Osmo Numbers Classic vs Adley's PlaySpace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Osmo Numbers Classic
Engage children in hands-on math play by adding, counting, and multiplying tiles to pop number bubbles. This interactive game fosters a creative and explorative mindset towards mathematics, making learning fun and engaging in a vibrant underwater world.
- Add, count, and multiply tiles
- Pop number bubbles
- Collect over 90 unique fish
- Learn math creatively
- Develop problem-solving skills
- Hands-on play experience
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Add, count & multiply tiles to pop the number bubbles. Popping enough will free fish & unleash a lightning storm! Learn to be the numbers master. **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 When kids understand there are many ways to solve a problem, math becomes creative & fun. By having no wrong answers, we replace fear of math with an explorative mindset. Your kids will play in this beautiful engaging underwater world for ages, collecting over 90 fish of all kinds, from Rainbow to Frankenfish! *Requires the Osmo Base and Numbers tiles, found at www.playosmo.com * Please see our device compatibility list here: https://support.playosmo.com/hc/articles/115010156067 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.
Adley's PlaySpace
Embark on exciting adventures across a vibrant PlaySpace, rescuing creatures and collecting items. Explore planets, engage in story and battle modes, and express creativity with a built-in coloring book. New content is added regularly.
- Rocket exploration
- Character rescue missions
- Planet mapping
- Story and Battle Modes
- Coloring book with save feature
- Animated characters
- Custom voice lines
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Choose a Rocket and launch into Adley's PlaySpace to rescue hermit crab shells, save seahorsicorns, gather pixie dust for our friends, along with many more adventures to come! As you're helping new friends and battling crazy creatures, you'll map out an entire PlaySpace of planets, stars, and new surprises! Adley's PlaySpace plans to continue expanding in size and content each month with free updates! A for Adley is a fun YouTube Channel featuring 5 year old Adley Mcbride, her brother Niko, and her parents! Adley and her family love playing apps, coloring, and exploring the world where they live! That's when they got the idea to create a PlaySpace involving all those favorite things and more, a place where we could explore together, help others, have fun, and be creative! Join us in our PlaySpace and grow with us as we build out this fun project for Adley and all her friends! We would LOVE to see some of YOU make your own app reviews exploring Adley's PlaySpace! Adley's PlaySpace includes: • an experience designed in-house by Spacestation Apps with direction from Adley and Family • new animated characters, including Adley, Niko, Mom, Dad, and other new friends!! • custom voice lines from Adley, Niko, Mom, and Dad • homemade rockets designed and named by Adley and Family • Adley and Niko playable characters, Mom and Dad supporting characters, lots of new friends! • a unique new play style and gameplay • hidden messages and names in the PlaySpace stars • each planet has a "Story Mode" and "Battle Mode" • a full coloring book with custom pages and save feature • a magic Adley TV that takes you to Adley's Channel • best of all it is completely FREE to explore Adley's PlaySpace! And ALWAYS will be...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Adley's PlaySpace at 4.5 against Osmo Numbers Classic's 4.0. Adley's PlaySpace also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 55%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
Adley's PlaySpace holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Adley's PlaySpace has 1.5K ratings behind it against 264, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Osmo Numbers Classic's written reviews are positive against 87% of Adley's PlaySpace's.
Osmo Numbers Classic ships an update every 2 months, Adley's PlaySpace fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Osmo Numbers Classic | Adley's PlaySpace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (264 ratings) | 4.5 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | 87.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 264 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 1.3 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | Shonduras Inc. |
Customer experience
Osmo Numbers Classic
Adley's PlaySpace
User reviews
Osmo Numbers Classic
From 264 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for learning math
- 👍 Interactive and fun
- 👍 Engaging for children
- 👍 Motivates learning
- 👍 Good for practicing numbers
Room to improve
- 🐛 Repetitive gameplay
- 🐛 Gets boring quickly
- 🐛 Confusing for younger kids
- 🐛 Expensive hardware needed
- 🐛 Inconsistent tile recognition
Adley's PlaySpace
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💖 Loved by fans
- 🎨 Fun and creative
- 🎮 Engaging gameplay
- 👍 Kid-friendly
- 🎉 Exciting updates
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔇 Sound issues
- 🤔 Certain features not working as expected
Bugs and requests
Osmo Numbers Classic
Reported bugs
10 issues- Apps not loading
- Never-ending loading screen
- App crashes
- Cannot access camera
- Doesn't recognize tiles properly
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- Profile and progress not saving
- Multiplication level displays addition
- Combos not detected often
- Game freezes
- App unusable due to camera access issues
Requested features
10 requests- Add more levels
- Include verbal number prompts
- Simpler starting point for younger kids
- More varied gameplay types
- Add an exit button for games
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- More challenging levels
- Allow profile and progress saving
- Fix multiplication portion issues
- Add visual cues for words
- Revert to older design
Adley's PlaySpace
Reported bugs
3 issues- Binoculars not working
- Kicked out of game after selecting a planet
- Blank screen on launch for some devices
Requested features
4 requests- More planets and levels to explore
- Additional mini-games and activities
- Ability to save progress and unlock new content
- Integration with other Adley apps and merchandise
In-app purchases
Osmo Numbers Classic
No in-app purchases
Adley's PlaySpace
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Osmo Numbers Classic free?
Is Adley's PlaySpace free?
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