Square Panda Monster Rhymes vs Osmo Squiggle Magic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Square Panda Monster Rhymes
Children can help monster friends create silly songs by choosing rhyming vocabulary words. This app uses tactile reinforcement with smart letters and a playset to teach word families, endings, and phonics. It's designed for young learners to engage with language through humorous artwork and musical performances.
- Rhyming vocabulary building
- Tactile letter reinforcement
- Interactive song creation
- Phonics and word families
- Humorous monster artwork
- Contextual word reinforcement
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It's time to rhyme with monster friends! These funny creatures love to compose lyrics and need your child's help to finish the silliest of songs. Compatible with the Square Panda Playset, your child will create new song lyrics while placing smart letters in the playset and experiencing tactile reinforcement. Your child will choose rhyming vocabulary words for their rap song, and the rhymes are performed under the glitz and glamour of a disco ball! Watch in delight as your child's monster rap takes center stage! Perfect for children learning: word families, word endings, and vocabulary Features: Contextual reinforcement of words with pictures supports comprehension and vocabulary acquisition Children create different combinations of unique silly songs Humorous artwork engages children with every monster show! Phonics Benefits: Children learn that symbols correspond with specific phonemic sounds and when placed individually or together create brand new sounds. These sounds tied together have meaning and this meaning is the construct for the entire English language. For ages 3-5+ Square Panda Playset required to play.
Osmo Squiggle Magic
Bring your drawings to life with interactive game pieces. This app fosters creativity, cognitive skills, and pre-drawing abilities through hands-on play. Designed for young children, it offers a fun and engaging learning experience.
- Create with physical sticks and rings
- Watch creations come alive on screen
- Develop cognitive skills
- Foster creativity and pre-drawing skills
- Hands-on learning experience
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Create anything you want using sticks & rings and then watch them come alive! Develop cognitive, creative, social and emotional skills with our game pieces designed for little hands. Foster creativity and pre-drawing skills, through this fun-filled exploration. *Play your favourite Osmo Squiggle Magic on both iPhone and iPad! Use your iPhone with the Osmo Base for iPad and Squiggle Magic Silicone Sticks & Rings pieces - each can be found at playosmo.com. *Requires the Osmo Base for iPad and Silicone Sticks & Rings 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Square Panda Monster Rhymes at 67% against Osmo Squiggle Magic's 41%. Square Panda Monster Rhymes also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.2 vs 4.0). Osmo Squiggle Magic's advantage is ratings volume (196 vs 5) 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Square Panda Monster Rhymes holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Squiggle Magic has 196 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Square Panda Monster Rhymes's written reviews are positive against 41% of Osmo Squiggle Magic's.
Square Panda Monster Rhymes ships an update every 2 months, Osmo Squiggle Magic every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Square Panda Monster Rhymes | Osmo Squiggle Magic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 4.0 (196 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 41.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 196 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 207 MB | 588 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Square Panda Inc. | Tangible Play |
Customer experience
Square Panda Monster Rhymes
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In-app purchases
Square Panda Monster Rhymes
No in-app purchases
Osmo Squiggle Magic
No in-app purchases
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