Comparison

Hue Factory vs Stack Squeeze

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

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About

Hue Factory

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Welcome to the factory floor, Engineer! Hue Factory is a puzzle game set in a whimsical steampunk paint factory. Glowing paint pours out of brass machines day and night, and someone has to make sure it all ends up in the right jars. That someone is you. How It Works Tap a tile and it rotates a quarter turn. That's the whole control scheme, and it's enough to steer streams of paint through a maze of pipes, from the emitters all the way to the collector jars. Paint flows in real time, so you can watch a colour creep along its route, run into a crate and stop dead, or finally pour into a waiting jar. Fill every jar at the same time and the level is yours. Careful, though: several colours share the board, and one thoughtless rotation can break a connection you spent minutes setting up. Master the Machinery Every chapter adds a new contraption: • Angle pipes turn a stream around a corner • Splitters divide one stream into two new colours • Mergers blend two streams into a single shade • Crossovers let two lines cross a tile without mixing • Teleporters send paint to the far side of the board None of them are complicated on their own. Put five of them between an emitter and a jar and things get interesting. Mix Your Own Colours The paint itself is part of the puzzle. Splitters and mergers create new colours mid-flow, and some jars only accept one particular shade. Later levels ask you to build a colour that doesn't exist yet: split here, merge there, and hope you got the mix right. Collect Every Star Filling the jars clears a level. Perfecting one takes more. Stars sit scattered around each board and only light up when paint runs straight through them. You can often finish a level with a shortcut we never intended, but the stars mark the proper route, and you'll want all three to earn the full rating and unlock the later chapters. Five Handcrafted Chapters Work your way up from Apprentice's Awakening, through Tinkerer's Trial, Cogsmith's Challenge and Clockwork Conundrum, to Inventor's Insight. Early boards are small and friendly. The later ones are sprawling factory floors where dozens of paint lines run at once and every free tile matters. Each level was picked and play-tested by hand, a short tutorial introduces every new machine, and if you get properly stuck, a hint can show you the next tile that needs turning. The Endless Engine Finished the chapters? The factory keeps going. The Endless Engine builds a brand-new board every time you pull the lever. No two are the same, and there is no end to them. A Factory With Character The whole game takes place inside one gloriously over-engineered paint works. Gears spin around the pipework, jars sit against worn brick walls, and every board feels like a different corner of the same machine. It's a satisfying thing, watching a colour you routed creep through the pipes, light up a star on the way past and settle into its jar. More Features • One-finger controls: tap to rotate, drag to pan, pinch to zoom • No timers, no move limits. Take your time • A leaderboard to compare scores with other engineers • Built for phones and tablets, portrait and landscape • Available in English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese The gears are turning and the paint is flowing. Grab your goggles, Engineer. The factory is yours.

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Stack Squeeze

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Stack Squeeze is the color sort puzzle where the board shrinks while you play. Sort water-sort style tubes, beat the squeeze, and see how far you can climb. Tap to move colored blocks between tubes and stack every color into its own tube. Sounds easy — but a timer is ticking, and when it runs out the SQUEEZE hits: two tubes merge and you lose a slot. Plan fast, sort smart, finish before the board closes in. EVERY LEVEL PLAYS DIFFERENT • HIDDEN — blocks stay face-down until they reach the top • LOCKED — the last tube is sealed until you earn it • RAPID — half the clock, twice the pressure • NO SQUEEZE — a calm level with no timer • HARD — one spare tube, no room for mistakes • BREATHER — extra space to catch your breath SIX WORLDS TO UNLOCK Travel from Neon Night through Deep Sea, Plum Grove, Midnight, Jungle and Ember. The look changes every ten levels and the boards grow up to 12 colors wide. DAILY SQUEEZE One fresh puzzle every day, the same for everyone. Beat it for stars and gems, then replay it for a better score. STREAKS & REWARDS Play every day to build your streak. Day 3, 7, 14 and 30 pay gem bonuses. GAME CENTER Climb the Best Level, Total Stars and Longest Streak leaderboards and unlock 12 achievements. NEVER STUCK • Undo rewinds a slip • Rewind rescues you from a dead end • Hint shows the best next move • +20s pushes the squeeze back • Every level is verified solvable QUICK TO LEARN, HARD TO PUT DOWN A guided first level teaches you in seconds. Endless levels, one-handed play, and sessions that fit anywhere — a perfect brain break. Progress and gems sync across your devices with iCloud. Free to play, with optional gem packs and a one-time Remove Ads purchase. Enjoying the game? A quick rating helps a small studio a lot. Download Stack Squeeze and beat the squeeze today.

Screenshots

Hue Factory4 screens
Stack Squeeze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hue Factory at none against Stack Squeeze's 4. Hue Factory also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Stack Squeeze's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hue Factory ships an update every 3 weeks, Stack Squeeze every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Hue Factory versus Stack Squeeze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHue FactoryStack Squeeze
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB20 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMarc BekhuisNusaif Valappil

In-app purchases

None

Hue Factory

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Stack Squeeze

One-time4
  • 200 Gems$0.99
  • 600 Gems$2.49
  • Remove Ads$2.99
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  • 1500 Gems$4.99

Questions

Is Hue Factory free?
Hue Factory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stack Squeeze free?
Stack Squeeze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hue Factory or Stack Squeeze have ads?
Both Hue Factory and Stack Squeeze show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hue Factory or Stack Squeeze?
Hue Factory ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stack Squeeze every 4 days. Most recently, Hue Factory was updated on October 1, 2026 and Stack Squeeze on October 8, 2026.

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