Comparison

Pancak3r vs Afterburn

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

Head to head
About

Pancak3r

Stack pancakes as high as possible in this addictive game. Avoid mistakes to prevent the tower from toppling. Unlock new skins, plates, and backgrounds to enhance your gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • High-score chasing gameplay
  • Unlockable skins
  • Customizable plates and backgrounds
  • Addictive tower-building mechanics
  • Challenging gameplay
Features
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CAUTION HIGHLY ADDICTIVE! Stack the pancakes as high as you can but be careful, one wrong move can make the whole tower topple down. A super addicting game that will have you trying, again and again, to get the best score possible. New skins, plates, backgrounds, and high scores are available now!

About

Afterburn

Features
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Fly a rocket with two thumbs and land it on one pad after another, each higher than the last. The left half of the screen fires the left thruster and the right half fires the right one. Hold both to lift straight up; ease off one to tilt and steer. There's no autopilot. The physics is real, with momentum, tilt, bounce and tumbling debris, and the look is synthwave: neon grids, a chrome sun and a glowing HUD. HOW IT WORKS • Set down gently and upright on a pad to refuel and score. • Flying burns fuel, and whatever is left in the tank when you land raises your bonus. • Come in too fast or too tilted, or run the tank dry, and the rocket breaks apart in a shower of debris. SCORING Each pad is worth 1,000 points, plus up to 1,000 more for the fuel left in your tank. The climb has no top, so a run lasts until one bad touchdown ends it. Pads shrink as you go up, and higher still they start to move. TWO MODES • Ranked: the classic climb, and the mode that counts for the leaderboards. • Beginner: lighter gravity, a smaller ship, gentler handling and more forgiving landings, for learning the controls. LEADERBOARDS Every Ranked run is posted to five boards: your city, region, country, continent and the world. You can look up any city's rankings, compare scores with your Game Center friends, and turn on Rival Alerts to hear when someone passes you in your city. HANGAR Playing unlocks 5 ship hulls, each with its own color schemes, and 6 thruster flames. You earn them by reaching score milestones, landing pads, keeping a daily streak and more. Skins are cosmetic only: every ship flies the same, so the leaderboard stays fair. STATS The stats screen keeps your best run, lifetime totals and daily streak. Share a neon score card and dare your friends to beat it. If the app closes mid-run, you can resume from the last pad you landed on.

Screenshots

Pancak3r3 screens
Afterburn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Afterburn at none against Pancak3r's shown. Afterburn also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). Pancak3r's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pancak3r sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Afterburn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pancak3r ships an update every 3 months, Afterburn every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pancak3r versus Afterburn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPancak3rAfterburn
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHugh TrotterCarlos Andre Rodrigues

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pancak3r

Subscriptions1
  • Subscription$0.991 Month
1 purchases

Afterburn

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99

Questions

Is Pancak3r free?
Pancak3r is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Afterburn free?
Afterburn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pancak3r or Afterburn have ads?
Pancak3r shows ads; Afterburn does not.
Which is updated more often, Pancak3r or Afterburn?
Pancak3r ships an update every 3 months, and Afterburn every 9 days. Most recently, Pancak3r was updated on November 3, 2026 and Afterburn on November 5, 2026.

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