Osmo World vs Kid Chess App
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
Kid Chess App
Learn chess with interactive lessons, challenges, and puzzles designed for children. This app offers a fun and engaging way to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills through the game of chess.
- Step-by-step tutorials with animations
- Kid-friendly interface
- Progressive difficulty levels
- Practice puzzles for critical thinking
- Safe environment for independent play
- Power-ups and customizations
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Chess makes you smart, we make it fun! Kid Chess App is the app created by the instructors at the the award winning chess education program, Kid Chess. Start by learning the basics of chess and then expand your game with fun lessons and exciting challenges. Includes over 50 lessons and activities, complete with instructional videos and challenges to test your knowledge. Additionally, more lessons are being added regularly by our team of talented chess coaches. Kid Chess, based in Atlanta, is the largest chess instructional program in the Southeast. Playing chess has proven to help students enhance their creativity, improve their power of concentration, develop and expand critical thinking skills, boost memory and retention, and achieve superior academic performance. Additionally, chess has been shown to augment problem-solving capabilities, provide cultural enrichment, advance intellectual maturity, and enhance self-esteem. The Kid Chess App takes the proven product we provide in our classrooms and brings it into your home. Features: Step-by-step tutorials - Learn piece movements, basic strategies, and rules through engaging animations Kid-friendly interface - Colorful, intuitive design that's easy for small hands to navigate Progressive difficulty - Start with basics and advance at your own pace Practice puzzles - Fun chess problems that build critical thinking skills Safe environment - No chat features or external links, perfect for independent play Power-Ups and Customizations - Earn gems as you play and buy power-ups that enhance gameplay and customizations that change the pieces, board, and sounds Kid Chess Privacy Policy: https://www.kidchess.com/kid-chess-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Osmo World at none against Kid Chess App's 1. Osmo World also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 3). Kid Chess App's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kid Chess App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Osmo World asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kid Chess App 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Osmo World ships an update every 2 months, Kid Chess App every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Osmo World | Kid Chess App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (1.4K ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 347 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | Kid Chess |
Customer experience
Osmo World
Kid Chess App
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
Kid Chess App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Osmo World
No in-app purchases
Kid Chess App
- Premium Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
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