# Stacklands vs Drop Duchy

The clearest difference is price: Drop Duchy at Free against Stacklands's $4.99. Drop Duchy also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (61% vs 28%). Stacklands's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#58 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Drop Duchy is free to download; Stacklands costs $4.99 up front. Drop Duchy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Stacklands asks for nothing beyond the download.

Drop Duchy holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 69 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Stacklands's written reviews are positive against 61% of Drop Duchy's.

Stacklands ships an update every 6 months, Drop Duchy weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Stacklands | Drop Duchy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [2.5 (47 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stacklands-battle/id6446654568/reviews) | **[4.6 (69 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drop-duchy/id6748815540/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 47 | **69** |
| Positive reviews | 27.6% of reviews | **60.9% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | **#58** | — |
| Size | 365 MB | 1.1 GB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [国祎 王](https://appshunter.io/developer/510745623) | [Doghowl Games Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1805603341) |

## What reviewers say

### Stacklands

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stacklands-battle/id6446654568)

**Currently charting:** #58 Top Paid · Card (US App Store)

Engage in an immersive stack game experience with endless challenges. Explore a mysterious world, battle demons, and defend your lands using various defense mechanisms, life mechanisms, skills, and magic. Enjoy beautifully crafted visuals and sound effects.

**Highlights:** World exploration, Demon battles, Defense mechanisms, Build and upgrade life mechanisms, Skills and magic, Multiple game modes, Competitive multiplayer

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Fun gameplay
- 👍 Enjoyable on mobile
- 👍 Good time killer

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Colors inverted/hard to read
- 🐛 Poor UI/layout on mobile
- 🐛 Not up-to-date with PC version
- 🐛 Missing features/content
- 🐛 Buggy and broken settings

**Reported bugs**

- Music and sound effects buttons don't work
- Game doesn't fit on iPhone 15 Plus screen
- UI elements cut off by screen edges/notch
- Ideas menu flickers or shows incorrect descriptions
- Game crashes sometimes

**Requested features**

- Update to match PC version
- Change color of food cards
- Improve color contrast/options
- Fix UI layout for mobile screens
- Add missing features/content from PC version


### Drop Duchy

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drop-duchy/id6748815540)

Experience a unique blend of deckbuilding, puzzle, and rogue-lite gameplay. Build a realm by strategically placing tiles, gather resources, and lead your troops to reclaim enemy territory. Each run offers a fresh challenge with procedural generation and meta-progression.

**Highlights:** Deckbuilding, puzzle, and rogue-lite gameplay mix, Strategic tile placement for resource maximization, Real-time strategy combat and territory reclamation, Procedurally generated game experiences, Meta-progression with over 90 challenges, Over 110 unique cards for deck building, Three playable factions: The Duchy, The Order, The Republic

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Base Game Offer | $8.99 | one-time |
| Base Game | $9.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Stacklands free?

Stacklands costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Drop Duchy free?

Drop Duchy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Stacklands or Drop Duchy?

Drop Duchy is rated higher. Stacklands averages 2.5 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Drop Duchy averages 4.6 from 69 ratings.

### Do Stacklands or Drop Duchy have ads?

Neither Stacklands nor Drop Duchy shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Stacklands or Drop Duchy?

Stacklands ships an update every 6 months, and Drop Duchy weekly. Most recently, Stacklands was updated on November 7, 2026 and Drop Duchy on November 8, 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.*