Bit Storm vs Stackholm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bit Storm
Guide falling bits to match their corresponding colors by controlling the wind. Aim to achieve the highest score possible in this simple, old-school arcade game designed for quick play.
- Control wind to guide bits
- Match bits to their colors
- Score-based gameplay
- Touch controls
- Tilt controls
- Pass the time game
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The storm has just begun and bits are raining from the clouds! Control the wind and guide the bits to land on their colors! Welcome to Bit Storm. It's a perfect game to pass the time. The goal is to rack up as many points as you can. Simple gameplay. Old school style. How far can you get? HOW TO PLAY Touch Mode: • Tap and hold the either side of the screen to make the bits land on their colors! Tilt Mode: • Tilt your device right or left to make the bits land on their colors!
Stackholm
A serene block-stacking game where players guide a character up a mountain. Progress is saved by reaching camps, and special items can be found to aid the ascent. The journey unfolds through various atmospheric environments, revealing a story through journal entries.
- Calm block-stacking gameplay
- Progress saved at camps
- Find helpful supplies
- Climb through diverse environments
- Unlock journal entries
- No timers or pressure
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Someone climbed this mountain before Stan. Her markers still point up. Stackholm is a calm block-stacking game. Hold, drag, and let go. Each block lands and becomes the mountain under Stan's feet. No timers. No pressure. Just the tower, the wind, and the sky. - Reach camps to lock in your progress and refill your hearts - Find the supplies she left behind: anchor a block, grow one huge, take a heart back - Climb from dusk foothills through mist, snow, and the northern lights - Read Stan's journal as her story unlocks, page by page - Leave anytime. Your tower is saved and waiting - Something is waiting at 100 meters Stackholm is free, with one optional ad you'll only ever see if you choose to save your tower after a fall. No banners. No purchases. One thumb, one mountain.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bit Storm at none against Stackholm's shown. Bit Storm also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Stackholm's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 112 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stackholm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
Bit Storm ships an update every 112 months, Stackholm every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bit Storm | Stackholm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 112 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ashton George | MICHAEL ANTHONY PAGANO |
Customer experience
Bit Storm
Stackholm
In-app purchases
Bit Storm
No in-app purchases
Stackholm
No in-app purchases
