Comparison

Sliding Puzzle vs Stackholm

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

Head to head
About

Sliding Puzzle

Features
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Features: Board Sizes: Choose your challenge from 3×3 to 8×8 grids. Auto Save & Resume: Exit the app anytime—your progress is always saved. Next Number Hint: color hints help you find your next tile faster and with less frustration. Match Number Animation: Enjoy satisfying visual feedback when a tile reaches its correct position. Line Match Effect: Get rewarded with extra feedback every time you complete a full row—keeps the game engaging even mid-play. Retry Same Board: Play the same shuffled board again to improve your time or challenge a friend to beat it. Shuffle Option: Don’t like the initial layout? Reshuffle as many times as you like before starting. — Sliding Puzzle: Essential is a modern take on the classic 15 puzzle (number puzzle) experience. Designed with minimal visuals and a focus on tactile satisfaction, this game is perfect for quick sessions or deep focus play.

About

Stackholm

A serene block-stacking game where players guide a character up a mountain. Progress is saved by reaching camps, and special items can be found to aid the ascent. The journey unfolds through various atmospheric environments, revealing a story through journal entries.

Highlights
  • Calm block-stacking gameplay
  • Progress saved at camps
  • Find helpful supplies
  • Climb through diverse environments
  • Unlock journal entries
  • No timers or pressure
Features
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Someone climbed this mountain before Stan. Her markers still point up. Stackholm is a calm block-stacking game. Hold, drag, and let go. Each block lands and becomes the mountain under Stan's feet. No timers. No pressure. Just the tower, the wind, and the sky. - Reach camps to lock in your progress and refill your hearts - Find the supplies she left behind: anchor a block, grow one huge, take a heart back - Climb from dusk foothills through mist, snow, and the northern lights - Read Stan's journal as her story unlocks, page by page - Leave anytime. Your tower is saved and waiting - Something is waiting at 100 meters Stackholm is free, with one optional ad you'll only ever see if you choose to save your tower after a fall. No banners. No purchases. One thumb, one mountain.

Screenshots

Sliding Puzzle4 screens
Stackholm4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sliding Puzzle and Stackholm are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sliding Puzzle ships an update every 2 days, Stackholm every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sliding Puzzle versus Stackholm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSliding PuzzleStackholm
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroki NakamuraMICHAEL ANTHONY PAGANO

In-app purchases

None

Sliding Puzzle

No in-app purchases

None

Stackholm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sliding Puzzle free?
Sliding Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stackholm free?
Stackholm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sliding Puzzle or Stackholm have ads?
Both Sliding Puzzle and Stackholm show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sliding Puzzle or Stackholm?
Sliding Puzzle ships an update every 2 days, and Stackholm every 3 days. Most recently, Sliding Puzzle was updated on November 5, 2026 and Stackholm on October 31, 2026.

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