Light the Sea vs Tap Stack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Light the Sea
Navigate procedurally generated underwater valleys, rescuing baby turtles and evading dangers. Utilize a unique drag mechanic to manipulate time and alter your trajectory for higher scores. Unlock cosmetic items and achievements through in-game challenges.
- Randomly generated underwater valleys
- Rescue baby turtles
- Escape predators and avoid traps
- Time manipulation mechanic
- Unlockable customizations and badges
- Relaxing ambient soundtrack
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Travel through randomly generated underwater valley, save baby turtles, escape predators and avoid traps to get the highest score. The world is evolving around you as you travel more far away making it more difficult for you to pass. Use the drag mechanic to slow time and change direction of your next movement. Switch easily between two game modes. Complete challenges to unlock new customizations and badges of different rarities. Or just enjoy listening to relaxing ambient soundtrack.
Tap Stack
Tap to stack colorful blocks and build your tower as high as possible. Dodge explosive bombs and enjoy satisfying visual and sound effects. Perfect for quick gaming sessions or stress relief.
- Infinite block stacking gameplay
- Bomb dodge mechanic
- Progressive difficulty and speed increases
- Milestone celebrations
- Local high score system
- One-handed portrait gameplay
- Offline play
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STACK AS HIGH AS YOU CAN! Tap Stack - Endless stack is the addictive block-stacking game that's easy to learn but impossible to master! Stack colorful blocks, dodge explosive bombs, and climb your way to new heights! ONE-TAP GAMEPLAY Simple controls, maximum fun! Tap to place blocks perfectly and build your tower. The higher you go, the faster it gets! DODGE THE BOMBS Explosive bomb blocks appear randomly! Let them pass to score bonus points or risk placing them carefully - but they explode! BEAUTIFUL COLOR-CHANGING BLOCKS Watch your tower transform with vibrant colors as you climb higher. Each row brings new stunning gradients and visual effects! MILESTONES & SPEED CHALLENGES Reach milestones at rows 10, 30, 50, 100, and beyond! The game speeds up at rows 50 and 150 - can you handle the pressure? SATISFYING EFFECTS • Smooth animations and particle effects • Haptic feedback on every placement • Immersive sound design • Screen shake and visual celebrations PERFECT FOR: • Quick 5-minute gaming sessions • Commute entertainment • Stress relief • Improving reaction time • Beating your friends' scores DOWNLOAD NOW AND START STACKING! Can you reach 100 rows? 200 rows? How high can YOU stack? FEATURES AT A GLANCE: • Infinite gameplay - stack as high as you can! • Bomb dodge mechanic for extra points • Progressive difficulty with speed increases • Milestone celebrations every 10 rows • Local high score system • One-handed portrait gameplay • No ads or in-app purchases • Offline play - no internet required • Beautiful gradient blocks • Satisfying sound effects and haptics • Smooth 60 FPS performance
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tap Stack at every 4 days against Light the Sea's every 3 weeks. Tap Stack also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Light the Sea's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Light the Sea sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Tap Stack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tap Stack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Light the Sea has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Light the Sea ships an update every 3 weeks, Tap Stack every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Light the Sea | Tap Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Petr Pucek | Ola Borthen |
Customer experience
Light the Sea
Tap Stack
In-app purchases
Light the Sea
- Skip Current Challenges$0.99
- Extra Life$1.99
- Lightning Plankton$1.99
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- Bouncy Plankton$1.99
Tap Stack
- Remove ads + free retry$1.99
