Comparison

Bento Stack vs Pipe Burst

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ€” 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

Pipe Burst

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The flooz doesn't wait. Pipe Burst is an endless arcade of pipe-laying panic. Random pipe pieces land in your queue โ€” you place them, one by one, wherever you can. When the countdown hits zero, the flooz starts flowing. It never stops, it never slows down for you, and it will pour out of any open end you failed to close. Build ahead of it or drown in it. THE SEWERS โ€” route the flooz from the inlet to the tank. Reach it and the whole board FLUSHES for a bonus that grows every level, the level number ticks up, and the map rerolls: new inlet, new tank, new broken brickwork, faster flow. Every level is a fresh puzzle at a worse speed. LAUNCH fires the flooz home at 8ร— โ€” even during the countdown โ€” and every pipe you lay under fire that the flooz then uses pays extra. Route through the ร—2 square to double the level's bonus; every pipe the flooz never touched costs you at the flush. THE RULES ARE SIMPLE. THE QUEUE IS NOT. - You never choose your next piece โ€” a random queue forces you to improvise - Replace a laid pipe in an emergency โ€” but wrenches are strictly rationed - Pop drifting bubbles for perks... if you dare tap over a live board - Cross-pipes score big when the flooz runs through both ways - The longer you survive, the faster it flows Every run ends one way: a SURVIVAL REPORT and a score. Beat your best, then take on the world on the all-time and weekly leaderboards. THE DAILY SHIFT โ€” three new boards every day, the same for everyone: EASY 6ร—6, MEDIUM 7ร—7 and HARD 8ร—8. Each deals one exact run of pipes, you get one run at each, and every size keeps its own streak. Free to play. A single one-time Premium upgrade removes all ads and puts your name on the leaderboard โ€” no subscriptions, no pay-to-win, no buying your way out of the flooz. Inspired by the classic pipe-laying arcade games of the late '80s, rebuilt as a modern endless score-chaser. Industrial grime, glowing green sludge, and the sweetest sound in the world: a full board flushing clean.

Screenshots

Bento Stack4 screens
Pipe Burst4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Bento Stack at 13.0 against Pipe Burst's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Bento Stack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pipe Burst sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bento Stack ships an update every 2 weeks, Pipe Burst fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Bento Stack versus Pipe Burst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBento StackPipe Burst
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size31 MB58 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGobling CompanyStephen Doyle

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bento Stack

One-time1
  • Founder Bento Pass$2.99
1 purchases

Pipe Burst

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Bento Stack free?
Bento Stack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pipe Burst free?
Pipe Burst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bento Stack or Pipe Burst have ads?
Both Bento Stack and Pipe Burst show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bento Stack or Pipe Burst?
Bento Stack ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pipe Burst fortnightly. Most recently, Bento Stack was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pipe Burst on October 31, 2026.

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