Comparison

Nut Stack vs Beaker Lab

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

Head to head
About

Nut Stack

Engage in a satisfying color sorting puzzle by stacking nuts of the same color onto bolts. Progress through hundreds of levels with increasing complexity and new obstacles. Utilize boosters to overcome challenges and enjoy tactile sound effects and polished visuals.

Highlights
  • Color sorting puzzles
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Obstacles and new challenges
  • Unlockable boosters
  • Satisfying tactile effects
  • Multiple bolt stacking
Features
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Turn a colorful mix of nuts into perfectly sorted stacks. Nut Stack is a nuts-and-bolts color sorting puzzle with glossy metal pieces, satisfying movements and clever challenges. TAP. MATCH. STACK. Tap a bolt to pick up its top nuts, then tap another bolt to move them. Match the color on top or use an empty bolt with enough space. Bring each color together and finish the board, one satisfying stack at a time. EASY TO START, MORE TO DISCOVER Begin with simple color puzzles and work your way through hundreds of levels. As boards grow and new obstacles appear, every free space becomes part of the solution. Look ahead, make room and find the right order. A FRESH TWIST ON COLOR SORTING Uncover hidden colors, work through stone shells and meet new obstacles as you progress. Different layouts keep each puzzle feeling fresh. A HELPING HAND WHEN YOU NEED IT Unlock useful boosters as you play. Undo a move, shuffle things up or add an extra bolt to create space for your next idea. ENJOY THE LITTLE DETAILS Brightly colored nuts, polished steel bolts and tactile sound effects make every move feel satisfying. Play a quick puzzle during a break or settle in for a longer sorting session. Your next perfect stack is one tap away. Privacy Policy: https://www.geniusalbert.com/policy/nut-stack Terms of Use: https://www.geniusalbert.com/terms

About

Beaker Lab

A relaxing puzzle game where you mix and sort glowing liquids in beakers. Plan your pours to create new colors and fill each beaker with a single hue before corking it. Compete with friends and join teams for weekly challenges.

Highlights
  • Color mixing and sorting puzzles
  • Team-based weekly goals
  • Real-feeling liquid physics
  • No timers on regular levels
  • Daily and weekly challenges
  • Unlockable color and food packs
  • Hints and undo options
Features
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Pour it, mix it, cork it. Beaker Lab is a relaxing color-sorting puzzle with a science twist. Pour glowing liquids between glass beakers until every beaker holds a single color, then cork it. MIX NEW COLORS Pour red into yellow and it turns orange. Yellow and blue make green. Red and blue make purple. Mixing is part of the puzzle, so plan your pours. PLAY WITH FRIENDS • Lab Teams: every puzzle you solve counts toward a shared weekly goal • See the top teams every week • Challenge a friend to beat your moves on any level • Invite friends and you both get a free color pack • Game Center leaderboards and achievements REAL-FEELING LIQUID Glossy, see-through liquid sloshes and settles the way real liquid does. Hear the fill, the clink of glass and the pop of the cork. PLAY AT YOUR PACE No timers on regular levels. Pick it up for one level or twenty. Every few levels, a bonus round pays extra Beaker Bucks: race the clock in Beaker Blitz, or cork as many beakers as you can in Cork Frenzy. FEATURES • Endless free levels that keep getting harder • Super Solve: stuck? Let the lab solve the level for you • A daily puzzle and a weekly challenge • A slide-puzzle toy that fills up as you win • Lab Events every few days with prizes • Hard levels that pay double, with boosters when you want them • Frozen and locked beakers to outsmart • Home-screen widget for your streak and today's puzzle • Hints and undo when you're stuck • Earn Beaker Bucks as you play and spend them on hints, undos, extra moves and more • 30+ color packs, each with its own matching app icon • Food packs that look real: Soda Fountain, Jelly Jar, Hot Sauce, Icing, Pie Filling, Beer Brews and Condiments • Holiday packs: Spooky Brews, Candy Cane, Sweetheart, Lucky Clover, Spring Eggs and Firecracker • Light and dark mode • Plays on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, with progress synced through iCloud The Everything Pack is a one-time purchase that unlocks every color pack, removes the ads between levels, and gives daily hints, undos and perks, plus 2,500 Beaker Bucks. Remove Ads is also available on its own.

Screenshots

Nut Stack4 screens
Beaker Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Beaker Lab at daily against Nut Stack's every 9 days. Nut Stack's advantage is ratings volume (49 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Nut Stack sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Beaker Lab sells 10 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 — 5.0 for Nut Stack against 5.0 for Beaker Lab. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nut Stack has 49 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nut Stack ships an update every 9 days, Beaker Lab daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Nut Stack versus Beaker Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNut StackBeaker Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (49 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings49 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size328 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlbert Teknoloji Anonim SirketiGaetano Di Fabio

Customer experience

Nut Stack

All ratings42 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Beaker Lab

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Nut Stack

One-time11
  • Welcome Pack$0.99
  • Banner Package$0.99
  • Very Hard Banner Small$0.99
Show 8 more
  • Hard Level Offer$0.99
  • Golden Bundle$2.49
  • Battle Pass$6.99
  • Master Pack$9.99
  • Golden Bundle$9.99
  • Very Hard Banner Big$9.99
  • Golden Bundle$19.99
  • Golden Bundle$49.99
10 purchases

Beaker Lab

One-time10
  • Spark Pack$0.99
  • Prize Road step$1.99
  • Super Solve 3-Pack$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Lab Complete Bundle$2.99
  • Lab Pass Plus$4.99
  • Prize Road step$4.99
  • Best Value Bundle$4.99
  • Color Lab$4.99
  • Lab Pass Premium$9.99
  • Prize Road step$9.99

Questions

Is Nut Stack free?
Nut Stack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beaker Lab free?
Beaker Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nut Stack or Beaker Lab?
Beaker Lab is rated higher. Nut Stack averages 5.0 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Beaker Lab averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Nut Stack or Beaker Lab have ads?
Both Nut Stack and Beaker Lab show ads.
Which is updated more often, Nut Stack or Beaker Lab?
Nut Stack ships an update every 9 days, and Beaker Lab daily. Most recently, Nut Stack was updated on October 26, 2026 and Beaker Lab on October 24, 2026.

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