Stop vs Bastop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stop
Engage in fast-paced word trivia battles where you must find words within categories starting with a specific letter. Compete against friends or random opponents in this addictive puzzle game.
- Randomly selected categories and letters
- 60-second timed rounds
- 200+ captivating categories
- Play with friends or random opponents
- Unlockable achievements
- Multilingual support
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Love word games and trivia? Try Stop, the smash-hit word puzzle game that's been an App Store Editor's Choice in 18 countries! Stop starts by randomly selecting five categories and one letter. You then have 60 seconds to think up five words—one for each category—that begin with that letter. Submit the most correct answers, and you win! One letter. Five categories. Infinite chances to prove you are a word wizard! Features: - A fast-paced, easy-to-play update of a beloved pen-and-paper game - 200+ captivating categories (and counting!) - Connect with friends through in-game nicknames, Facebook, or Game Center. Or let Stop match you with a fresh opponent - Unlock achievements that validate your vocab mastery - Multilingual? Mix it up! Stop can be played in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, and Turkish! Start playing Stop today! Join the fun at https://www.facebook.com/StopByFanatee/ and https://www.instagram.com/stop_game/
Bastop
This online word game challenges players to find and write words for selected categories, starting with a randomly chosen letter. Compete against thousands of players worldwide in real-time rounds, earning points for creative and correct answers.
- Online multiplayer mode
- Category-based word finding
- Random letter challenges
- Scoring system
- In-game chat
- Adaptable difficulty
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City-Country-River is a game with pen and paper that can be played by two players or more. The participants need a good general knowledge and creativity, the level of difficulty can be adapted to the participants. Bastop is an online game that connects thousands of players for hours of fun. The goal of the game is to find and write down words for selected game categories. The game is played in multiple rounds. In each round, words starting with a randomly selected letter from the alphabet are searched for. The words entered by the players are evaluated according to the points. The player who gets the most points wins. The game has two types of gameplay, one of them is to play at home and select the letter that your mobile device can generate and avoid repeated letters. The other type of game is online and simulates the same experience as if you were playing locally only that when you enter the game room you will play with hundreds of players worldwide and you will be able to chat with them at any stage of the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stop at 4.6 against Bastop's 1.0. Stop also leads on ratings volume (106K vs 1) and chart position (#110 vs unranked). Bastop's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). 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
Both are free to download. Stop sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Bastop asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stop holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stop has 106K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Stop ships an update every 3 months, Bastop every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stop | Bastop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (106K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 106K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #110 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 4+ |
| Developer | Fanatee, Inc. | JUAN MIGUEL DE ROBLES MACEDO |
Customer experience
Stop
Bastop
Bugs and requests
Stop
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to exit ads
- Repeated appearance of the same ads
- Incorrect word recognition and scoring
Requested features
4 requests- Single-player/practice mode
- More varied and up-to-date categories
- Ability to report/override incorrect answers
- Fairer timer system or option to play without time limit
Bastop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stop
- Full Recharge$0.99
- 60 Coins$1.99
- Zen Mode$1.99
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- Promo - Starter Pack$2.99
- Promo Pack$3.99
- Infinite Lives$3.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- 160 Coins$4.99
- 350 Coins$9.99
- 770 Coins$19.99
Bastop
No in-app purchases








