Comparison

Stacky Dash vs Nanobot Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Stacky Dash

Navigate challenging mazes by swiping your hero. Stack tiles to build your path higher and higher as you race towards the finish line. Aim for the skies in this engaging arcade experience.

Highlights
  • Swipe to move hero
  • Stack tiles
  • Navigate mazes
  • Reach high scores
  • Arcade gameplay
Features
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Swipe your finger to dash your hero across the mazes, stack up the tiles higher and higher and reach for the skies!!!

About

Nanobot Pulse

This marble shooter game features a unique chain reaction mechanic where matching marbles recolors adjacent ones, causing them to pop. Aim strategically to trigger cascades and defeat nanobot swarms before they reach the end of the track. Unlock power-ups and face challenging bosses across numerous worlds.

Highlights
  • Chain reaction marble matching
  • Strategic tap-and-hold aiming
  • Power-ups from meter fills
  • Boss battles at world ends
  • Offline play
  • Portrait, one-handed gameplay
Features
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Engineer the cascade. NANOBOT PULSE is a marble shooter with a twist: every match recolors the marbles next to it, and once they change color, they can pop too. One good shot can set off a whole chain. So what you're really aiming for is the splash. It's you against the swarm. The marbles are nanobots, rolling along a circuit toward the end of the track. Don't let them get there. HOW IT PLAYS Tap to fire, hold to aim. The aim line shows exactly what your shot will do before you let go. Then the bots start getting creative. Some fuse with whatever they hit and match either color. Pale ones won't match anything until a nearby pop paints them. Static swarms burst apart when you hit them, so you'll need to clear around them. Every world adds a new kind of trouble. THE METER Every pop fills the meter, and cascades fill it faster. When it's full, you get that sector's powerup: FREEZE the line, push it back with REVERSE, or BOMB a whole cluster at once. FORTY WORLDS, 320 SECTORS Six campaign worlds, each built around a new idea. After that come the deep worlds, where the track jumps through portals and loops off the edge of the board and back again. EVERY WORLD ENDS WITH A BOSS The Leader is a bot too big to match. Pop the stream around it, fill the meter, and bomb it back before it reaches the end of the track. MADE FOR SHORT ROUNDS Played in portrait, one-handed, a round in a minute or two. Handcrafted retro-neon art, a synth soundtrack, configurable sound and haptics. FULLY OFFLINE No accounts, no servers, no sign-in. Play on a plane. Game text is in English. Made with care by Archivium Labs.

Screenshots

Stacky Dash4 screens
Nanobot Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nanobot Pulse at 100% against Stacky Dash's 51%. Nanobot Pulse also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Stacky Dash's advantage is ratings volume (449K vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stacky Dash sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Nanobot Pulse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nanobot Pulse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stacky Dash has 449K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Stacky Dash's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nanobot Pulse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stacky Dash ships an update monthly, Nanobot Pulse weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stacky Dash versus Nanobot Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStacky DashNanobot Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (449K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings449K — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size413 MB42 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperSUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTDArchivium Labs LLC

Customer experience

Stacky Dash

All ratings444,850 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews1,089 reviews
Positive50.8%
Neutral10.6%
Negative38.7%

Nanobot Pulse

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Stacky Dash

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game progress occasionally resets or is lost
  • Crashes or freezes when playing on older devices
  • Connectivity issues when playing without internet access

Requested features

4 requests
  • Expand zoo habitats and animal collection
  • Add more challenging and diverse level types
  • Implement an option to remove ads for a one-time fee
  • Introduce a level editor or custom level creation

Nanobot Pulse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Stacky Dash

One-time4
  • Christmas Pack$3.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Coins + Remove Ads$5.99
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  • Coins + Gems + Remove Ads$7.99
1 purchases

Nanobot Pulse

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99

Questions

Is Stacky Dash free?
Stacky Dash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nanobot Pulse free?
Nanobot Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stacky Dash or Nanobot Pulse?
Nanobot Pulse is rated higher. Stacky Dash averages 4.5 out of 5 from 449K ratings, while Nanobot Pulse averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Stacky Dash or Nanobot Pulse have ads?
Both Stacky Dash and Nanobot Pulse show ads.
Which is updated more often, Stacky Dash or Nanobot Pulse?
Stacky Dash ships an update monthly, and Nanobot Pulse weekly. Most recently, Stacky Dash was updated on November 15, 2026 and Nanobot Pulse on November 6, 2026.

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