Comparison

States and Capitals vs Stack the States®

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

Head to head
About

States and Capitals

This app helps elementary school students master US states and their capitals through interactive flashcards and a hangman-style game. It uses active study and recall techniques to improve memory and retention, with features like automatic missed word tracking and email report cards.

Highlights
  • Bi-directional learning (states to capitals, capitals to states)
  • Automatic missed word tracking
  • High score tracking
  • Email report cards
  • Game position memory
  • Interactive flashcards
  • Hangman-style game
Features
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States and their capitals are one of the first things students need to memorize in elementary school. Help your child master this requirement, and become a SuperKid in school! SuperKids' visitors agree: o "There's something addictive about it; my daughter plays it on the way to soccer practice every day." o "Finally, a fun way to learn all the capitals, and how to spell them!" o "The easiest way to master a subject, ever!" SuperKids.com's educational software experts have reviewed thousands of programs since 1995. Their teams of parents, teachers, and kids have been exposed to the best, and the well, not-as-good in educational technology. They know what works, and what doesn't, and their word is trusted by a million visitors/month. Here, in SuperKids States and Capitals, they have created a deceptively elegant App for the iPhone that can be used for a few minutes at a time while on the go, or in extended sessions to master the names (and spellings) of all 50 states and their capitals. This App provides a coordinated tool and game pair that makes learning these geography facts easy and fun. Students use interactive flash cards to learn and review, and then practice their knowledge in a game of hangman. These elements activate different learning centers in the brain, and utilize active study and immersive recall techniques to improve memory acquisition and retention. Special features include: - bi-directional learning: states to capitals, capitals to states - automatic missed word tracking and review - high score tracking for each player - email report cards and study review - game position and status memory States and capitals are part of the standard elementary school curriculum in 4th-6th grade. Use this App to help your child master these social sciences facts, and become a SuperKid at school! Questions or suggestions? Email us at apps@superkids.com And be sure to check out our growing family of educational products in the iTunes App Store.

About

Stack the States®

Learn about the 50 US states through a fun and interactive game. Collect all states, unlock bonus games, and master capitals, shapes, flags, and more. This app makes geography engaging for all ages.

Highlights
  • Learn state capitals, shapes, and flags
  • Interactive drag-and-drop gameplay
  • Collect all 50 states on a personalized map
  • Unlock four bonus educational games
  • Hundreds of unique questions
  • Create multiple player profiles
Features
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Stack the States® makes learning about the 50 states fun! Watch the states actually come to life in this colorful and dynamic game! As you learn state capitals, shapes, geographic locations, flags and more, you can actually touch, move and drop the animated states anywhere on the screen. Carefully build a stack of states that reaches the checkered line to win each level. You earn a random state for every successfully completed level. All of your states appear on your own personalized map of the United States. Try to collect all 50! As you earn more states, you begin to unlock the four free bonus games: Map It, Pile Up, Puzzler and Capital Drop. Four games in one! HAVE FUN LEARNING ALL ABOUT THE 50 STATES: ▸ Capitals ▸ State shapes ▸ Abbreviations ▸ Bordering states ▸ Location on the map ▸ Nicknames ▸ Flags ...and more! FEATURES: ▸ Hundreds of unique questions ▸ Interactive map and 50 state flash cards ▸ Choose any of the 50 friendly-looking states as your avatar ▸ Create up to six player profiles ▸ Collect all 50 states and track your progress on a personalized map ▸ Earn FREE bonus games: Map It, Pile Up, Puzzler and Capital Drop ▸ High resolution pictures of famous US landmarks ▸ All games are powered by a realistic physics engine ▸ Fun sound effects and music ▸ iPhone 4 and new iPad Retina Display support ▸ Works on both iPhone and iPad - a universal app FIVE GAMES IN ONE: STACK THE STATES: Build tall piles with states and try to reach the checkered line. MAP IT: Tap the location of the selected state on the map. Try to complete the whole country. PILE UP: The states are piling up! Tap them quickly to get rid of them before they pile too high. PUZZLER: Sit back and relax as you slide the states around and put them together like a jigsaw puzzle. CAPITAL DROP: Match states with their capitals in this fast-paced bonus game. Don't let a state fall! Stack the States® is an educational app for all ages that's actually FUN to play. Try it now and enjoy five games for the price of one! PRIVACY DISCLOSURE Stack the States®: - Does not contain 3rd party ads. - Does not contain in-app purchases. - Does not contain integration with social networks. - Does not use 3rd party analytics / data collection tools. - Does include links to apps by Dan Russell-Pinson in the iTunes App Store (via LinkShare). For more information on our privacy policy please visit: http://dan-russell-pinson.com/privacy/

Screenshots

States and Capitals4 screens
Stack the States®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stack the States® at every 3 months against States and Capitals's every 81 months. Stack the States® also leads on ratings volume (2.2K vs 24) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). States and Capitals's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On review sentiment, ads, 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

States and Capitals costs $0.99 and Stack the States® $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stack the States® holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stack the States® has 2.2K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of States and Capitals's written reviews are positive against 91% of Stack the States®'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

States and Capitals ships an update every 81 months, Stack the States® every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
States and Capitals versus Stack the States®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStates and CapitalsStack the States®
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.2 (24 ratings)4.4 (2.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews90.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings242.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 81 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#6 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuperKidsFreecloud Design, Inc.

Customer experience

States and Capitals

All ratings24 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Stack the States®

All ratings2,189 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral5.0%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive90.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.7%

Bugs and requests

States and Capitals

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Stack the States®

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Washington state mapping issue
  • Battery drain when app returns to home screen

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to view completed states again
  • Add more state facts/trivia
  • Include background photos related to states
  • Add a country-wide puzzle mode
  • Option to turn off state faces
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  • Add more mini-games
  • Ability to transfer progress between devices

In-app purchases

None

States and Capitals

No in-app purchases

None

Stack the States®

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is States and Capitals free?
States and Capitals costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stack the States® free?
Stack the States® costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, States and Capitals or Stack the States®?
Stack the States® is rated higher. States and Capitals averages 4.2 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Stack the States® averages 4.4 from 2.2K ratings.
Do States and Capitals or Stack the States® have ads?
Neither States and Capitals nor Stack the States® shows ads.
Which is updated more often, States and Capitals or Stack the States®?
States and Capitals ships an update every 81 months, and Stack the States® every 3 months. Most recently, States and Capitals was updated on October 29, 2026 and Stack the States® on October 29, 2026.

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