Pencil Mania vs Card Stack Out
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pencil Mania
Engage in a satisfying sharpening frenzy by dropping sharpeners into moving slots to sharpen falling pencils. Clear lines before the next wave arrives in this fast-paced, fun game.
- Satisfying sharpening gameplay
- Drop sharpeners into moving slots
- Sharpen falling pencils
- Clear lines before waves hit
- Fast-paced action
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Slide it, load it, SHARPEN it! Welcome to Pencil Rush — a super-satisfying sharpening frenzy! Drop sharpeners into the moving slots and watch pencils fall in from above. Fill them up, sharpen them all, and clear the line before the next wave hits. Fast hands, sharp minds, endless fun!
Card Stack Out
Guide hexa tiles to their correct colored holes by tapping. Plan your moves carefully to avoid getting stuck and successfully complete each level. This puzzle game requires strategic thinking.
- Collect hexa tiles
- Tap same-colored holes
- Send tiles to targets
- Strategic move planning
- Complete levels
- Avoid getting stuck
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Collect the hexa tiles by tapping the same-colored holes and send them to their targets. Plan your moves strategically, be careful to not be stuck and complete every level.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Card Stack Out at 5.0 against Pencil Mania's 4.8. Pencil Mania's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Card Stack Out holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pencil Mania has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pencil Mania ships an update every 9 days, Card Stack Out fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pencil Mania | Card Stack Out |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Holago Games | Kaliba Games & Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
Pencil Mania
Card Stack Out
In-app purchases
Pencil Mania
No in-app purchases
Card Stack Out
No in-app purchases
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