Gang Up! vs Stack & Defend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gang Up!
Build your ultimate gang by collecting members and upgrading weapons. Recruit legendary leaders with unique powers and customize your playstyle through a deep talent tree. Dominate the streets in this action-packed survival game.
- Collect and grow your gang
- Unlock and upgrade weapons
- Smash crates and gather resources
- Recruit legendary gang leaders
- Customize playstyle with Talent Tree
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Welcome to the streets where only the strongest survive. - Collect gang members and grow your crew on the run. - Unlock and upgrade powerful weapons to blast through anything in your way. - Smash crates, gather resources, and evolve your strategy. - Recruit legendary gang leaders and use their unique powers. - Customize your playstyle with a deep Talent Tree. Easy to learn, packed with action, and full of explosive surprises — can you build the ultimate gang?
Stack & Defend
Engage in thrilling tower defense battles by strategically stacking and merging blocks to build your fortress. Unleash diverse attack modes and powerful combos to defeat ruthless bosses and conquer the battlefield.
- Super Free Building
- Stacking and merging blocks
- Diverse Attack Modes
- Ruthless Opponents
- Frenzied Combos
- Timed Battles
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Super Fun Tower Defense, Timed Battles, Unlock Your Potential, Strategize, Conquer the Battlefield! 1.Super Free Building: Build your own fortress by stacking and merging blocks. 2.Diverse Attack Modes: Freeze, mines, tap, and smash! 3.Ruthless Opponents: Unstoppable wild bosses are on the attack—stop them! 4.Frenzied Combos: Diverse blocks—stack them up to trigger powerful chain reactions. 5.Adrenaline Rush! Exhilarating Are you ready to lead your team to victory?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stack & Defend at 51% against Gang Up!'s 7%. Stack & Defend also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 25). Gang Up!'s advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 382). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Gang Up! sells 25 one-off in-app purchases. Stack & Defend asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gang Up! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 382 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 7% of Gang Up!'s written reviews are positive against 51% of Stack & Defend's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Gang Up! ships an update every 3 weeks, Stack & Defend fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gang Up! | Stack & Defend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better | 4.1 (382 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 7.1% of reviews | 50.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 382 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 566 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rollic Games | 晓莹 黄 |
Customer experience
Gang Up!
Stack & Defend
User reviews
Gang Up!
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive and great game
Room to improve
- 🔋 Energy system limits gameplay
- 🐛 Settings not saved
- 🐛 Raid stage reappearing
- 🐛 Gang level talent reset
- 🐛 Global exp. gain buffs not applied
Stack & Defend
From 382 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Satisfying sound effects
- 👍 Fun game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Towers disappear and take crystals
- 🐛 Ads too long and can't be skipped
- 🐛 Difficulty spike in early stages
Bugs and requests
Gang Up!
Reported bugs
6 issues- Settings not saved
- Raid stage reappearing
- Gang level talent reset
- Global exp. gain buffs not applied
- Talent research time reduction not replenished
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- Game freezes on launch
Requested features
2 requests- Reduce energy requirements
- Improve ad-free experience
Stack & Defend
Reported bugs
2 issues- Towers not placing properly, taking crystals
- Unwanted towers appearing on the board
Requested features
2 requests- Remove ad-placed towers that take up space
- Improve tower placement and movement controls
In-app purchases
Gang Up!
- Starter Bundle$0.99
- Ladder Offer 1$1.99
- Small Energy Pack$1.99
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- New York Bundle$1.99
- Mexico City Bundle$1.99
- Ladder Offer 2$2.99
- Ladder Offer 3$2.99
- Tokyo Bundle$2.99
- Small Gem Pack$2.99
- Ladder Offer 4$3.99
- Beijing Bundle$3.99
- Ladder Offer 5$4.99
- No Ads$4.99
- Medium Energy Pack$4.99
- Moscow Bundle$4.99
- Expedition Fund!$6.99
- Raid Fund$6.99
- Trade Vault$6.99
- Permanent Blessings$7.99
- Medium Gem Pack$8.99
- Energy Bundle 1$8.99
- Leader Pass!$9.99
- Large Energy Pack$12.99
- 1+1$19.99
- Large Gem Pack$24.99
Stack & Defend
No in-app purchases
