Osmo Numbers vs GoCubeX™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Osmo Numbers
Engage in hands-on math activities with physical tiles that interact with your device. Solve problems to collect virtual fish, learn geography, and explore marine biology in a fun, stress-free environment.
- Hands-on play with physical tiles
- Counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication
- Collect over 100 virtual fish
- Learn geography and marine biology
- Real-time feedback
- Stress-free learning environment
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Dive into an ocean of hands-on math fun! In Osmo Genius Numbers, play with physical Osmo Numbers Tiles, including dots and digits. When your results match the numbers on the screen, cartoon bubbles burst with a satisfying pop! Count, add, subtract, or multiply to collect over 100 fish across the world to learn about geography and marine biology! Real-time feedback lets kids learn math through experimentation in a stress-free environment. When kids get the idea that there are multiple good ways to solve a problem, math becomes creative and fun. Play your favorite Osmo Genius Numbers on both iPhone and iPad! Use your iPhone with the Osmo Base for iPad and Genius game hardware - each can be found at playosmo.com. * Requires the Osmo Base and Osmo Numbers Tiles. Each sold separately or as part of Osmo Genius Starter Kit or Osmo Genius Numbers. * Other Osmo Genius Starter Kit games Masterpiece and Newton are not available on iPhone today, they will be released in the next month or two, so keep your eyes peeled! * Please see our device compatibility list here: https://support.playosmo.com/hc/articles/115010156067 * Compatible iPhones: iPhone 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max iPhone 13, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max iPhone 14, 14 Plus * Not compatible: iPhone 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max iPhone 12 Mini,13 Mini iPhone SE (1-3) iPhone 11 Series and older “One of 2016’s most intuitive product designs.” - Fast Company Award "...once again, Osmo has built something wonderfully creative and interactive." - Venture Beat "Osmo Numbers takes the fear out of figures." - Forbes "…revamp the unimaginative worksheets educators use to teach math" - TechCrunch Winner of the toy industry's top awards: **Best Design** - Good Design, 2016 **Best Product Designs** - Fast Company Finalist, 2016 **Innovative Toy of the Year** - TOTY Finalist, 2015 **Best Inventions** - TIME, 2014 About Osmo Osmo is using 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 intelligent technology.
GoCubeX™
This app reinvents the classic cube puzzle with smart technology, offering interactive tutorials for beginners and advanced analytics for experienced players. Enjoy casual games using the cube as a controller, making it fun for all skill levels.
- Interactive tutorials for beginners
- Advanced statistics and analytics
- Casual puzzle games using the cube
- Real-time feedback
- Speed and move tracking
- Mini-games and missions
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GoCubeX is the classic rubik's cube puzzle game, reimagined and redesigned for the 21st century - a Smart and Connected Cube. With its new technology, the Smart Cube offers a new and exciting playing experience for all levels of players, all ages and all capabilities, Including: Fun interactive tutorials for beginners Statistics and challenges for players who wish to level up their game More than that, GoCubeX offers casual puzzle games that use the cube as a controller, enabling anyone to enjoy the classic smarty toy, even if they are not interested in learning how to solve it. Go-Learn (for beginners) A fun interactive tutorial will safely guide you through the world's most known cube puzzles secrets. The tutorials breaks the complex solving challenge into small fun mini-steps, and includes videos, tips and real time feedback (from the GoCubeX in your hands, to the virtual one on your screen). With GoCubeX YOU CAN solve the cube in no time! Go-Improve (for intermediates & pros) - Practice and monitor your progress with advanced stats and analytics. GoCubeX measures your play down to the milliseconds. It provides accurate data for your cube solve time, speed, and moves. GoCubeX will automatically identify your solving algorithm, and will provide you the relevant measurement for each individual step in it. Go-Play- Mini-games, missions and third party games incorporate various aspects of cubing in order to improve handling skills, instincts, or simple games for pure fun. GoCubeX is a one-of-a-kind smart connected speed cube, for many hours of fun! Connect your GoCubeX to your iPhone or iPad, and start cubing NOW! * Be sure that your device meets the following minimum requirements: iPhone 6s or higher Bluetooth version 4.1 or higher.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GoCubeX™ at 4.3 against Osmo Numbers's 3.8. GoCubeX™ also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Osmo Numbers's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (146 vs 29). On price, review sentiment, 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.
GoCubeX™ holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Numbers has 146 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 33% and 33% positive.
Osmo Numbers ships an update every 2 months, GoCubeX™ every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Osmo Numbers | GoCubeX™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (146 ratings) | 4.3 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 146 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 358 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | Particula Ltd |
Customer experience
Osmo Numbers
GoCubeX™
Bugs and requests
Osmo Numbers
Reported bugs
12 issues- App glitches
- App crashes
- Game will not register tiles
- Reflector not sensing tiles
- App won't open on old iPads
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- Unable to login or create new account
- Codes to create account not working
- Not compatible with iPad Pro 4th generation
- App crashes when trying to open
- Black screen when starting app
- Numbers go up to 35 then lay down for 14
- Update caused son to stop playing
Requested features
5 requests- Increase timer duration
- Add more drawing games
- Add voice reading for math problems
- Improve tile sensing accuracy
- Make game go slower
GoCubeX™
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Osmo Numbers
No in-app purchases
GoCubeX™
No in-app purchases
Questions
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