GROBALL vs Stackbound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GROBALL
Control a rolling ball, merging with others of the same color to grow and score. Master the flow to perform powerful maneuvers, but avoid touching different colors. This 3D puzzle-arcade game offers both quick sessions and strategic depth.
- Rolling ball control
- Color-based merging
- Growth and scoring mechanics
- Skill-based challenge
- Quick session design
- Strategic depth
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GroBall is an arcade merge game where you drag and merge matching colored balls while avoiding dangerous collisions. Simple to learn, increasingly challenging, and built for quick, skill-based play.
Stackbound
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Stackbound is the block puzzle that finally gives you a reason to keep playing. Drop blocks on a 10x10 grid, clear rows and columns, and chain combos for huge scores - then turn every game into a roguelike run. Every few line clears you draft one of three relics: refill cleared columns, triple every fifth clear, bank gold, and dozens more that stack into wild combos. Survive deep enough and a boss floor appears, bending the rules with locked cells, shorter racks, or score taxes you have to play around. No two runs feel the same. A daily seeded run gives everyone the same board, so you can chase the top of your local leaderboard. Between runs, persistent meta progress unlocks new relics and grid skins that carry forward - the deck of possibilities grows the more you play. FEATURES - 10x10 block puzzle with satisfying row and column clears - Roguelike runs: draft relics, build synergies, push your score - Boss floors every ten floors that change how you play - Daily seeded challenge with a local leaderboard - Persistent meta unlocks: new relics and grid skins - Endless mode for a relaxed score chase - One-handed portrait play, dark mode, and Dynamic Type support - Play free, or unlock Premium once to remove ads forever and open every skin and bonus relic slot Free to play with optional ads. Go Premium with a single one-time purchase - no subscriptions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: GROBALL at none against Stackbound's shown. GROBALL also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. GROBALL sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stackbound sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | GROBALL | Stackbound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 462 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IDEAOLOGIC INC | Christian Pedersen |
In-app purchases
GROBALL
- 99 Lives$2.99
Stackbound
- Stackbound Lifetime$4.99









