Cylinders vs Pangram
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cylinders
Stack blocks vertically to construct the tallest possible cylinder. Compete to achieve the highest score and challenge your friends to beat your achievements.
- Build cylinders vertically
- Reach highest score
- Challenge friends
- Stack blocks
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Build up the cylinders as high as you can! Reach the highest score and challenge your friends.
Pangram
A word-making game where you create words using letters on a board, with each word needing to include a central letter. Customize game settings like the number of letters and minimum word length. Share games with friends or play public games with leaderboards.
- Make words from letters
- Must include center letter
- Customize game settings
- Share games with friends
- Play public games
- Leaderboards for shared games
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Pangram is a simple game - just make words! See how many words you can make with the letters on the screen. Each word must include the center letter(s). Use letters as many times as you want in each word. Can you guess the pangram? Pangrams are words that use all the letters on the board. Each game has at least one, and many have more. Bonus points for finding them! Configure games how you like them: • Set the number of center (required) letters • Set the number of outer (optional) letters • Set the minimum word length That's it! No lives to lose. No penalty for guessing wrong. No stress. Just play! For some extra fun, send games to friends and family, publish them on the public games listing, or join other public games that fellow Pangrammers have posted. Each shared or public game has a leader board where you can track everyone's progress. In the free version you can create and play one game a day. If you're having a blast, upgrade to the Unlimited Games in-app purchase. Create game after game after game... Requirement: You must have iCloud Drive enabled to share games and play public games. The basic free tier is all that's needed. Final note: My kids want you to know that Pangram looks even better in Dark Mode. Embrace the dark side, they say.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pangram at 4.7 against Cylinders's 4.2. Pangram also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Cylinders's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and device support (5 vs 3). On price and review sentiment 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. Pangram sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 2 months. Cylinders asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pangram holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 4.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Cylinders's written reviews are positive against 61% of Pangram's.
Cylinders ships an update every 6 weeks, Pangram fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cylinders | Pangram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.3K ratings) | 4.7 (4.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 61.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K | 4.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Khang Le | Russell Neufeld |
Customer experience
Cylinders
Pangram
User reviews
Cylinders
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 💡 Fun to try to beat your high score
- 👍 Amazing game
- 👍 Fun and challenging
Room to improve
- 🐛 Accuracy issues
- 🐛 Leaderboard not working properly
- 🐛 Lags and glitches
- 🔋 Drains battery on Apple Watch
- 💡 Needs more colors and levels
Pangram
From 4.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Challenging and fun gameplay
- 🚀 Customizable game settings
- 💡 Public games and leaderboards
- 👍 Affordable pricing model
- 👍 Responsive developer support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent word recognition
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs after updates
- 🤔 Inclusion of obscure/foreign words
- 📱 Compatibility issues on older devices
- 🤔 Lack of clear game objectives
Bugs and requests
Cylinders
Reported bugs
3 issues- Accuracy issues when tapping the screen
- Leaderboard not showing scores properly
- Frequent lags and glitches
Requested features
3 requests- Add more colors and levels
- Fix leaderboard issues
- Improve accuracy and reduce lag
Pangram
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to create custom games
- Unresponsive controls and overlapping UI elements
- Leaderboard and account sync issues
- Crashes and white screen after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Option to view missed words alphabetically
- Ability to delete multiple games at once
- Integration with friends/teams for competitive play
- More consistent dictionary and word definitions
In-app purchases
Cylinders
No in-app purchases
Pangram
- M-W Games - 2 months$0.992 Months
- M-W Games - 6 months$1.996 Months
- M-W Games - 1 year$2.991 Year
- Publish Public Games - 20 pack$0.99
- Unlimited Games for watchOS$0.99
- Unlimited Games for iOS$3.99
Questions
Is Cylinders free?
Is Pangram free?
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