Pen Stacks vs Circle Way
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pen Stacks
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.
- Match same-colored pencils
- Stack pencils
- Guide pencils to sharpener
- Overcome blockers
- Colorful puzzle gameplay
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Your mission is simple: match the same-colored pencils, stack them, and lead them to the sharpener! Watch out for blockers!
Circle Way
A puzzle game where players match passengers to vehicles of the same color. Send cars from the bottom of the screen to pick up passengers and ensure everyone gets on board.
- Passenger and vehicle color matching
- Strategic vehicle deployment
- Simple pick-up mechanics
- Engaging puzzle gameplay
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Match passengers with the right colored vehicles! Send cars from below, pick up matching passengers, and get them all on board!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Circle Way at none against Pen Stacks's shown. Circle Way also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Pen Stacks's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
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 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 10 respectively.
| Parameter | Pen Stacks | Circle Way |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (21 ratings) — better | 4.5 (10 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 213 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kaliba Games & Technologies Inc. | Babil Studios |
Customer experience
Pen Stacks
Circle Way
In-app purchases
Pen Stacks
No in-app purchases
Circle Way
No in-app purchases
