Puzzle Chips vs Stackz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puzzle Chips
Slide chips to combine them into stacks and clear them from the board. This addictive puzzle game offers quick, one-handed gameplay with a focus on achieving high scores and unlocking achievements.
- Swipe to slide chips
- Combine matching chips and stacks
- Tap large stacks to clear
- High score competition
- Game Center achievements
- One-handed gameplay
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Stack up your chips in this addictive puzzle game! Swipe your finger across the board to slide all the chips to one side. Matching chips combine into stacks. Matching stacks combine to make bigger stacks! Once a stack of chips is big enough, you can tap on it to remove it from the board, which can help get you unstuck when the board fills up. The game is over when you can't make any more moves! • Easy to learn, with a quick tutorial to get you started • Fast, bite-sized gameplay, easy to play with one hand • Compete for high scores and achievements on Game Center
Stackz
A relaxing puzzle game where players stack colored rings on a board. Match three rings of the same color in a line or a full stack to make them explode and score points. It's a simple yet challenging experience.
- Color ring stacking
- Match 3 gameplay
- Exploding ring mechanics
- Relaxing puzzle experience
- High score challenges
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This is a very simple and relaxing game of color circle and stacks. It's combined from match 3 games and color lines. User have to put the color ring on one in nine stack on the board. One spot can stack maximum 3 rings in different sizes, color doesn't matter. When 3 same color rings form a line or a full stack, they will explode and score up. Is this simple ? Yes, but not easy to get high score as you think! Try it, feel it and chilling with it - Stackz: Put the Rings on! Have fun, HALA Games
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Puzzle Chips at 5.0 against Stackz's 4.2. Puzzle Chips also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 71%). Stackz's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Puzzle Chips sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stackz sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Puzzle Chips holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Puzzle Chips's written reviews are positive against 71% of Stackz's.
Puzzle Chips ships an update monthly, Stackz every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puzzle Chips | Stackz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.2 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Curt Stein | Ha Dong |
Customer experience
Puzzle Chips
Stackz
In-app purchases
Puzzle Chips
- Ad Removal$0.99
Stackz
- No Ads$1.99
