Comparison

StackUp Game vs Gumball!

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

Head to head
About

StackUp Game

Features
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StackUp is a captivating stacking game that combines quick reflexes with strategy. Tap the screen to drop each block onto the one below, aiming for perfect placements. HOW TO PLAY: • Tap to drop each block • Stack blocks as high as you can • Aim for perfect placements to unlock rewards • Keep your daily streak going for special bonuses FEATURES: • 5 visual themes to unlock • 5 difficulty modes (Chill, Classic, Hard, Insane, Zen) • Global Game Center leaderboards • 13 achievements to unlock • Endless gameplay in Zen mode • Sound effects and haptic feedback for immersion Free to play with the option to continue after Game Over via ads. No in-app purchases—enjoy the full game!

About

Gumball!

A relaxing puzzle game where you sort colorful gumballs into prize capsules. Enjoy a satisfying, untimed sorting experience reminiscent of classic gumball machines. Play with one hand and unwind with thousands of levels.

Highlights
  • Relaxing ball sorting gameplay
  • Gumball machine theme
  • Untimed levels
  • One-handed play
  • Thousands of levels
  • Collectibles and boosters
Features
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Remember those capsule gumball machines growing up? Gumball! is the relaxing ball sort puzzle that brings that feeling back. Swap colorful gumballs, snap on a lid, and unwind with every tap. Gumball! is a free ball sort puzzle. Tap a prize capsule, swap matching gumballs into another, and keep going until every capsule is one perfect color. No timer. No rush. Just a clean, satisfying sort you can play with one hand. This is the gumball machine as a puzzle. The tubes are prize capsules. The balls are candy colored gumballs. When a capsule fills with four of a kind, the lid snaps on, the capsule shrinks, and it drops into the machine. The machine fills as you play. HOW TO PLAY • Tap a capsule, then tap another. • Matching gumballs swap over if the colors match and there is room. • Fill every capsule with a single color to win. Glass clinks. Lids thunk. Capsules rattle into the globe. It scratches the same itch as a ball sort, color sort, water sort, or marble sort, just quieter and wrapped in a toy you already know. • Untimed levels you can finish in a minute or sit with for a while. • One finger. Portrait. Couch, commute, or in bed. • Thousands of levels, including HARD and SUPER HARD. • Mystery foil gumballs and new capsule twists as you go. • A gumball machine that opens onto collectibles, coins, and boosters when you fill it. If you want a relaxing color sort that still feels like a toy, not a kids cartoon and not a mess of pop ups, this is it. Bright, simple, and hard to put down, like the grocery store machine you remember. Open it after a long day. In a waiting room. One more level in bed. Play until the machine is full. Swap the colors. Make the machine happy. Gumball! from Staple Games. Support: staplegames.com/contact.html Privacy: staplegames.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

StackUp Game4 screens
Gumball!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: StackUp Game at 15.1 against Gumball!'s 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. StackUp Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gumball! sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StackUp Game ships an update every 11 days, Gumball! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
StackUp Game versus Gumball!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStackUp GameGumball!
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (181 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—181 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJULIEN DUVALStaple Games

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StackUp Game

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
11 purchases

Gumball!

One-time11
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • 1,000 Coins$1.99
  • No Ads$3.99
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  • Helper Pack$7.99
  • 5,000 Coins$7.99
  • 10,000 Coins$14.99
  • Power Pack$19.99
  • 25,000 Coins$29.99
  • Mega Pack$49.99
  • 60,000 Coins$59.99
  • 110,000 Coins$99.99

Questions

Is StackUp Game free?
StackUp Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gumball! free?
Gumball! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StackUp Game or Gumball! have ads?
Both StackUp Game and Gumball! show ads.
Which is updated more often, StackUp Game or Gumball!?
StackUp Game ships an update every 11 days, and Gumball! weekly. Most recently, StackUp Game was updated on October 28, 2026 and Gumball! on October 29, 2026.

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