Monument Valley vs Pan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monument Valley
Explore a world of impossible architecture and optical illusions. Guide a silent princess through stunningly beautiful, hand-crafted monuments by manipulating the environment. Uncover hidden paths and solve puzzles in this surreal exploration game.
- Impossible architecture manipulation
- Optical illusion puzzles
- Surreal exploration
- Hand-crafted worlds
- Intuitive twist and drag controls
- Reactive soundscape
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** Apple Game of the Year 2014 ** ** Winner of Apple Design Award 2014 ** In Monument Valley you will manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world. Monument Valley is a surreal exploration through fantastical architecture and impossible geometry. Guide the silent princess Ida through mysterious monuments, uncovering hidden paths, unfolding optical illusions and outsmarting the enigmatic Crow People. Ida's Dream now available. Forgotten Shores: Eight new chapters of adventure and illusion available now as a separate purchase. Buy or download Monument Valley now and you’ll also get our fully animated iMessage sticker pack, including 5 stickers exclusive to players! Only available on iOS10 and above. ======= "This might be the most beautiful iPad game of 2014" - Wired "Brilliant design... stayed with me like a dream I didn't want to forget" 9/10 - Polygon "The most sublime hour my iPad has ever given me... and the value of such a thing is incalculable" - Kotaku "Monument Valley stuns with its serenity... each screen is a work of art" - Huffington Post "Almost impossibly gorgeous... a feast for your senses" 5/5 - Touch Arcade ======= BEAUTIFUL Inspired by minimalist 3D design, optical illusions and palaces and temples from around the world, every monument is a unique, hand-crafted world to explore. EASY TO USE Twist and drag to reshape the world and help Ida to explore. Designed to be easy for everyone to pick up, enjoy and complete. SOUND Audio reacts to your manipulation of the world to provide a surreal and beautiful soundscape. Best experienced with headphones. iCloud Synchronize your game across all your devices. ** Monument Valley is designed for iPhone 4 and above. It is NOT compatible with iPod Touch 4th Generation.
Pan
Embark on an open plain adventure focused on environmental storytelling and puzzle-solving. Explore a serene world with ambient soundscapes as you repair your spaceship to begin your journey home.
- Environmental narrative storytelling
- Puzzle solving
- Exploration
- Ambient soundscapes
- Spaceship repair
- Pilgrimage home
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Pan-Pan is an open plain adventure that expands on the concept of environmental narrative storytelling with puzzle solving and exploration elements at its core. Set against a backdrop of soothing ambient sounds crafted by renowned sound composer Simon Viklund, your task is to fix your downed spaceship and begin the pilgrimage home.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Monument Valley at 4.8 against Pan's 3.8. Monument Valley also leads on ratings volume (17K vs 20) and review sentiment (81% vs 62%). Pan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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
Monument Valley costs $3.99 and Pan $3.99 up front. Monument Valley sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pan asks for nothing beyond the download.
Monument Valley holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monument Valley has 17K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Monument Valley's written reviews are positive against 62% of Pan's.
Monument Valley ships an update every 2 months, Pan every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monument Valley | Pan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (17K ratings) — better | 3.8 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.5% of reviews — better | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #8 — better | #199 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 324 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | ustwo games | Spelkraft |
Customer experience
Monument Valley
Pan
Bugs and requests
Monument Valley
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not loading or freezing on certain devices
- Inability to purchase or access DLC/expansion content
- Compatibility issues with recent iOS updates
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and chapters to extend the gameplay
- Increased difficulty and challenge in later puzzles
- Ability to save progress and resume levels
- Support for newer device screen sizes and resolutions
Pan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Monument Valley
- Forgotten Shores$1.99
Pan
No in-app purchases
Questions
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