Comparison

Geography vs Stack the States® 2

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

Head to head
About

Geography

Test your knowledge of global geography with this engaging map quiz game. Learn and recall the locations of countries, capitals, cities, rivers, and lakes across various continents and regions through 35 challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Country location quizzes
  • Capital city identification
  • River and lake mapping
  • Continent-specific levels
  • Detailed regional quizzes
  • 35 progressive levels
Features
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Do you know where France is? And Zimbabwe? This game will help you to learn and to remember location of countries, capitals, cities, rivers and lakes. The game has 35 levels, divided into categories: - WORLD contains levels: countries, capitals, cities, rivers, lakes - EUROPE contains levels: countries, capitals, cities - CITIES OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES contains levels: Germany, UK, Spain, Italy, Ukraine, Turkey, Belarus - NORTH AMERICA contains levels: U.S. cities, Canadian cities, U.S. states, lakes of North America - RUSSIA contains levels: cities, regions, Moscow districts, districts of St. Petersburg - LATIN AMERICA contains levels: countries, capitals, cities - AFRICA contains levels: countries, capitals, cities - ASIA contains levels: countries, capitals, cities - AUSTRALIA contains levels: cities

About

Stack the States® 2

Learn US geography by stacking animated states to win levels. Collect all 50 states to unlock bonus games and explore an interactive 3D map with detailed information about capitals, cities, and landmarks. Designed for fun and educational play for all ages.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D map
  • Learn state capitals, cities, shapes, landmarks, and flags
  • Collect all 50 states
  • Unlock bonus games (Map It, Connect 2, Capital Tap)
  • Voice mode for independent play
  • Hundreds of unique questions
  • Multiple player profiles
Features
Currently charting
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Watch the states come to life as you learn US geography! Stack the States® is back and better than ever with new question types, new bonus games, voice mode, 3D graphics and a detailed interactive map! As you learn state capitals, cities, shapes, landmarks, flags and more, you can actually touch, move and drop the animated states anywhere on the screen. Carefully build a stack of states that reaches the checkered line to win each level. You earn a new state for every successfully completed level. All of your states appear on your own personalized map of the United States. Try to collect all 50! As you earn more states, you begin to unlock the free bonus games: Map It, Connect 2 and Capital Tap. Four games in one! What’s new in Stack the States® 2: - New question types - New bonus games: Connect 2 and Capital Tap - New voice mode that helps non-readers play independently - Brand new interactive map featuring major cities and a 3D elevation view of each state - Beautiful 3D graphics - 10 different 3D scenes depicting various locations in the US - 3D models of over 90 US landmarks Plus, all the great features that you loved from the original Stack the States®: - 50 flash cards — one for each state - Hundreds of unique questions - Up to six player profiles - A personalized map of the US - Fun sound effects and music - Works on both iPhone and iPad - a universal app Stack the States® 2 is an educational app for all ages that's actually FUN to play. Try it now and enjoy four games for the price of one! PRIVACY DISCLOSURE Stack the States® 2: - Does not contain 3rd party ads. - Does not contain in-app purchases. - Does not contain integration with social networks. - Does not use 3rd party analytics / data collection tools. - Does include links to apps by Dan Russell-Pinson in the iTunes App Store (via Performance Horizon). For more information on our privacy policy please visit: http://dan-russell-pinson.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Geography4 screens
Stack the States® 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Geography at Free against Stack the States® 2's $2.99. Geography also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). Stack the States® 2's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 42%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Geography is free to download; Stack the States® 2 costs $2.99 up front. Geography sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Stack the States® 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Geography against 4.5 for Stack the States® 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stack the States® 2 has 1.1K ratings behind it against 107, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Geography's written reviews are positive against 86% of Stack the States® 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Geography ships an update every 2 months, Stack the States® 2 every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Geography versus Stack the States® 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGeographyStack the States® 2
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.5 (107 ratings)4.5 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews42.5% of reviews86.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1071.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#34 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1312.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMikhail AkopovFreecloud Design, Inc.

Customer experience

Geography

All ratings107 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive42.5%
Neutral15.1%
Negative42.5%

Stack the States® 2

All ratings1,135 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews136 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral7.4%
Negative6.6%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Geography

One-time3
  • 5000 coins$0.99
  • 15000 coins$1.99
  • 30000 coins$2.99
None

Stack the States® 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Geography free?
Geography is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stack the States® 2 free?
Stack the States® 2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Geography or Stack the States® 2?
Geography and Stack the States® 2 are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 107 and 1.1K ratings respectively.
Do Geography or Stack the States® 2 have ads?
Neither Geography nor Stack the States® 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Geography or Stack the States® 2?
Geography ships an update every 2 months, and Stack the States® 2 every 9 months. Most recently, Geography was updated on September 23, 2026 and Stack the States® 2 on September 24, 2026.

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