Comparison

Stack Tower vs RIFTWARD

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

Head to head
About

Stack Tower

A simple yet challenging game that tests your concentration and strategy. Stack moving blocks as high as possible without letting the tower collapse. The higher you build, the more thrilling the experience.

Highlights
  • Simple rules
  • Tests concentration
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Stack moving blocks
  • Thrilling tower building
Features
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Simple rules, but tests your concentration and strategy to the limit. The higher you stack the blocks, the more thrilling the game becomes! Be careful not to collapse...but be quick! How far can you pile up? [method]. - Blocks are moving from various angles. - Touch the screen at the right moment to stop the blocks from moving and stack them. - Touch the screen at the right moment to stop the blocks from moving and stack them on top of each other.

About

RIFTWARD

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One more wave. One smarter defense. RIFTWARD combines tower defense strategy, expanding battlefields and a hero you can make your own. CHOOSE YOUR WAY TO DEFEND Play Classic Defense to focus on building while defeated enemies award gold automatically. Choose Hero Defense to move your hero, collect dropped gold and fight alongside your towers. BUILD, UPGRADE AND COMBINE Start with Arrow, Cannon, Arcane and Frost. Counter different enemies with piercing shots, explosions, magic and slows. Specialize your towers, develop their power and combine eligible towers into hybrid defenses. Unlock advanced blueprints for Hero Defense with Stars. HOLD A GROWING BATTLEFIELD Rift Rush gives you 30 seconds to prepare before waves arrive automatically. In solo Rush, clear waves 10 and 20 to open new territory without moving your towers. Choose Practice for planning time between waves. Explore 30 Rift Realms across six chapters and six World Fronts, including New York and Singapore’s Merlion waterfront. DEFEND TOGETHER Invite friends through Game Center for 2–4-player Hero Defense. Each player controls a hero while the team shares gold and lives. Larger parties face more enemies, faster spawns and earlier gates. Co-op runs at 1x speed and keeps separate team records. MAKE YOUR HERO YOURS Customize your hero’s face, hair, clothes and accessories. Earn Stars through solo Hero Defense victories to unlock advanced blueprints, outfits, tower finishes and cosmetic mounts. Share hero-and-achievement cards and challenge codes. KEEP FINDING A NEW CHALLENGE Choose Casual, Normal or Hard, or try one-life endless Chaos. Adjust solo gameplay speed from 1x to 15x, pause and resume a saved solo run, or take on the daily challenge. START FREE The first five campaign realms and Merlion Guard are free. An optional one-time Full Game purchase adds the remaining 25 Rift Realms and five World Fronts. Campaign progression is still earned through play. Optional consumable Star packs are also available. There is no subscription and no advertising. Solo play works offline and needs no RIFTWARD account. Online co-op requires Game Center and an internet connection. Purchased Stars require iCloud and a connection. Game progress, earned Stars and records stay on your device. Unspent purchased Stars and unlocks bought with them can be recovered through the same iCloud account.

Screenshots

Stack Tower4 screens
RIFTWARD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stack Tower at none against RIFTWARD's 4. Stack Tower also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). RIFTWARD's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RIFTWARD sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Stack Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stack Tower ships an update every 2 days, RIFTWARD weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Stack Tower versus RIFTWARD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStack TowerRIFTWARD
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB1.2 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoya ItoiKa Chee Ho

In-app purchases

None

Stack Tower

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

RIFTWARD

One-time4
  • 40 Stars$1.99
  • 120 Stars$4.99
  • Full Game$6.99
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  • 300 Stars$9.99

Questions

Is Stack Tower free?
Stack Tower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RIFTWARD free?
RIFTWARD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stack Tower or RIFTWARD have ads?
Stack Tower shows ads; RIFTWARD does not.
Which is updated more often, Stack Tower or RIFTWARD?
Stack Tower ships an update every 2 days, and RIFTWARD weekly. Most recently, Stack Tower was updated on October 22, 2026 and RIFTWARD on October 24, 2026.

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