Osmo Coding Jam vs Loog Piano
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.
Loog Piano
This app helps children learn and play music with a digital piano. It offers an engaging way for kids to discover the joy of music throughout the year.
- Learn music
- Play digital piano
- Interactive lessons
- Year-round musical engagement
- Kid-friendly interface
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The all-new Loog Piano App is designed to get kids playing, learning and falling in love with music, all year long.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Loog Piano at 4.7 against Osmo Coding Jam's 4.2. Loog Piano also leads on chart position (#76 vs unranked). Osmo Coding Jam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (68% vs 38%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Loog Piano sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Osmo Coding Jam asks for nothing beyond the download.
Loog Piano holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 272 and 519 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Osmo Coding Jam's written reviews are positive against 38% of Loog Piano's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Osmo Coding Jam | Loog Piano |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (272 ratings) | 4.7 (519 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews — better | 38.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 272 | 519 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #76 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 395 MB | 383 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | Loog Guitars, LLC |
Customer experience
Osmo Coding Jam
Loog Piano
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
Loog Piano
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Osmo Coding Jam
No in-app purchases
Loog Piano
- Loog Piano FA Monthly$9.991 Month
- Loog Piano FA Quarterly$19.003 Months
- Loog Piano Full Access Yearly$59.991 Year
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