Tangramthrum vs Silo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tangramthrum
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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.
Silo
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Turn the tower. Find a match. Clear it all. Silo is a cozy puzzle game with a twist: the matches go all the way around. Tap a group of two or more touching tiles with the same color and symbol, watch the tiles above tumble into place, and spin the tower to discover what is hiding at the back. TWO PATHS TO EXPLORE Enjoy 210 Classic puzzles across towers of different shapes and heights. After the first Classic collection of 30 towers, Garden opens a second path of 72 puzzles, with blooming flowers and breakable Clay Pots. Progress through each path at your own pace. A DAILY CHALLENGE After the first two teaching towers, take on a new Daily Challenge each day. Daily puzzles unlock at your local midnight, with no Hints or Hammers and unlimited free retries. Track your results in the calendar and revisit earlier days. GOLD BLOCK CHALLENGE Unlock at Tower 11. Clear towers to collect glowing gold blocks and climb the daily top 50. Consecutive wins increase your collection bonus. Finish in the top three to earn coins for tools and tower finishes. Races work offline against computer rivals. A LITTLE MORE AROUND EVERY CORNER - 282 puzzles across 10 collections - Bloom tiles that set off satisfying flower chains - Clay Pots that open up new ways to plan your matches - Earned coins for Hints and Hammers in Classic and Garden PLAY AT YOUR OWN PACE No time limit on your puzzles. No lives to wait for. Retry freely, replay favorite towers, and aim for three stars. Your progress saves automatically on your device. MADE FOR A QUIET MOMENT Warm Dusk colors, tactile sound effects, optional vibration, and simple one-finger play. Every tile has a symbol as well as a color. Adjust sound and vibration directly in Settings. All puzzles work offline. No accounts or in-app purchases. A short ad may appear between towers. Gameplay analytics helps us improve the puzzles. Privacy and support links are available in Settings. Support: https://jfun.ai/silo/support Privacy: https://jfun.ai/silo/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tangramthrum at none against Silo's shown. Silo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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.
| Parameter | Tangramthrum | Silo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dachverband Legasthenie Deutschland e.V. | JFun LLC |
In-app purchases
Tangramthrum
No in-app purchases
Silo
No in-app purchases







