Comparison

Living Legends 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

Living Legends

Help endangered animals thrive by interacting with their habitats in this challenging physics puzzler. Collect resources to save adorable species facing extinction. Enjoy beautiful environments and fun gameplay suitable for all ages.

Highlights
  • Save 5 adorable species
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • 50 challenging levels
  • Beautiful environments
  • Suitable for all ages
Features
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Let's end extinction! As part of its centennial celebration, the San Diego Zoo is proud to present Living Legends. Endangered animals around the world need your help in this challenging physics puzzler. Interact with their habitats to collect the resources they need to thrive. Get to know these adorable species facing real challenges today. - 5 adorable species to save! - Fun physics gameplay - 50 challenging levels - Beautiful environments - Great for all ages

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

Living Legends4 screens
Osmo Numbers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Living Legends at 91% against Osmo Numbers's 33%. Living Legends also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Living Legends holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 425 and 146 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Living Legends's written reviews are positive against 33% of Osmo Numbers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Living Legends versus Osmo Numbers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiving LegendsOsmo Numbers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (425 ratings) — better3.8 (146 ratings)
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings425 — better146
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size259 MB358 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSan Diego ZooTangible Play

Customer experience

Living Legends

All ratings413 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.8%

Osmo Numbers

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

User reviews

Living Legends

From 425 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Excellent game
  • 👍 Fun and educational
  • 🐼 Cute animal characters
  • 💡 Interesting animal facts
  • 🎨 Detailed graphics and animations

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
  • 🤯 Levels can be very challenging
  • 🕹️ Controls/mechanics can be frustrating at times

Osmo Numbers

From 146 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great way to practice math
  • 👍 Kids enjoy it
  • 👍 Fun concept
  • 👍 Cute graphics and interactive things
  • 👍 Hands-on learning

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App glitches frequently
  • 🐛 App crashes
  • 🐛 Game doesn't register tiles
  • 🐛 Not compatible with certain iPads
  • 🐛 Codes not working

Bugs and requests

Living Legends

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unlock issues for animal stories
  • Inconsistent gameplay mechanics
  • Crashes and freezes on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more animals and levels
  • Improve level progression and difficulty curve
  • Introduce sound/music for better immersion
  • Optimize performance and stability

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

None

Living Legends

No in-app purchases

None

Osmo Numbers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Living Legends free?
Living Legends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Osmo Numbers free?
Osmo Numbers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Living Legends or Osmo Numbers?
Living Legends is rated higher. Living Legends averages 4.7 out of 5 from 425 ratings, while Osmo Numbers averages 3.8 from 146 ratings.
Do Living Legends or Osmo Numbers have ads?
Neither Living Legends nor Osmo Numbers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Living Legends or Osmo Numbers?
Living Legends ships an update monthly, and Osmo Numbers every 2 months. Most recently, Living Legends was updated on November 6, 2026 and Osmo Numbers on November 4, 2026.

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