Comparison

Tapstice vs kerf

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

Head to head
About

Tapstice

Features
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Tap. Time. Score. Repeat. Simple concept: bar moves, you tap when it hits the zone. Miss once = game over. But here's the catch - it speeds up with every perfect tap. How far can you go? THE GAME Watch the energy bar swing back and forth. Tap at the exact right moment. Easy to learn, nearly impossible to master. That's what makes it addictive. 5 GAME MODES CLASSIC The pure experience. Just you, the bar, and your reflexes. Chase that high score. ENDLESS No timer. No end. Pure survival. See how long you can last without making a mistake. TIME ATTACK 60 seconds. Go fast. Score big. Clock is ticking. BOSS RUSH Patterns get harder. Speed gets crazier. Only for players who think they're good. ZEN Practice without stress. No game over. Just chill and improve. WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL - Controls that feel tight and responsive - Combo system - chain perfect taps for multipliers - Tilt your phone for slow-motion effect - That satisfying near-miss feedback - Adapts to your skill level - Butter-smooth 60 FPS COMPETE WITH THE WORLD - Game Center leaderboards - Weekly rankings reset - 28 achievements - Compare with friends - Climb to #1 ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO - Level up and unlock stuff - Daily login rewards - Keep your streak going - Daily and weekly quests - Battle Pass with exclusive content - Spin the daily wheel - Open mystery boxes MAKE IT YOURS - Unlock different themes - Grab power-ups - Earn gems by playing - No pay-to-win - everything is earnable THE GOOD STUFF - Works completely offline - iCloud save across devices - No energy system - play unlimited - Actually free, not fake free - Won't drain your battery Perfect for killing time, testing your reflexes, or proving you're better than your friends. One tap to download. One tap to get hooked.

About

kerf

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kerf is a stacking game stripped to one decision: when to let go. A block slides across the screen. You tap. Whatever hangs over the edge is cut away and falls, and the tower gets that much narrower. Land it dead center and you get the width back, the combo climbs, and the score multiplies. There is nothing else to learn, and no way to blame anything but your own timing. FIVE WAYS TO PLAY Classic — endless. One miss ends the run. Daily — one seeded attempt a day, the same tower for everyone, a fresh leaderboard every midnight UTC. Zen — a miss costs you width, not the run. Stack until the block is a sliver. Precision — the first imperfect landing ends it. Four points of tolerance, nothing more. Sprint — sixty seconds, starting fast and getting faster. BUILT TO BE QUIET No ads. No energy meters, no coins, no wheel to spin, no notification asking where you have been. Nothing in the game is for sale that touches how it plays. The whole thing is drawn, not downloaded: flat ink on paper, one accent color, no rounded corners anywhere. Sound is synthesized live from a pentatonic scale, so every landing is a note in key and a broken combo is the one note that isn't. Light and dark themes both ship finished, not inverted as an afterthought. Plays entirely offline. No account required. GAME CENTER Five leaderboards — one per mode, with Daily resetting every day — and ten achievements worth 640 points. Sign in if you want them; the game never waits on it and never nags. MAKE IT YOURS Six accent tones, four app icons and a share card, free. Change the accent and the tower changes with it. KERF COMPLETE — ONE PURCHASE A single non-consumable unlock, no subscription: Ā· 18 accent tones instead of 6 Ā· 8 app icons instead of 4 Ā· 4 synthesized sound packs instead of 1 Ā· 4 block surface textures Ā· 5 share card themes Ā· Zen, Precision and Sprint, permanently Ā· The full daily archive — every past day, playable for practice Every premium mode is playable once for free before you decide. Family Sharing is on. kerf is the sliver of wood a saw takes out of a cut. It is the part you lose to be precise, which is the entire game.

Screenshots

Tapstice4 screens
kerf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: kerf at none against Tapstice's shown. Tapstice's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Tapstice sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and kerf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Tapstice versus kerf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTapsticekerf
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCenkle DigitalYakup Arslan

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tapstice

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly VIP$1.997 Days
  • Monthly VIP$7.991 Month
One-time8
  • Break Piggy Bank$1.99
  • Premium Battle Pass$4.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
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  • Collector Pack$19.99
  • Champion Pack$39.99
  • Legend Pack$69.99
  • 19,600 Gems$99.99
  • Ultimate Pack$99.99
1 purchases

kerf

One-time1
  • kerf Complete$4.99

Questions

Is Tapstice free?
Tapstice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is kerf free?
kerf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tapstice or kerf have ads?
Tapstice shows ads; kerf does not.

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