Comparison

Stack Rider vs Change and Drop

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

Head to head

Stack Rider

Ride the tallest stack!

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.4756 ratingsView app →

Change and Drop

A lot of balls are always good

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.62K ratingsView app →

About

Stack Rider

Navigate a challenging obstacle course by collecting balls to build a towering stack. Avoid walls that are too high to maintain your momentum and reach the finish line.

Highlights

Build a tall stack
Collect balls
Avoid high walls
Race to the finish
Obstacle course navigation

Features

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Ride the stack to the finish without hitting a wall too high! Pick up balls to make your stack higher!

About

Change and Drop

A casual ball drop game where you collect falling balls. It's simple to play, perfect for short breaks, and surprisingly challenging.

Highlights

Simple touch controls
Casual ball drop gameplay
Collect falling balls
Challenging difficulty
Play in short bursts

Features

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I'm the best ball collector! It is very simple and casual ball drop game :) AND HARDER than you think! Gather balls and feel the fantastic! · · · · · · Game Feature · · · · · · · » Simply touch to play game » Just play this game on your 10 minutes of free time :) Developer - Best Hyper Casual Game Developer South Korea

Screenshots

Stack Rider4 screens

Change and Drop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Change and Drop at none against Stack Rider's 1. Change and Drop also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4). Stack Rider's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 30%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and 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

Both are free to download. Stack Rider sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Change and Drop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Change and Drop holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 756 and 2K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Stack Rider's written reviews are positive against 30% of Change and Drop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stack Rider ships an update every 2 weeks, Change and Drop weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level

Stack Rider versus Change and Drop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Stack Rider	Change and Drop
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.4 (756 ratings)	4.6 (2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews	59.7% of reviews — better	30.4% of reviews
Number of ratings	756	2K — better
Update frequency	Every 2 weeks	Weekly — better
Ads	Yes	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Ad-supported — better
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	12.5
Further details — not scored
Size	393 MB	166 MB
Age rating	12+	17+
Developer	SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD	MondayOFF

Customer experience

Stack Rider

All ratings756 ratings

Positive83.3%

Neutral6.0%

Negative10.7%

Written reviews72 reviews

Positive59.7%

Neutral12.5%

Negative27.8%

Change and Drop

All ratings1,999 ratings

Positive89.0%

Neutral3.4%

Negative7.6%

Written reviews56 reviews

Positive30.4%

Neutral14.3%

Negative55.4%

User reviews

Stack Rider

From 756 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Fun and satisfying gameplay
🤩 Enjoyable challenge
💗 Addictive and relaxing
🎨 Variety of skins/characters

Room to improve

🤬 Excessive ads
🤯 Repetitive levels
💰 Coins/purchases feel meaningless
🐛 Bugs and crashes

Change and Drop

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Fun and addictive game
💡 Leaderboard feature
👍 Good for bad internet

Room to improve

🤬 Too many ads
🐛 Crashes and doesn't work
🤔 Weird and repetitive gameplay
🚫 Can't play without internet
🔒 Privacy concerns

Bugs and requests

Stack Rider

Reported bugs

4 issues

Game crashes after update
Levels glitch and become unplayable
Controls become unresponsive
Losing progress/data

Requested features

4 requests

Increase level difficulty and variety
Reduce ads or offer ad-free option
Improve coin/purchase system
Fix bugs and crashes

Change and Drop

Reported bugs

3 issues

Crashes on launch
Can't progress past certain levels
Leaderboard issues

Requested features

4 requests

More level variety
Remove ads or add paid ad-free option
Fix crashes and stability issues
Improve leaderboard system

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Stack Rider

One-time1

No Ads$2.99

None

Change and Drop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stack Rider free?

Stack Rider is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Change and Drop free?

Change and Drop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, Stack Rider or Change and Drop?

Change and Drop is rated higher. Stack Rider averages 4.4 out of 5 from 756 ratings, while Change and Drop averages 4.6 from 2K ratings.

Do Stack Rider or Change and Drop have ads?

Both Stack Rider and Change and Drop show ads.

Which is updated more often, Stack Rider or Change and Drop?

Stack Rider ships an update every 2 weeks, and Change and Drop weekly. Most recently, Stack Rider was updated on October 12, 2026 and Change and Drop on October 15, 2026.