. Unlock new skins and enjoy colorful, infinite 3D gameplay.
- Infinite gameplay
- Unlockable skins
- Colorful 3D graphics
- Challenging stacking mechanics
- Progressively smaller blocks
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Try to build your tower higher and higher into the sky. As time goes by, it will become more and more difficult to stack the ultimate skyscraper, as your blocks will probably get smaller and smaller. • Challenge • Unlockable skins • Colorful • 3D • Infinite gameplay
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tower Stack at 100% against Stack AR's 32%. Tower Stack also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). Stack AR's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Stack AR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tower Stack asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tower Stack holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stack AR has 2.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Stack AR's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tower Stack's.
Stack AR ships an update every 4 months, Tower Stack every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stack AR | Tower Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (2.1K ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 215 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | Stefan Krauss |
Customer experience
Stack AR
Tower Stack
Bugs and requests
Stack AR
Reported bugs
3 issues- AR mode not working
- Game freezing and crashing
- Ads triggering accidentally
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to pick unlocked skins
- Flashlight mode for AR
- Support for more devices
- Reduce ad frequency
Tower Stack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stack AR
- Remove Ads$2.99
Tower Stack
No in-app purchases
