Stack Rider vs Gift Box Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Build a tall stack
- Collect balls
- Avoid high walls
- Race to the finish
- Obstacle course navigation
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Ride the stack to the finish without hitting a wall too high! Pick up balls to make your stack higher!
Gift Box Runner
Collect sequential boxes, fill them with gifts, and paint them to enhance their appearance. Aim to post as many gifts as possible to achieve the highest score in this unique adventure game.
- Collect sequential boxes
- Fill boxes with gifts
- Paint and enhance boxes
- Close box lids
- Reach highest score
- Unique adventure gameplay
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Who doesn't love receiving gifts? Collect sequential boxes, fill boxes with gifts, paint, enhance and close the lids. Post as many gifts as you can and reach the highest score in this cool and unique adventure. We wish you a pleasant and happy hour in this unique game...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gift Box Runner at 5.0 against Stack Rider's 4.4. Gift Box Runner also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Stack Rider's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (756 vs 1). On price, ads, 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. Stack Rider sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gift Box Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gift Box Runner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stack Rider has 756 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Stack Rider ships an update every 2 weeks, Gift Box Runner every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stack Rider | Gift Box Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (756 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 756 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 15 months |
| 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 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 393 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD | omer cetin |
Customer experience
Stack Rider
Gift Box Runner
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
Gift Box Runner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stack Rider
- No Ads$2.99
Gift Box Runner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Stack Rider free?
Is Gift Box Runner free?
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