Y vs Stack Category!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Y
This classic puzzle game challenges you to rearrange shuffled tiles on a grid. You can use numbered tiles or your own photos from your device. The grid size is adjustable, and you can easily reshuffle the board with a shake.
- Numbered grid or photo tiles
- Use photos from camera or library
- Adjustable grid sizes (3x3 to 6x6)
- Shake to re-scramble
- Classic Fifteen Puzzle gameplay
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Y-Tiles is an iPhone version of the classic handheld Fifteen Puzzle tile game. The goal is to unscramble a grid of shuffled tiles using the touchscreen. The tiles can be either a numbered grid or an iPhone photo. Features: - Tile board can be numbered grid, photo, or both - Use photo from camera, library, or included selection - Configurable grid from [3 x 3] to [6 x 6] - Shake iPhone to re-scramble the tile board
Stack Category!
Engage in a captivating category sorting puzzle where you strategically move cards to fill columns with single categories. Plan your moves carefully to overcome unique obstacles and clever mechanics across hundreds of handcrafted levels. Experience simple yet rewarding gameplay that challenges your puzzle-solving skills.
- Move cards between columns
- Fill columns with single categories
- Timed level challenges
- Unique obstacles and mechanics
- Hundreds of handcrafted levels
- Simple yet rewarding gameplay
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Welcome to your new favorite category sorting puzzle! • Move cards between columns •Fill each column with a single category • Plan every move before time runs out • Beat unique obstacles and clever mechanics • Unlock hundreds of satisfying handcrafted levels • Enjoy simple gameplay with rewarding challenges Easy to learn, challenging to master! Every level is a new category puzzle waiting to be solved. Can you sort every category? Download Stack Category! and put your puzzle skills to the test! Need help? Reach out to us at contact@talemonster.games
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Y at none against Stack Category!'s 7. Y also leads on ads (none vs shown). Stack Category!'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating 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 Category! sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Y asks for nothing beyond the download.
Y holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stack Category! has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Y ships an update every 9 months, Stack Category! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Y | Stack Category! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 372 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Chris Yunker | TaleMonster Games |
Customer experience
Y
Stack Category!
In-app purchases
Y
No in-app purchases
Stack Category!
- Mini Coin Pack$1.99
- Remove Ads Offer$7.99
- Small Coin Pack$7.99
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- Medium Coin Pack$14.99
- Large Coin Pack$29.99
- Mega Coin Pack$54.99
- Extreme Coin Pack$99.99
