Osmo World vs NBA Math Hoops
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
NBA Math Hoops
This app combines fantasy basketball with math challenges for kids in grades 4-8. Players draft real NBA/WNBA athletes, solve math problems to determine gameplay, and compete against friends or classmates. It's designed to build math fluency and data analysis skills through engaging basketball-themed gameplay.
- Fantasy team drafting with real NBA/WNBA players
- Math problem-solving integrated into gameplay
- Real-time player stats updates
- Multiplayer mode to play with friends
- Classroom mode for educators
- STEM.org Authenticated Educational Product
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A fantasy basketball league for kids that also helps them learn? NBA Math Hoops is an exhilarating game for kids in 4-8th grade that builds math fluency and data analysis skills while managing their own fantasy team featuring real NBA and WNBA pro athletes! NBA Math Hoops is an official partner of the NBA and WNBA and uses real-time player performance stats that update throughout the active NBA and WNBA seasons. NBA Math Hoops is a STEM.org Authenticated Educational Product! INSTRUCTIONS Draft your team (the more you play, the more players you unlock!) Roll the dice and solve a series of math problems. Your answers will let you know who on your roster can take a shot... make sure to beat the clock! The odds are based on real-world player stats so choose your team wisely. Now it’s time for your opponent’s turn - you’re on defense! Time for strategy, you can steal and foul. Just like a real basketball game, hit the most shots and you win! NEW FEATURE ALERT You can now play with friends! Using the “league” feature, you and your pals or classmates can challenge each other to an NBA Math Hoops showdown. NBA MATH HOOPS FOR CLASSROOM NBA Math Hoops is a FREE program from the non-profit, Learn Fresh. In addition to the app, you can bring the full program to your classroom. NBA Math Hoops leverages the game of basketball and the NBA/WNBA brands to develop algebra readiness and youth development competency through physical and digital basketball-themed games, classroom curricula, and a community event series - primarily engaging students in grades 4-8 across in-school, out-of-school, and home learning environments. The curriculum is mapped to the Common Core Standards and 21st Century Learning Skills and is a nationally approved math curriculum for the Boys and Girls Club of America. Visit www.learnfresh.org to learn more. !! Are you already an NBA Math Hoops educator? Link your account using the “Class Mode’” so your students can challenge each other to a virtual game! Login to your LFCA account to access your unique classroom code to enable “Class Mode.”
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NBA Math Hoops at 4.3 against Osmo World's 3.9. NBA Math Hoops also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 42%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Osmo World's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 33). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
NBA Math Hoops holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo World has 1.4K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Osmo World's written reviews are positive against 73% of NBA Math Hoops's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Osmo World | NBA Math Hoops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (1.4K ratings) | 4.3 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.3% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 347 MB | 258 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | Learn Fresh Education Co. |
Customer experience
Osmo World
NBA Math Hoops
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
NBA Math Hoops
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Osmo World
No in-app purchases
NBA Math Hoops
No in-app purchases
Questions
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