Comparison

Stack Rush vs Grindcrawl

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

Head to head
About

Stack Rush

Features
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Simple to play. Impossible to put down. Just tap. But landing the perfect stack? That's the real challenge. Time your tap to stop the moving block and build your tower. Any overhang gets cut — making each block smaller and the margin for error tighter. Keep going. The higher you climb, the higher your score. ■ JUST Land a near-perfect placement and trigger a Just! No cut, full block — and your combo multiplier goes through the roof. ■ RUSH The higher you climb, the faster the blocks move. True rush begins where reflexes are all you've got. ■ RANKINGS Your best tower is saved in 3D. Replay your greatest runs from the leaderboard. ■ Perfect for you if you... · Are looking for a quick, easy game to play in spare moments · Love simple but deep score-attack gameplay · Are confident in your reflexes and timing · Want to compete for the top of the rankings ■ Key features ◎ Super-simple one-tap controls ◎ Beautiful 3D graphics with a night skyline backdrop ◎ Satisfying sound effects ◎ Offline support — play anytime, anywhere ◎ Completely free to play ◎ Available in English and Japanese ◎ Records your personal best and tower shapes Free to download and free to play. If ads aren't your thing, a one-time "Remove Ads" option is also available. How high can you stack? Build to the top.

About

Grindcrawl

Features
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Your hero fights, levels up, and collects gear on their own. You just check in. Grindcrawl is a retro pixel-art idle hack-and-slash RPG. Dive floor by floor, chase Rare and Epic gear, and reincarnate to go even deeper. HANDS-OFF BATTLES • Your hero fights monsters automatically and earns EXP and gear. No tapping needed. • Your adventure keeps going while the app is closed. Collect your rewards the next time you open it (up to a time limit, which you can extend). • Assign level-up points by hand, or let them be assigned automatically at a ratio you choose. DIVE DEEPER • Defeat five monsters to reach the next floor. Each new floor band brings tougher monsters and stronger gear. • Rare and Epic monsters are tough. With too little Defense, they may get away. • Past floor 300, a second area opens up with new monsters and new gear. GEAR THAT ROLLS ITS OWN STATS • Weapons, armor, and accessories come in three rarities: Normal, Rare, and Epic. • Every drop rolls its own stats, and higher rarities get more bonus slots. • Switch to Auto equip mode, and Rare and Epic gear stronger than what you have is equipped as soon as it drops. Or stay in Manual mode and choose for yourself. • Polish Epic gear with Shards of Brilliance to reroll its slots. Lock the slots you want to keep. • Equip two or more pieces of the same rarity (Rare or Epic) from the same floor band for an all-stat set bonus. COLLECT IT ALL • Defeat the same monster again and again to earn its Monster Medals, from Bronze to Platinum. Medals raise the chance of a gear drop when that monster appears as a Rare or Epic. • Donate gear to the Equipment Museum to fill its displays. Complete a Species Set for a big all-stat bonus. REINCARNATE AND GO FURTHER • The deeper you reach, the more Reincarnation Points you earn. • Spend them on permanent Attack, Defense, and Luck, more inventory slots, and a longer offline reward limit. Your gear, medals, and museum stay with you. MORE • Available in English and Japanese. • Get a notification when your offline rewards reach their limit. A few minutes here and there is all it takes. Check in, see how far your hero got, and close the app.

Screenshots

Stack Rush4 screens
Grindcrawl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grindcrawl at none against Stack Rush's 5. Stack Rush's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Stack Rush sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Grindcrawl asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stack Rush ships an update every 2 days, Grindcrawl weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Stack Rush versus Grindcrawl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStack RushGrindcrawl
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB12 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperNimbleWorksArbor Lab. App

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Stack Rush

One-time5
  • Cyber Skin$1.99
  • Galaxy Skin$1.99
  • Neon Skin$1.99
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  • Crystal Skin$1.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

Grindcrawl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stack Rush free?
Stack Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grindcrawl free?
Grindcrawl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stack Rush or Grindcrawl have ads?
Both Stack Rush and Grindcrawl show ads.
Which is updated more often, Stack Rush or Grindcrawl?
Stack Rush ships an update every 2 days, and Grindcrawl weekly. Most recently, Stack Rush was updated on October 12, 2026 and Grindcrawl on October 15, 2026.

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