Comparison

Tangramthrum vs Fractory

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

Head to head
About

Tangramthrum

Features
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Tangramthrum is the classic shape puzzle for iPhone and iPad: seven pieces, endless figures, calm and unhurried, with no ads and no timers. THREE WAYS TO PLAY • Classic tangram: all seven pieces, tap to rotate, hold to flip, 138 figures from the basic shapes to tricky silhouettes • Letters and digits: the tangram alphabet, A to Z and 0 to 9 • Fill: place the pieces in their given orientation, no rotating at all, 100 relaxed levels HOW IT PLAYS • Drag pieces from the tray into the silhouette and they snap into place • Every valid arrangement counts, even if you assemble the figure differently than expected • Hints are free and unlimited • Solved figures show their colored solution in the level overview PRINT IT Every template prints as a worksheet, optionally with the colored pieces to cut out at the matching scale. The app becomes a tangram for the kitchen table. WHO IT IS FOR Anyone from about five years up. Tangram trains visual perception, spatial orientation and shape recognition, skills that also help with reading and arithmetic. Made in the world of the German Dyslexia Association. QUIET AND PRIVATE 100% free, ad-free, no purchases. The app collects no data, asks for no account and works completely offline. Your progress stays on your device. English and German, switchable at any time.

About

Fractory

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Fractory is a grid-based automation puzzle game where you're routing *numbers*. Place operator nodes (+, āˆ’, Ɨ, Ć·) and splitters on a grid, then drag coloured links to connect fixed sources to fixed sinks. Values flow instantly and continuously through your network. No timers, no waiting. A puzzle is solved the moment every sink is receiving exactly the value it needs. It's a logic game first, but the arithmetic is real. A natural way to practice mental math without it feeling like homework. WHAT'S INSIDE • Daily Challenge : one puzzle a day, the same for every player, with a live leaderboard ranking closeness to the target • 63 hand-authored puzzles across 6 difficulty tiers, from a five-minute intro to genuine head-scratchers • Canvas Play : an unbounded sandbox where you unlock new numbers by delivering them, then chase down goal cards across milestones (Fibonacci, primes, squares, perfect numbers, times tables, Pascal's triangle...) • Numbers Mode : Countdown-style number puzzles: combine six numbers with the four operators to land as close as possible to a target • Puzzle Creator : design your own puzzle and share it to the Community Puzzles library, or play what other players have made • Community Puzzles : Play hand made puzzles from the community! WHAT IS FREE All 12 Tutorial puzzles, the Daily Challenge and its leaderboard are free No trial, no time limit, no ads. A single one-time purchase unlocks the rest of the puzzle library, Canvas Play, Numbers Mode freeplay, and the Puzzle Creator. No ads. No subscriptions. No data collected beyond what's needed to run the Daily Challenge leaderboard and Community Puzzles — see our Privacy Policy for details.

Screenshots

Tangramthrum4 screens
Fractory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tangramthrum at none against Fractory's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Fractory sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tangramthrum asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 4 level
Tangramthrum versus Fractory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTangramthrumFractory
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDachverband Legasthenie Deutschland e.V.Lucas Langlois

In-app purchases

None

Tangramthrum

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Fractory

One-time1
  • Fractory Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Tangramthrum free?
Tangramthrum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fractory free?
Fractory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tangramthrum or Fractory have ads?
Neither Tangramthrum nor Fractory shows ads.

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