Comparison

Alphablocks vs Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes

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

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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

About

Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes

This app allows children to build and stack structures using colorful cubes. They can merge blocks, create chain reactions, and trigger exciting explosions. It's a creative and educational game designed to foster imagination and fine motor skills from age 3.

Highlights
  • Build and stack structures
  • Merge cubes of the same color
  • Trigger explosive chain reactions
  • Develops imagination and creativity
  • Enhances fine motor skills
  • Over 100 ready-made constructions
Features
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BUILD, STACK… AND MAKE EVERYTHING EXPLODE! The cubes are ready… it’s your turn to play! Tower, castle, skyscraper, brick house or gigantic bridge: anything becomes possible thanks to your imagination. Merge two cubes of the same color to create new blocks, place explosive blocks to make everything collapse in a shower of sparks, and trigger real chain reactions: KABOOM! In Pango Kaboom, your child builds, stacks, assembles and experiments freely. A creative game that develops imagination from age 3. A simple, joyful experience full of discoveries, encouraging fine motor skills and autonomous exploration, without constraints or stress. 15 YEARS DEDICATED TO FREE PLAY With more than 20 acclaimed apps, downloaded by over 15 million children, Pango has become a reference for parents seeking smart and caring games. Pango Kaboom follows this tradition: a sensory and creative game designed to develop imagination, logic, and the pleasure of building… or destroying! WHY DO PARENTS LOVE PANGO KABOOM? - Develops fine motor skills and coordination - Encourages creativity and imagination - Helps children intuitively understand physics, balance and cause-and-effect - Offers more than 100 ready-made constructions to explore - Intuitive experience designed for small hands - Colorful, expressive, non-competitive universe - Perfect for quick moments, trips or quiet time A 100% SAFE GAME WITH NO ADS • No in-app purchases • No advertising • No external links • Secure Parents section • Compliant with children’s privacy protection rules PANGO VALUES: KINDNESS, CREATIVITY, SIMPLICITY For more than 15 years, our team has been creating games that respect children’s pace, stimulate their curiosity, value their achievements, and encourage independent discovery. We remain available to support you: pango@studio-pango.com More info: www.studio-pango.com DOWNLOAD PANGO KABOOM and let your child build, imagine… then make everything explode: BUILD, PLAY… AND BOOM!

Screenshots

Alphablocks4 screens
Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Alphablocks at $2.99 against Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes's $6.99. Alphablocks also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and chart position (#88 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Alphablocks costs $2.99 and Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Alphablocks against 4.3 for Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 90 and 44 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Alphablocks's written reviews are positive against 57% of Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alphablocks ships an update every 2 months, Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Alphablocks versus Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlphablocksPango KABOOM! Stack Cubes
Price$2.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.4 (90 ratings) — better4.3 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews59.7% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings90 — better44
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#88 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlue-ZooStudio Pango

Customer experience

Alphablocks

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

Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes

All ratings44 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative34.3%

Bugs and 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
Show 6 more
  • 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
Show 7 more
  • 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

Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Alphablocks

No in-app purchases

None

Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alphablocks free?
Alphablocks costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes free?
Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alphablocks or Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes?
Alphablocks is rated higher. Alphablocks averages 4.4 out of 5 from 90 ratings, while Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes averages 4.3 from 44 ratings.
Do Alphablocks or Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes have ads?
Neither Alphablocks nor Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alphablocks or Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes?
Alphablocks ships an update every 2 months, and Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes every 5 months. Most recently, Alphablocks was updated on September 23, 2026 and Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes on September 24, 2026.

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