Comparison

Crying Suns vs Stacker Roguelike

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

Head to head
About

Crying Suns

Command a space fleet in a tactical rogue-lite inspired by classic sci-fi. Explore a procedurally generated universe, engage in strategic ship battles, and uncover a deep storyline across six chapters. Experience a rich narrative and atmospheric gameplay designed for mobile.

Highlights
  • Procedurally-generated space exploration
  • Tactical battleship and squadron fleet combat
  • Over 300 story events
  • Deep, 6-chapter storyline
  • Mobile-optimized interface
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When FTL meets Foundation and Dune: Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well. Main Features: - Space exploration in a procedurally-generated universe - Tactical fights between battleships and their squadron fleets - More than 300 possible story events - A deep and dramatic storyline structured in 6 chapters - A dark and disturbing atmosphere inspired by our favorite S-F universes (Foundation, Dune, Battlestar Galactica) First released on PC and Mac, the indie hit Crying Suns was carefully redesigned for mobile and tablets, including a revamped interface and intuitive touchscreen interactions. Pay once to get the full Crying Suns experience! No ads, no F2P mechanics! All future updates included. Supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese If you encounter any problem, please contact us at contact@cryingsuns.com with as much information as possible on the issue.

About

Stacker Roguelike

Features
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The machine is rigged. That isn't a complaint, it's the premise. Tap to stop the moving block. Land it on the one below, or lose whatever hung over the edge. Fifteen rows to the top of a floor, ten floors to the top of a run, and the machine gets faster every time you're right. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY FREE PLAY — Ten floors, with a draft between every one of them. The full run. UNLIMITED TOWER — No top floor. Lava rises from the bottom of the cabinet and never stops, and the only way to stay ahead of it is to keep placing. Let it catch you and it takes the row you were standing on. BLIND CLIMB — One cabinet a day for everybody on the planet. Same seed, same relics, same curses, rolling over at midnight UTC. Play it as often as you like; only your best counts. Small tombstones down the margin show where everyone else died today. ONE CABINET — One machine, one score. No draft, no curses, no climb. The arcade original, for when you want the pure thing. THE DRAFT Between floors it deals you cards. Three relics, take one — or trade tickets for a block back, which costs you the relic you didn't take. Twenty-five relics. Twelve curses, and the curses aren't optional. Some speed you up. Some take blocks out of your hand. Two of them lie to you about where the block is. THE WEATHER Nine hazards blow across the cabinet as you climb, and the higher you get the harder it blows. Crosswind leans on the clock. Frost sticks the button. A magnetic storm takes the block somewhere you never sent it. Meteors warn you before they land, and that warning is the only one you get. THREE MACHINES THE TOWER — Seven columns, bottom to top. The arcade original. Free forever. THE VAULT — A square, played inward from the outer edge. The walls close in. There are no edges left to hide behind. THE DRUM — A circle, played inward from the rim. It never narrows. It turns round on you instead, and the direction flips at every ring. Each machine has four heat settings, from STOCK to OPERATOR'S CUT, and each setting keeps its own leaderboard. RACE SOMEBODY Every run is recorded as a tape and played back by the same code that played it live, so a ghost is never an approximation of what somebody did. Race your own best. Send a run to a friend as a challenge. Tap WATCH on a leaderboard row and see the run that put them there. WHAT ISN'T IN IT No ads. No analytics, no trackers, no third-party SDKs, no account to create. Tickets are earned and never sold. There is one optional purchase — The Back Room, which unlocks The Vault and The Drum for good. Bought once, no subscription, shared with your family. BUILT TO BE PLAYED Assist speed slows the whole machine down. The floor clock can be hidden. Reduce Motion is honoured. The soundtrack mixes over whatever you already had playing rather than stopping it. Game Center leaderboards for every mode, machine and heat, global and friends-only. This machine is rigged. Rig it back.

Screenshots

Crying Suns4 screens
Stacker Roguelike4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stacker Roguelike at Free against Crying Suns's $8.99. Crying Suns's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#115 vs unranked). On ads 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

Stacker Roguelike is free to download; Crying Suns costs $8.99 up front. Stacker Roguelike sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Crying Suns asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Crying Suns versus Stacker Roguelike: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrying SunsStacker Roguelike
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (2.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#115 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1014 MB16 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAlternative ShiftGAICOMTEL SRL

Bugs and requests

Crying Suns

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes when using certain ship abilities
  • Crashes during end-of-chapter cutscenes
  • Progression-blocking bugs preventing access to new content
  • Inability to progress past specific story points due to crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Zoom functionality for combat screen
  • Ability to play own music during gameplay
  • Endless mode or sandbox option
  • Improved tutorial to explain key mechanics

Stacker Roguelike

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Crying Suns

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Stacker Roguelike

One-time1
  • The Back Room$3.99

Questions

Is Crying Suns free?
Crying Suns costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stacker Roguelike free?
Stacker Roguelike is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crying Suns or Stacker Roguelike have ads?
Neither Crying Suns nor Stacker Roguelike shows ads.

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