Comparison

Knife Hit vs Knife Stack

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

Head to head
About

Knife Hit

Throw knives at rotating logs to break them, slashing apples for new knives. Challenge bosses for exclusive rewards. Time your throws carefully to avoid hitting existing knives or spikes and become the ultimate knife master.

Highlights
  • Throw knives at logs
  • Slash apples for rewards
  • Unlock new knives
  • Defeat bosses for exclusive items
  • Avoid hitting knives and spikes
  • Time your actions
Features
Currently charting
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The ultimate knife challenge! Throw the knives into the logs to break them. Slash the apples and unlock new knives. Each 5th stage is defended by a boss - beat them to get exclusive knives! Be careful to not hit the knives or the spikes. Time your actions, target carefully and become the knife master! Can you beat all the bosses? Subscription Terms VIP MEMBERSHIP offers a weekly subscription, you will have a 3-days FREE trial period, after this period you will be charged $4.99. After buying this subscription, you will unlock +200% apples from daily gift, +200% experience from bosses and remove ads. This is an Auto-renewable subscription. The payment is charged to your account after confirmation. The subscription is renewed unless you turn it off 24 hours before the period ends. Your account will be charged for renewal as well. The prices are established for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may change and actual charges may be converted to your local currency. End of trial and subscription renewal: • The payment is charged to your account after a confirmation of purchase. • The subscription is renewed unless you turn it off 24 hour before the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period at the cost of the weekly subscription. • The user may manage the subscription and auto-renewal have to be turned off by going to the user’s account settings after purchase in the Store. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Canceling a trial or a subscription: • If you want to cancel a subscription during its free trial, you have to cancel it through your account in the Store. This must be done at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period to avoid being charged. For more information, please visit https://support.apple.com/HT207865 for more informations If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at contact@ketchappgames.com Privacy Policy and Terms of use : https://legal.ubi.com

About

Knife Stack

Tap to throw knives and destroy platforms in this timing-based game. Avoid indestructible blocks to prevent losing. Chain together destruction for higher scores and complete all levels.

Highlights
  • Throw knives to destroy platforms
  • Make combos for higher scores
  • Complete all game levels
  • Timing-based gameplay
  • Avoid indestructible blocks
Features
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Tap the screen in time and throw the knife to destroy the platforms. If the knife crashes into an indestructible block, you lose, so be careful. Destroy many blocks at a time to earn more points. Game features: - Throw a knife and destroy platforms - Make combos - Complete all the levels!

Screenshots

Knife Hit4 screens
Knife Stack3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Knife Stack at 100% against Knife Hit's 62%. Knife Stack also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Knife Hit's advantage is ratings volume (80K vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Knife Hit sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Knife Stack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Knife Stack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Knife Hit has 80K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Knife Hit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Knife Stack's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Knife Hit ships an update every 2 months, Knife Stack every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Knife Hit versus Knife Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnife HitKnife Stack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (80K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings80K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#196 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB109 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKetchappWooden Toys

Customer experience

Knife Hit

All ratings80,422 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews638 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral12.4%
Negative25.9%

Knife Stack

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Knife Hit

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Ads not working as expected
  • Knife placement issues due to lag
  • Losing progress after app crashes
  • Inability to access purchased knives

Requested features

5 requests
  • More boss variety
  • Ability to choose random knives
  • Save progress and continue later
  • Additional game modes
  • Custom knife sounds and effects

Knife Stack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Knife Hit

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
One-time10
  • No Ads$1.99
  • Ad-Free Continue$1.99
  • Hunter Knives Pack$1.99
Show 7 more
  • No Ads + Free Continue$2.99
  • Fancy Knives Pack$3.99
  • Sci-Fi Knives Pack$4.99
  • Post-apocalyptic Knives Pack$4.99
  • Ice Knives Pack$4.99
  • Sharp Knives Pack$9.99
  • Royal Knives Pack$19.99
None

Knife Stack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Knife Hit free?
Knife Hit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Knife Stack free?
Knife Stack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Knife Hit or Knife Stack?
Knife Stack is rated higher. Knife Hit averages 4.6 out of 5 from 80K ratings, while Knife Stack averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Knife Hit or Knife Stack have ads?
Both Knife Hit and Knife Stack show ads.
Which is updated more often, Knife Hit or Knife Stack?
Knife Hit ships an update every 2 months, and Knife Stack every 7 months. Most recently, Knife Hit was updated on September 24, 2026 and Knife Stack on June 3, 2026.

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