Comparison

Square Panda Space Cows vs Osmo Stories

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 Stories

This app encourages children to use creativity and critical thinking to solve problems by mixing and matching outfits. It provides instant feedback and rewards as kids progress through adventures, fostering problem-solving skills.

Highlights
  • Creative outfit matching
  • Critical thinking challenges
  • Problem-solving activities
  • Instant feedback and rewards
  • Interactive storytelling adventures
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In Stories, a little ingenuity goes a long way! Kids must use all their creativity, critical thinking and problem solving skills to mix ‘n’ match the perfect outfit. Depending on what they choose, they will get instant feedback, rewards, and encouragement to take the next step in the adventure! *Play your favourite Osmo Stories on iPad! Use your iPad with the Osmo Base for iPad and costume pieces - each can be found at playosmo.com. *Requires the Osmo Base for iPad and costume pieces. Learn more by visiting www.playosmo.com. *Please see our device compatibility list here: https://support.playosmo.com/hc/articles/115010156067 ABOUT OSMO -- 21ST CENTURY PLAY AND LEARNING Osmo uses 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 intelligence technology.

Screenshots

Osmo Stories4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Square Panda Space Cows at 100% against Osmo Stories's 32%. Square Panda Space Cows also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Osmo Stories's advantage is ratings volume (155 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 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Stories has 155 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 32% of Osmo Stories's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Square Panda Space Cows versus Osmo Stories: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquare Panda Space CowsOsmo Stories
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better3.8 (155 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better32.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6155 — 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 MB442 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 Stories

All ratings155 ratings
Positive67.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive32.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative68.0%

In-app purchases

None

Square Panda Space Cows

No in-app purchases

None

Osmo Stories

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 Stories free?
Osmo Stories is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Square Panda Space Cows or Osmo Stories?
Square Panda Space Cows is rated higher. Square Panda Space Cows averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Osmo Stories averages 3.8 from 155 ratings.
Do Square Panda Space Cows or Osmo Stories have ads?
Neither Square Panda Space Cows nor Osmo Stories shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Square Panda Space Cows or Osmo Stories?
Square Panda Space Cows ships an update every 2 months, and Osmo Stories every 2 months. Most recently, Square Panda Space Cows was updated on October 24, 2026 and Osmo Stories on October 23, 2026.

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