Escalators vs Stack Colors!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Escalators
Guide people onto boats by strategically using escalators. Navigate the flow of passengers to ensure efficient boarding and clear the docks.
- Escalator movement
- People guiding
- Boat boarding
- Dock clearing
- Strategic placement
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Use the escalators to move the people into the boats
Stack Colors!
Arrange and stack platforms of the correct color to build height. Once stacked, launch them to achieve a significant score multiplier in a visually rewarding experience.
- Move and stack colored platforms
- Kick stacked platforms
- Score boost
- Satisfying gameplay
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Move and stack the right color platforms and finally kick them to get a huge score boost in a satisfying way!
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Verdict
Escalators and Stack Colors! both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 49% of Stack Colors!'s written reviews are positive against 27% of Escalators's. Stack Colors! also leads on ratings volume (181K vs 40K). Escalators's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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. Escalators sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Stack Colors! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stack Colors! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40K and 181K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Escalators's written reviews are positive against 49% of Stack Colors!'s.
Escalators ships an update every 2 weeks, Stack Colors! every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Escalators | Stack Colors! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (40K ratings) | 4.6 (181K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.8% of reviews | 49.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40K | 181K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 410 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Escalators
Stack Colors!
User reviews
Escalators
From 40K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun game concept
- 👍 Satisfying gameplay
- 💡 Different game modes
Room to improve
- 🔥 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
- 🔋 Game performance issues
Stack Colors!
From 181K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎉 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 💥 Satisfying color-matching mechanics
- 🚀 Fast-paced and responsive controls
- 👍 Easy to pick up and play
Room to improve
- 🔍 Repetitive and monotonous levels
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and lags
- 💸 Excessive advertisements
Bugs and requests
Escalators
Reported bugs
3 issues- People getting stuck on escalators
- Game freezing when too many people
- Multiplier not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce frequency of ads
- Improve game stability and performance
- Add more level variety and challenges
Stack Colors!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing and crashing issues
- Color scheme confusion due to similar shades
- Inconsistent bonus/kick mechanics
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to customize character/avatar
- More varied level designs and challenges
- Multiplayer or competitive modes
- Offline play without ads
In-app purchases
Escalators
- No Ads$3.99
- Holiday Bundle$4.99
Stack Colors!
- No Ads$2.99
- No Ads$3.99
