Geography vs Stack the States® 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Country location quizzes
- Capital city identification
- River and lake mapping
- Continent-specific levels
- Detailed regional quizzes
- 35 progressive levels
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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
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Geography | Stack the States® 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (107 ratings) | 4.5 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.5% of reviews | 86.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 107 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #34 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mikhail Akopov | Freecloud Design, Inc. |
Customer experience
Geography
Stack the States® 2
In-app purchases
Geography
- 5000 coins$0.99
- 15000 coins$1.99
- 30000 coins$2.99
Stack the States® 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Geography free?
Is Stack the States® 2 free?
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