Tangramthrum vs Color Catch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ 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 โข Classic tangram: all seven pieces, tap to rotate, hold to flip, 138 figures from the basic shapes to tricky silhouettes โข Letters and digits: the tangram alphabet, A to Z and 0 to 9 โข Fill: place the pieces in their given orientation, no rotating at all, 100 relaxed levels HOW IT PLAYS โข Drag pieces from the tray into the silhouette and they snap into place โข Every valid arrangement counts, even if you assemble the figure differently than expected โข Hints are free and unlimited โข 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.
Color Catch
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The wooden peg memory game that families and friends play together, at any age. Look at the colored pegs, remember where they stand, then roll the die and find the color. Most pegs wins. Colored pegs stand on a round wooden board. You get a few seconds to look, then every peg turns to plain wood. Roll the die, it lands on a color, and tap the peg you think is that color. Match it and the peg moves to your tray. Miss, and it shows its color to everyone for a moment before it hides again - so the whole table learns something. When the board is empty, the biggest tray wins. A Classic game takes three or four minutes. New to it? Tap the ? on the Home screen for four short steps: Look, Roll, Find, Win. PLAY ALONE OR TOGETHER - Play the computer at three levels. Bunny is easy and forgets a lot, Fox remembers about half the board, and Owl remembers nearly everything. - Pass one iPhone or iPad around for 2 to 4 players. No second device, no invitations, no waiting. - Type each player's name, or skip the keyboard and play as an animal - fox, owl, bear, frog, bunny or cat. Names you have used before come back as one-tap chips, and Play Again keeps the same players. SEE WHO IS WINNING - Wins and games played for every player, by name, with a win rate. - Your record against Bunny, Fox and Owl, with your current and best win streak. - Stats stay on your device, and you can reset them any time. A BOARD THAT GROWS WITH YOU - Small (16 pegs) for a gentle start, Classic (25), Big (36), and Huge (40) when you want a real test. - Kid mode gives a longer look at the board and turns a tie into a shared win. Otherwise a tie is settled on a tiny sudden-death board. - Bonus turn on a match is on to start, straight from the original rulebook - and you can switch it off. - The board fills the screen on every iPhone and iPad. EASY ON THE EYES, AND ON EVERYONE - Six bold colors - red, yellow, green, blue, violet and purple - on a warm wooden board. - Color blind, or find two colors hard to tell apart? Switch on Shapes on Pegs and each color carries its own shape - circle, triangle, square, star, heart, diamond - on the pegs and on the die, so the whole game can be played by shape. - Light and dark mode, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver labels on every peg with spoken turns, rolls and matches, and Reduce Motion support. - Big, tap-only targets. No dragging, no long presses. QUIET BY DESIGN - No account, no sign-up, no email address. - Free to play on the Small and Classic boards, against Bunny and Fox, and with 2 players. One optional in-app purchase unlocks the Big and Huge boards, Owl, and 3- and 4-player games. Optional tips support the game and unlock nothing. Purchases sit behind a quick grown-ups-only question. - No data collected. Player names and stats are saved only on your device. No analytics, ad or tracking kits. - Works fully offline - on a plane, in the car, anywhere. - Soft clicks and a chime on a match, off with one tap. Built for iPhone and iPad. Rated 4+. Questions or ideas: ravibitspilani@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tangramthrum at none against Color Catch's 4. Color Catch's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Color Catch sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Tangramthrum asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Tangramthrum | Color Catch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dachverband Legasthenie Deutschland e.V. | Ravi Teja Gandham |
In-app purchases
Tangramthrum
No in-app purchases
Color Catch
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Unlock 4 Players & Big Boards$2.99
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- Large Tip$4.99
Questions
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