Stack Rider vs Donut Race
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!
Donut Race
Grow your character by consuming items to become larger and faster. Outmaneuver opponents to win races in this engaging game. The bigger you get, the quicker you can achieve victory.
- Consume items to grow
- Increase size for speed
- Compete in races
- Simple, engaging gameplay
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Eat eat eat! Get BIG and win the race. More you are big, faster you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stack Rider at 60% against Donut Race's 6%. Stack Rider also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (756 vs 44). Donut Race's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Donut Race asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stack Rider holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stack Rider has 756 ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Stack Rider's written reviews are positive against 6% of Donut Race's.
Stack Rider ships an update every 2 weeks, Donut Race fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stack Rider | Donut Race |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (756 ratings) — better | 2.6 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.7% of reviews — better | 6.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 756 — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 393 MB | 442 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD | TapNation |
Customer experience
Stack Rider
Donut Race
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
Donut Race
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stack Rider
- No Ads$2.99
Donut Race
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Stack Rider free?
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