Comparison

Dummy Defense vs Arrow Stack!

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

Head to head
About

Dummy Defense

Design structures to protect a ragdoll character from various hazards using a blueprint editor. Earn stars by building cost-effective and strong defenses, with tools to visualize stress and slow down time for analysis.

Highlights
  • Blueprint editor for designing structures
  • Realistic physics simulation
  • Ragdoll physics
  • Stress display for problem areas
  • Slow motion slider
  • Save/Load designs
  • Email blueprints to friends
Features
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The spin-off of SimplePhysics. Protect your dummy from explosions, boulders, spiked walls, and more! Use the blueprints editor to design a structure that will protect your dummy, Melvin, from some random danger. You'll have to work with the available materials. Most of the time you'll use wood, sometimes you'll use concrete, but you must always use your most important asset: your brain. A wise person once said: "An engineer is someone who can do for a dime what any fool can do for a dollar." In Dummy Defense, your design must not only be strong enough, it must be cheap enough to win. Building cheaper structures will earn you more stars on a level. Create your design in seconds with the blueprints editor. If you make a mistake, simply tap the Undo button. Zoom in and out by pinching the screen and pan the view using a two finger drag. While testing, you can see how the strain is distributed across your design. Areas that are under immense strain are colored bright red, while other areas are colored green. This allows you to find and fix problem areas in your design. The slow motion slider lets you slow things down so you can see how your design is failing, and it is also incredibly fun to watch explosions destroying your design in slow motion. Features * Realistic physics simulation * Ragdoll physics * Slow motion slider * 25 levels * Stress display shows problem areas in your design * Finger Test - smash your design to pieces, or blow it up with realistic explosions! * Save/Load designs * E-mail your blueprints to your friends * Universal support for the iPad * Retina display support

About

Arrow Stack!

Features
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Arrow Stack! is a colorful 3D puzzle game about clearing arrow blocks in the right order. Tap, think, and unstack each shape piece by piece. Every block can only move in the direction it points, so one smart move can open the whole puzzle, while one rushed tap can block your path. Read the arrows, plan your moves, and find the cleanest way to clear the stack. From rainbows and penguins to lightning bolts, houses, planets, pencils, and more, each level turns a simple rule into a fresh 3D challenge. The early stages are easy to understand, but later puzzles ask you to plan ahead, spot hidden routes, and solve layered stacks without wasting moves. Features: - Simple tap-to-clear arrow block gameplay - Bright 3D voxel-style puzzle shapes - Levels built around logic, order, and spatial thinking - Relaxing casual pacing with satisfying block-clearing moments - New shapes and harder stacks as you progress Can you read the arrows and clear every stack?

Screenshots

Dummy Defense4 screens
Arrow Stack!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Arrow Stack! at Free against Dummy Defense's $0.99. Arrow Stack! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). Dummy Defense's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On 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

Arrow Stack! is free to download; Dummy Defense costs $0.99 up front. Dummy Defense sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Arrow Stack! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dummy Defense ships an update every 5 months, Arrow Stack! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dummy Defense versus Arrow Stack!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDummy DefenseArrow Stack!
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (57 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB222 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJundroo, LLC文晚 鲁

Bugs and requests

Dummy Defense

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game starts upside down and controls don't work
  • Inputs are inverted on iPad
  • Crashes on some devices
  • Glitches with removing elements

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Sandbox mode with more customization
  • Hint system or tutorial
  • Ability to restore purchases

Arrow Stack!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dummy Defense

One-time3
  • Solution Pack 1$0.99
  • Solution Pack 2$0.99
  • Instruments of Death Level Pack$0.99
None

Arrow Stack!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dummy Defense free?
Dummy Defense costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Arrow Stack! free?
Arrow Stack! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dummy Defense or Arrow Stack! have ads?
Arrow Stack! shows ads; Dummy Defense does not.
Which is updated more often, Dummy Defense or Arrow Stack!?
Dummy Defense ships an update every 5 months, and Arrow Stack! every 3 days. Most recently, Dummy Defense was updated on October 14, 2026 and Arrow Stack! on October 6, 2026.

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