DRAWNIMAL vs Pango Blocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DRAWNIMAL
This app combines drawing and learning the alphabet by having children draw animals around a device. It encourages creative thinking and offers a fun, interactive way to practice letters with animations and audio.
- Draw and animate animals
- Learn the alphabet creatively
- Interactive drawing experience
- Supports 35 animals
- Available in 5 languages
- No internet or ads
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Draw funny animals! Learn the alphabet! Expand your device with pen and paper! DRAWNIMAL is a unique app where kids draw adorable animals while learning the alphabet. With your phone or tablet placed on paper, kids select an animal face from the alphabet menu and draw around the device. The app then instructs how to draw the rest of the animal body. The digital screen is inventively extended with a simple physical interaction, which encourages kids to think outside the box. Hilarious and delightful animations motivate to keep learning. Our primary goal with the app was to expand your device by using simple tangible tools like pen and paper. Features: + Play with up to 35 animals + Get the first 5 animals (A-E) for free + Draw animals and see them come alive with animation + Practice the alphabet in a creative and interactive way + Switch between 5 languages + Lively animations and impressive audio + No failing, no goal, no wrong or right + Supports all iPads and iPhones with iOS 16 or later + No internet access needed! + No advertisements! Available in 5 languages with full voice acting: English, Spanish, German, French and Italian! Learn more about YATATOY: yatatoy.com Contact us for assistance or to give feedback: https://yatatoy.com/info/ MADE BY YATATOY
Pango Blocks
This educational puzzle game challenges young players to build paths for a character using logic blocks. It features over 40 levels across five adventures, designed to teach spatial reasoning and problem-solving skills. The game is suitable for children aged 3 and up, with adjustable difficulty levels.
- Logic block puzzles
- Build paths for Pango
- 5 funny adventures
- 40+ challenges
- 2 difficulty levels
- No stress, no timer
- Parental control
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LOGIC and cheerfulness! Get ready for a challenge! CHOOSE logic blocks and BUILD a path for Pango. If Pango crosses the screen without falling, he will catch an item and give it to a friend. Pango will have to bring back 8 ingredients to Pig's kitchen, 8 tools for Fox's rocket, sports equipment for Squirrel, and crayons for Rabbit's drawing… More than 40 challenges through 5 funny adventures. Educational game suitable for children 3 or older with 2 difficulty levels. Pango Blocks - a cute way to learn about judging distances when you're little! FEATURES: - Logic game - 5 adventures to discover for your enjoyment - 40 challenges through 5 universes - 2 difficulty levels - Perfect for children 3 or older - No stress and no timer - A simple, functional application - Colorful and fully interactive game - Fully animated with sound and pictures - Internal parental control - No in-game purchases and no invasive advertising
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pango Blocks at 4.8 against DRAWNIMAL's 4.2. Pango Blocks also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%). DRAWNIMAL's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (135 vs 22). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. DRAWNIMAL sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Pango Blocks sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pango Blocks holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DRAWNIMAL has 135 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of DRAWNIMAL's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pango Blocks's.
DRAWNIMAL ships an update every 3 months, Pango Blocks every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DRAWNIMAL | Pango Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (135 ratings) | 4.8 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YATATOY | Studio Pango |
Customer experience
DRAWNIMAL
Pango Blocks
Bugs and requests
DRAWNIMAL
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on launch
- Unable to progress past letter C
- Swipe gesture not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Expand content to full alphabet
- Allow in-app drawing without physical paper
- Add more animal options
- Improve audio consistency across languages
- Introduce a 'sounds' mode to focus on letter sounds
Pango Blocks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DRAWNIMAL
- Letter Pack 1$2.49
- Letter Pack 2$2.49
- Letter Pack 3$2.49
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- All letter packs$4.99
Pango Blocks
- Night$1.99
- Christmas$1.99
- Farm$1.99
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- Cake$1.99
- Sport$1.99
- Robot$1.99
- Paint$1.99
- Ocean$1.99
- Garden$1.99
- Bath$1.99
- Music$1.99
- Full version$9.99
- Full Price$28.99
Questions
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