Osmo World vs Sherlock Bones
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Sherlock Bones
Explore the world of barn owls and their diets by dissecting owl pellets and reassembling bones. Solve food chain mysteries and learn about animal anatomy in this engaging educational game.
- Owl pellet dissection
- Bone reassembly challenge
- Food chain mystery solving
- Learn animal anatomy
- Investigate barn owl diets
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What animal could those bones belong to? With your help, Sherlock Bones and Sir Whetson answer that question and more by assembling the remains to solve a food chain mystery. Investigate a world of science about the diet and habits of barn owls and the anatomy of their prey. The game includes an owl pellet dissection and bone reassembly challenge sure to please child and parent or teacher alike. Age range: Elementary, of course!
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Verdict
Osmo World and Sherlock Bones both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Sherlock Bones's written reviews are positive against 42% of Osmo World's. Sherlock Bones also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Osmo World's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 14). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Osmo World against 4.0 for Sherlock Bones. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo World has 1.4K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Osmo World's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sherlock Bones's.
Osmo World ships an update every 2 months, Sherlock Bones every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Osmo World | Sherlock Bones |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (1.4K ratings) | 4.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 347 MB | 254 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | Owl Brand Supply Company |
Customer experience
Osmo World
Sherlock Bones
Bugs and 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
Sherlock Bones
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Osmo World
No in-app purchases
Sherlock Bones
No in-app purchases
Questions
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