Comparison

Number Crunchers 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

Number Crunchers

Navigate a number grid, collecting correct numerical values while avoiding monsters. Explore various mathematical categories like Evens, Odds, and Primes. Challenge friends to achieve high scores and unlock advanced levels.

Highlights
  • Number grid navigation
  • Monster avoidance
  • Multiple math categories (Evens, Odds, Primes)
  • Level progression
  • Multiplayer challenges
  • In-app purchase for ads removal and new categories
Features
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Play the game of numbers and advance through the levels without getting eaten by troggles! Guide Cruncher across the map of numbers and munch on the yummiest (correct) ones to advance. But be careful not to run into troggles. They're little monster things that prevent you from collecting all the right numbers. Be sure to try all of the different categories from Evens and Odds, to Primes, Multiples, and Inequalities. And the further you advance, the levels get even harder, so do your best! Challenge your friends and family to get the highest scores for each category. Number Crunchers includes the option of 1 in-app purchase, which allows you to remove ads, and unlock 3 new game categories: Fractions, Ranges, and Angles in Quadrant Start playing the game based on the Number Munchers classic today!

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

Number Crunchers4 screens
Osmo Numbers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Osmo Numbers at 33% against Number Crunchers's 0%. Osmo Numbers also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (146 vs 6). Number Crunchers's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Osmo Numbers holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Numbers has 146 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Number Crunchers's written reviews are positive against 33% of Osmo Numbers's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Number Crunchers versus Osmo Numbers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumber CrunchersOsmo Numbers
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (6 ratings)3.8 (146 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6146 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB358 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnder the WeatherTangible Play

Customer experience

Number Crunchers

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Osmo Numbers

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

Bugs and requests

Number Crunchers

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

None

Number Crunchers

No in-app purchases

None

Osmo Numbers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Number Crunchers free?
Number Crunchers 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, Number Crunchers or Osmo Numbers?
Osmo Numbers is rated higher. Number Crunchers averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Osmo Numbers averages 3.8 from 146 ratings.
Do Number Crunchers or Osmo Numbers have ads?
Neither Number Crunchers nor Osmo Numbers shows ads.

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