Osmo World vs Tide Shift
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
Tide Shift
Control the ocean's tide to keep your boat afloat amidst storms, mines, and caves. Enjoy handcrafted levels, an endless mode, and custom level creation tools. Personalize your experience with unlockable skins and share your creations with friends.
- Tide control mechanics
- Campaign and Endless modes
- Custom level builder
- Unlockable boat skins
- Power-ups and combos
- Game Center leaderboards
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You don't steer the boat. You control the ocean. In Tide Shift, drag up and down to raise and lower the tide, keep your boat riding the surface, and survive chaotic waters filled with storms, mines, caves, power-ups, and more. Play handcrafted campaign levels, chase 3-star times, test yourself in Endless Mode, or choose the Expert path for tougher challenges. Create your own boat skins with the Skin Builder, design custom levels with the Level Builder, and share your creations with friends. FEATURES • Basic and Expert paths • Handcrafted campaign levels • Endless Mode • Custom skin and level builders • Shareable custom creations • Unlockable boat skins and secret levels • Power-ups, combos, dash boosts, and tilt controls • Game Center leaderboards and achievements • Live Activities, Dynamic Island, and widgets NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. EVER. Tide Shift is free to play. Some skins are available to purchase. That’s it — no ads, no subscriptions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tide Shift at 100% against Osmo World's 42%. Tide Shift also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Osmo World's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 13) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tide Shift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo World has 1.3K ratings behind it against 13, 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 100% of Tide Shift's.
Osmo World ships an update every 2 months, Tide Shift every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Osmo World | Tide Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (1.3K ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 347 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | Online Mars LLC |
Customer experience
Osmo World
Tide Shift
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
Tide Shift
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Osmo World
No in-app purchases
Tide Shift
No in-app purchases
