Osmo Numbers vs Pixicade Pets
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.
Pixicade Pets
Design and draw your own unique virtual pets, then bring them to life on your device. Create custom eggs, treats, and toys, and customize their personalities and worlds. Care for them by feeding, bathing, and playing mini-games, and explore themed worlds you build.
- Draw custom pets and accessories
- Design unique eggs, treats, and toys
- Customize pet personalities and worlds
- Care for pets (feed, bathe, dress up)
- Play mini-games with pets
- Explore and build themed worlds
- Earn coins to expand universe
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Draw your own epic, whimsical or adorable pets, then bring them to life on your mobile device! Create, play and care for your own virtual pets in a universe that you build and customize! Just DRAW your Pets and their supplies, SNAP a picture in the Pets App then PLAY and CARE for your own amazing world of Virtual Pets! CREATE! *DRAW your Pets *DESIGN a custom egg, treat, and toy for each of your pets *CUSTOMIZE your pets’ personalities, houses, and worlds Then, watch them HATCH from the eggs that you created for them! CARE FOR YOUR PETS! *Give your pets food and treats *Bathe them to keep them squeaky clean *Dress up your pets to show off their unique personalities *Spend time with your pet to build your friendship PLAY WITH YOUR PETS! * Play amazing new mini-games with your pets in each world * So many thrilling game types to enjoy, including; sorting games, word games, action games, puzzle games, and more! Unlock new mini-games with every new world type you create * Connect to the Pixicade Mobile Game Maker Arcade and play exciting Pixicade games with your Pets EXPLORE UNIQUE THEMED WORLDS! * Discover amusements for your pets, like slides, waterfalls, and bubble jets * Travel to friends’ worlds for pet play dates * Shop at the Mall for great new accessories and world decorations BUILD YOUR PET UNIVERSE! * Expand your pet universe by adding amazing new worlds * Design new houses in each world so that you create more pets * Renovate your houses and decorate to customize your worlds * Create unique food farms and food for each new world you add * Earn coins as you create & play, so you can build more and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixicade Pets at 88% against Osmo Numbers's 33%. Pixicade Pets also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Osmo Numbers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and monetization model 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. Pixicade Pets sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Osmo Numbers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixicade Pets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 146 and 282 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Osmo Numbers's written reviews are positive against 88% of Pixicade Pets's.
Osmo Numbers ships an update every 2 months, Pixicade Pets monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Osmo Numbers | Pixicade Pets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (146 ratings) | 4.6 (282 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 146 | 282 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 358 MB | 222 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | BitOGenius Inc |
Customer experience
Osmo Numbers
Pixicade Pets
User reviews
Osmo Numbers
From 146 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great way to practice math
- 👍 Kids enjoy it
- 👍 Fun concept
- 👍 Cute graphics and interactive things
- 👍 Hands-on learning
Room to improve
- 🐛 App glitches frequently
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Game doesn't register tiles
- 🐛 Not compatible with certain iPads
- 🐛 Codes not working
Pixicade Pets
From 282 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and creative game
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 👍 Brings drawings to life
- 👍 Great for kids and families
- 👍 Promotes imagination and creativity
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
- 🔒 Limited free content, requires purchases
- 🐛 Difficulty uploading/scanning images
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
Pixicade Pets
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashing issues
- Trouble confirming email
- Inability to upload/scan images
Requested features
5 requests- More worlds and mini-games
- Ability to interact with friends' pets
- More customization options
- Ability to edit pets and other items
- Implement pet care features (feeding, sleeping, etc.)
In-app purchases
Osmo Numbers
No in-app purchases
Pixicade Pets
- + 5,000 coins$0.99
- + 30,000 coins$4.99
- Amusement Park World$4.99
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- + 70,000 coins$9.99
- Ticket Pack$25.99
Questions
Is Osmo Numbers free?
Is Pixicade Pets free?
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