Comparison

Stack the Countries® vs Kahoot! Big Numbers

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

Head to head
About

Stack the Countries®

Learn world geography through a fun, interactive game. Stack animated countries by answering questions about capitals, landmarks, and locations. Collect all countries and unlock bonus games for a comprehensive learning experience.

Highlights
  • Learn country capitals, landmarks, and locations
  • Build stacks of countries to win levels
  • Collect all 193 countries
  • Unlock bonus games: Map It! and Pile Up!
  • Focus on specific continents or the whole world
  • 193 country flash cards and interactive maps
  • Play in English, Spanish, and French
Features
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- Featured on the TODAY show! - Editor's Choice Award! - Children's Technology Review - "Stack the Countries is worth every penny and this is an educational purchase that you absolutely will not regret." - The iPhone Mom Stack the Countries® makes learning about the world fun! Watch the countries actually come to life in this colorful and dynamic game! As you learn country capitals, landmarks, geographic locations and more, you can actually touch, move and drop the animated countries anywhere on the screen. Carefully build a stack of countries that reaches the checkered line to win each level. You earn a random country for every successfully completed level. All of your countries appear on your own personalized maps of the continents. Try to collect all 193! As you earn more countries, you begin to unlock the free bonus games: Map It! and Pile Up! Three games in one! CONTROL YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE: You can choose to focus on just one specific continent or play the whole world. You can also select which types of questions are asked. LEARN BEFORE YOU PLAY: Stack the Countries provides 193 country flash cards and colorful interactive maps of the continents. Use them to brush up on your world geography before you play or as a handy reference tool. HAVE FUN LEARNING ALL ABOUT THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD: ▸ Capitals ▸ Landmarks ▸ Major Cities ▸ Continents ▸ Border Countries ▸ Languages ▸ Flags ▸ Country Shapes FEATURES: ▸ More than 1000 unique questions ▸ 193 flash cards -- one for each country! ▸ Interactive maps of the continents ▸ Collect all 193 countries and track your progress on personalized maps ▸ Earn FREE bonus games: Map It! and Pile Up! ▸ Play in English, Spanish and French ▸ Works on both iPhone and iPad - a universal app ▸ Create up to six player profiles ▸ Choose any of the friendly-looking countries as your avatar ▸ High resolution pictures of famous world landmarks ▸ All games are powered by a realistic physics engine ▸ Fun sound effects and music ▸ iPhone 4 Retina Display support THREE GAMES IN ONE: STACK THE COUNTRIES: Build tall piles of countries and try to reach the checkered line. MAP IT: Tap the location of the selected country on the map. Try to complete the whole continent! PILE UP: The countries are piling up! Identify and tap them quickly to get rid of them before they reach the top. Stack the Countries® is an educational app for all ages that's actually FUN to play. Try it now and enjoy three games for the price of one! PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Stack the Countries®: - 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 Performance Horizon). For more information on our privacy policy please visit: http://dan-russell-pinson.com/privacy/

About

Kahoot! Big Numbers

This math learning game helps children master long addition and subtraction through an engaging adventure. Kids explore worlds, collect resources, and solve thousands of math problems to advance. It offers an innovative interface and over 10 hours of gameplay without reading or ads.

Highlights
  • Master long addition and subtraction
  • Learn base-ten system
  • Adventure-based gameplay
  • Infinite math problems
  • Over 10 hours of gameplay
  • No reading required
  • No third-party advertising
Features
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Kahoot! Big Numbers by DragonBox is an award-winning math learning game that makes it easy for kids to master the math behind BIG numbers. Kids as young as 6 can learn how the base-ten system works and how to perform long additions and subtractions. **REQUIRES A SUBSCRIPTION** Access to the contents and functionality of this app requires a subscription to Kahoot! Kids. The subscription starts with a 7 day free trial and can be cancelled at any time before the end of the trial. The Kahoot! Kids subscription gives your family access to premium Kahoot! features and 3 award-winning learning apps for math and reading. HOW THE GAME WORKS Kahoot! Big Numbers by DragonBox takes your child on an adventure to the magical land of Noomia. Your child will have to gather and trade resources to acquire new items and unlock new worlds. To advance in the game, your child must add and subtract to manage their resources. Over the course of the game, quantities will get larger and operations will get harder. Your child will have to perform 1000s of operations and gain complete mastery of long additions and subtractions to complete the game. FEATURES - An innovative interface that makes solving long additions and subtractions easy - An infinite amount of additions and subtractions to solve. - Over 10 hours of engaging gameplay - No reading required - 6 worlds to explore - Learn to count in different languages - 10 Different resources to collect and trade - 4 Noom houses to furnish and decorate - No third-party advertising - No in-app purchases Kahoot! Big Numbers by DragonBox is based on the same pedagogical principles as the other games in the award-winning DragonBox series, and works by integrating the learning seamlessly into the gameplay, no quizzes or mindless repetitions. Every interaction in Kahoot! Big Numbers by DragonBox is designed to heighten your child’s understanding of mathematics while motivating them to keep learning through play and exploration. Terms and Conditions: https://kahoot.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy https://kahoot.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Stack the Countries®4 screens
Kahoot! Big Numbers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kahoot! Big Numbers at Free against Stack the Countries®'s $2.99. Kahoot! Big Numbers also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Stack the Countries®'s advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 49%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Kahoot! Big Numbers is free to download; Stack the Countries® costs $2.99 up front. Kahoot! Big Numbers sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Stack the Countries® 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 the Countries® against 4.6 for Kahoot! Big Numbers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 1.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Stack the Countries®'s written reviews are positive against 49% of Kahoot! Big Numbers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stack the Countries® ships an update every 6 months, Kahoot! Big Numbers every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Stack the Countries® versus Kahoot! Big Numbers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStack the Countries®Kahoot! Big Numbers
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (1K ratings)4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.5% of reviews — better48.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1K1.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB351 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFreecloud Design, Inc.Kahoot ASA

Customer experience

Stack the Countries®

All ratings1,031 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews343 reviews
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.5%

Kahoot! Big Numbers

All ratings1,622 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive48.9%
Neutral6.7%
Negative44.4%

User reviews

Stack the Countries®

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent educational game
  • 🤩 Fun and engaging
  • 🧠 Helps improve geography knowledge
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Great for all ages
  • 🕹️ Addictive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Some bugs and glitches
  • 🤔 Repetitive questions
  • 🗺️ Inaccurate country sizes/shapes
  • 🔍 Missing certain countries/territories

Kahoot! Big Numbers

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Math made fun
  • 🚀 Great game
  • 🚀 Something about apples
  • 🚀 It's Soo Magical!
  • 🚀 Kahoot! is the best

Room to improve

  • 🐛 If you let the subscription lapse, your child will lose all their progress
  • 🐛 u cant draw 4
  • 🐛 Not challenging enough. Can only trial with annual subscription
  • 💡 In app purchases are the worst :(
  • 🐛 Have to pay.

Bugs and requests

Stack the Countries®

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Albania's position is tilted
  • Overlapping of certain countries (e.g. Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan)
  • Incorrect information (e.g. Pyongyang in South Korea)
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Progress not saving properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more countries and territories (e.g. Vatican City, Western Sahara, Kosovo, Taiwan)
  • Improve accuracy of country sizes and shapes
  • Increase variety of questions (e.g. capitals, landmarks, languages, geography facts)
  • Add read-aloud option for questions
  • Introduce more game modes and difficulty levels
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  • Create a sequel with enhanced features (like Stack the States 2)

Kahoot! Big Numbers

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Maalesef ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Madenci bölümünde ilerlenmiyor
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Maalesef ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Madenci bölümünde ilerlenmiyor
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

None

Stack the Countries®

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Kahoot! Big Numbers

Subscriptions2
  • Kahoot! Kids Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Kahoot! Kids Annual7 Days trial$35.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-time Purchase$19.99

Questions

Is Stack the Countries® free?
Stack the Countries® costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kahoot! Big Numbers free?
Kahoot! Big Numbers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stack the Countries® or Kahoot! Big Numbers?
Kahoot! Big Numbers is rated higher. Stack the Countries® averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Kahoot! Big Numbers averages 4.6 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Stack the Countries® or Kahoot! Big Numbers have ads?
Neither Stack the Countries® nor Kahoot! Big Numbers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stack the Countries® or Kahoot! Big Numbers?
Stack the Countries® ships an update every 6 months, and Kahoot! Big Numbers every 2 months. Most recently, Stack the Countries® was updated on October 23, 2026 and Kahoot! Big Numbers on October 22, 2026.

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