Comparison

Stack Rider vs Orca

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

Head to head
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

Orca

Explore the ocean as a cute orca, eating fish to grow and diving deeper. Encounter various sea creatures, battle bosses, and unlock adorable skins. Compete on leaderboards in this family-friendly adventure.

Highlights
  • Eat fish to grow and level up
  • Dodge and trap sea creatures
  • Battle unique bosses
  • Unlock 19 cute character skins
  • Compete on leaderboards
  • One-finger controls
Features
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Take a deep breath and dive into Orca: Hungry Whale Explorer, an adorable, easy-to-play ocean adventure the whole family will love! Swim as a cute baby orca, gobble up little fish to grow bigger, and dive deeper through beautiful ocean zones, from the Sunlit Shallows down to the mysterious Abyss and a fiery Volcanic Trench. EAT AND GROW Munch fish to build combos, level up, and earn coins. The more you chain, the bigger your score! WATCH OUT Every level adds a new sea creature: crabs, lionfish, moray eels, swordfish, giant squid and more. Dodge them, or trap the whole screen with a Bubble Blast! BEAT THE BOSS Survive to the deep and battle a massive boss unique to each expedition — a giant Pacific octopus, a giant king crab, a tiger shark, a Greenland shark, and more — then keep diving in Endless mode! COLLECT CUTE SKINS Unlock 19 adorable characters, from sharks and narwhals to axolotls, sea turtles, a knight orca, and dazzling gold and galaxy orcas, each with its own perk. DIVE THE DEEPEST Compete on the Game Center leaderboard to see who can dive the deepest! MADE FOR EVERYONE - Simple one-finger controls, perfect for kids - No third-party ads and no tracking, safe and private - Optional Orca Pro subscription removes house promos and unlocks every skin - Purchases protected by a parental gate ORCA PRO SUBSCRIPTION Orca Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: Monthly (1 month, $8.00 USD) or Yearly (1 year, $25.00 USD). It removes house ads and unlocks every premium orca skin. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, and each plan renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stephenhartwd-blip.github.io/orca-privacy/ How deep can YOU dive?

Screenshots

Stack Rider4 screens
Orca4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orca at 100% against Stack Rider's 60%. Orca also leads on ads (none vs shown). Stack Rider's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Stack Rider sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Orca sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $8.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stack Rider ships an update every 2 weeks, Orca fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 8, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stack Rider versus Orca: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStack RiderOrca
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (756 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings756 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size393 MB24 MB
Age rating12++4
DeveloperSUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTDSTEPHEN VICTOR HART

Customer experience

Stack Rider

All ratings756 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral6.0%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral12.5%
Negative27.8%

Orca

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Orca

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Stack Rider

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
8 purchases

Orca

Subscriptions2
  • Orca Pro Monthly$8.001 Month
  • Orca Pro Yearly$25.001 Year
One-time6
  • Knight Orca$1.99
  • Golden Orca$2.99
  • Galaxy Orca$3.99
Show 3 more
  • Handful of Coins$3.99
  • Bag of Coins$4.99
  • Treasure Chest$9.99

Questions

Is Stack Rider free?
Stack Rider is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orca free?
Orca is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stack Rider or Orca have ads?
Stack Rider shows ads; Orca does not.
Which is updated more often, Stack Rider or Orca?
Stack Rider ships an update every 2 weeks, and Orca fortnightly. Most recently, Stack Rider was updated on August 8, 2026 and Orca on September 9, 2026.

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