Comparison

Osmo Coding Duo vs Rugs alive™ Plus

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 uses physical blocks and a tablet to teach children coding concepts through collaborative puzzle-solving and a fun pet rescue adventure. It's designed to foster teamwork and strategic thinking.

Highlights
  • Collaborative coding puzzles
  • Multistep logic problems
  • Real-world coding concepts
  • Pet rescue adventure
  • Hands-on learning experience
  • Teamwork and strategy
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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

Rugs alive™ Plus

This app uses augmented reality to bring educational rugs to life in 3D. Students can interact with zoo animals, practice letter and animal identification, and engage in collaborative learning activities. It's designed to enhance classroom engagement and introduce early STEM concepts.

Highlights
  • 3D Augmented Reality animal animations
  • Alphabet and animal identification
  • Habitat matching games
  • Virtual animal placement
  • Photo capture of AR animals
  • Supports collaboration and communication
Features
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Our colorful and vibrant classroom alphabet/habitat rugs come to life in 3D Augmented Reality with help from the Rugs alive™ Plus mobile app. Not only are our rugs perfect for practicing upper and lowercase letters, animal identification, and animal/habitat matching, they also have 26 zoo animals that spring to life right in your classroom! Teachers and early learners love the interaction! Your students will be challenged to match a Habitat Card with an animal that lives there to be rewarded with that animal joining the class through the magic of 3D Augmented Reality. The Rugs alive Plus app allows placement of the animals virtually anywhere in your real world environment! Alive Studios’ rugs and the Rugs alive Plus app can also be utilized for increasing student collaboration, building relationships, and effective communication as well as early concepts of STEM and problem solving. The Rugs alive Plus app allows users to take photos of the zoo animals, which may or may not include other people. The photos taken are automatically saved locally into the device’s photo section, if permitted by the user. Rugs alive Plus does not require user accounts or logins, nor does it collect user data.

Screenshots

Osmo Coding Duo4 screens
Rugs alive™ Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rugs alive™ Plus at 100% against Osmo Coding Duo's 52%. Rugs alive™ Plus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Osmo Coding Duo's advantage is ratings volume (145 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Rugs alive™ Plus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Coding Duo has 145 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Osmo Coding Duo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rugs alive™ Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Osmo Coding Duo ships an update every 2 months, Rugs alive™ Plus every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Osmo Coding Duo versus Rugs alive™ Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOsmo Coding DuoRugs alive™ Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (145 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings145 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size309 MB326 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTangible PlayAlive Studios, LLC

Customer experience

Osmo Coding Duo

All ratings145 ratings
Positive71.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative26.2%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative38.1%

Rugs alive™ Plus

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Osmo Coding Duo

No in-app purchases

None

Rugs alive™ Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Osmo Coding Duo free?
Osmo Coding Duo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rugs alive™ Plus free?
Rugs alive™ Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Osmo Coding Duo or Rugs alive™ Plus?
Rugs alive™ Plus is rated higher. Osmo Coding Duo averages 3.9 out of 5 from 145 ratings, while Rugs alive™ Plus averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Osmo Coding Duo or Rugs alive™ Plus have ads?
Neither Osmo Coding Duo nor Rugs alive™ Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Osmo Coding Duo or Rugs alive™ Plus?
Osmo Coding Duo ships an update every 2 months, and Rugs alive™ Plus every 3 days. Most recently, Osmo Coding Duo was updated on November 14, 2026 and Rugs alive™ Plus on November 12, 2026.

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