History
Stack the States
Kids answer questions about U.S. states and pile the cartoon state shapes into a wobbly tower aiming for the finish line.
Stack the States turns U.S. geography into a balancing act. A question pops up about a capital, a state’s shape, its abbreviation, flag, nickname or neighbors, and a right answer hands over a cartoon state to drop onto the pile. The aim is to build high enough to cross a checkered line before the stack tips over. Each win colors in another state on the player’s own map of the country, and as that map fills, four bonus games open up: Map It, where states get dragged into place, plus Pile Up, Puzzler and Capital Drop. Questions come back around often enough that facts look likely to stick, and the floppy physics gives even reluctant geographers something to laugh at. The App Store listing aims it at ages 9–11.
- Ages
- Ages 9–11
- Works on
- iPhone and iPad app
- Topics
- History
- Languages
- English
- Listed
- 2026-10-18
What kids do
- Answer questions about state capitals
- Stack states past the checkered line
- Color in a map of the whole country
- Drag states into place in Map It
Who it suits
Ages 9–11. The publisher provides this age guidance.
Notes for parents
An iPhone and iPad game from Freecloud Design. Once installed it seems to run without a connection, which could come in handy in the car.
What you need
- iPhone or iPad
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