Comparison

TimeMachines vs Osmo World

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TimeMachines

Embark on a time-traveling adventure to master time-telling skills. This game offers interactive lessons and engaging challenges designed for children aged 6-9. Explore different game modes to learn analog and digital time concepts.

Highlights
  • Time-traveling adventure game
  • Interactive time-telling lessons
  • Tutorial and Game Modes
  • Analog and digital time matching
  • Clock hand manipulation challenges
  • Minute counting with five-times table
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Travel in your Time Machine and reinforce key time-telling skills while embarking on an adventure through time and space in each level of the game. Feature Overview: - Ad and commercial free - Developed with Scholastic, the most trusted name in learning - Free of charge - No in-app purchases Developed with the experts from Scholastic, this app helps empower kids to have fun through learning by seamlessly blending digital free-play with a variety of interactive lessons tailored for kids age 6 through 9. Choose between Tutorial Mode and Game Mode to learn the basics of time telling: Tutorial mode – learn to tell time with a tutorial that features general concepts such as clockwise, counter-clockwise, function of clock hands, telling time, A.M./P.M., and a simple game analog and digital matching game. Game Mode LEVEL 1: Time Stopper - The clock is spinning and the player is given a time. The player must tap the clock at the specific point when its hands are at the indicated digital time in order to stop it. Game Mode LEVEL 2: Counting Time - Players see a clock with a certain amount of time shaded in (for example, a quarter hour). Using their five-times table, they must tap minute buttons worth X minutes to equal the shaded amount without going over. Game Mode LEVEL 3: Rocket Time - Time, in the form of clock faces, is falling from the top of the screen toward the player’s Time Machine. The player must tap the clock that matches the written time shown at the bottom of their screen.

About

Osmo World

This app serves as a central hub for a collection of educational games designed to foster creativity, problem-solving, and social interaction in children. It allows users to launch into various Osmo games and collect virtual rewards.

Highlights
  • Launch Osmo games
  • Explore game library
  • Win collectible stickers
  • Hands-on learning
  • Promotes creativity
  • Encourages problem-solving
  • Fosters social interaction
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This is the home for Osmo! Launch into Osmo to explore all your favorite Osmo games, and win collectible stickers along the way. Osmo is connecting over 1 million kids around the world to a new healthy, hands-on learning experience that promotes creativity, problem-solving, and social interaction. Find out more at www.playosmo.com

Screenshots

TimeMachines4 screens
Osmo World4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TimeMachines at 4.5 against Osmo World's 3.9. TimeMachines also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 42%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Osmo World's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 13) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, 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

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

TimeMachines holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo World has 1.3K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of TimeMachines's written reviews are positive against 42% of Osmo World's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeMachines ships an update every 6 months, Osmo World every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TimeMachines versus Osmo World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeMachinesOsmo World
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better3.9 (1.3K ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better42.3% of reviews
Number of ratings131.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB347 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTIMEXTangible Play

Customer experience

TimeMachines

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Osmo World

All ratings1,348 ratings
Positive69.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative24.4%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive42.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative49.4%

Bugs and requests

TimeMachines

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Osmo World

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Camera recognition problems
  • Saved progress/data loss
  • Incompatibility with certain iPad models

Requested features

4 requests
  • More game content and updates
  • Improved account/progress syncing
  • Simplified setup and onboarding
  • Better support for newer hardware

In-app purchases

None

TimeMachines

No in-app purchases

None

Osmo World

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeMachines free?
TimeMachines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Osmo World free?
Osmo World is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TimeMachines or Osmo World?
TimeMachines is rated higher. TimeMachines averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Osmo World averages 3.9 from 1.3K ratings.
Do TimeMachines or Osmo World have ads?
Neither TimeMachines nor Osmo World shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeMachines or Osmo World?
TimeMachines ships an update every 6 months, and Osmo World every 2 months. Most recently, TimeMachines was updated on October 8, 2026 and Osmo World on October 14, 2026.

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