Comparison

House Stack vs Merge Mayor

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Tap and drag brick placement
  • Unlock house improvements
  • Add decorative items
  • Level up gameplay
  • Stack bricks to build tall
Features
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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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

House Stack4 screens
Merge Mayor4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
House Stack versus Merge Mayor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHouse StackMerge Mayor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (221 ratings)4.8 (27K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better63.6% of reviews
Number of ratings22127K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB377 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFull Fat Productions LtdStarberry Games GmbH

Customer experience

House Stack

All ratings221 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Merge Mayor

All ratings27,326 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews986 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral10.2%
Negative26.2%

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

2 purchases

House Stack

One-time2
  • Continues$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
14 purchases

Merge Mayor

One-time14
  • Handful of gems$1.99
  • Shop Offer S$1.99
  • Special Shop Offer S$1.99
Show 11 more
  • 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

Questions

Is House Stack free?
House Stack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Merge Mayor free?
Merge Mayor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, House Stack or Merge Mayor?
Merge Mayor is rated higher. House Stack averages 4.7 out of 5 from 221 ratings, while Merge Mayor averages 4.8 from 27K ratings.
Do House Stack or Merge Mayor have ads?
Neither House Stack nor Merge Mayor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, House Stack or Merge Mayor?
House Stack ships an update every 6 weeks, and Merge Mayor every 4 days. Most recently, House Stack was updated on October 7, 2026 and Merge Mayor on October 16, 2026.

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