Osmo Coding Awbie vs Grammar Ninja
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Osmo Coding Awbie
This app introduces children to coding through a fun, interactive adventure. Players use physical blocks to program a character's journey, combining tangible play with screen time to learn problem-solving and logic skills.
- Learn coding with physical blocks
- Interactive screen-based gameplay
- Program character's journey
- Develop problem-solving skills
- Teaches logic and computational thinking
- Hands-on learning experience
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Ready for a tree-shaking, strawbie-munching adventure? In Osmo’s Coding Awbie, kids use physical blocks of code to program a wondrous journey for Awbie, a playful character who loves delicious strawbies. Combining tangible blocks with interactive screen time, Coding Awbie is the easiest way to introduce your kids to coding. Winner of the toy industry's top awards: **Parent's Choice Gold Award, 2016** **Oppenheim Best Toy, Platinum Award, 2016** "It enables children to learn computational thinking" - Forbes "Osmo’s blocks are like LEGO for coding" - Engadget "…for young children, one of the best is Osmo Coding" - The Wall Street Journal Coding Awbie teaches problem-solving and logic skills. It helps kids succeed in an increasingly digital world. Osmo Coding Awbie is the easiest way to learn the basics of programming. * Requires the Osmo Base and Coding Blocks. Each sold separately or as part of Osmo Coding Starter Kit or Osmo Coding Family Bundle. * Compatible with most iPads. 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.
Grammar Ninja
Engage in a word game where you identify grammatically correct sentences by targeting specific words with ninja stars. Hone your grammar skills to become a master word ninja.
- Target words in sentences
- Identify grammatically correct sentences
- Improve grammar skills
- Word-based ninja game
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Your mission is to throw ninja stars at words! These words are sneaky and have hidden themselves in grammatically correct sentences. Use your grammar skills to find your targets, and become the ultimate ninja master!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grammar Ninja at 100% against Osmo Coding Awbie's 37%. Grammar Ninja also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Osmo Coding Awbie's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Grammar Ninja sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Osmo Coding Awbie asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grammar Ninja holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Coding Awbie has 456 ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Osmo Coding Awbie's written reviews are positive against 100% of Grammar Ninja's.
Osmo Coding Awbie ships an update every 2 months, Grammar Ninja every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Osmo Coding Awbie | Grammar Ninja |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (456 ratings) | 5.0 (52 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 456 — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 305 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | Greg Lieberman |
Customer experience
Osmo Coding Awbie
Grammar Ninja
User reviews
Osmo Coding Awbie
From 456 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging learning experience
- 💡 Great introduction to coding concepts
- 🚀 Kinetic, hands-on approach
- 🤗 Enjoyable for kids
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- ⚠️ Compatibility issues with newer devices
- 🕰️ Levels completed too quickly
- 🤖 Unreliable image recognition
Grammar Ninja
From 52 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 💡 Educational and improves grammar
- 🚀 Great for all ages
- ✨ Visually appealing graphics
- ✅ Easy to use and understand
Room to improve
- ↔️ Limited side-to-side movement on iPad
Bugs and requests
Osmo Coding Awbie
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes during gameplay
- Coding blocks not recognized properly
- Incorrect path detection and character movement
- Syncing and progress issues across devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content updates
- Ability to create custom games
- Improved camera support for tablet cases
- Better error handling and troubleshooting
Grammar Ninja
Requested features
1 request- Side-to-side movement for iPad
In-app purchases
Osmo Coding Awbie
No in-app purchases
Grammar Ninja
- 100 Diamonds$0.99
- 550 Diamonds$4.99
- 1200 Diamonds$9.99
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- 2500 Diamonds$19.99
- 5200 Diamonds$39.99
- 15000 Diamonds$99.99
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