Comparison

Stack the States® vs St John's Episcopal School

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

Head to head
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/

About

St John's Episcopal School

This official school app connects parents, students, and staff with essential news and information. It serves as a communication portal, offering easy access to student grades, schedules, and a directory.

Highlights
  • News and information
  • Parent-student-staff connection
  • Communication portal
  • Access to grades
  • Student schedules
  • School directory
Features
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Welcome to the official app for St. John's Episcopal School in Dallas, Texas. This app will provide parents, students, and staff with the news and information needed to stay connected and engaged. This app is a communication portal and provides easy access to students' grades, schedule, directory, and much more!

Screenshots

Stack the States®4 screens
St John's Episcopal School3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stack the States® at 91% against St John's Episcopal School's 0%. Stack the States® also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 41). St John's Episcopal School's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

St John's Episcopal School is free to download; Stack the States® costs $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 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stack the States® has 2.2K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Stack the States®'s written reviews are positive against 0% of St John's Episcopal School's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stack the States® ships an update every 3 months, St John's Episcopal School every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Stack the States® versus St John's Episcopal School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStack the States®St John's Episcopal School
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (2.2K ratings) — better2.0 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.2K — better41
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#6 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFreecloud Design, Inc.St. John's Episcopal School

Customer experience

Stack the States®

All ratings2,185 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.7%

St John's Episcopal School

All ratings37 ratings
Positive21.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative75.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and 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

St John's Episcopal School

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Stack the States®

No in-app purchases

None

St John's Episcopal School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stack the States® free?
Stack the States® costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is St John's Episcopal School free?
St John's Episcopal School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stack the States® or St John's Episcopal School?
Stack the States® is rated higher. Stack the States® averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while St John's Episcopal School averages 2.0 from 41 ratings.
Do Stack the States® or St John's Episcopal School have ads?
Neither Stack the States® nor St John's Episcopal School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stack the States® or St John's Episcopal School?
Stack the States® ships an update every 3 months, and St John's Episcopal School every 4 months. Most recently, Stack the States® was updated on September 24, 2026 and St John's Episcopal School on September 9, 2026.

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