Comparison

HackStack vs Little Lifeline

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

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About

HackStack

Features
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Build your hacking empire from nothing. HackStack is an idle clicker set in a cybersecurity underworld. You tap to run exploits, deploy tools that earn while you sleep, research new tech, and build out your rig. It's a cyberpunk parody of the infosec world with real hacking history baked into every corner. EXECUTE exploits to earn CREDS, your in-game currency. Start with a humble Port Scanner. End up running Neural Exploits and a Digital Consciousness. Every tool you deploy keeps earning even when you close the app. RESEARCH 24 tools across 6 categories. Each one comes with an intel card covering real cybersecurity history and lore. 177 cards to find. BUILD YOUR RIG. Upgrade your CPU, RAM, GPU, Storage, Cooling, and PSU. Better hardware means faster research and access to higher-tier tools. EARN CERTIFICATIONS across three branches: Offensive, Defensive, and Management. 23 certs, 69 tiers. They shape how you play and what you can unlock. SURVIVE BREACHES. Phishing attacks, ransomware, DDoS, insider threats. They show up unannounced, they mess with your income, and you need to deal with them fast. COMPLETE DAILY OPS for XP. Quick wins, standard missions, and challenge-tier operations. Something different every day. PRESTIGE when you're ready. Wipe your progress, earn Shadow Creds, buy permanent upgrades, and come back stronger. Free to play. No pay-to-win. Made by one developer who thought Cookie Clicker needed more firmware implants.

About

Little Lifeline

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Your first patient is at reception. Collect their payment, hire a nurse and give your little clinic its first success. Little Lifeline is a miniature 3D clinic management game. Watch people check in, wait, receive care and find their way home. Use the money they leave at reception to improve the next visit. START SMALL Begin with one reception desk and one first-aid room, plus 250 coins and 5 gems to get going. Your first payment hires the first nurse. As more patients arrive, choose when to add staff, another treatment station and a comfortable waiting room. FOLLOW THE WHOLE VISIT Queues form inside the reception, and seats and moving patients show where your clinic needs help. Tap the cash at each counter and watch coins fly to your wallet. Build a car park where drivers pay at the barrier on the way out, add toilets and vending, and watch patients walk back to their cars and drive away. IMPROVE WHAT MATTERS Train individual staff members and upgrade each desk and treatment station. Every room has twenty pieces of equipment that arrive as you renovate, and each piece has ten versions, from basic to advanced. Upgrade them to shorten check-ins, treatments and waits, add decorations, and renovate rooms to unlock more. Watch each room rebuild while existing services keep working. One builder works at a time; a second builder lets two rooms build at once. OPEN A SECOND CLINIC Fully upgrade the starter clinic and spend 100,000 earned coins to open the larger doctors clinic. Add private consultations, pharmacy dispensing and a taxi stand; pharmacy counters and taxis collect coins from patients too. Grow to four receptionists, four doctors, four nurses and two pharmacists. Travel between your clinics with a shared wallet and separate patients, facilities and counter cash. GOALS, GEMS AND A HELPING HAND A short guide shows your next best step and rewards you for learning each feature. Three fresh goals arrive every day, a login streak builds toward bigger rewards, and milestones pay out free gems as your clinic grows. Spend gems to finish a renovation now, top up your coins, double your collections for a while or let your staff earn for longer while you're away. MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME Pan and pinch to explore the clinic and its neighbourhood. Hear an original score and little sounds of daily activity, with separate Music and Effects controls. Adjust haptics and Less motion in Settings. Your staff keep earning for up to eight hours while you're away, until the tills are full. Come back to collect their earnings from reception and decide what to improve next. Play without an account or advertisements. Optional gem packs and a second builder are available as in-app purchases; every room, upgrade and clinic can be earned by playing. The clinic simulation works offline. Little Lifeline is a fictional management game and does not provide medical advice.

Screenshots

HackStack4 screens
Little Lifeline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Little Lifeline at none against HackStack's shown. Little Lifeline also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. HackStack sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Little Lifeline sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HackStack ships an update weekly, Little Lifeline every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
HackStack versus Little Lifeline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHackStackLittle Lifeline
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size68 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacob WoodfieldAnoop Jose

In-app purchases

4 purchases

HackStack

One-time4
  • Remove Banner Ads$2.99
  • Remove Offline Ads$2.99
  • Remove Ops Ads$2.99
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  • Remove All Ads$6.99
5 purchases

Little Lifeline

One-time5
  • Handful of Gems$0.99
  • Second Builder$2.99
  • Pouch of Gems$4.99
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  • Chest of Gems$9.99
  • Vault of Gems$24.99

Questions

Is HackStack free?
HackStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Little Lifeline free?
Little Lifeline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HackStack or Little Lifeline have ads?
HackStack shows ads; Little Lifeline does not.
Which is updated more often, HackStack or Little Lifeline?
HackStack ships an update weekly, and Little Lifeline every 3 days. Most recently, HackStack was updated on October 19, 2026 and Little Lifeline on October 14, 2026.

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