Pangram vs Hold To Win
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Hold To Win
Test your endurance and aim for the highest score by holding down a button for as long as possible. Unlock achievements as you improve your hold time. Simple, challenging, and addictive gameplay.
- Hold button for high score
- Unlock achievements
- Simple one-touch gameplay
- Test your determination
- Track your longest hold
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How determined are you? Can you get the high score? See how long you can hold the button down for! How To Play? It's easy! The goal of Hold To Win is to see how long you can hold down the big red button! The longer you hold, the higher the score, and the more achievements you unlock! Good luck!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pangram at 4.7 against Hold To Win's 4.0. Pangram also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 3). Hold To Win's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, ads 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. Pangram sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 2 months. Hold To Win asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pangram holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pangram has 4.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Pangram's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hold To Win's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Pangram | Hold To Win |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.4K ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Russell Neufeld | Paul Lehn |
Customer experience
Pangram
Hold To Win
Bugs and requests
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
Hold To Win
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Hold To Win
No in-app purchases









