Comparison

Stack Smash vs Carnival Blast!

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

Head to head
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!

About

Carnival Blast!

A physics puzzle game where you aim and shoot to knock down blocks, cans, and towers. Master each level with skillful shots to achieve satisfying crashes and clear all targets.

Highlights
  • Aim and shoot mechanics
  • Physics-based destruction
  • Knock down blocks, cans, and towers
  • Skillful level mastery
  • Satisfying crash effects
Features
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Aim, shoot, and bring everything down! Carnival Blast is a fun physics puzzle game where one perfect shot can knock down blocks, cans, towers, and targets in a satisfying crash. Choose your angle, hit the weak spot, and watch the whole structure fall. Every level is simple to play but needs skill and smart shooting to master. Can you make it all fall?

Screenshots

Stack Smash4 screens
Carnival Blast!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stack Smash at 74% against Carnival Blast!'s 51%. Stack Smash also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and chart position (#67 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Smash sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Carnival Blast! sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stack Smash holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stack Smash has 41K ratings behind it against 7.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Stack Smash's written reviews are positive against 51% of Carnival Blast!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stack Smash ships an update every 5 days, Carnival Blast! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Stack Smash versus Carnival Blast!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStack SmashCarnival Blast!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (41K ratings) — better4.7 (7.5K ratings)
Positive reviews73.8% of reviews — better51.1% of reviews
Number of ratings41K — better7.5K
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#67 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size375 MB319 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTripledot StudiosHacngoc Manh

Customer experience

Stack Smash

All ratings41,085 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.3%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews332 reviews
Positive73.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative21.7%

Carnival Blast!

All ratings7,459 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive51.1%
Neutral12.0%
Negative37.0%

In-app purchases

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
16 purchases

Carnival Blast!

One-time16
  • Gold 1$1.99
  • Special Pack$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
Show 13 more
  • Screw Favor$2.99
  • Rescue Booster Bomb$3.99
  • Rescue Booster Three Ball$3.99
  • Fail Offer$3.99
  • Small Bundle$4.99
  • Remove Ads$5.99
  • Gold 2$7.99
  • Remove Ads Pack$9.99
  • Big Bundle$9.99
  • Gold 3$14.99
  • Great Bundle$19.99
  • Ultra Bundle$39.99
  • Legendary Bundle$99.99

Questions

Is Stack Smash free?
Stack Smash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Carnival Blast! free?
Carnival Blast! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stack Smash or Carnival Blast!?
Stack Smash is rated higher. Stack Smash averages 4.9 out of 5 from 41K ratings, while Carnival Blast! averages 4.7 from 7.5K ratings.
Do Stack Smash or Carnival Blast! have ads?
Both Stack Smash and Carnival Blast! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Stack Smash or Carnival Blast!?
Stack Smash ships an update every 5 days, and Carnival Blast! weekly. Most recently, Stack Smash was updated on October 18, 2026 and Carnival Blast! on October 17, 2026.

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