Comparison

Stack and Merge vs BallMatch 2048

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

Head to head
About

Stack and Merge

Features
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Reach number 15! -Combine the same numbers until it's 15. -Merge all possible numbers to make room for new blocks. Make the right moves time is ticking.

About

BallMatch 2048

Features
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BallMatch 2048 is a free, physics-based puzzle game for iPhone and iPad. Drag to aim, release to drop. When two matching balls touch, they merge into one bigger ball with double the value. Keep merging to climb from 2 all the way to 2048 and beyond. FEATURES • Real physics. Balls fall, bounce, and roll naturally, no scripted animations • A gradual goal ladder that tracks your progress toward higher and higher numbers • Best score and run statistics (drops, time, efficiency) so every run has something to chase • Three switchable instrument sounds (Kolintang, Kalimba, and Xylophone), each with its own character • Built for both iPhone and iPad • Completely free: no ads, no in-app purchases, no account required, no data collected BallMatch 2048 is designed to be simple to pick up and hard to put down — a few minutes at a time, or a long session chasing a new best score.

Screenshots

Stack and Merge4 screens
BallMatch 20483 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BallMatch 2048 at none against Stack and Merge's shown. Stack and Merge's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Stack and Merge versus BallMatch 2048: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStack and MergeBallMatch 2048
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBerat OguzEliton de Oliveira Lopes

In-app purchases

None

Stack and Merge

No in-app purchases

None

BallMatch 2048

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stack and Merge free?
Stack and Merge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BallMatch 2048 free?
BallMatch 2048 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stack and Merge or BallMatch 2048 have ads?
Stack and Merge shows ads; BallMatch 2048 does not.

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