House Stack vs Home Design
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
House Stack
Tap and drag building bricks to construct a towering home. Unlock new improvements and decorative items as you progress. Challenge yourself to build the tallest structure without it toppling over.
- Tap and drag brick placement
- Unlock house improvements
- Add decorative items
- Level up gameplay
- Stack bricks to build tall
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Will you build your DREAM HOUSE or NIGHTMARE MANSION? Tap and drag your building bricks to find the ideal spot to place start building. With each item you add, another is delivered. Keep playing - there is always more to build! Level up and unlock more house improvements as you play. From modern doors and windows to children's treehouses and even family pets. Can you keep your new house under control or will it topple over? Start designing your Perfect House Stack Now!
Home Design
Live out your interior design fantasies by renovating and decorating homes for a variety of clients. Solve relaxing puzzles to earn coins for furniture and decor, and learn design tips along the way. Transform spaces into beautiful havens and become a design star.
- Renovate and decorate diverse home styles
- Design for various clients, from newlyweds to celebrities
- Earn coins through relaxing puzzle gameplay
- Wide selection of designer furniture and decor
- Offline mode for on-the-go design
- Learn professional design tips and tricks
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Live the life of an interior designer and help clients achieve their home design dreams! Demo, renovate, customize, and design spaces for charismatic clients. Learn professional design tips and tricks, and discover fun facts about home design. Relaxing, fun puzzles let you earn coins to spend on décor. Heartwarming dialogues will give you all the encouragement you need to become a design star yourself! Features -Makeover shabby spaces into beautiful places with bold accents, pops of color, and stylish fixtures and finishes. -Design and renovate different rooms styles, including family-friendly living rooms, rustic kitchens, stylish bathrooms and chic bedrooms -Renovate a variety of fixer-uppers that need your design eye: kitchens, bathrooms, exteriors—and yes, you can add that open floor plan! -Help clients ranging from the newlyweds to Hollywood celebrities, and travel the Caribbean islands. -Express yourself with an incredible variety of high-end designer furniture, lighting, flooring and other decor. -Relax with some of the best puzzle gameplay that features hundreds of levels and a variety of game modes. -Design and play on the run with offline mode. *Please note that Home Design: Caribbean Life is free to play, though some in-game items can also be purchased for real money. Caribbean Life saves your progress on your device. Data will be reset if you delete the app or change your device.* DEVELOPER INFO We are Purple Cow Studio at Cookapps. We all love to watch home remodeling shows and browse Pinterest for inspiring interior photos. We create home decor games we love to play ourselves. If you're into home design, join our vibrant design community on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PurpleCowStudios/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purplecowstudio_cookapps/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: House Stack at none against Home Design's shown. House Stack also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 64%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.5). Home Design's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 222) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. House Stack sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Home Design sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for House Stack against 4.7 for Home Design. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Design has 11K ratings behind it against 222, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of House Stack's written reviews are positive against 64% of Home Design's.
House Stack ships an update every 6 weeks, Home Design every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | House Stack | Home Design |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (222 ratings) | 4.7 (11K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 64.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 222 | 11K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 249 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Full Fat Productions Ltd | NSTAGE Inc. |
Customer experience
House Stack
Home Design
Bugs and requests
House Stack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Home Design
Reported bugs
4 issues- Levels freezing or crashing
- Rewards not properly awarded
- Incompatibility with certain devices
- Persistent loading issues
Requested features
5 requests- More design freedom and customization
- Reduce reliance on mini-games for progress
- Decrease in-app purchase costs
- Improve stability and reduce glitches
- Optimize ad placement and frequency
In-app purchases
House Stack
- Continues$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
Home Design
- 5 Move Package$0.99
- starter_pack$1.99
- Jewels$2.99
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- 110 Jewels$2.99
- Stack of Jewels$4.99
- Novice Designer$4.99
- 300 Jewels$6.99
- Aspiring Decorator$9.99
- Piggy Bank$12.99
- Talented Designer$19.99
Questions
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