Stellar Smooch vs Kestli
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stellar Smooch
Guide two adorable space probes as they navigate the cosmos to share a tender kiss. This charming game offers a simple yet engaging puzzle experience.
- Guide space probes
- Cosmic navigation
- Puzzle gameplay
- Charming visuals
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Help the two space probes smooch!
Kestli
Engage your mind with a logic puzzle game where you unblock and arrange falling stones. Solve beautifully crafted puzzles to relax and experience a deeply satisfying challenge. Daily puzzles and hints are available to enhance your gameplay.
- Unblock and arrange falling stones
- Hand-crafted puzzles
- Daily puzzles
- No internet required for gameplay
- Hint system available
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Unblock and arrange the falling stones in this novel and innovative game of logic. The beautiful hand-crafted puzzles will relax you mind. Slide the blocks in the correct order to fit them into the target area. But watch out: Once the stones have fallen down, they cannot be moved upwards again. Finding the solution — when the last stone snaps into place — is a deeply satisfying experience. The name “Kestli” (pronounced KEST-lee) means “small boxes” in some German dialects and also sounds similar to the name of this game’s inventor, Johannes Kestler. Features: • Puzzle packs with various sizes and difficulty levels • Daily puzzles for your daily extra dose of joy • No internet connection required (except for downloading new puzzles) • Hints available if you are really stuck
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stellar Smooch at none against Kestli's 3. Stellar Smooch also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (16 vs 2). Kestli's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 10 months). On price, rating and device support 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. Kestli sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Stellar Smooch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Stellar Smooch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stellar Smooch has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Stellar Smooch ships an update every 10 months, Kestli every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stellar Smooch | Kestli |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alec Thomson | Johannes Kestler |
Customer experience
Stellar Smooch
Kestli
In-app purchases
Stellar Smooch
No in-app purchases
Kestli
- 5 hints$0.99
- 20 hints$1.99
- 70 hints$4.99
