Comparison

Flipside Diner vs Merge Stack

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

Head to head
About

Flipside Diner

Features
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Flipside Diner is a puzzly action cooking game! • Flip, cook, and serve food as fast as you can • Arrange food on your griddle carefully to avoid burning • Serve up lots of food quickly for high-scoring combos • 3 free cuisines: American, Italian, and Chinese A single, one-time IAP unlocks additional content: • Three more cuisines: Mexican, Japanese, and the random daily Fusion Cuisine • Gentle Simmer game mode: relaxed endless gameplay, burning food ends your combo instead of the match, orders never drop automatically, and no stressful alarm sound effects

About

Merge Stack

Features
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Slide. Merge. Pop! Merge Stack: Color Block is the satisfying color puzzle that's easy to learn and hard to put down. Swipe to slide the blocks across the board, line up matching colors, and stack five of the same color to make them burst. One clean rule, endless clever moves. Every swipe shifts the whole board, so the fun is in planning ahead. Set up chains, clear crowded columns, and keep your grid open for the next move. Simple to pick up, tricky to master.

Screenshots

Flipside Diner4 screens
Merge Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Merge Stack at none against Flipside Diner's 1. Flipside Diner's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Flipside Diner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Merge Stack asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flipside Diner ships an update every 2 days, Merge Stack every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Flipside Diner versus Merge Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlipside DinerMerge Stack
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB238 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick KempKite Games

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flipside Diner

One-time1
  • Coffee$2.99
None

Merge Stack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flipside Diner free?
Flipside Diner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Merge Stack free?
Merge Stack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flipside Diner or Merge Stack have ads?
Merge Stack shows ads; Flipside Diner does not.
Which is updated more often, Flipside Diner or Merge Stack?
Flipside Diner ships an update every 2 days, and Merge Stack every 2 months. Most recently, Flipside Diner was updated on October 16, 2026 and Merge Stack on October 4, 2026.

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