Smart Marbles vs Marble Stack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Marbles
A classic marble solitaire puzzle game where the goal is to remove all marbles except one. Jump marbles over each other to clear the board. Offers a simple reset function to restart the game.
- Marble jumping mechanics
- Clear marbles to solve puzzles
- Single-player gameplay
- Reset game function
- Simple grid-based puzzles
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Smart Marbles is an iPhone6 app for marble solitaire. The game is simple: select a marble and then select an empty space in the grid that is two spaces over. Another marble must be placed between the selected marble and the destination space. Once the marble has jumped over the middle marble, the middle marble will be taken off the board. The object of the game is to remove all marbles except the last. Use the reset button to return the game to the original marble positions.
Marble Stack
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• Drop marbles from above and stack them strategically • Connect the same color from the left wall to the right wall • When a full connection is made, the blocks clear • As your score increases, random advantages or disadvantages appear. Adapt to unexpected effects that can help you or make the puzzle more challenging. Keep the stack from reaching the top
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Marble Stack at every 2 months against Smart Marbles's every 3 months. Marble Stack also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Smart Marbles ships an update every 3 months, Marble Stack every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Marbles | Marble Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Johnson | Jung Yong Kim |
In-app purchases
Smart Marbles
No in-app purchases
Marble Stack
No in-app purchases
Questions
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