Comparison

Panels vs SimpleSticks

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

Head to head
About

Panels

Test your memory with this colorful and cute game. Memorize the sequence of illuminated panels and then tap them in the correct order to advance through stages featuring animal motifs. See if you can master all the levels.

Highlights
  • Memorize panel order
  • Tap correct panels
  • Colorful animal stages
  • Progressive difficulty
  • Cute visual design
Features
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How good is your memory? Panels is a simple game. First, you memorize the order of the panels when lit up. Second, you tap the correct panels. The stages featuring animals as its motif are very colorful and cute. Can you see all stages?

About

SimpleSticks

A fast-paced stickman platformer with one-touch controls. Navigate an endless world of floating platforms and obstacles, with two game modes offering progressive challenges and unique environments. Collect coins and power-ups to achieve high scores.

Highlights
  • One-touch jump controls
  • Endless procedurally generated levels
  • Two distinct game modes
  • Five unique visual zones
  • Offline play supported
  • High score tracking
Features
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SimpleSticks is a fast-paced stickman platformer that's easy to pick up but impossible to put down. Tap to jump and guide your stick figure through an endless world of floating platforms, treacherous obstacles, and exciting power-ups. START SIMPLE, GO FAR Run automatically through beautifully crafted environments. Time your jumps to land on platforms, collect coins for bonus points, and see how far you can push your high score. TWO GAME MODES - Simple Mode: Pure running and jumping — test your reflexes in a clean, distraction-free experience. - Classic Mode: 60+ progressive features unlock as you play — coins, double jumps, moving platforms, enemies, shields, conveyor belts, spikes, and much more. FIVE UNIQUE ZONES Journey through five distinct environments, each with its own look and feel: - Plains — Where every run begins - Frost — Icy blue landscapes - Desert — Warm sandy terrain - Twilight — Mysterious purple haze - Forest — Lush green canopy PROGRESSIVE CHALLENGE Classic Mode rewards your skill with new gameplay mechanics that unlock as your score climbs. What starts as a simple run transforms into a thrilling obstacle course with enemies, fireballs, wind gusts, crumbling platforms, and boss encounters. FEATURES - One-touch controls — just tap to jump - Minimalist stickman art style - Procedurally generated levels — every run is unique - Offline play — no internet required - Lightweight and fast — under 1 MB - Track your high scores across both modes How far can your stickman go?

Screenshots

Panels4 screens
SimpleSticks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SimpleSticks at every 3 days against Panels's every 20 months. SimpleSticks also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Panels ships an update every 20 months, SimpleSticks every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Panels versus SimpleSticks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanelsSimpleSticks
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTATSUYA MONOIFantasyscape Inc

Customer experience

Panels

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

SimpleSticks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Panels

No in-app purchases

None

SimpleSticks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Panels free?
Panels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpleSticks free?
SimpleSticks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Panels or SimpleSticks have ads?
Both Panels and SimpleSticks show ads.
Which is updated more often, Panels or SimpleSticks?
Panels ships an update every 20 months, and SimpleSticks every 3 days. Most recently, Panels was updated on October 15, 2026 and SimpleSticks on October 6, 2026.

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