Comparison

Stack the Countries® vs Europe

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

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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

Europe

Test your knowledge of European countries and capitals. Customize test modes, difficulty, and question count. Master geography through engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Country and capital quizzes
  • Customizable test modes
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Selectable number of questions
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Europe- is a great way to test your knowledge of the countries and capitals of Europe. Select the test mode, difficulty level, and number of questions in the "Settings" screen. Play until you master the game. If you like this app, please consider giving it a rating. Your support will help keep the updates coming! Thank you for your support!

Screenshots

Stack the Countries®4 screens
Europe2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Europe at Free against Stack the Countries®'s $2.99. Europe also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). Stack the Countries®'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On 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

Europe is free to download; Stack the Countries® costs $2.99 up front. Europe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stack the Countries® asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stack the Countries® holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stack the Countries® has 1K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Stack the Countries®'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Europe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stack the Countries® ships an update every 6 months, Europe every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Stack the Countries® versus Europe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStack the Countries®Europe
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (1K ratings) — better4.2 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews91.5% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better23
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 23 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFreecloud Design, Inc.Horizon Business, Inc.

Customer experience

Stack the Countries®

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

Europe

All ratings23 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

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)

Europe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Stack the Countries®

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Europe

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Stack the Countries® free?
Stack the Countries® costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Europe free?
Europe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stack the Countries® or Europe?
Stack the Countries® is rated higher. Stack the Countries® averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Europe averages 4.2 from 23 ratings.
Do Stack the Countries® or Europe have ads?
Neither Stack the Countries® nor Europe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stack the Countries® or Europe?
Stack the Countries® ships an update every 6 months, and Europe every 23 months. Most recently, Stack the Countries® was updated on October 11, 2026 and Europe on October 4, 2026.

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