Comparison

Square Panda Space Cows vs Osmo Coding Duo

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

Head to head
About

Square Panda Space Cows

This educational game uses a physical playset and smart letters to teach children the alphabet, letter sounds, and word construction. It adapts to each child's learning pace, helping them develop phonics, spelling, and fine motor skills through engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Alphabet and letter sound learning
  • Word construction and spelling practice
  • Phonics encoding and decoding skills
  • Adaptive learning curriculum
  • Over 200 words and pictures
  • Fine motor skill development
Features
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It's a bird, it's a plane it's... alien UFOs beaming up cows! Compatible with the Square Panda Phonics Playset, children place smart letters in the tray to learn the alphabet, explore letter sounds, and create words! Children practice their phonics encoding and decoding skills by helping UFOs find the right letters and beaming up cows. When special planes fly through the air with incomplete words, children can intercept them to create a word! How many cows will your child beam up? Perfect for children learning: the Alphabet, phonics, word construction, spelling, fine motor skills Features: Encoding and decoding skills Over 200 words and pictures Early vocabulary words Square Panda Space Cows is built on a learning system platform that scaffolds the curriculum difficulty independently of the gameplay difficulty so each play session automatically adapts to your child’s educational level and gameplay abilities. For example, if your child understands her letters but cannot quickly place them in the tray on the Square Panda Playset, the educational curriculum will continue to increase in difficulty without making the gameplay more difficult. This means that Square Panda Space Cows helps children learn at their own pace. For ages 3-5+ Square Panda Playset required to play.

About

Osmo Coding Duo

This app offers a collaborative coding adventure where two players team up to solve logic puzzles and rescue pets. It introduces real-world coding concepts through engaging challenges and a fun narrative.

Highlights
  • Multistep logic problems
  • Collaborative play for two
  • Coding concept introduction
  • Pet rescue adventure
  • Osmo character interaction
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Team up with a friend to solve coding puzzles and rescue pets! The most advanced game in Osmo’s Coding Family, Coding Duo uses multistep logic problems to introduce kids to real-world coding concepts. FEATURES: Advanced Puzzles for Coding Fans Get challenged by multistep logic problems that will stretch minds and introduce them to coding concepts that are used in the real world. Collaborative Play Friends and family can play together side by side to solve coding puzzles. Use teamwork and strategy to work together towards a common goal. A Fun Rescue Adventure with Osmo Characters A scientist has lost his pets and needs your help to find them. Solve the coding challenges using your favorite Osmo characters and rescue pets across several islands and return them to their home. NOTES: * 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.

Screenshots

Osmo Coding Duo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Square Panda Space Cows at 100% against Osmo Coding Duo's 53%. Square Panda Space Cows also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Osmo Coding Duo's advantage is ratings volume (145 vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Square Panda Space Cows holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Coding Duo has 145 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Square Panda Space Cows's written reviews are positive against 53% of Osmo Coding Duo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 10, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Square Panda Space Cows versus Osmo Coding Duo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquare Panda Space CowsOsmo Coding Duo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better3.9 (145 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better52.6% of reviews
Number of ratings6145 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size331 MB309 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSquare Panda Inc.Tangible Play

Customer experience

Square Panda Space Cows

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Osmo Coding Duo

All ratings145 ratings
Positive71.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative26.2%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative42.1%

In-app purchases

None

Square Panda Space Cows

No in-app purchases

None

Osmo Coding Duo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Square Panda Space Cows free?
Square Panda Space Cows is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Osmo Coding Duo free?
Osmo Coding Duo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Square Panda Space Cows or Osmo Coding Duo?
Square Panda Space Cows is rated higher. Square Panda Space Cows averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Osmo Coding Duo averages 3.9 from 145 ratings.
Do Square Panda Space Cows or Osmo Coding Duo have ads?
Neither Square Panda Space Cows nor Osmo Coding Duo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Square Panda Space Cows or Osmo Coding Duo?
Square Panda Space Cows ships an update every 2 months, and Osmo Coding Duo every 2 months. Most recently, Square Panda Space Cows was updated on July 10, 2026 and Osmo Coding Duo on September 25, 2026.

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