Comparison

SimpleSticks vs Pile Up

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

Head to head
About

SimpleSticks

A fast-paced stickman platformer with one-touch controls. Navigate an endless world of floating platforms and obstacles, with two game modes offering progressive challenges and unique environments. Collect coins and power-ups to achieve high scores.

Highlights
  • One-touch jump controls
  • Endless procedurally generated levels
  • Two distinct game modes
  • Five unique visual zones
  • Offline play supported
  • High score tracking
Features
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SimpleSticks is a fast-paced stickman platformer that's easy to pick up but impossible to put down. Tap to jump and guide your stick figure through an endless world of floating platforms, treacherous obstacles, and exciting power-ups. START SIMPLE, GO FAR Run automatically through beautifully crafted environments. Time your jumps to land on platforms, collect coins for bonus points, and see how far you can push your high score. TWO GAME MODES - Simple Mode: Pure running and jumping — test your reflexes in a clean, distraction-free experience. - Classic Mode: 60+ progressive features unlock as you play — coins, double jumps, moving platforms, enemies, shields, conveyor belts, spikes, and much more. FIVE UNIQUE ZONES Journey through five distinct environments, each with its own look and feel: - Plains — Where every run begins - Frost — Icy blue landscapes - Desert — Warm sandy terrain - Twilight — Mysterious purple haze - Forest — Lush green canopy PROGRESSIVE CHALLENGE Classic Mode rewards your skill with new gameplay mechanics that unlock as your score climbs. What starts as a simple run transforms into a thrilling obstacle course with enemies, fireballs, wind gusts, crumbling platforms, and boss encounters. FEATURES - One-touch controls — just tap to jump - Minimalist stickman art style - Procedurally generated levels — every run is unique - Offline play — no internet required - Lightweight and fast — under 1 MB - Track your high scores across both modes How far can your stickman go?

About

Pile Up

Features
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Pile Up is a cute physics stacking puzzle game where everyday objects become a wobbly tower of chaos. Drop, balance, and stack funny items across playful worlds like the kitchen, office, beach, and bedroom. Each level gives you a new set of objects and a new challenge: reach the height line, place every item, survive moving obstacles, handle wind, and use heavy or sticky objects wisely. Every object has its own shape, weight, bounce, and personality. A pan can steady your tower, a jam jar can help pieces stick together, and one bad drop can send everything tumbling. Features: - Fun physics-based stacking puzzles - Cute cartoon objects and colorful worlds -120 handcrafted levels across 4 worlds - Different object shapes, weights, and materials - Height goals, wind, moving obstacles, sticky objects, and heavy anchors - Easy to play, tricky to master - Short levels perfect for quick play sessions Build carefully, laugh when it falls, and try again until your stack reaches the top. Can you pile everything up without making it all come crashing down?

Screenshots

SimpleSticks4 screens
Pile Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SimpleSticks at every 3 days against Pile Up's every 3 weeks. SimpleSticks also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

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

SimpleSticks ships an update every 3 days, Pile Up every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SimpleSticks versus Pile Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleSticksPile Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFantasyscape IncMariyan Petrov

In-app purchases

None

SimpleSticks

No in-app purchases

None

Pile Up

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleSticks free?
SimpleSticks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pile Up free?
Pile Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SimpleSticks or Pile Up have ads?
Both SimpleSticks and Pile Up show ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleSticks or Pile Up?
SimpleSticks ships an update every 3 days, and Pile Up every 3 weeks. Most recently, SimpleSticks was updated on October 28, 2026 and Pile Up on October 28, 2026.

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