Comparison

Stack Colors! vs Colors Runners!

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Move and stack colored platforms
  • Kick stacked platforms
  • Score boost
  • Satisfying gameplay
Features
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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!

About

Colors Runners!

Strategically hide your characters from a killer drone by placing them into matching color zones. This game challenges your planning and quick thinking as you aim to save all your characters. It's deceptively simple but offers engaging fun.

Highlights
  • Hide characters from drone
  • Place characters in matching color zones
  • Save all characters
  • Strategic placement
  • Challenging gameplay
Features
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Hide your characters from the killer drone! Place them to the matching color zone to save all. Harder than it seems, have fun!

Screenshots

Stack Colors!4 screens
Colors Runners!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Colors Runners! at none against Stack Colors!'s 2. Colors Runners! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Stack Colors!'s advantage is review sentiment (49% vs 32%) and ratings volume (181K vs 8.7K). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Stack Colors! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Colors Runners! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Stack Colors! against 4.5 for Colors Runners!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stack Colors! has 181K ratings behind it against 8.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Stack Colors!'s written reviews are positive against 32% of Colors Runners!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stack Colors! ships an update every 6 weeks, Colors Runners! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Stack Colors! versus Colors Runners!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStack Colors!Colors Runners!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (181K ratings) — better4.5 (8.7K ratings)
Positive reviews49.0% of reviews — better31.6% of reviews
Number of ratings181K — better8.7K
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB479 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperVoodooRollic Games

Customer experience

Stack Colors!

All ratings180,696 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews1,052 reviews
Positive49.0%
Neutral12.3%
Negative38.7%

Colors Runners!

All ratings8,700 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive31.6%
Neutral20.4%
Negative48.0%

User reviews

Stack Colors!

From 181K App Store ratings

What 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

Colors Runners!

From 8.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Entertaining gameplay
  • 👍 Unique city-building concept
  • 🚀 Quick progression in early levels

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inability to progress past second city
  • 🔍 Misleading advertising
  • 💤 Repetitive and boring after a while
  • 📺 Excessive ads
  • 🔢 Inconsistent math and scoring

Bugs and requests

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

Colors Runners!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes when reaching high population
  • Glitches preventing progress to new cities
  • Incorrect scoring and multiplier calculations

Requested features

4 requests
  • More varied and challenging levels
  • Ability to unlock new cities consistently
  • Pause button
  • More customization options

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stack Colors!

One-time2
  • No Ads$2.99
  • No Ads$3.99
None

Colors Runners!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stack Colors! free?
Stack Colors! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Colors Runners! free?
Colors Runners! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stack Colors! or Colors Runners!?
Stack Colors! is rated higher. Stack Colors! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 181K ratings, while Colors Runners! averages 4.5 from 8.7K ratings.
Do Stack Colors! or Colors Runners! have ads?
Stack Colors! shows ads; Colors Runners! does not.
Which is updated more often, Stack Colors! or Colors Runners!?
Stack Colors! ships an update every 6 weeks, and Colors Runners! weekly. Most recently, Stack Colors! was updated on October 17, 2026 and Colors Runners! on October 11, 2026.

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