Shop 'n Learn Smart Checkout vs Osmo Squiggle Magic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shop 'n Learn Smart Checkout
This app transforms a toy checkout counter into an interactive learning experience. It offers various modes to teach children letters, numbers, colors, and food facts through play, responding to specific toy food items.
- Pairs with toy checkout
- Free-play, game, and music modes
- Teaches letters, numbers, colors
- Fun food facts
- Interactive with toy food items
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A fun educational app that pairs with the Little Tikes Shop 'n Learn Smart Checkout toy. It features free-play, game, and music modes. The app responds to designated food items that come with the checkout play set as well as the Little Tikes Cook 'n Learn Smart Kitchen play set, elevating traditional play to a magical interactive experience. App teaches letters, numbers, colors, and fun food facts! *This app requires a checkout toy set that pairs via Bluetooth BLE 4.0 to the app. **iPad 2 does not support Bluetooth BLE 4.0; Smart Checkout does not support iPad 2**
Osmo Squiggle Magic
Bring your drawings to life with interactive game pieces. This app fosters creativity, cognitive skills, and pre-drawing abilities through hands-on play. Designed for young children, it offers a fun and engaging learning experience.
- Create with physical sticks and rings
- Watch creations come alive on screen
- Develop cognitive skills
- Foster creativity and pre-drawing skills
- Hands-on learning experience
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Create anything you want using sticks & rings and then watch them come alive! Develop cognitive, creative, social and emotional skills with our game pieces designed for little hands. Foster creativity and pre-drawing skills, through this fun-filled exploration. *Play your favourite Osmo Squiggle Magic on both iPhone and iPad! Use your iPhone with the Osmo Base for iPad and Squiggle Magic Silicone Sticks & Rings pieces - each can be found at playosmo.com. *Requires the Osmo Base for iPad and Silicone Sticks & Rings pieces. Learn more by visiting www.playosmo.com. *Please see our device compatibility list here: https://support.playosmo.com/hc/articles/115010156067 ABOUT OSMO -- 21ST CENTURY PLAY AND LEARNING Osmo uses the screen to create a new healthy, hands-on learning experience that promotes creativity, problem-solving and social interaction. We do this with our reflective artificial intelligence technology.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Osmo Squiggle Magic at 4.0 against Shop 'n Learn Smart Checkout's 2.2. Osmo Squiggle Magic also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 10%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). Shop 'n Learn Smart Checkout's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Osmo Squiggle Magic holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 102 and 196 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Shop 'n Learn Smart Checkout's written reviews are positive against 41% of Osmo Squiggle Magic's.
Shop 'n Learn Smart Checkout ships an update every 7 months, Osmo Squiggle Magic every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Shop 'n Learn Smart Checkout | Osmo Squiggle Magic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (102 ratings) | 4.0 (196 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.9% of reviews | 41.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 102 | 196 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 392 MB | 588 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MGAE | Tangible Play |
Customer experience
Shop 'n Learn Smart Checkout
Osmo Squiggle Magic
Bugs and requests
Shop 'n Learn Smart Checkout
Reported bugs
14 issues- No sound on app
- App won't connect to devices
- Firmware update stuck
- Food scanner intermittent
- Band stopped working
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- App takes away sound from unit
- Speed scanner not working
- Sensor stopped picking up toys
- Belt not moving
- App won't open (math verification issue)
- Sound works on iPhone but not iPad
- Add-on food packs not recognized
- Expansion accessories not recognized
- App doesn't work on first gen iPad mini
Requested features
6 requests- Add orange to app inventory
- Remove lemon from app inventory
- Allow removal of lost items
- Provide instructions for unlocking songs
- Fix add-on pack recognition
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- Add French language support
Osmo Squiggle Magic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shop 'n Learn Smart Checkout
No in-app purchases
Osmo Squiggle Magic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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