Nothing vs Pencils Sharp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nothing
A deceptively challenging puzzle game where players tap numbered tiles to increment their values. The goal is to match tile numbers to reset them to zero and clear the entire board. With numerous levels, it offers hours of brain-teasing entertainment for those who enjoy strategic number puzzles.
- Tap to increment tile numbers
- Match tile numbers to reset to zero
- Clear the entire board to win
- Deceptively difficult levels
- Numerous levels for hours of play
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Alice: "What are you playing?" Bob: "Nothing!" Alice: "Please tell me, it looks fun." Bob: ... Alice: "Please! What are you playing???" Bob: "Nothing!!" -- Nothing is a fun game about tiles and about numbers! The game seems simple... but levels get deceptively more difficult as you go and will have the average-brained person scratching their head for hours (only the smartest people (street-smarts) might beat the entire game, solving ALL levels). On any given level you are presented with tiles that have numbers on them. Tap to increase the number by 1. Match any tile's numbers to reset those tiles to 0. Clear the whole board (setting every tile to 0 aka 'nothing') to win! There are PLENTY of levels to keep you entertained for hours. So what do you have to lose? Stop doing whatever you're doing and start doing nothing™
Pencils Sharp
Sharpen pencils by matching their colors to sharpeners and dropping them in. A simple, satisfying puzzle game that tests your color-matching and drag-and-drop skills.
- Drag and drop pencil sharpening
- Color matching gameplay
- Satisfying puzzle mechanics
- Simple controls
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Sharpen all the pencils and clear the board. How to play: - Drag from the head and tail of the pencils to control them. - Match the color of the pencil with the sharpener color. - Drag and drop the pencil into a sharpener to sharpen it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pencils Sharp at 4.9 against Nothing's 3.5. Nothing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Pencils Sharp sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Nothing asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pencils Sharp holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 9 respectively.
| Parameter | Nothing | Pencils Sharp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (24 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apps4Life, LLC. | Rocketship Studios LLP |
Customer experience
Nothing
Pencils Sharp
Bugs and requests
Nothing
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads covering hint display
- Level difficulty unclear (Level 4 confusing)
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content
- Ad-free premium version
- Reduced ad frequency (every 4-5 levels instead of every level)
- Ads that don't cover game hints
- Additional game modes
Pencils Sharp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nothing
No in-app purchases
Pencils Sharp
- Coin Pack 1$1.99
- Fail Offer$4.99
- Coin Pack 2$7.99
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- Small Bundle$9.99
- Coin Pack 3$14.99
- Medium Bundle$19.99
- Large Bundle$29.99
- Coin Pack 4$29.99
- Coin Pack 5$54.99
- Coin Pack 6$99.99
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