Comparison

Cuddle Stack vs Squishy Smash

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

Head to head
About

Cuddle Stack

Build the tallest tower of adorable plushies by carefully dropping them from a crane. Avoid the evil plushy and don't let any fall to keep your stack from toppling. Collect rare plushies and track your progress in the showcase.

Highlights
  • Stack adorable plushies
  • Build the tallest tower
  • Avoid the evil plushy
  • Collect rare plushies
  • Track plushy collection
  • Simple tap controls
Features
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Cuddle Stack: Create the perfect stack of adorable plushy stuffed animals until you cannot stack any more! The higher your plushy stack, the faster the plushies move. Cuddle Stack will leave you wanting to build the tallest plushy tower! How to build your cuddle stack: - Wait for the crane to be above the platform of plushies. - Tap to drop your plushy. - Keep dropping plushies to form the tallest stack! WATCH OUT! Don't let the evil plushy hit your stack or you will lose a life. Also, if you miss and a plushy falls off the stack, a life is also lost. You have three lives before GAME OVER! Try to collect them all, some plushies are more rare than others! Keep track of which plushies you have stacked before in the collection showcase page. Suggestions or comments? Let us know at hello@luunlabs.com. We are here to help you stack some plushies!

About

Squishy Smash

Engage in a satisfying tactile experience by tapping and squishing virtual objects. Collect a variety of illustrated cards through gameplay, saving coins, or achieving milestones. Designed for families with offline play and no account requirements.

Highlights
  • Satisfying squish and pop mechanics
  • Collect 48 hand-illustrated cards
  • Unlock cards via gameplay, coins, or achievements
  • Offline play and local save
  • Family-friendly design
  • Haptics and accessibility options
Features
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Soft, satisfying, and a little weird in the best way. Tap to squish. Pop to collect. Every squishy reacts with a juicy ASMR-flavored crunch, splat, or wobble — chosen specifically because it sounds like the kind of thing you'd watch a TikTok video of for no real reason. THE COLLECTION 48 hand-illustrated cards across three themed packs: • Squishy Foods — dumplings, mochi, jelly buns, glittery sweets • Goo & Fidgets — stress orbs, jelly pads, plasma blobs • Creepy-Cute Creatures — bunnies, ghosts, fang critters, plush familiars Plus a hidden Keepsakes section for personal/family cards. THREE WAYS TO UNLOCK Every card has three independent paths: • Earn through play — burst the matching squishy a few times • Save coins and buy it — scaled prices reward real saving • Achievement rewards — streaks, combos, milestones grant bonus cards Pick whichever feels right. A kid who hates grinding can save up. A kid who hates spending can grind. The album fills either way. BUILT FOR FAMILIES • No ads in the core loop • No accounts required • Local save only — your progress lives on your device • Haptics, mute, and accessibility toggles • Brief, calm sessions — perfect for the in-between WHAT MAKES IT FEEL GOOD • Real squash-and-stretch deformation (no stiff sprite swaps) • Particle bursts, splat decals, gentle screen shakes • Combo meter that rewards rhythm without punishing speed • Pack milestones — a coin reward every 25% of an album you fill • Rare reveal moments with their own skybox flash and "whoa" beat Squishy Smash is a fidget toy you can keep in your pocket. It will not save the world. It will just feel nice. Free. Forever offline-friendly. No log-ins, no follow buttons.

Screenshots

Cuddle Stack4 screens
Squishy Smash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Squishy Smash at none against Cuddle Stack's shown. Squishy Smash also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Cuddle Stack's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cuddle Stack against 5.0 for Squishy Smash. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cuddle Stack ships an update every 5 weeks, Squishy Smash monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cuddle Stack versus Squishy Smash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCuddle StackSquishy Smash
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuun Labs LLCChristopher Campbell

Customer experience

Cuddle Stack

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Squishy Smash

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cuddle Stack

No in-app purchases

None

Squishy Smash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cuddle Stack free?
Cuddle Stack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Squishy Smash free?
Squishy Smash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cuddle Stack or Squishy Smash?
Cuddle Stack and Squishy Smash are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Cuddle Stack or Squishy Smash have ads?
Cuddle Stack shows ads; Squishy Smash does not.
Which is updated more often, Cuddle Stack or Squishy Smash?
Cuddle Stack ships an update every 5 weeks, and Squishy Smash monthly. Most recently, Cuddle Stack was updated on September 28, 2026 and Squishy Smash on September 30, 2026.

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