Phoodle vs Stackdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phoodle
A daily word puzzle game for food enthusiasts. Guess a 5-letter food-related word within six tries. Enable notifications to receive a daily reminder to play and maintain your streak.
- Daily food-themed word puzzles
- 6 guesses per puzzle
- Streak tracking
- Daily reminder notifications
- 5-letter word guessing
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Phoodle is the ultimate word game for food lovers! Enjoy a daily puzzle where you have 6 tries to guess a 5-letter food-related word. Keep your streak going by turning on notifications for a daily reminder to play Phoodle. A new puzzle awaits you every day at midnight!
Stackdown
Unstack letters to reveal hidden words in this unique puzzle game. Combine tile-digging mechanics with word-finding challenges. Solve daily puzzles and aim for high scores by using fewer hints.
- Unstack tiles to find words
- Solve 5-letter word puzzles
- Daily handcrafted puzzles
- Hint system for assistance
- No time pressure gameplay
- Minimalist design
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Clear the stack. Find the words. Beat the puzzle. Stackdown is a brand-new kind of word game that combines the satisfying tile-digging of Mahjong Solitaire with the thrill of cracking 5-letter words. HOW IT WORKS • Tiles are stacked in layers — only exposed tiles can be picked • Tap letters to fill the word rack and spell the hidden word • Clear one word to unlock deeper tiles and reveal the next • Solve all words to complete the puzzle DAILY PUZZLES A new handcrafted puzzle drops every day. Come back daily to keep your streak alive. HINTS WHEN YOU'RE STUCK Swipe to reveal a clue for the current word. But use fewer hints to earn a better score — can you solve it without any? WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT ‣ Quick to learn, deeply satisfying to master ‣ No time pressure — think at your own pace ‣ Perfect for a coffee break or commute ‣ Beautiful minimalist design ‣ No accounts, no social — just you and the puzzle If you love Wordle, Mahjong Solitaire, or any game that makes you think, Stackdown is your next obsession.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stackdown at 4.9 against Phoodle's 4.0. Stackdown also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). Phoodle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Stackdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Phoodle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stackdown holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 31 respectively.
Phoodle ships an update every 5 weeks, Stackdown every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phoodle | Stackdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (11 ratings) | 4.9 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Julie Loria | Kuantark Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Phoodle
Stackdown
In-app purchases
Phoodle
No in-app purchases
Stackdown
- Remove Ads$2.99
