Card Stack Out vs Pencil Out Puzzle!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Pencil Out Puzzle!
A unique puzzle game where you slide pencils in the direction they point to match colors and clear the board. Strategically plan your moves to avoid gridlock and overcome increasingly complex levels with new mechanics and obstacles.
- Intuitive directional sliding mechanic
- Creative twist on match-3 gameplay
- Evolving puzzle levels
- Strategic planning required
- Satisfying visuals and interactions
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Outsmart the Jam in Pencil Out Puzzle — A Smart Twist on Match & Slide! Get ready to uncap your thinking skills! In Pencil Out Puzzle, every pencil has one goal: move forward and match with others of the same color. But here’s the catch — they can only move in the direction their tip is pointing… and the board gets crowded fast. Think It Through Each move counts. Pencils can’t turn or reverse — and they’ll block each other if you're not careful. Plan your moves to avoid gridlock and keep the flow going. Match & Clear Line up three pencils of the same color to erase them from the board. Simple? Yes. Easy? Not quite. New layers, blocked paths, and sneaky obstacles will keep you on your toes. Discover the Unexpected Unlock tricky tiles, use keys to free trapped pencils, and encounter new mechanics as you move through handcrafted levels full of surprises. Game Highlights Intuitive directional sliding mechanic Creative twist on match-3 gameplay Puzzle levels that evolve with new challenges Satisfying visuals and snappy pencil interactions Designed to sharpen your brain, not just your pencils If you enjoy satisfying puzzles with a strategic edge, Pencil Out Puzzle is your new go-to brain teaser. Download now and slide your way out of the jam!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pencil Out Puzzle! at 22 against Card Stack Out's 2. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Card Stack Out against 5.0 for Pencil Out Puzzle!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pencil Out Puzzle! has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Card Stack Out ships an update fortnightly, Pencil Out Puzzle! every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Card Stack Out | Pencil Out Puzzle! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (22 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kaliba Games & Technologies Inc. | Bugra Kakluk |
Customer experience
Card Stack Out
Pencil Out Puzzle!
In-app purchases
Card Stack Out
No in-app purchases
Pencil Out Puzzle!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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