Comparison

Carnival Knockdown vs Stack Smash

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

Head to head
About

Carnival Knockdown

Engage in a physics-based puzzle game where you strategically launch projectiles to demolish intricate structures. Master dynamic physics and diverse materials across hundreds of challenging levels with a vibrant carnival theme.

Highlights
  • Physics-based destruction puzzles
  • Diverse materials and object reactions
  • Hundreds of challenging levels
  • One-tap cannonball launching
  • Satisfying chain reactions
  • Vibrant carnival theme
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Think carefully, launch your ball, and bring down clever physics structures across unique challenge arenas. Each level is a small destruction puzzle: find the weak spot, use limited shots wisely, and trigger satisfying chain reactions. Break stone walls, topple wooden towers, crack ice blocks, and master new materials as the levels get harder. Easy to start, tricky to master. GAME FEATURES: One-Tap Action: Just tap the screen and fire your cannonball. Dynamic Physics & Materials: Every object reacts differently! Send light wood flying, push heavy iron, smash glass jars (with a satisfying ASMR feel!), or slide icy blocks! Stunning Carnival Theme: Hundreds of levels filled with colorful graphics and fun animations. Can you clear every structure with the perfect shot?

About

Stack Smash

Launch a cannon to smash through stacks of farmyard objects in this physics-based puzzle game. Enjoy satisfying destruction and clever level designs with simple controls. Explore a cozy farm festival with cute characters and bright visuals.

Highlights
  • Aim, shoot, and smash gameplay
  • Satisfying physics-based destruction
  • Clever puzzle levels with limited shots
  • Colorful farm objects to smash
  • Cozy farm festival locations
  • Simple controls and rewarding precision
Features
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Welcome to the farm’s biggest little smash festival! Aim your cannon, line up the perfect shot, and smash through stacks of barrels, crates, jam jars, hay bales, fruit, veggies, and other farmyard goodies. Every cannon shot can send objects flying, trigger satisfying chain reactions, and bring the whole structure crashing down. Each level is a playful physics puzzle where every shot matters. Look for the weak spot, choose the best angle, and shoot your way through clever stacks and tricky obstacles. Some levels can be cleared with one perfect smash, while others require careful aim, smart puzzle solving, and a few well-placed cannonballs. Enjoy satisfying physics-based destruction as wood tumbles, jars shatter, barrels roll, and colorful farm objects bounce across the level. With simple shoot-and-smash controls, Stack Smash is easy to learn, relaxing to play, and full of fun physics puzzles to master. Explore a cozy farm festival filled with barns, market stalls, balloons, and cute farmhand characters. Take on new levels, discover new things to smash, and keep the festival moving with every successful shot. GAME FEATURES - Fun aim, shoot, and smash cannon gameplay - Satisfying physics-based destruction - Clever puzzle levels with limited shots - Colorful stacks, obstacles, and structures to knock down - Fruit, vegetables, hay, jars, barrels, crates, and more to smash - Cozy farm festival locations - Cute and friendly farmhand characters - Simple controls with rewarding precision shots - Bright 3D visuals and playful animations - Quick puzzle levels for playing anytime The cannon is loaded, the targets are stacked, and the farm festival is ready. Aim carefully, shoot the cannon, and smash your way through every level in Stack Smash!

Screenshots

Carnival Knockdown4 screens
Stack Smash4 screens

Verdict

The call

Carnival Knockdown and Stack Smash both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Carnival Knockdown's written reviews are positive against 74% of Stack Smash's. Stack Smash's advantage is chart position (#84 vs unranked) and ratings volume (41K vs 6.4K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Carnival Knockdown sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Stack Smash sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Carnival Knockdown against 4.9 for Stack Smash. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stack Smash has 41K ratings behind it against 6.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Carnival Knockdown's written reviews are positive against 74% of Stack Smash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carnival Knockdown ships an update every 3 days, Stack Smash every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Carnival Knockdown versus Stack Smash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarnival KnockdownStack Smash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (6.4K ratings)4.9 (41K ratings)
Positive reviews92.1% of reviews — better73.5% of reviews
Number of ratings6.4K41K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#84 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size308 MB375 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFortune Mine GamesTripledot Studios

Customer experience

Carnival Knockdown

All ratings6,390 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews382 reviews
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.7%

Stack Smash

All ratings41,085 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.3%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews321 reviews
Positive73.5%
Neutral4.0%
Negative22.4%

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Carnival Knockdown

One-time13
  • CarnivalPack_1.99$1.99
  • CarnivalPack_4.99$4.99
  • CarnivalPack_7.99$7.99
Show 10 more
  • CarnivalPack_NoAds$7.99
  • CarnivalPack_9.99$9.99
  • CarnivalPack_14.99$14.99
  • CarnivalPack_19.99$19.99
  • CarnivalPack_29.99$29.99
  • CarnivalPack_39.99$39.99
  • CarnivalPack_49.99$49.99
  • CarnivalPack_59.99$59.99
  • CarnivalPack_74.99$74.99
  • CarnivalPack_99.99$99.99
12 purchases

Stack Smash

One-time12
  • Special Offer 1$1.99
  • Special Offer 10$2.99
  • Special Offer 11$4.99
Show 9 more
  • Special Offer 2$7.99
  • Special Offer 102 variants$9.99
  • Special Offer 13$12.99
  • Special Offer 8$14.99
  • Special Offer 3$14.99
  • Special Offer 12$19.99
  • Special Offer 4$29.99
  • Special Offer 5$49.99
  • Special Offer 6$99.99

Questions

Is Carnival Knockdown free?
Carnival Knockdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stack Smash free?
Stack Smash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Carnival Knockdown or Stack Smash?
Carnival Knockdown and Stack Smash are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6.4K and 41K ratings respectively.
Do Carnival Knockdown or Stack Smash have ads?
Both Carnival Knockdown and Stack Smash show ads.
Which is updated more often, Carnival Knockdown or Stack Smash?
Carnival Knockdown ships an update every 3 days, and Stack Smash every 5 days. Most recently, Carnival Knockdown was updated on October 16, 2026 and Stack Smash on October 17, 2026.

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