Stack Up vs Stack Rider
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stack Up
Tap to construct charming models from various themes like fruit and stress relief. This simple yet addictive offline game offers beautiful graphics and a variety of models to build.
- Tap to build models
- Variety of model themes
- Offline play
- Beautiful graphics
- Addictive gameplay
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How to play: Tap Tap to build the perfect models, it's easy! Characteristic: - Graphic beauty - Different models: Fruit, Stress, ... - Play offline This is a simple game, but ... you will be addicted!
Stack Rider
Navigate a challenging obstacle course by collecting balls to build a towering stack. Avoid walls that are too high to maintain your momentum and reach the finish line.
- Build a tall stack
- Collect balls
- Avoid high walls
- Race to the finish
- Obstacle course navigation
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Ride the stack to the finish without hitting a wall too high! Pick up balls to make your stack higher!
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Verdict
Stack Up and Stack Rider both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Stack Up's written reviews are positive against 60% of Stack Rider's. Stack Up also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Stack Rider's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (756 vs 129). 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. Stack Up sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stack Rider sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Stack Up against 4.4 for Stack Rider. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stack Rider has 756 ratings behind it against 129, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Stack Up's written reviews are positive against 60% of Stack Rider's.
Stack Up ships an update every 2 months, Stack Rider every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stack Up | Stack Rider |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (129 ratings) — better | 4.4 (756 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 59.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 129 | 756 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 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 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 393 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Duong Nguyen | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD |
Customer experience
Stack Up
Stack Rider
Bugs and requests
Stack Up
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Stack Rider
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes after update
- Levels glitch and become unplayable
- Controls become unresponsive
- Losing progress/data
Requested features
4 requests- Increase level difficulty and variety
- Reduce ads or offer ad-free option
- Improve coin/purchase system
- Fix bugs and crashes
In-app purchases
Stack Up
- Remove Ads$0.99
Stack Rider
- No Ads$2.99
