Comparison

Stack the Countries® vs Geo Touch

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

Geo Touch

Explore the world and learn geography through interactive maps and quizzes. Master the shapes and locations of US states, countries, and capitals. Features visual and auditory cues for effective learning, with adjustable map zoom.

Highlights
  • Learn US states and world countries
  • US state capitals and landmarks
  • European capital cities
  • Visual and auditory learning cues
  • Manageable learning sets
  • Learning and Practice modes
  • Zoomable maps
Features
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"This is the best app for learning geography that I've used to date!" ... "Love how it is step-by-step. The repetition makes it easy to learn quickly." ... "Highly recommended" Get the feel of how our world fits together with this app by Clever Dragons. Learn the shape and location of each of the US states, as well as countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. US state capitals and landmarks maps are also included, plus European capital cities! Please note: this is a full version of Geo Touch with all maps included, no in-app purchases required. Teachers, this version is designed especially for you, with a special educational discount available through Apple's Volume Purchase Program. Want to try before you buy? Download the free version, which includes the US and US Landmarks maps, plus all other maps available as in-app purchases. Features: - Visual and auditory cues help you correctly position states. - States and countries are presented in manageable sets for just the right amount of learning. - Switch between Learning and Practice modes to build geographic memory. - Zoom in and out of each map to see the exact area you want to explore.

Screenshots

Stack the Countries®4 screens
Geo Touch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stack the Countries® at $2.99 against Geo Touch's $6.99. Stack the Countries® also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 76%) and chart position (#19 vs unranked). Geo Touch's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Stack the Countries® costs $2.99 and Geo Touch $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Stack the Countries® against 4.4 for Geo Touch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 372 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Stack the Countries®'s written reviews are positive against 76% of Geo Touch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stack the Countries® ships an update every 6 months, Geo Touch every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Stack the Countries® versus Geo Touch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStack the Countries®Geo Touch
Price$2.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.6 (1K ratings) — better4.4 (372 ratings)
Positive reviews91.5% of reviews — better76.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better372
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#19 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFreecloud Design, Inc.Always Icecream & Clever Dragons

Customer experience

Stack the Countries®

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

Geo Touch

All ratings372 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.6%

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

Geo Touch

From 372 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent for learning geography
  • 👍 Fun and engaging educational tool
  • 👍 Effective for memorizing capitals and countries
  • 👍 Great for all ages (kids and adults)
  • 👍 Easy to use and understand

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Flag confusion (similar flags)
  • 🐛 Incorrect flag pairing (North/South Korea)

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)

Geo Touch

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • North Korean and South Korean flags are mixed up
  • Inaccurate flag labeling for Asian flags

Requested features

2 requests
  • Show similar flags side-by-side for clarity
  • Make it clearer which flag belongs to which country

In-app purchases

None

Stack the Countries®

No in-app purchases

None

Geo Touch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stack the Countries® free?
Stack the Countries® costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Geo Touch free?
Geo Touch costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stack the Countries® or Geo Touch?
Stack the Countries® is rated higher. Stack the Countries® averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Geo Touch averages 4.4 from 372 ratings.
Do Stack the Countries® or Geo Touch have ads?
Neither Stack the Countries® nor Geo Touch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stack the Countries® or Geo Touch?
Stack the Countries® ships an update every 6 months, and Geo Touch every 2 months. Most recently, Stack the Countries® was updated on October 29, 2026 and Geo Touch on October 29, 2026.

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