Comparison

Number Munchers vs Osmo Coding Jam

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

Head to head
About

Number Munchers

Navigate a grid, eating correct numbers and equations while avoiding enemies. This classic game challenges your math skills with various level types and increasing difficulty.

Highlights
  • Eat correct numbers and equations
  • Avoid Troggles and other enemies
  • Multiple level types (Multiples, Factors, Primes, Equality, Inequality)
  • Increasing difficulty levels
  • Interactive grid movement
  • Score points and aim for the Hall of Fame
Features
Currently charting
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Welcome to the game of eating numbers and equations while avoiding being eaten yourself! This classic game is now available for your enjoyment on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Just like the old-school game you used to play but now blended with some new twists! You'll enjoy it as much as you did back in the day and now you can pass along the fun you used to have to your kids. They probably wouldn't be caught dead using the original hardware this ran on! Your hero is Muncher. You'll be directing his movements and eating habits while on your quest. Your objective is to eat the correct numbers or equations based on the heading of the level you are on. But be warned: there are creatures out there called Troggles that will get in your way! You may remember some of those shady characters: Reggies, Helpers, Bashfuls, Workers, and Smarties. Without the hardware of your Apple ][ handy, you now move around the grid by touching a box. To eat the contents of a box, double touch it. Since you are no longer restricted to moving one box at a time, you must learn how Muncher moves to be successful at avoiding Troggles! For every correct answer you eat, you receive points. Once you have eaten all of the correct answers you will move onto the next level. You will lose one of your Munchers if an incorrect answer is eaten or you cross paths with a Troggle. The game is over when you are out of lives. You can briefly keep yourself safe from Troggles while inside of the roaming 'safe box'. After every three levels you can sit back and watch a short, classic movie of Muncher taking care of business. When your game is over, you may be fortunate enough to have made it into the world-wide hall of fame! There are five basic types of levels for you to play: - Multiples: only eat multiples of the given number. - Factors: only eat factors of the given number. - Primes: only eat prime numbers. - Equality: only eat equations that are equal to the given number. - Inequality: only eat equations that are NOT equal to the given number. You may also play all types together in series or in random order. As you progress in each type the difficulty increases. There are 250 distinct levels awaiting you! Varying levels of difficulty are available to challenge your math skills. Also, as the difficulty goes up, more troggles will come after you and you will have fewer spare Munchers on hand. The harder you make it the more points you will receive per eaten correct answer. Have fun!

About

Osmo Coding Jam

This app allows children to create original music by arranging physical coding blocks into patterns and sequences. It offers over 300 musical sounds and enables kids to record and share their compositions with others. It's a STEAM-based experience that teaches coding fundamentals through music.

Highlights
  • Create music with physical coding blocks
  • Compose original tunes
  • Over 300 musical sounds
  • Record and share music
  • Learn coding fundamentals
  • Develop rhythm and melody skills
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Explore the creative side of coding with hands-on music-making! In Osmo’s Coding Jam, kids arrange physical coding blocks into patterns and sequences to compose original tunes. The game comes with over 300 musical sounds to produce the perfect song. Kids can safely record and share their music with friends, family and the Jam community. “a STEAM-based experience that promotes creative problem-solving.” - VentureBeat “Osmo Coding Jam teaches children coding with music” - Forbes About Osmo Coding Jam: 1. CREATE: Kids 5-12 use coding blocks to create explosive beats. 2. LEARN: Kids get to know coding’s creative side while developing an ear for rhythm, melody, and harmony. 3. SHARE: Once they’ve composed a jam, kids can safely share it with friends, family and the jam community. Learn with our hands-on coding language: Research shows that tangible blocks are a game changer when it comes to helping kids learn. Each of our blocks is a programming command kids can use to create unique jams. As they explore playing with coding blocks, the volume of fun — and learning — gets turned up! * Requires the Osmo Base and Coding Blocks. Each sold separately or as part of Osmo Coding Starter Kit or Osmo Coding Family Bundle. * Compatible with most iPads. Please see our device compatibility list here: https://support.playosmo.com/hc/articles/115010156067 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.

Screenshots

Number Munchers4 screens
Osmo Coding Jam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Osmo Coding Jam at 68% against Number Munchers's 19%. Osmo Coding Jam also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.2 vs 3.2). Number Munchers's advantage is chart position (#103 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Osmo Coding Jam is free to download; Number Munchers costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Osmo Coding Jam holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 190 and 272 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Number Munchers's written reviews are positive against 68% of Osmo Coding Jam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Number Munchers ships an update every 23 months, Osmo Coding Jam every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Number Munchers versus Osmo Coding Jam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumber MunchersOsmo Coding Jam
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (190 ratings)4.2 (272 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.5% of reviews68.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings190272 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#103 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB395 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMotivCodeTangible Play

Customer experience

Number Munchers

All ratings190 ratings
Positive48.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative41.1%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive18.5%
Neutral12.3%
Negative69.1%

Osmo Coding Jam

All ratings272 ratings
Positive75.7%
Neutral9.2%
Negative15.1%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative21.7%

User reviews

Number Munchers

From 190 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Nostalgic game experience
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Great for kids
  • 🧠 Educational value
  • ✨ Fun and engaging gameplay

Room to improve

  • 💥 Frequent crashes
  • 🚫 Game does not work
  • 💸 Not worth the money
  • ⏳ Outdated and unplayable
  • 🐌 Slow or unresponsive controls

Osmo Coding Jam

From 272 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
  • 🎶 Great for learning coding and music
  • 🤩 Inspiring and creative tool
  • ✨ Amazing app experience
  • 👍 Works well on older iPads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Incompatible with current iPads
  • 🐛 App not working after updates
  • 🐛 Crashing issues
  • 🐛 Glitches and errors
  • 🐛 Does not recognize tiles

Bugs and requests

Number Munchers

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Crashes after a few levels (often 3 or 4)
  • Game shuts down after videos/cutscenes
  • Cannot select numbers
  • Double-tap control is too fast/unresponsive
  • App closes after level clear
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  • Game doesn't work past a certain level
  • Trackpad/mouse not working
  • Game closes after specific level milestones (e.g., multiples of 3 or 4)
  • Auto-progression glitching
  • Level won't clear even after munching correct numbers
  • Muncher stops working after walking into a troggle
  • Cannot move to next level automatically
  • Game doesn't download correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add addition and subtraction modes
  • Make a Word Muncher game
  • Add more levels
  • Fix cutscene glitches
  • Add cutscenes back

Osmo Coding Jam

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Not compatible with current generation of iPads
  • App does not work after returning from a trip
  • App crashes on opening
  • Cannot play on iPad 10
  • Glitches when coding a song
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  • App no longer opens after last update
  • App keeps crashing
  • Pieces don't work and cameras glitchy
  • Camera sensors different combos
  • Loading stops halfway
  • Does not recognize tiles
  • Sound doesn't work on 2018 iPad
  • Horrible detection of grey piece
  • 4th level practice keeps crashing
  • Blue coding blocks not recognized
  • Songs not appearing in categories

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more characters
  • Add a trade character feature
  • Add more updates
  • Add a feature to create own musical characters
  • Add engineer feature

In-app purchases

None

Number Munchers

No in-app purchases

None

Osmo Coding Jam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Number Munchers free?
Number Munchers costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Osmo Coding Jam free?
Osmo Coding Jam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Number Munchers or Osmo Coding Jam?
Osmo Coding Jam is rated higher. Number Munchers averages 3.2 out of 5 from 190 ratings, while Osmo Coding Jam averages 4.2 from 272 ratings.
Do Number Munchers or Osmo Coding Jam have ads?
Neither Number Munchers nor Osmo Coding Jam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Number Munchers or Osmo Coding Jam?
Number Munchers ships an update every 23 months, and Osmo Coding Jam every 2 months. Most recently, Number Munchers was updated on October 12, 2026 and Osmo Coding Jam on October 12, 2026.

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