Comparison

Square vs Osmo Coding Awbie

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

Head to head
About

Square

This strategy game enhances focus, spatial reasoning, and problem-solving skills for young learners and all ages. Players take turns drawing lines to complete squares, competing against each other or a built-in opponent. Track progress and aim for higher scores in the Hall of Fame.

Highlights
  • 1 or 2-player game play
  • 3 levels of play
  • Audio instructions
  • Player Hall of Fame
  • Colorful graphics
  • Delightful music
Features
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Square-Off is a strategy game from School Zone that helps with focus, cognitive development, spatial reasoning, and problem-solving skills. It’s great for young learners and fun for all ages! Compete with a friend in two-player mode or play against a built-in opponent. Choose from three levels of play for added challenge. The goal is to complete the most squares. Players take turns placing a line (vertical and horizontal lines only) between adjacent dots. Touch between the dots to add a line. With one-person play, make the first move, and the app’s built-in opponent moves immediately after. The line it adds will continue to blink until your next move. It takes four lines to make a square. Be careful, so your human or electronic competitor doesn’t add the fourth line! An “ownership” icon will appear in each square, depending on who completes the fourth line. The score indicator at the bottom of the screen shows which player’s turn is next. The game continues until all the squares are completed, and the winner is the player with the most squares. Choosing “Play” at the end of a game shuffles the puzzle for a new challenge and the opportunity to improve. Names and scores get tracked in the player Hall of Fame. Beat your last score with the next game, and move up in the ranking! Features: •Audio instructions •1- or 2-player game play •3 levels of play •Colorful graphics •Delightful music •Player Hall of Fame Skills: •visual perception •spatial reasoning •cognitive development •strategy/prediction •problem solving •attention/focus Ages: 4-7 ABOUT SCHOOL ZONE www.schoolzone.com School Zone sparks imagination and nurtures children’s natural curiosity. We offer playful, research-based content, brimming with color, creativity and bonus features. A trusted friend to parents and teachers for more than 30 years, we know how kids learn best. Play together with your kids or turn them loose to explore with confidence--no third-party advertising.

About

Osmo Coding Awbie

This app introduces children to coding through a fun, interactive adventure. Players use physical blocks to program a character's journey, combining tangible play with screen time to learn problem-solving and logic skills.

Highlights
  • Learn coding with physical blocks
  • Interactive screen-based gameplay
  • Program character's journey
  • Develop problem-solving skills
  • Teaches logic and computational thinking
  • Hands-on learning experience
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Ready for a tree-shaking, strawbie-munching adventure? In Osmo’s Coding Awbie, kids use physical blocks of code to program a wondrous journey for Awbie, a playful character who loves delicious strawbies. Combining tangible blocks with interactive screen time, Coding Awbie is the easiest way to introduce your kids to coding. Winner of the toy industry's top awards: **Parent's Choice Gold Award, 2016** **Oppenheim Best Toy, Platinum Award, 2016** "It enables children to learn computational thinking" - Forbes "Osmo’s blocks are like LEGO for coding" - Engadget "…for young children, one of the best is Osmo Coding" - The Wall Street Journal Coding Awbie teaches problem-solving and logic skills. It helps kids succeed in an increasingly digital world. Osmo Coding Awbie is the easiest way to learn the basics of programming. * 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

Square4 screens
Osmo Coding Awbie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Osmo Coding Awbie at 3.9 against Square's 3.1. Osmo Coding Awbie also leads on ratings volume (455 vs 9) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Square's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Osmo Coding Awbie holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Coding Awbie has 455 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Square's written reviews are positive against 37% of Osmo Coding Awbie's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Square ships an update every 7 months, Osmo Coding Awbie every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Square versus Osmo Coding Awbie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquareOsmo Coding Awbie
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (9 ratings)3.9 (455 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews37.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9455 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB305 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSchool Zone PublishingTangible Play

Customer experience

Square

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral23.1%
Negative46.2%

Osmo Coding Awbie

All ratings450 ratings
Positive69.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative22.0%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive37.4%
Neutral13.0%
Negative49.6%

Bugs and requests

Square

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Osmo Coding Awbie

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes during gameplay
  • Coding blocks not recognized properly
  • Incorrect path detection and character movement
  • Syncing and progress issues across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to create custom games
  • Improved camera support for tablet cases
  • Better error handling and troubleshooting

In-app purchases

None

Square

No in-app purchases

None

Osmo Coding Awbie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Square free?
Square is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Osmo Coding Awbie free?
Osmo Coding Awbie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Square or Osmo Coding Awbie?
Osmo Coding Awbie is rated higher. Square averages 3.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Osmo Coding Awbie averages 3.9 from 455 ratings.
Do Square or Osmo Coding Awbie have ads?
Neither Square nor Osmo Coding Awbie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Square or Osmo Coding Awbie?
Square ships an update every 7 months, and Osmo Coding Awbie every 2 months. Most recently, Square was updated on November 1, 2026 and Osmo Coding Awbie on November 3, 2026.

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