Comparison

123 Fun MUSIC Games 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

123 Fun MUSIC Games

Explore the world of music and sounds with this intuitive game. It offers 25 different instruments to play with, fostering creativity and motor skills. Designed for all ages, it provides a fun and engaging way to create your own music.

Highlights
  • 25 different instruments
  • Fosters creativity
  • Develops motor skills
  • Exploratory environment
  • Simple and intuitive design
  • Language neutral
Features
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Beautiful, cool and simple music game, which inspires and encourages to create own music. Great introduction to explore the world of music and sounds. This simple and intuitive game has 25 different instruments to explore and have fun with including: * Xylophone, * Drums, * Guitars, * Trumpets, * Flutes, * Saxophone, * Bells and many many more! The game features activities that foster creativity, motor skills, and appreciation of sounds and music. 123 Fun Music was extensively tested to ensure its design is as simple as possible and everybody can explore the application independently. We hope you will love it! X is for Xylophone! 123 Fun Music lets you explore the fun filled world of musical instruments! This app is language neutral with no spoken language so everyone could play. Hours and hours of fun for the whole family. As simple as can be. Designed for all ages. +++ FEATURES +++ * Developed and reviewed by experts in education * A rich, exploratory environment filled with surprises * Funny, bright and creative artwork * You can interact with the app at your own pace * No confusing menus or navigation. Bright, colorful, friendly design. * Hundreds of rich graphics, vibrant sounds and beautiful special effects. * app designed for iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch - download once works everywhere! 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

123 Fun MUSIC Games4 screens
Osmo Coding Jam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Osmo Coding Jam at 4.2 against 123 Fun MUSIC Games's 3.3. Osmo Coding Jam also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 123 Fun MUSIC Games sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Osmo Coding Jam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Osmo Coding Jam holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Coding Jam has 272 ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of 123 Fun MUSIC Games's written reviews are positive against 68% of Osmo Coding Jam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
123 Fun MUSIC Games versus Osmo Coding Jam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter123 Fun MUSIC GamesOsmo Coding Jam
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (44 ratings)4.2 (272 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews68.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44272 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB395 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer123 Kids Fun Sp. z o.o.Tangible Play

Customer experience

123 Fun MUSIC Games

All ratings44 ratings
Positive52.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative38.6%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral9.7%
Negative29.7%

Osmo Coding Jam

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

User reviews

123 Fun MUSIC Games

From 44 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👶 Engaging for toddlers and young children
  • 🎵 Authentic instrument sounds and music
  • 🎨 Bright, colorful, visually appealing design
  • 📱 Simple, intuitive interface for babies
  • 🎼 Educational introduction to instruments

Room to improve

  • 📢 Excessive and poorly placed advertisements
  • 💰 Aggressive in-app purchase strategy
  • 🎯 Ad placement causes accidental clicks by children
  • 🔗 Ads link to inappropriate content (dating, gun rights, sports)
  • ⚠️ Misleading App Store description

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

123 Fun MUSIC Games

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • In-app purchases fail to unlock content
  • App freezes during updates
  • Audio not working despite troubleshooting
  • App disappears from library after update
  • Upgrade from lite to full version doesn't work
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  • App crashes when returning from ads
  • Info button too easily triggered by children
  • Paid version removes previously purchased instruments
  • In-app purchase system broken/non-functional

Requested features

7 requests
  • Relocate ads away from play area
  • Add parental controls/gates for all interactive elements
  • Organize instruments by category/type
  • Make string and horn instruments more interactive
  • Restore previous color scheme (primary colors)
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  • Offline play mode without ads
  • Improve instrument sound accuracy

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

1 purchases

123 Fun MUSIC Games

One-time1
  • Unlock 22 more instruments!$4.99
None

Osmo Coding Jam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 123 Fun MUSIC Games free?
123 Fun MUSIC Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Osmo Coding Jam free?
Osmo Coding Jam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 123 Fun MUSIC Games or Osmo Coding Jam?
Osmo Coding Jam is rated higher. 123 Fun MUSIC Games averages 3.3 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Osmo Coding Jam averages 4.2 from 272 ratings.
Do 123 Fun MUSIC Games or Osmo Coding Jam have ads?
123 Fun MUSIC Games shows ads; Osmo Coding Jam does not.
Which is updated more often, 123 Fun MUSIC Games or Osmo Coding Jam?
123 Fun MUSIC Games ships an update every 2 months, and Osmo Coding Jam every 2 months. Most recently, 123 Fun MUSIC Games was updated on September 26, 2026 and Osmo Coding Jam on September 25, 2026.

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