Osmo Coding Jam vs Codie
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.
Codie
This app bridges physical play and digital learning for young children. It allows users to program a character by building sequences with tactile blocks, bringing their creations to life through interactive challenges and storytelling.
- Physical block coding
- Interactive learning
- Emoji-inspired tactile blocks
- 40 coding challenges
- Immersive storytelling
- Standards-aligned lessons
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Teachers, the Codie Blocks App is the digital heart of the Codie Blocks Universe, where physical play and interactive learning meet! The Codie Blocks App connects seamlessly with the Bluetooth-enabled Dock-n-Blocks to create a unique hands-on coding experience for even the youngest learners. By building sequences with emoji-inspired tactile blocks, students as young as 3 can program Codie the way Mia does on the beloved PBS Member Stations’ show, Mia & Codie, and instantly see their creations come alive. The Codie Blocks App connects with the Codie Educator Portal, giving educators ready-to-go, standards-aligned lessons and resources to bring coding to life. No prior coding experience required to teach. With 40 levels of coding challenges, hours of open-ended play, and immersive storytelling, the app sparks creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. Codie Blocks is everything you need to transform your classroom into a complete coding universe! Download Codie Blocks and watch your classroom’s imagination come to life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Codie at 5.0 against Osmo Coding Jam's 4.2. Codie also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Osmo Coding Jam's advantage is ratings volume (272 vs 5). 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.
Codie holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Coding Jam has 272 ratings behind it against 5, 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 100% of Codie's.
Osmo Coding Jam ships an update every 2 months, Codie every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Osmo Coding Jam | Codie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (272 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 272 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 395 MB | 736 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | Codie LLC |
Customer experience
Osmo Coding Jam
Codie
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
Codie
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Osmo Coding Jam
No in-app purchases
Codie
No in-app purchases
Questions
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