Comparison

Tapd vs Osmo Numbers

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tapd

A fast-paced tapping game that challenges your hand-eye coordination and reaction time. Test your skills across various difficulty levels, including a special mode for children. Compete for high scores and enjoy customizable sound options.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced tapping gameplay
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Kids mode with unlimited lives
  • Local high score tracking
  • Pause and resume functionality
  • Music and sound effects
Features
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Tap the matching targets as they fall down the screen. Sounds easy, until the target changes and the speed picks up. Tapd is a fast-paced test of your hand-eye coordination and focus. Play as much as you want — there are no lives. Play for free, forever. Features - Five difficulties, from a slower-paced Very Easy to a frantic Expert. - Very Easy lets you pick a single color and only ends your run on a wrong tap. - One second chance per run on Easy and up to pick up right where you left off. - A high score for every difficulty, plus stats for every game you play. - Pause and resume a game at any time. - Music and sound effects. - Go ad-free with a one-time purchase. Feedback For feature requests and bug reports, tap "Send Feedback" in the game menu, or email support@tapd.ca. Open Source Tapd is open source and can be found on GitHub: https://github.com/cohenadair/tapd

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Tapd4 screens
Osmo Numbers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tapd at 70% against Osmo Numbers's 33%. Tapd also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.8). Osmo Numbers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tapd sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Osmo Numbers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tapd holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 146 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Tapd's written reviews are positive against 33% of Osmo Numbers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tapd ships an update every 22 months, Osmo Numbers every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tapd versus Osmo Numbers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTapdOsmo Numbers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (30 ratings) — better3.8 (146 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings30146 — better
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB358 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCohen AdairTangible Play

Customer experience

Tapd

All ratings29 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative17.2%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Osmo Numbers

All ratings145 ratings
Positive66.2%
Neutral9.0%
Negative24.8%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative56.7%

Bugs and requests

Tapd

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
Show 7 more
  • 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

4 purchases

Tapd

One-time4
  • Lives Package First Tier$0.99
  • Lives Package Second Tier$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
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  • Lives Package Third Tier$9.99
None

Osmo Numbers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tapd free?
Tapd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Osmo Numbers free?
Osmo Numbers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tapd or Osmo Numbers?
Tapd is rated higher. Tapd averages 4.0 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Osmo Numbers averages 3.8 from 146 ratings.
Do Tapd or Osmo Numbers have ads?
Neither Tapd nor Osmo Numbers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tapd or Osmo Numbers?
Tapd ships an update every 22 months, and Osmo Numbers every 2 months. Most recently, Tapd was updated on November 6, 2026 and Osmo Numbers on November 4, 2026.

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