House Stack vs Merge Mayor
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!
Merge Mayor
Become the new Mayor and transform a small town into a thriving metropolis. Solve match puzzles, build, organize, and upgrade your city. Enjoy fresh 3D graphics, discover hidden stories, and unlock new areas in this relaxing yet challenging game.
- Build and upgrade your city
- Solve merge puzzles
- Repair and renovate homes
- Discover hidden stories
- Unlock new areas
- Fresh 3D graphics
- Seasonal items and events
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Welcome to Merge Mayor match puzzles and town building, the relaxing yet challenging puzzle game where you are the new Mayor of a small town. With the help of your assistant Olivia, you'll solve match puzzles and build, organize, restore, and upgrade your city into a thriving metropolis. Featuring fresh 3D graphics, new items regularly, and satisfying match and craft gameplay, you'll enjoy discovering secret ways to upgrade the town and watch it evolve. - Build, Upgrade, and Organize your own city as the new Mayor in this fun and challenging game! - Solve Merge 2 puzzles to earn rewards and help grow your town. - Repair and Renovate homes, discover hidden stories, and unlock new areas. - Enjoy fresh 3D graphics, fun crafting and power-ups, and ever-expanding content. - Multiple game modes for casual and challenging gameplay. - Relax and Challenge your brain with Merge Mayor, the ultimate Merge town building game! - Featuring Merge, Match, Craft, and Puzzle gameplay, with new items and storylines added regularly. - Increase your Mayor Points by combining everyday items and unlocking big upgrades. - Explore hidden worlds and discover Exclusive Rewards, seasonal items, and limited-time events. - Easy to learn but challenging to master, Merge Mayor is the perfect game for idle time, casual fun, and fans of merge, puzzle, and matching games. - Get to know the townspeople, uncover their secrets and build relationships as you progress through the game. - Join limited-time Events and unlock new game modes and mini games as you play. - With new content and challenges added regularly, there's always something new and exciting to discover in Merge Mayor. Try it today and see your small village evolve into a city…and beyond!" QUESTIONS? We love our fan community! Want to shoot us a message? Our door is open at support@starberry.games or join our lovely and helpful Discord channel at https://discord.gg/8sQjtqX Please note! Merge Mayor is free to download and install. However, some virtual items can also be purchased for real money inside the game. Merge Mayor may also offer randomized virtual items for purchase. You can disable in-app purchases in your device settings. Merge Mayor may also include advertising. Merge Mayor may be updated from time to time for content or technical updates. If you do not install the provided updates, Merge Mayor may not function properly or at all on your device. Privacy Policy: https://www.starberry.games/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.starberry.games/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Merge Mayor at every 4 days against House Stack's every 6 weeks. Merge Mayor also leads on ratings volume (27K vs 221). House Stack's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 64%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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. House Stack sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Merge Mayor sells 14 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 4.8 for Merge Mayor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Merge Mayor has 27K ratings behind it against 221, 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 Merge Mayor's.
House Stack ships an update every 6 weeks, Merge Mayor every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | House Stack | Merge Mayor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (221 ratings) | 4.8 (27K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 63.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 221 | 27K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 377 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Full Fat Productions Ltd | Starberry Games GmbH |
Customer experience
House Stack
Merge Mayor
Bugs and requests
House Stack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Merge Mayor
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes when trying to claim rewards
- Ads sometimes fail to load or freeze the game
- Progression blocked due to inability to unlock new areas
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to sell/trade excess items
- Faster energy recharge
- More storage space
- Ability to skip or dismiss pop-up bubbles
- More varied and frequent content updates
In-app purchases
House Stack
- Continues$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
Merge Mayor
- Handful of gems$1.99
- Shop Offer S$1.99
- Special Shop Offer S$1.99
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- Shop Offer M$2.99
- Shop Offer$2.99
- Shop Offer$3.99
- Hat full of gems$4.99
- Shop Offer L$4.99
- Safe key$4.99
- Shop Offer$4.99
- Shop Offer$5.99
- Shop Offer$6.99
- Box of gems$9.99
- Shop Offer XL$9.99









