Osmo Words vs Wittle!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Osmo Words
Arrange physical letter tiles to spell words on screen, unlocking prizes and new levels. This game offers adaptive learning to match your spelling difficulty and is playable on iPhone and iPad.
- Spell secret words with physical tiles
- Adaptive learning for personalized difficulty
- Unlock prizes and dance moves
- Progress through multiple fun levels
- Playable on iPhone and iPad
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In Osmo Genius Words, arrange physical Osmo Letter Tiles to spell secret words. Each letter you get correct, appears on screen, until eventually the entire word is revealed. Unlock prizes and dance moves as you progress across multiple fun levels! Choose a level of spelling difficulty that’s right for you and then the adaptive learning helps you play at the level that is right for you! Play your favorite Osmo Genius Words 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 Words Tiles. Each sold separately or as part of Osmo Genius Starter Kit or Osmo Genius Words. * 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 "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.
Wittle!
A word game combining logic and language where players guess a hidden word. Compete with friends, play solo against AI, or join the Daily Challenge to test your skills against a global community.
- Logic and language word guessing
- Play against friends or AI
- Daily global challenges
- Offline support
- In-game currency for cosmetics
- Unlockable achievements and badges
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Ready for a smarter word game? Wittle is two parts logic, one part language—flex your wits in a series of guesses to find a hidden word. Take on your friends, play solo against the computer, or take a slice at the Daily Challenge and see how sharp you are against all the other Wittlers in the world! * Full offline support for single player and local multiplayer * Play private games against friends or make a public game that anyone can join * Collect in-game currency by playing which can be used to purchase new avatars, cosmetics, and scenery * Unlock badges and pin them to your Wittler to show off our achievements! Simple enough for a child to learn but with endless difficulty, Wittle offers a challenge for people of any age. Welcome to camp!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wittle! at 5.0 against Osmo Words's 3.7. Wittle! also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Osmo Words's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (188 vs 2). On price, ads and device support 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. Wittle! sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Osmo Words asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wittle! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Words has 188 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Osmo Words ships an update every 2 months, Wittle! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Osmo Words | Wittle! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (188 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 188 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.3 GB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | O Street (WA) |
Customer experience
Osmo Words
Wittle!
Bugs and requests
Osmo Words
Reported bugs
10 issues- Infinite loading
- Wi-Fi connection errors
- App not available on certain iPad versions
- App freezes
- App crashes during games
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- Custom word list not working
- Levels not accurately described
- Game stuck on loading screen
- Sudden stop working on iPads
- Not working with iOS 16.2
Requested features
6 requests- Add German language support
- Improve level descriptions for accuracy
- Allow spelling of whole words
- Slow down the game progression
- Add option to choose iPad model during purchase
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- Allow use with iPad cases
Wittle!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Osmo Words
No in-app purchases
Wittle!
- Basic Membership - Monthly$1.991 Month
- Basic Membership - Yearly$19.991 Year
- 1000 Leaves$0.99
- 5000 Leaves$4.49
