ColourCode vs Osmo Numbers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ColourCode
A logic puzzle game where players recreate target images by tapping, stacking, rotating, and ordering colored tiles. It offers multiple levels of challenges suitable for all ages, designed to stimulate brain activity.
- Recreate target images
- Tap, stack, rotate, and order tiles
- Multiple challenge levels
- Brain-stimulating gameplay
- Suitable for all ages
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Colourcode is a fun game about colors, shapes, order and orientation! The object of the game is to re-create the image presented in each challenge. Tap the tiles you need and stack them up, one by one. You can rotate the tiles by clicking on them and changing their order by using the button below the tile holder. You've solved the puzzle when your tiles match the challenge exactly. Can you complete all challenges? About SmartGames SmartGames is the worldwide leader in multi-level logic games. The award winning games have multi-level challenges from the very easy to the very challenging; perfect for players of all ages. Each game has a unique and innovative game mechanic with themes that appeal to both boys and girls. They come in travel, compact and table top editions in plastic or a premium wood range. The SmartGames range starts at pocket money levels to top end quality with the wooden games as year round gifts. And with so many included challenges, each game can be replayed over and over again. In short, SmartGames will make your brain spin! More information: www.smartgames.eu
Osmo Numbers
Engage in hands-on math activities with physical tiles that interact with your device. Solve problems to collect virtual fish, learn geography, and explore marine biology in a fun, stress-free environment.
- Hands-on play with physical tiles
- Counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication
- Collect over 100 virtual fish
- Learn geography and marine biology
- Real-time feedback
- Stress-free learning environment
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Dive into an ocean of hands-on math fun! In Osmo Genius Numbers, play with physical Osmo Numbers Tiles, including dots and digits. When your results match the numbers on the screen, cartoon bubbles burst with a satisfying pop! Count, add, subtract, or multiply to collect over 100 fish across the world to learn about geography and marine biology! Real-time feedback lets kids learn math through experimentation in a stress-free environment. When kids get the idea that there are multiple good ways to solve a problem, math becomes creative and fun. Play your favorite Osmo Genius Numbers on both iPhone and iPad! Use your iPhone with the Osmo Base for iPad and Genius game hardware - each can be found at playosmo.com. * Requires the Osmo Base and Osmo Numbers Tiles. Each sold separately or as part of Osmo Genius Starter Kit or Osmo Genius Numbers. * Other Osmo Genius Starter Kit games Masterpiece and Newton are not available on iPhone today, they will be released in the next month or two, so keep your eyes peeled! * Please see our device compatibility list here: https://support.playosmo.com/hc/articles/115010156067 * Compatible iPhones: iPhone 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max iPhone 13, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max iPhone 14, 14 Plus * Not compatible: iPhone 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max iPhone 12 Mini,13 Mini iPhone SE (1-3) iPhone 11 Series and older “One of 2016’s most intuitive product designs.” - Fast Company Award "...once again, Osmo has built something wonderfully creative and interactive." - Venture Beat "Osmo Numbers takes the fear out of figures." - Forbes "…revamp the unimaginative worksheets educators use to teach math" - TechCrunch Winner of the toy industry's top awards: **Best Design** - Good Design, 2016 **Best Product Designs** - Fast Company Finalist, 2016 **Innovative Toy of the Year** - TOTY Finalist, 2015 **Best Inventions** - TIME, 2014 About Osmo Osmo is using the screen to create a new healthy, hands-on learning experience that promotes creativity, problem-solving and social interaction. We do this with our reflective artificial intelligent technology.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ColourCode at 100% against Osmo Numbers's 32%. ColourCode also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Osmo Numbers's advantage is ratings volume (146 vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads, 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.
ColourCode holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Numbers has 146 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ColourCode's written reviews are positive against 32% of Osmo Numbers's.
ColourCode ships an update every 5 months, Osmo Numbers every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ColourCode | Osmo Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | 3.8 (146 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 32.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 146 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 358 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SmartGames LIVE Inc. | Tangible Play |
Customer experience
ColourCode
Osmo Numbers
Bugs and requests
ColourCode
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Osmo Numbers
Reported bugs
12 issues- App glitches
- App crashes
- Game will not register tiles
- Reflector not sensing tiles
- App won't open on old iPads
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- Unable to login or create new account
- Codes to create account not working
- Not compatible with iPad Pro 4th generation
- App crashes when trying to open
- Black screen when starting app
- Numbers go up to 35 then lay down for 14
- Update caused son to stop playing
Requested features
5 requests- Increase timer duration
- Add more drawing games
- Add voice reading for math problems
- Improve tile sensing accuracy
- Make game go slower
In-app purchases
ColourCode
No in-app purchases
Osmo Numbers
No in-app purchases
Questions
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