# Stack the Countries® vs Geo Touch

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 (#16 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.

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.

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.

Stack the Countries® ships an update every 6 months, Geo Touch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Stack the Countries® | Geo Touch |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **$2.99** | $6.99 |
| Rating | **[4.6 (1K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stack-the-countries/id407838198/reviews)** | [4.4 (372 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/geo-touch-usa-and-world-full/id952869247/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1K** | 372 |
| Positive reviews | **91.5% of reviews** | 76.5% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | **Every 2 months** |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#16** | — |
| Size | 132 MB | 84 MB |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | **8.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Freecloud Design, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/324355664) | [Always Icecream & Clever Dragons](https://appshunter.io/developer/565311575) |

## What reviewers say

### Stack the Countries®

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stack-the-countries/id407838198)

**Currently charting:** #16 Top Paid · Education, #195 Top Paid (US App Store)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- 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


### Geo Touch

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/geo-touch-usa-and-world-full/id952869247)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- North Korean and South Korean flags are mixed up
- Inaccurate flag labeling for Asian flags

**Requested features**

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


## Frequently asked 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 November 1, 2026 and Geo Touch on October 29, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*