House Stack vs Nightmare Story
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!
Nightmare Story
Embark on a spooky adventure filled with challenging and absurd puzzles. This game tests your patience and courage with unexpected twists and hilarious moments. Think creatively to solve brain-teasing quests and uncover the truth behind a creepy narrative.
- Unique and absurd puzzles
- Surprising and unexpected moments
- Play pranks on friends
- Simple and addictive gameplay
- Observe scenes and use logic
- Think outside the box
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Are you addicted to a journey of endless puzzles wrapped in a scary story? Every step forward, the creepiness grows, testing your patience and courage like never before. Welcome to Horror Story: Tricky Quest—a crazy, unpredictable journey with challenging questions, ridiculous answers, and unexpected, hilarious moments. To answer these bizarre puzzles, remember to always think outside the box, use smart strategies to find clever clues, and outsmart the pranksters. Features: - Unique and absurdly entertaining puzzles to solve. - Full of surprising moments you’ll never see coming. - Ideal for playing pranks on your friends. - Simple to play and easy to get addicted to. How to play: - Observe each scene and use your logic to discover the context. - Think outside the box and use creativity to overcome each challenge. - Solve every brain-teasing puzzle and become the master. Can you conquer the annoying puzzles and uncover the truth behind the scary story? Download Horror Story: Tricky Quest now and test your mettle!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: House Stack at 75% against Nightmare Story's 5%. House Stack also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Nightmare Story's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (837 vs 222). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 Nightmare Story sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
House Stack holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 222 and 837 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of House Stack's written reviews are positive against 5% of Nightmare Story's.
House Stack ships an update every 6 weeks, Nightmare Story every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | House Stack | Nightmare Story |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (222 ratings) — better | 4.4 (837 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 4.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 222 | 837 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — 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 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 225 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Full Fat Productions Ltd | Higame Global Limited |
Customer experience
House Stack
Nightmare Story
Bugs and requests
House Stack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Nightmare Story
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads freeze the game
- Next level button covered by ads
Requested features
2 requests- Reduce ads
- Fix ad placement issues
In-app purchases
House Stack
- Continues$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
Nightmare Story
- Coin Pack$0.99
- Starter Pack$1.99
- Premium Bundle$4.99
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- Remove Ads$4.99
- Exclusive Bundle$9.99
Questions
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