Comparison

Bento Stack vs Bingoku

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

Head to head
About

Bento Stack

Features
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Bento Stack is a cozy offline lunchbox placement puzzle about fitting bright little food pieces into satisfying bento trays. Every level asks you to read the tray, rotate pieces, and place rice, sweets, proteins, and veggies into the right spaces. The rules are simple, but the board gets denser as the campaign grows. Features: - 120 handcrafted-style generated puzzle levels - Offline play with no login required - Increasing difficulty across five bento chapters - Tap to rotate, drag to place, undo, hints, and star ratings - Original food art, soft background music, and playful sound effects - Founder Bento Pass removes interstitial ads and unlocks unlimited hints Bento Stack is designed for quick puzzle breaks: warm, readable, and just tricky enough to make the perfect lunchbox feel earned. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bingoku

Features
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Bingoku is a colourful Queens-style logic puzzle that blends Sudoku-style deduction with the satisfying process of elimination you love in Minesweeper. Place one Binky in every row, column, and colour region. Just make sure no two Binkies touch, even diagonally. The rules are easy to learn. The Aha! moments are huge. Every board starts as a bright little mystery. Mark possibilities with X notes, follow the clues, and make the placement that suddenly makes the whole grid click. PLAY THE BINGOKU WAY • Explore 1,500 handcrafted Campaign levels, from speedy 4x4 starters to mighty 12x12 brain teasers • Solve the 9x9 Daily Challenge and build your streak • Unlock Time Attack and race through up to 12 puzzles in a two-minute rush • Tap or drag X notes to track possibilities • Use Hints that explain a safe deduction before you apply it • Call on Place Binky and optional Assist when you want a boost • Choose Dark Mode and optional shape markers for colour regions Whether you have a minute for a quick brain spark or time for a full-grid showdown, Bingoku makes every clever move feel like a win. Find the pattern. Place the Binkies. Light up the grid!

Screenshots

Bento Stack4 screens
Bingoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bingoku at none against Bento Stack's 1. Bento Stack's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Bento Stack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bingoku asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Bento Stack versus Bingoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBento StackBingoku
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB59 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGobling CompanyGamePoint B.V.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bento Stack

One-time1
  • Founder Bento Pass$2.99
None

Bingoku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bento Stack free?
Bento Stack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bingoku free?
Bingoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bento Stack or Bingoku have ads?
Both Bento Stack and Bingoku show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bento Stack or Bingoku?
Bento Stack ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bingoku every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bento Stack was updated on September 28, 2026 and Bingoku on October 6, 2026.

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