Comparison

Osmo World vs kaboomee

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

kaboomee

Control a small bomb with a lit fuse in an endless runner. Tap to jump, collect items to extend your fuse, and defeat enemies. Customize your character with hats that offer unique abilities.

Highlights
  • One-tap gameplay
  • Fuse management mechanic
  • Diverse running environments
  • Enemy stomping and bomb throwing
  • Power-ups for score and survival
  • Unlockable characters and hats
  • Leaderboard integration
Features
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Kaboomee is a little bomb with a big heart and a lit fuse. When the Sky Factory falls into chaos, the tiny hero of Boom City has exactly one job: keep running. Tap to jump. Grab wrenches. Stomp anything that moves. And never, ever let the fuse burn out. ONE TAP, NO MERCY A pick-up-and-play endless runner built around a single rule: your fuse is always burning. Wrenches, black bombs and clean stomps buy you time. Standing still does not. BOOM CITY NEVER STOPS Sprint through steel girders, neon skylines, thunderstorms and moonlit rooftops. Bouncing blue platforms, live yellow shock plates, speed strips and slow zones all change how you move - learn them or lose to them. WATCH OUT FOR THE STOMPER Now and then a mechanical stomper marches in. Then it grows. Kick black bombs into it, dodge what it throws, and take it down before your fuse takes you. POWER-UPS Freeze the fuse. Raise a shield. Double your score. Magnet every wrench on screen. Slow the whole world down, or grab a second jump in mid-air. DRESS THE BOMB Spend your wrenches in the store on characters and hats - and the hats are not just for looks. The Fire Chief hoses enemies off the screen. The Detective bends time. Four of the best hats cannot be bought at all. You have to earn them. GAME CENTER Post your best run to the leaderboard and find out how far you really got. Free to play, with optional ads and in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Osmo World4 screens
kaboomee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: kaboomee at 100% against Osmo World's 42%. kaboomee also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Osmo World's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. kaboomee sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Osmo World asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

kaboomee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo World has 1.4K ratings behind it against 5, 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 kaboomee's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Osmo World ships an update every 2 months, kaboomee every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Osmo World versus kaboomee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOsmo Worldkaboomee
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size347 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTangible PlayLogikal Mayhem LLC

Customer experience

Osmo World

All ratings1,348 ratings
Positive69.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative24.4%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive42.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative49.4%

kaboomee

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

kaboomee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Osmo World

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

kaboomee

One-time4
  • 5 Gold Wrenches$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 20 Gold Wrenches$2.99
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  • 60 Gold Wrenches$6.99

Questions

Is Osmo World free?
Osmo World is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is kaboomee free?
kaboomee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Osmo World or kaboomee?
kaboomee is rated higher. Osmo World averages 3.9 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while kaboomee averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Osmo World or kaboomee have ads?
kaboomee shows ads; Osmo World does not.
Which is updated more often, Osmo World or kaboomee?
Osmo World ships an update every 2 months, and kaboomee every 3 days. Most recently, Osmo World was updated on October 25, 2026 and kaboomee on October 18, 2026.

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