Star Grab vs Stack Merge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Star Grab
A fast-paced game where you must quickly identify and tap objects matching a given description. Avoid incorrect taps to maintain your score. Features multiple difficulty levels and an asteroid-dodging mini-game.
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Score multiplier
- Object matching gameplay
- Avoid incorrect taps
- Asteroid dodging mini-game
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Select from 4 different difficulty parameters to have the game change from stupidly easy to impossibly hard. As the difficulty increases, so does your score multiplier! Touch the objects that match the description at the start of the game. Don't touch incorrect objects or your score will drop. If you fail to grab an object that matches the description, you lose. Also check out the asteroid dodging mini game Collision Course.
Stack Merge
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Stack Merge is a fast-paced puzzle game where players stack and merge numbered tiles. Combine tiles of the same number to create higher numbers and clear the board. The game ends when there are no more moves left. Aim for the highest score!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Star Grab at none against Stack Merge's shown. Stack Merge's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 18 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Star Grab ships an update every 18 months, Stack Merge every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Star Grab | Stack Merge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Nestingen-Palm | Rasel Hossain |
In-app purchases
Star Grab
No in-app purchases
Stack Merge
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Star Grab free?
Is Stack Merge free?
Do Star Grab or Stack Merge have ads?
Which is updated more often, Star Grab or Stack Merge?
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