Osmo Coding Jam vs My Singing Monsters Thumpies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Osmo Coding Jam
This app allows children to create original music by arranging physical coding blocks into patterns and sequences. It offers over 300 musical sounds and enables kids to record and share their compositions with others. It's a STEAM-based experience that teaches coding fundamentals through music.
- Create music with physical coding blocks
- Compose original tunes
- Over 300 musical sounds
- Record and share music
- Learn coding fundamentals
- Develop rhythm and melody skills
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Explore the creative side of coding with hands-on music-making! In Osmo’s Coding Jam, kids arrange physical coding blocks into patterns and sequences to compose original tunes. The game comes with over 300 musical sounds to produce the perfect song. Kids can safely record and share their music with friends, family and the Jam community. “a STEAM-based experience that promotes creative problem-solving.” - VentureBeat “Osmo Coding Jam teaches children coding with music” - Forbes About Osmo Coding Jam: 1. CREATE: Kids 5-12 use coding blocks to create explosive beats. 2. LEARN: Kids get to know coding’s creative side while developing an ear for rhythm, melody, and harmony. 3. SHARE: Once they’ve composed a jam, kids can safely share it with friends, family and the jam community. Learn with our hands-on coding language: Research shows that tangible blocks are a game changer when it comes to helping kids learn. Each of our blocks is a programming command kids can use to create unique jams. As they explore playing with coding blocks, the volume of fun — and learning — gets turned up! * 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.
My Singing Monsters Thumpies
Tap to the rhythm and keep the beat alive with fuzzy, musical monsters. This remastered rhythm game challenges you to tap in time with bouncing critters to fill a meter and enjoy an excellent musical score. Unlock new monsters and master challenging songs across numerous levels.
- Tap to the rhythm
- Unlock 26 Thumpies
- 17 Levels and 83 Stages
- New Achievement System
- Assist Mode for challenging songs
- Full remake of a classic
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Thump to the rhythm and bounce to the beat with these cute, fuzzy, and kinda gross, musical monsters! Full of toe-tapping mischief and off beat melodies, Thumpies is a unique rhythm-based game where you keep the beat alive by tapping in time with Thumpies as they bounce and tumble to the musical score. The original inspiration for the hit mobile game My Singing Monsters, Thumpies is now remastered and re-imagined! Keep the Beat Make the Thumpies happy by tapping in time to the rhythm and filling the Thump-o-Meter. Make a mistake, and the meter will deplete! Make Some Noise Enjoy an excellent musical score as the Thumpies drum along! Crazy Critters Meet the Thumpies, a collection of fuzzy monsters who live to bounce! Each of the Thumpies has its own unique look, each one wilder than the last! FEATURES • Full Remake of the 2010 classic • 26 Thumpies to unlock (including previously unreleased Thumpies) • 17 Levels and 83 Stages to complete • All New Achievement System - challenge yourself to Platinum each stage! • New Assist Mode - get help mastering challenging songs For more information, check out: https://www.bigbluebubble.com/home/games/thumpies/ Make sure to check out My Singing Monsters to enjoy the franchise which Thumpies started, and to collect all of the new Thumpies Costumes available!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Osmo Coding Jam at Free against My Singing Monsters Thumpies's $4.99. Osmo Coding Jam also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). My Singing Monsters Thumpies's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (90% vs 68%). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Osmo Coding Jam is free to download; My Singing Monsters Thumpies costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
My Singing Monsters Thumpies holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Singing Monsters Thumpies has 1.4K ratings behind it against 272, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Osmo Coding Jam's written reviews are positive against 90% of My Singing Monsters Thumpies's.
Osmo Coding Jam ships an update every 2 months, My Singing Monsters Thumpies every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Osmo Coding Jam | My Singing Monsters Thumpies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (272 ratings) | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews | 90.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 272 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #15 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 395 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | Big Blue Bubble |
Customer experience
Osmo Coding Jam
My Singing Monsters Thumpies
User reviews
Osmo Coding Jam
From 272 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
- 🎶 Great for learning coding and music
- 🤩 Inspiring and creative tool
- ✨ Amazing app experience
- 👍 Works well on older iPads
Room to improve
- 🐛 Incompatible with current iPads
- 🐛 App not working after updates
- 🐛 Crashing issues
- 🐛 Glitches and errors
- 🐛 Does not recognize tiles
My Singing Monsters Thumpies
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and entertaining
- 🎨 Great graphics and visuals
- 🎶 Catchy and enjoyable music
- 🎁 Exclusive rewards in My Singing Monsters
- 🕹️ Challenging gameplay
Room to improve
- 🔍 Lack of content/levels
- 🤯 Extremely difficult/frustrating
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🕰️ Input delay issues
Bugs and requests
Osmo Coding Jam
Reported bugs
16 issues- Not compatible with current generation of iPads
- App does not work after returning from a trip
- App crashes on opening
- Cannot play on iPad 10
- Glitches when coding a song
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- App no longer opens after last update
- App keeps crashing
- Pieces don't work and cameras glitchy
- Camera sensors different combos
- Loading stops halfway
- Does not recognize tiles
- Sound doesn't work on 2018 iPad
- Horrible detection of grey piece
- 4th level practice keeps crashing
- Blue coding blocks not recognized
- Songs not appearing in categories
Requested features
5 requests- Add more characters
- Add a trade character feature
- Add more updates
- Add a feature to create own musical characters
- Add engineer feature
My Singing Monsters Thumpies
Reported bugs
3 issues- Notes/assist mode not appearing
- Saved data not loading properly
- Graphical/visual bugs
Requested features
4 requests- Add difficulty settings (easy, medium, hard)
- Implement a level creator
- Provide more levels and content updates
- Fix exclusive reward redemption issues
In-app purchases
Osmo Coding Jam
No in-app purchases
My Singing Monsters Thumpies
No in-app purchases
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