Osmo Tangram vs Emoquest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Osmo Tangram
This app reinvents a classic puzzle game with a hands-on, interactive approach. Arrange physical tangram pieces to solve on-screen challenges, developing spatial reasoning and problem-solving skills. Explore diverse puzzles and bring your creations to life.
- Physical tangram pieces
- On-screen puzzle matching
- Spatial reasoning development
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Creative shape building
- Interactive learning experience
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A timeless game reinvented in a hands-on, interactive way! In Osmo Genius Tangram, arrange physical tangram pieces to match on-screen puzzles. It’s a great way to exercise spatial and visual problem-solving skills. Start thinking with shapes! Animals, spaceships, people and more — there’s so much to create. Through a variety of puzzles, challenge yourself through multiple levels of difficulty and watch your creations come to life on screen! Play your favorite Osmo Genius Tangram 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 Tangram Pieces. Each sold separately or as part of Osmo Genius Starter Kit or Osmo Genius Tangram. Learn more at playosmo.com. * 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 "This interplay between the physical and digital realms looks and feels like magic." - Forbes "Osmo has been a revolution in our family." - Wired 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.
Emoquest
Interactive stories designed to help children improve social skills and manage emotions. Users make choices within scenarios to guide characters through social situations. Offers a variety of stories covering topics like sharing, anger management, and personal space.
- Interactive social stories
- SEL activities
- Emotion management
- Social skills improvement
- Choice-based scenarios
- Special education focus
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Interactive Social Stories for Special Ed Classrooms. SEL Activities to improve social skills and manage emotions. Choose what Jimmy should do in Social Situations. Social Stories * Sharing is Caring * Taking Turns * Expressing Anger * Asking to Join * Jimmy gets Teased * Cheering Harry up * I Choose How I Act! * Stranger Danger * Personal Space * Sharing Friends * Leaving Recess * Potty Training * Germs * Compromise * Staying with the Group * Doing Hard Things * Being Honest * Brushing your Teeth * Not Interrupting Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://har150n.github.io/Emoquest_Privacy_Policy/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Emoquest at 5.0 against Osmo Tangram's 4.1. Emoquest also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Osmo Tangram's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (166 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Emoquest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Osmo Tangram asks for nothing beyond the download.
Emoquest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Tangram has 166 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Osmo Tangram ships an update every 2 months, Emoquest every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Osmo Tangram | Emoquest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (166 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 166 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 501 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | Harrison Shu |
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Osmo Tangram
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In-app purchases
Osmo Tangram
No in-app purchases
Emoquest
- Emoquest Pro Monthly$17.991 Month
- pro$19.991 Month
- Emoquest Pro Annual$139.991 Year
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