Comparison

The Tiny Bang Story vs Modstack

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

Head to head
About

The Tiny Bang Story

Restore a shattered planet by fixing machines and solving puzzles. This hand-drawn adventure game offers five chapters filled with brain teasers and an immersive atmosphere. It's suitable for all ages and requires no reading.

Highlights
  • Fix machines and mechanisms
  • Solve puzzles
  • Five chapters
  • Over 30 brain teasers
  • Hand-drawn world
  • Simple navigation
Features
Currently charting
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Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve puzzles in each of the five chapters of this game. Navigation is simple and intuitive. It doesn't distract you from the witty brain teasers, and you will be able to fully immerse yourself in the unique atmosphere of the game. *There is no text in this game. It is fun for all ages and suitable for the whole family! *Five vastly different chapters and over 30 exciting brain teasers (minigames) *A bright, gorgeous world drawn entirely by hand *Absorbing game play and simple navigation *10 enchanting musical themes - #1 Top Paid Apps for iOS in UK, Japan, German, Russia - Top 10 Best Games and Top 5 Best Adventure Games of 2011 by Gamezebo - Best Games of 2011 by GameHouse - Top 100 Best Indie Games of 2011 by Indie DB. - Top 10 on Mac App Store in more countries, TOP 1 - in Japan, Russia, Taiwan, China.

About

Modstack

Features
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Modstack is a tactile programming puzzle about making big moves with a small set of commands. Place Move and Turn tiles into a program, stack modifiers to change what they do, then run your machine. Watch the robot execute each step, learn from the result, and compress your solution until it reaches par. WHAT YOU GET - 36 handcrafted campaign circuits across six chapters - A gentle visual introduction to programs, repetition, and mirroring - Ordered relays, switches, gates, and precision Expert Circuits - A new Easy, Medium, and Hard Daily Circuit every day - Layered hints that nudge without giving away the whole solution - Offline play with progress stored on your device - Purpose-built sound and haptic feedback - No ads, no account, and no tracking The Foundations chapter and Easy Daily are free. A single Full Game Unlock opens the remaining 30 campaign circuits plus Medium and Hard Daily. There is no subscription.

Screenshots

The Tiny Bang Story4 screens
Modstack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Modstack at Free against The Tiny Bang Story's $4.99. Modstack also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 8 months). The Tiny Bang Story's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#100 vs unranked). 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

Modstack is free to download; The Tiny Bang Story costs $4.99 up front. Modstack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Tiny Bang Story asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Tiny Bang Story ships an update every 8 months, Modstack every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
The Tiny Bang Story versus Modstack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Tiny Bang StoryModstack
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (894 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings894 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#100 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEllada Games LLCNovoBuild LLC

Bugs and requests

The Tiny Bang Story

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes at certain points
  • Puzzle pieces not registering properly
  • Elevator button not working
  • Last puzzle piece impossible to find

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Ability to skip puzzles
  • Better tutorial and hints
  • Zoom and magnification options
  • Cloud save/sync across devices

Modstack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

The Tiny Bang Story

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Modstack

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Modstack$3.99

Questions

Is The Tiny Bang Story free?
The Tiny Bang Story costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Modstack free?
Modstack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Tiny Bang Story or Modstack have ads?
Neither The Tiny Bang Story nor Modstack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Tiny Bang Story or Modstack?
The Tiny Bang Story ships an update every 8 months, and Modstack every 8 days. Most recently, The Tiny Bang Story was updated on October 14, 2026 and Modstack on October 10, 2026.

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