JAPAN MAP STACK vs Merge Smile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JAPAN MAP STACK
A physics puzzle game where players stack colorful map pieces as high as possible. It features simple one-finger controls and is free to play.
- Physics-based stacking gameplay
- Colorful map pieces
- Simple one-finger controls
- Free to play
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JAPAN MAP STACK is a physics puzzle game! Stack up map pieces as many as possible. FEATURES: - Colorful map pieces - One finger control - Free to play
Merge Smile
Combine identical smiles to create larger ones and clear levels. Progress through increasingly challenging stages with unique smile arrangements. Discover a variety of smiles as you aim to create the biggest one possible.
- Merge identical smiles
- Clear stages
- Discover various smiles
- Increasingly challenging levels
- Unique smile arrangements
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Merge cute Smiles to clear stages and discover various Smiles! When Smiles of the same shape meet, a larger smile is created. Your goal is to create the biggest smile you can. It may be easy at first, but progressing through the stages will become more challenging. That's because each stage has different types and sizes of smiles waiting for you. How far can you progress through increasingly difficult stages?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Merge Smile at every 3 days against JAPAN MAP STACK's every 3 weeks. Merge Smile also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). JAPAN MAP STACK's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for JAPAN MAP STACK against 5.0 for Merge Smile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JAPAN MAP STACK has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of JAPAN MAP STACK's written reviews are positive against 100% of Merge Smile's.
JAPAN MAP STACK ships an update every 3 weeks, Merge Smile every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JAPAN MAP STACK | Merge Smile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YUUTA TAKI | JooHyung Kim |
Customer experience
JAPAN MAP STACK
Merge Smile
In-app purchases
JAPAN MAP STACK
No in-app purchases
Merge Smile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is JAPAN MAP STACK free?
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