Comparison

Pango Blocks vs Alphablocks

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Pango Blocks

This educational puzzle game challenges young players to build paths for a character using logic blocks. It features over 40 levels across five adventures, designed to teach spatial reasoning and problem-solving skills. The game is suitable for children aged 3 and up, with adjustable difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Logic block puzzles
  • Build paths for Pango
  • 5 funny adventures
  • 40+ challenges
  • 2 difficulty levels
  • No stress, no timer
  • Parental control
Features
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LOGIC and cheerfulness! Get ready for a challenge! CHOOSE logic blocks and BUILD a path for Pango. If Pango crosses the screen without falling, he will catch an item and give it to a friend. Pango will have to bring back 8 ingredients to Pig's kitchen, 8 tools for Fox's rocket, sports equipment for Squirrel, and crayons for Rabbit's drawing… More than 40 challenges through 5 funny adventures. Educational game suitable for children 3 or older with 2 difficulty levels. Pango Blocks - a cute way to learn about judging distances when you're little! FEATURES: - Logic game - 5 adventures to discover for your enjoyment - 40 challenges through 5 universes - 2 difficulty levels - Perfect for children 3 or older - No stress and no timer - A simple, functional application - Colorful and fully interactive game - Fully animated with sound and pictures - Internal parental control - No in-game purchases and no invasive advertising

About

Alphablocks

This app uses interactive games and songs to teach preschoolers letter sounds and names through phonics. Children can engage with characters from a popular TV show to develop early reading skills in a fun, multisensory way.

Highlights
  • Phonics mini-games
  • Singalong letter song
  • Letter sound and name learning
  • Progress tracking with stars
  • Interactive character learning
Features
Currently charting
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From the BAFTA nominated pre-school learning TV shows Alphablocks and Numberblocks, we bring you Alphablocks Letter Fun! Your little ones are going to LOVE interacting with the Alphablocks in this amazing App. It’s hugely entertaining to play and makes a real difference to their reading through fun, multisensory learning. Alphablocks has been on TV for nearly a decade, helping millions of children learn to read the fun way. Now your little ones can meet all the Alphablocks from A to Z, learning letters and sounds with four great phonics mini-games and a fantastic singalong song. "Alphablock A says a! when an apple lands on her head! " Every Alphablock is designed to make their letter and sound easy to learn, encouraging kids to interact with the characters and really get to know the alphabet. They’ll have great fun getting hands-on with letters and sounds. * No in-app purchases * ▸ MINIGAMES There are four minigames per Alphablock — that’s over 100 great activities for kids to enjoy! ◆ Bubble pop! — match letters to sounds by popping the bubbles that match the sounds you hear. ◆ Paint me — listen to letter sounds as you paint each Alphablock with your finger. ◆ Favourite things — listen out for words that begin with each letter sound and add them to the Alphablock’s collection of favourite things. ◆ Hide and seek — listen carefully to tell letter sounds apart, and see if you can spot where the Alphablock is hiding. ▸ ALPHABLOCKS LETTER SONG Sing along with the Alphablocks as they all get together to sing their letter sounds in a mnemonic song that kids will love and remember! ▸ LETTER SOUNDS AND NAMES When your child has mastered their letters and sounds, change to Letter Name mode and have fun learning all the letter names too. ▸ EARN STARS Every minigame earns a star. Collect all four stars to watch the Alphablock sing their line from the Alphablocks letter song. Can you light up all the stars for all your Alphablocks? (The app keeps your progress between visits. You can reset it if you want to start again or to let a friend or sibling play.) ▸ FULL OF FABULOUS PHONICS Alphablocks is made by teachers and reading experts. It’s built around systematic synthetic phonics, as taught in UK schools. Alphablocks is a step-by-step reading system with episodes, books and more that has helped over a million children learn to read the fun way. Alphablocks Letter Fun was created by Blue Zoo Animation, the multi-award winning studio who are passionate about creating fantastic content for kids tv and games. Blue Zoo has produced many hit pre-school shows including Go Jetters, Digby Dragon, Miffy, Tree Fu Tom, Mac & Izzy, and more. www.blue-zoo.co.uk

Screenshots

Pango Blocks4 screens
Alphablocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pango Blocks at Free against Alphablocks's $2.99. Pango Blocks also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Alphablocks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pango Blocks is free to download; Alphablocks costs $2.99 up front. Pango Blocks sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Alphablocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pango Blocks holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 90 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pango Blocks's written reviews are positive against 60% of Alphablocks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pango Blocks ships an update every 9 months, Alphablocks every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Pango Blocks versus Alphablocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPango BlocksAlphablocks
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (22 ratings) — better4.4 (90 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better59.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2290 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#154 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB208 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudio PangoBlue-Zoo

Customer experience

Pango Blocks

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Alphablocks

All ratings90 ratings
Positive82.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral9.7%
Negative30.6%

Bugs and requests

Pango Blocks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Alphablocks

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Games not appearing for several letters
  • App crashes on launch
  • App gets stuck on loading screen
  • Letters after 'M' or 'L' do not work
  • App won't load, shuts down
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  • Ad pop-up from invisible button
  • Blank pop-up to download another game
  • T always has one eyebrow
  • U has eyelashes
  • Repetitive letter sound in coloring
  • Invisible button triggers ad/download pop-up

Requested features

12 requests
  • Fix graphical glitches (eyelashes on 'U', eyebrows on 'T')
  • Unlock all letters/games
  • Add uppercase letters
  • Include word blending/reading
  • Add more content/games
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  • Make parent security questions harder
  • Add phonics for Phase 2 and 3 sounds
  • Incorporate both letter sounds and names
  • Improve navigation
  • Add word building games
  • Make coloring game a letter writing exercise
  • Add a password for parent section

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Pango Blocks

One-time13
  • Night$1.99
  • Christmas$1.99
  • Farm$1.99
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  • Cake$1.99
  • Sport$1.99
  • Robot$1.99
  • Paint$1.99
  • Ocean$1.99
  • Garden$1.99
  • Bath$1.99
  • Music$1.99
  • Full version$9.99
  • Full Price$28.99
None

Alphablocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pango Blocks free?
Pango Blocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alphablocks free?
Alphablocks costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pango Blocks or Alphablocks?
Pango Blocks is rated higher. Pango Blocks averages 4.8 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Alphablocks averages 4.4 from 90 ratings.
Do Pango Blocks or Alphablocks have ads?
Neither Pango Blocks nor Alphablocks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pango Blocks or Alphablocks?
Pango Blocks ships an update every 9 months, and Alphablocks every 2 months. Most recently, Pango Blocks was updated on September 16, 2026 and Alphablocks on September 23, 2026.

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