Comparison

Stack Master vs iLights

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

Head to head
About

Stack Master

Master your favorite card stacks with this mobile training application. It offers multiple training modes and challenges to analyze your weaknesses and improve your learning curve. Supports various pre-set and custom stacks.

Highlights
  • Multiple training modes
  • 18 funny challenges
  • Supports pre-set stacks
  • Create custom stacks
  • Publish scores and compare with friends
  • Specialized training modules
Features
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Stack Master is a stack training application. To learn a stack, best option from my perspective, are the flash cards. There are some awesome flash cards applications but I wanted something "stack oriented", easy and fun, that runs on my mobile phone ; a simple mobile application that analyzes my weaknesses and "trains" me accordingly, remembering my "weak cards" and my learning curve. Stack Master offers you to study your stack without pain, using 9 clever training modes and 18 funny challenges. Stack Master supports multiple stacks (Mnemonica, Aronson, Osterlind, Redford, Si-stebbins, Rix...) and you can add and create custom ones, directly from the application. You can even publish your score challenges and compare them with those of your friends! Besides the 18 funny challenges and the 4 training modules, 5 special training modules are available as well: * "The core", if you bought this nice routine of Pitt Hartling, you'll be able to train yourself with this dedicated module. * "Perfect hit", if you wish to improve your practice of effects like "Mnemonicosis" of the master Juan Tamariz, then this module is for you. * "Miracaan", if you bought this nice ACAAN of Dorian Caudal, you'll be able to train yourself with this dedicated module. * "Decimals of Pi", if you bought this effect of Vincent Hedan, you'll be able to train yourself with this dedicated module. * "Sandbox", if you only need to experiment something with a virtual deck of cards, be my guest!

About

iLights

Features
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Programmez le premier pouce lumineux connecté. Organisez les séquences que vous souhaitez, faites des animations, contrôler votre iPhone en le faisant vibrer ou sonner. Choisissez une image pour faire apparaître ou disparaître de l'écran l'objet de votre choix.

Screenshots

Stack Master2 screens
iLights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iLights at Free against Stack Master's $24.99. iLights also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). Stack Master's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

iLights is free to download; Stack Master costs $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stack Master ships an update every 3 weeks, iLights every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stack Master versus iLights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStack MasteriLights
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB716 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevious-MonkeyGuillaume Donzeau

In-app purchases

None

Stack Master

No in-app purchases

None

iLights

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stack Master free?
Stack Master costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iLights free?
iLights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stack Master or iLights have ads?
Neither Stack Master nor iLights shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stack Master or iLights?
Stack Master ships an update every 3 weeks, and iLights every 10 days. Most recently, Stack Master was updated on October 8, 2026 and iLights on October 3, 2026.

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