# Pen Stacks vs Hole It Up!

The clearest difference is rating: Pen Stacks at 4.9 against Hole It Up!'s 3.5. Pen Stacks also leads on ratings volume (23 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Pen Stacks holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pen Stacks has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pen Stacks | Hole It Up! |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.9 (23 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pen-stacks/id6751919982/reviews)** | [3.5 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hole-it-up/id6752254175/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **23** | 2 |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Size | 156 MB | 191 MB |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Kaliba Games & Technologies Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1549023239) | [Ali Said Yuksel](https://appshunter.io/developer/1481717311) |

## What reviewers say

### Pen Stacks

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pen-stacks/id6751919982)

Match same-colored pencils and stack them to guide them to the sharpener. Navigate through levels filled with blockers. A colorful and engaging puzzle experience awaits.

**Highlights:** Match same-colored pencils, Stack pencils, Guide pencils to sharpener, Overcome blockers, Colorful puzzle gameplay

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Hole It Up!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hole-it-up/id6752254175)

Guide colorful characters tied together through challenging paths. Match each group to its colored hole and launch them onto the correct jump pad. Plan your moves carefully to solve logic puzzles with increasing difficulty, frozen blocks, and clever obstacles.

**Highlights:** Rope-tied character movement, Color matching puzzles, Strategic pathfinding, Increasingly difficult levels, Obstacle avoidance, Jump pad mechanics

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pen Stacks free?

Pen Stacks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Hole It Up! free?

Hole It Up! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Pen Stacks or Hole It Up!?

Pen Stacks is rated higher. Pen Stacks averages 4.9 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Hole It Up! averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.

### Do Pen Stacks or Hole It Up! have ads?

Both Pen Stacks and Hole It Up! show ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*