Comparison

Shape Up! vs Pango Sheep

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

Head to head
About

Shape Up!

This educational game helps very young children learn about basic shapes and colors through interactive tracing and filling activities. Completed creations come to life with animations and sounds, encouraging repeated engagement and curiosity about shapes.

Highlights
  • Shape tracing
  • Color filling
  • Interactive animations
  • Sound effects
  • Shape identification
  • Color recognition
Features
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Shape Up! is a shape game designed for very young children, but parents and older children will love it too! Simply trace around the simple shapes or use the paint bucket to fill them in. Once you have finished your creation will come to life! The rewarding animations and sound effects will ensure that children want to play again and again. Shape Up! introduces simple shapes of different colours and sizes to young children. The game encourages children to describe and name shapes as well as show curiosity about them.

About

Pango Sheep

Guide Pango as a shepherd to round up scattered sheep, avoiding a wolf. Engage in fun activities like dressing, coloring, and bathing the sheep. Explore five distinct worlds with interactive elements and challenges.

Highlights
  • Shepherding gameplay
  • 5 landscapes to explore
  • 50 sheep to find
  • Counting up to 10
  • Progressive difficulty
  • No stress or timer
  • Interactive game elements
Features
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OBSERVE AND COUNT FROM AGE 3 The sheep have escaped! It’s your turn: with Pango, find them, catch them, gather your flock and bring them back to the pen. In every area, your challenge is simple: find exactly 10 sheep! Your child counts, recounts, and discovers the meaning of numbers through play. The experience is calm, intuitive, and without any timer: your child observes, tries, explores freely, and gradually builds logical thinking. THE PANGO STANDARD For more than 15 years, Pango has offered smart, colorful, and caring games to over 15 million children around the world. Pango Sheep continues this tradition: a simple and warm educational game designed for children aged 3 to 6. WHY DO PARENTS LOVE PANGO SHEEP? Because it combines the very best: - a calm universe that helps focus attention - simple mechanics that teach counting - free exploration that encourages autonomy and confidence - a tender, positive game adapted to small hands - a healthy alternative to fast and noisy games Pango Sheep supports preschool children in their early learning. Interactions are fun and varied: a bath in the river, a roll in the mud, a silly shearing session, a mischievous wolf, a tiny train… and sheep you can dress up and color however you like! Just enough to spark curiosity. A 100% SAFE ENVIRONMENT The app is fully designed for calm and independent use: no ads, no external links, no hidden purchases. Integrated parental controls protect the settings. Everything complies with COPPA/GDPR standards for a smooth, safe, and controlled experience. OUR COMMITMENT At Pango, we create games for children with heart and common sense. Our mission is simple: give children a quiet space to learn, understand, and have fun — without stress or competition. Need help? We’re always here: pango@studio-pango.com More information about our creations: www.studio-pango.com DOWNLOAD PANGO SHEEP… and enjoy the adventure of the cutest shepherd ever! Find them, count them… and off they go, back to the pen!

Screenshots

Shape Up!4 screens
Pango Sheep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pango Sheep at 4.1 against Shape Up!'s 3.0. Pango Sheep also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 34 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 1). Shape Up!'s advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 56%) and price ($0.99 vs $6.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Shape Up! costs $0.99 and Pango Sheep $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pango Sheep holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pango Sheep has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of Shape Up!'s written reviews are positive against 56% of Pango Sheep's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shape Up! ships an update every 34 months, Pango Sheep every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Shape Up! versus Pango Sheep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShape Up!Pango Sheep
Price$0.99 — better$6.99
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.1 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings124 — better
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB182 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBusy Things LimitedStudio Pango

Customer experience

Shape Up!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

Pango Sheep

All ratings24 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral16.7%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative38.9%

In-app purchases

None

Shape Up!

No in-app purchases

None

Pango Sheep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shape Up! free?
Shape Up! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pango Sheep free?
Pango Sheep costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shape Up! or Pango Sheep?
Pango Sheep is rated higher. Shape Up! averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pango Sheep averages 4.1 from 24 ratings.
Do Shape Up! or Pango Sheep have ads?
Neither Shape Up! nor Pango Sheep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shape Up! or Pango Sheep?
Shape Up! ships an update every 34 months, and Pango Sheep every 2 months. Most recently, Shape Up! was updated on October 26, 2026 and Pango Sheep on October 26, 2026.

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