Comparison

Osmo Coding Duo vs Thames & Kosmos Junior

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

Head to head
About

Osmo Coding Duo

This app offers a collaborative coding adventure where two players team up to solve logic puzzles and rescue pets. It introduces real-world coding concepts through engaging challenges and a fun narrative.

Highlights
  • Multistep logic problems
  • Collaborative play for two
  • Coding concept introduction
  • Pet rescue adventure
  • Osmo character interaction
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Team up with a friend to solve coding puzzles and rescue pets! The most advanced game in Osmo’s Coding Family, Coding Duo uses multistep logic problems to introduce kids to real-world coding concepts. FEATURES: Advanced Puzzles for Coding Fans Get challenged by multistep logic problems that will stretch minds and introduce them to coding concepts that are used in the real world. Collaborative Play Friends and family can play together side by side to solve coding puzzles. Use teamwork and strategy to work together towards a common goal. A Fun Rescue Adventure with Osmo Characters A scientist has lost his pets and needs your help to find them. Solve the coding challenges using your favorite Osmo characters and rescue pets across several islands and return them to their home. NOTES: * 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.

About

Thames & Kosmos Junior

Build and program a robotic friend using a physical kit. Control its movements, lights, and sounds through an intuitive visual coding interface. This app offers a fun, hands-on introduction to robotics, engineering, and computer science for young learners.

Highlights
  • Build and code a robotic buddy
  • Learn coding with block-based interface
  • Program movement, lights, and sounds
  • Remote control and programming modes
  • Robot workshop diagnostic game
Features
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This app is used to control and program the robot built using the Robotics: Smart Machines - Junior kit from Thames & Kosmos. Build and program a loyal robotic pal! Discover the world of robotics — an exciting, interdisciplinary field combining physics, engineering, and computer science. This kit gives kids a simple, fun, and customizable introduction to robotics. As soon as Junior is assembled, you can begin programming its movements directly on a built-in keypad. You can also download the free Junior app to unlock all of the Junior’s capabilities. Did you assemble everything correctly? Play a make-believe robot workshop game in the app to diagnose any onboard issues. You control Juniors’s movements and sounds. Have fun and drive Junior by remote control or by using your device as a gyroscope. Code programs for Junior using an easy, visual interface included in the app. Junior’s microcontroller — the robot’s “brain” — has separate inputs for the LED lights that light up its eyes, a speaker, two motors (left and right), and a battery. As you assemble this robot, you will learn how Junior’s functions relate to each of these elements. A full-color, 32-page step-by-step illustrated manual helps kids assemble the model and use all of the functions of the app — all while teaching them about robotics in the real world. The app requires a tablet (recommended) or smartphone running iOS. • Build and code your own robotic buddy • Learn to code! Easy, block-based coding app with dozens of cool functions • Program movement, lights, and sounds • Remote control and programming modes

Screenshots

Osmo Coding Duo4 screens
Thames & Kosmos Junior4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thames & Kosmos Junior at 100% against Osmo Coding Duo's 53%. Thames & Kosmos Junior also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.9) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Osmo Coding Duo's advantage is ratings volume (145 vs 23). 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

Thames & Kosmos Junior holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Coding Duo has 145 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Osmo Coding Duo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Thames & Kosmos Junior's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Osmo Coding Duo versus Thames & Kosmos Junior: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOsmo Coding DuoThames & Kosmos Junior
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (145 ratings)4.9 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings145 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size309 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTangible PlayFranckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG

Customer experience

Osmo Coding Duo

All ratings145 ratings
Positive71.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative26.2%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative42.1%

Thames & Kosmos Junior

All ratings23 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Osmo Coding Duo

No in-app purchases

None

Thames & Kosmos Junior

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Osmo Coding Duo free?
Osmo Coding Duo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thames & Kosmos Junior free?
Thames & Kosmos Junior is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Osmo Coding Duo or Thames & Kosmos Junior?
Thames & Kosmos Junior is rated higher. Osmo Coding Duo averages 3.9 out of 5 from 145 ratings, while Thames & Kosmos Junior averages 4.9 from 23 ratings.
Do Osmo Coding Duo or Thames & Kosmos Junior have ads?
Neither Osmo Coding Duo nor Thames & Kosmos Junior shows ads.

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