Comparison

Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes vs ScratchUP

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

Head to head
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!

About

ScratchUP

This app allows users to learn, teach, and play with code. It offers a variety of features for creating educational activities, including sensor integration, machine learning capabilities, and math tools. Compatible with Scratch files, it provides an offline coding experience for students and educators.

Highlights
  • Scratch file compatibility (.sb2, .sb3)
  • Sensor event integration (touch, keyboard, camera, Bluetooth)
  • Machine learning for object and sound recognition
  • Body detection, Handpose, and Facemesh
  • QRCode scanner
  • Math tools for learning
  • Offline app functionality
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ScratchUP is the perfect app for students, teachers, and anyone who wants to learn coding. Use it in the classroom or at home to create interactive projects, explore programming concepts, and design educational activities with endless possibilities. Scratch-compatible: open and save .sb2 and .sb3 files with ease. Build richer projects by combining touch events, keyboard input, camera features, and Bluetooth sensor data. A fullscreen offline app packed with powerful features: - Virtual keyboard for managing key events - Bluetooth connection to devices such as micro:bit - Body Detection, Hand Pose, and Face Mesh powered by machine learning - QR code scanner - Train your own object recognition models with machine learning - Import Teachable Machine models to recognize objects and sounds - Built-in math tools for easier learning - Control the front and back cameras directly in code - New Function extension for creating more advanced programs - New option to hide blocks in the interface and in scripts for a cleaner workspace - Native iPadOS export to share projects instantly via AirDrop or email - Export scripts as images to easily add them to worksheets, lessons, or other documents Code, learn, teach, and play — all in one app. Enjoy!

Screenshots

Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ScratchUP at $0.99 against Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes's $6.99. ScratchUP also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 57%). Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (44 vs 4). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes costs $6.99 and ScratchUP $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes has 44 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes's written reviews are positive against 75% of ScratchUP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes ships an update every 5 months, ScratchUP every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes versus ScratchUP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPango KABOOM! Stack CubesScratchUP
Price$6.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.3 (44 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB397 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudio PangoUlrich PICAUD

Customer experience

Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes

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

ScratchUP

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes

No in-app purchases

None

ScratchUP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes free?
Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScratchUP free?
ScratchUP costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes or ScratchUP?
Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes is rated higher. Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes averages 4.3 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while ScratchUP averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes or ScratchUP have ads?
Neither Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes nor ScratchUP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes or ScratchUP?
Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes ships an update every 5 months, and ScratchUP every 9 months. Most recently, Pango KABOOM! Stack Cubes was updated on September 24, 2026 and ScratchUP on June 22, 2026.

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