Comparison

Osmo Numbers vs Escape Room Geeks

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Escape Room Geeks

Enhance your escape room experience with this companion app. It provides hints, music, voice intros, and team progress tracking, making it ideal for playing along with children. This tool is designed to complement printable escape room kits and cannot be used independently.

Highlights
  • In-game hints
  • Background music player
  • Voice introduction playback
  • Team progress monitoring
  • Kid-friendly play integration
Features
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This mobile app will make your escape room adventure much more fun and easy to follow. You’ll be able to get hints, play music, listen to voice intros and check the team’s progress, and most important to play along with your kids. Note: This app is additional tool to our printable escape room kits. The app can’t be played by itself!

Screenshots

Osmo Numbers4 screens
Escape Room Geeks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Escape Room Geeks at 5.0 against Osmo Numbers's 3.8. Escape Room Geeks also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Osmo Numbers's advantage is ratings volume (146 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Escape Room Geeks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Numbers has 146 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Osmo Numbers versus Escape Room Geeks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOsmo NumbersEscape Room Geeks
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (146 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings146 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size358 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTangible PlayEscape Room Geeks LLC

Customer experience

Osmo Numbers

All ratings145 ratings
Positive66.2%
Neutral9.0%
Negative24.8%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative56.7%

Escape Room Geeks

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Escape Room Geeks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Osmo Numbers

No in-app purchases

None

Escape Room Geeks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Osmo Numbers free?
Osmo Numbers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Escape Room Geeks free?
Escape Room Geeks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Osmo Numbers or Escape Room Geeks?
Escape Room Geeks is rated higher. Osmo Numbers averages 3.8 out of 5 from 146 ratings, while Escape Room Geeks averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Osmo Numbers or Escape Room Geeks have ads?
Neither Osmo Numbers nor Escape Room Geeks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Osmo Numbers or Escape Room Geeks?
Osmo Numbers ships an update every 2 months, and Escape Room Geeks every 2 months. Most recently, Osmo Numbers was updated on October 24, 2026 and Escape Room Geeks on October 9, 2026.

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