Comparison

Number Munchers vs Osmo Numbers

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

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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 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.

Screenshots

Number Munchers4 screens
Osmo Numbers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Osmo Numbers at Free against Number Munchers's $1.99. Osmo Numbers also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 23 months). Number Munchers's advantage is chart position (#101 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 Numbers 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 Numbers holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 190 and 145 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Number Munchers's written reviews are positive against 33% of Osmo Numbers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Number Munchers ships an update every 23 months, Osmo Numbers every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Number Munchers versus Osmo Numbers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumber MunchersOsmo Numbers
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (190 ratings)3.8 (145 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.5% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings190 — better145
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#101 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB358 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 Numbers

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

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 Numbers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Number Munchers

No in-app purchases

None

Osmo Numbers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Number Munchers free?
Number Munchers costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Osmo Numbers free?
Osmo Numbers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Number Munchers or Osmo Numbers?
Osmo Numbers is rated higher. Number Munchers averages 3.2 out of 5 from 190 ratings, while Osmo Numbers averages 3.8 from 145 ratings.
Do Number Munchers or Osmo Numbers have ads?
Neither Number Munchers nor Osmo Numbers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Number Munchers or Osmo Numbers?
Number Munchers ships an update every 23 months, and Osmo Numbers every 2 months. Most recently, Number Munchers was updated on October 16, 2026 and Osmo Numbers on October 18, 2026.

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