Comparison

Numberblocks vs Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes

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

Head to head
About

Numberblocks

Engage young learners with interactive card games designed to build numeracy skills. Features four game modes and 60 levels of play, focusing on matching, addition, and subtraction using familiar characters and objects.

Highlights
  • Snap card matching game
  • Match pairs of card values
  • Addition equation challenges
  • Subtraction equation challenges
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • Unlockable card packs
Features
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The BAFTA-winning pre-school learning show Numberblocks brings you Numberblocks - Card Fun! This app features four game modes and five packs of cards offering 60 levels of different gameplay that will help you help your child with their numeracy skills. It features Numberblocks 1 to 10. As seen on Cbeebies. ● Snap - Find a snap when you see two cards with matching values, this could be Numberblock One and one Apple or numeral six and six Numberblobs. ● Match - Turn over the cards to find matching pairs of card value. The values could be anything from a mix of things to stamps. ● Add it up - A series of addition equations that feature different card packs and card values. You will be adding Numberblocks, Stamps, Things, Numberblobs and numerals. ● Take it away - A series of subtraction equations that feature different card packs and card values. You will be adding Numberblocks, Stamps, Things, Numberblobs and numerals. When a level is completed a new one with increasing complexity will unlock. Also, your card packs will increase in size with larger values helping to offer a challenging experience that will help your child to progress with their number literacy. This app does not contain any in-app purchases or involuntary adverts.

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

Numberblocks4 screens
Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Numberblocks at $2.99 against Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes's $6.99. Numberblocks also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 48%). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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

Numberblocks 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 — 4.3 for Numberblocks against 4.3 for Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 44 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of Numberblocks's written reviews are positive against 57% of Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Numberblocks ships an update every 3 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 · 6 level
Numberblocks versus Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumberblocksPango KABOOM! Stack Cubes
Price$2.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.3 (84 ratings)4.3 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews48.3% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings84 — better44
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlue-ZooStudio Pango

Customer experience

Numberblocks

All ratings84 ratings
Positive79.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative13.1%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive48.3%
Neutral13.8%
Negative37.9%

Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes

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

In-app purchases

None

Numberblocks

No in-app purchases

None

Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Numberblocks free?
Numberblocks 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, Numberblocks or Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes?
Numberblocks and Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes are both rated 4.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 84 and 44 ratings respectively.
Do Numberblocks or Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes have ads?
Neither Numberblocks nor Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Numberblocks or Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes?
Numberblocks ships an update every 3 months, and Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes every 5 months. Most recently, Numberblocks was updated on September 23, 2026 and Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes on September 24, 2026.

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