Comparison

Stack Color Cube vs Smash Runner!

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

Head to head
About

Stack Color Cube

Collect matching colored cubes to build a tower and navigate through obstacles. Reach the end safely to win this engaging challenge.

Highlights
  • Collect matching color cubes
  • Avoid obstacles
  • Build a tower
  • Reach the end safely
  • Engaging challenge
Features
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Collect the matching color cubes, avoid obstacles & reach the end safely to win.

About

Smash Runner!

Embark on a colorful adventure where you collect layers to grow larger. Become big enough to smash through blocks and experience the satisfying feeling of destroying cubes.

Highlights
  • Collect layers
  • Grow bigger
  • Smash blocks
  • Colorful adventure
  • Cube smashing
Features
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Take a step into this colorful adventure. Collect as many layers as you can. You need to get bigger in order to pass over the blocks. You will like this feeling of smashing cubes.

Screenshots

Stack Color Cube4 screens
Smash Runner!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stack Color Cube at none against Smash Runner!'s 1. Stack Color Cube also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Smash Runner!'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (14K vs 11). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Smash Runner! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stack Color Cube asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Stack Color Cube against 4.6 for Smash Runner!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smash Runner! has 14K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Stack Color Cube's written reviews are positive against 22% of Smash Runner!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stack Color Cube ships an update every 7 months, Smash Runner! weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Stack Color Cube versus Smash Runner!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStack Color CubeSmash Runner!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings) — better4.6 (14K ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews21.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1114K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB258 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBest Free Games Trading FZ-LLCRollic Games

Customer experience

Stack Color Cube

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Smash Runner!

All ratings14,100 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive21.7%
Neutral18.1%
Negative60.1%

Bugs and requests

Stack Color Cube

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Smash Runner!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes at higher levels
  • Levels not loading or resetting progress
  • Unresponsive controls and gameplay issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add an ad-free option
  • Improve level progression and difficulty scaling
  • Fix stability issues and crashes

In-app purchases

None

Stack Color Cube

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Smash Runner!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Stack Color Cube free?
Stack Color Cube is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smash Runner! free?
Smash Runner! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stack Color Cube or Smash Runner!?
Stack Color Cube is rated higher. Stack Color Cube averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Smash Runner! averages 4.6 from 14K ratings.
Do Stack Color Cube or Smash Runner! have ads?
Both Stack Color Cube and Smash Runner! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Stack Color Cube or Smash Runner!?
Stack Color Cube ships an update every 7 months, and Smash Runner! weekly. Most recently, Stack Color Cube was updated on September 27, 2026 and Smash Runner! on October 12, 2026.

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