Comparison

Stationery Heroes vs StackUp

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

Head to head
About

Stationery Heroes

Engage in a charming tower defense game where everyday stationery items become your warriors. Collect and evolve over 100 unique heroes, craft strategic defenses, and embark on a whimsical adventure to protect your pencil case.

Highlights
  • Collectible stationery heroes
  • Hero evolution and fusion
  • Strategic tower defense gameplay
  • Whimsical story-driven adventure
  • Over 100 unique heroes
  • Pencil case defense
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Turn your desk into a battlefield! Adorable and action-packed tower defense starts now! Stationery Heroes is a free tower defense game where childhood favorites—pens, erasers, and rulers—transform into your ultimate warriors! Build your stationery army, craft clever strategies, and fend off wave after wave of enemies. With over 100 unique heroes to collect and evolve, you’ll unlock endless possibilities! Step into a whimsical stationery world filled with childhood memories, creativity, and nonstop fun! ------------------------------------ 【Adorable Stationery Awakens】 Remember the erasers, pens, and rulers on your school desk? Now they’ve all come to life! Each hero comes with unique weapons and powers—collect them, evolve them, and discover their colorful personalities! 【Epic Tower Defense, Your Way】 Rain down fireballs, hook enemies closer, or teleport allies into battle—childhood fantasies are now real! Use your creativity to design strategies and erase your enemies completely! 【A Whimsical Adventure】 Join Penci on a thrilling journey to find his missing sister. Along the way, you’ll meet quirky stationery friends, enjoy full-color comic-style storytelling, and face twists you’ll never expect! 【Mighty Fusion】 Fuse heroes mid-battle to unleash explosive power! In the stationery world, unity is strength! 【Summon & Evolve】 Visit the mysterious stationery shop lady, summon rare heroes, and build your ultimate stationery squad! 【Defend Your Pencil Case】 Your pencil case is your tower—defend it with all your might! You’re protecting more than stationery… you’re guarding your precious childhood memories!

About

StackUp

Tap to stack blocks as high as possible. Precise landings extend your stack, while misses shorten it or cost you a life. Master tight timing and unlock challenging modes for an addictive reflex challenge.

Highlights
  • One-tap gameplay
  • Perfect landing bonuses
  • Score multiplier tiles
  • Multiple difficulty modes
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Dark and light themes
  • Haptic feedback
  • Offline play
Features
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Tap. Stack. Climb. A bar slides across the screen. Tap to drop it. Land it clean and your stack grows. Miss the edge and your bar gets shorter. Drop it too far and you lose a life. Simple rules. Tight timing. One screw-up away from disaster. FEATURES - One-tap gameplay the whole game lives in your thumb - Perfect landings grow your bar back and feel incredible - Rare multiplier tiles appear deep in runs 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x your score - 3 difficulty modes with hidden unlocks - Game Center leaderboards for each mode - Dark and light themes - Haptic feedback on every landing - Offline. No account needed. No sign-up. Hidden Modes: The menu bars hide two unlockable modes. Figure out the pattern. Once you unlock Insane, you've earned it one miss and you're done. Remove Ads: Short interstitial after each run. $0.99 one-time purchase removes all ads forever. That's it. No subscriptions, no tiers, no gimmicks. About HAHAHA Games: StackUp is the third game in the HAHAHA Games series small, sharp, hyper-casual games built solo. Check out TapTrap and StickCatch while you're at it. hahaha.dev

Screenshots

Stationery Heroes4 screens
StackUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stationery Heroes at none against StackUp's shown. Stationery Heroes also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.4). On price, rating, 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. Stationery Heroes sells 35 one-off in-app purchases and StackUp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Stationery Heroes against 5.0 for StackUp. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stationery Heroes versus StackUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStationery HeroesStackUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size791 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPenci Studio LimitedHassen Ahmad

Customer experience

Stationery Heroes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

StackUp

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

35 purchases

Stationery Heroes

One-time35
  • Chapter 1 Pack$0.99
  • 7 Days Limited Pack$0.99
  • Basic Starter Pack$0.99
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  • Chapter 2 Pack$1.99
  • New Year Limited Pack (Basic)$2.99
  • Advance Starter Pack$2.99
  • Newcomer Student ID$5.99
  • New Year Limited Pack (Basic)$5.99
  • Lunar New Year Pack (Basic)$8.99
  • X'mas Limited Pack (Advance)$8.99
  • Limited Offer$9.99
  • Spirit Quest Bonus x2$9.99
  • Deluxe Starter Pack$9.99
  • Excellent Student ID$10.99
  • New Year Limited Pack (Deluxe)$10.99
  • Lunar New Year Pack (Advance)$15.99
  • X'mas Limited Pack (Deluxe)$15.99
  • Reward Point Booklet - Advance Pass$16.99
  • New Year Limited Pack (Ultimate)$19.99
  • Elite Student ID$20.99
  • Harli Limited Pack (Basic)$24.99
  • Bladi Limited Pack (Basic)$24.99
  • Lunar New Year Pack (Deluxe)$27.99
  • X'mas Limited Pack (Ultimate)$27.99
  • Ultimate Starter Pack$29.99
  • Reward Point Booklet -Ultimate Pass$30.99
  • Boost Pack$37.99
  • White Day Limited Pack (Deluxe)$44.99
  • Super Boost Pack$44.99
  • Bladi Limited Pack (Deluxe)$44.99
  • Harli Limited Pack (Deluxe)$44.99
  • Lunar New Year Pack (Ultimate)$49.99
  • Harli Limited Pack (Ultimate)$59.99
  • Bladi Limited Pack (Ultimate)$59.99
  • Shanni Limited Pack (Ultimate)$69.99
1 purchases

StackUp

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Stationery Heroes free?
Stationery Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StackUp free?
StackUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stationery Heroes or StackUp?
Stationery Heroes and StackUp are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Stationery Heroes or StackUp have ads?
StackUp shows ads; Stationery Heroes does not.

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