Comparison

Look Again! Lite vs Osmo Newton

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

Head to head
About

Look Again! Lite

This fast-paced puzzle game challenges your brain to quickly recognize patterns and shapes. With increasing difficulty and randomly generated puzzles, it offers weeks of enjoyment and brain training. The retro art deco style and original soundtrack enhance the addictive gameplay.

Highlights
  • Pattern and shape recognition
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Randomly generated puzzles
  • Retro art deco style
  • Original soundtrack
  • Lite version with 11 levels
Features
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Try the free Lite version of Look Again!, ranked #1 iPhone Puzzle App, #2 iPhone Game App, #2 iPhone Top App! Featured on the front page of the App Store as a Staff Favorite, What's Hot, and New & Noteworthy! "If you’re into the “retro style art deco vibe” or really enjoy brain teasers, Look Again is for you. With Game Center integration full of achievements and leader boards it’s sure to keep anyone entertained." - AppAdvice "A fast-paced arcade game that will take a sharp mind to succeed in" - TouchArcade Challenge your brain to quickly recognize patterns and shapes in this fast paced, addictive puzzle game! Simple to pick up and play, this unique puzzler has plenty of variation and difficulty to provide weeks of enjoyment while training your brain. In each puzzle, you are presented with a pattern composed of overlapping shapes; your job is to identify the shapes before time runs out. Sounds easy? Think you've got it?….Look Again! Features: - Lite version contains 11 of the 270 levels included in the full version, each consisting of multiple puzzles -10 Shape Packs with over 30 shapes each -Randomly generated puzzles for infinite replayability -Full version includes Gamecenter integration with leaderboards and achievements (not available in the Lite version). -Increasing difficulty with shapes rotating, flipping or disappearing -Retro style art deco vibe -Driving original soundtrack designed to increase suspense

About

Osmo Newton

Engage with creative physics puzzles by drawing or placing physical objects. Guide falling balls into target zones using everyday items. Experience a blend of physical and digital play.

Highlights
  • Draw lines to solve puzzles
  • Place physical objects to interact
  • Guide falling balls into targets
  • Works with everyday items
  • Hands-on learning experience
  • Promotes creativity and problem-solving
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Solve creative physics puzzles by drawing lines or placing items in front of the screen. Play your favourite Osmo Newton on both iPhone and iPad! Use your iPhone with the "Osmo Base for iPad" which can be found at playosmo.com. * Please see our device compatibility list here: https://support.playosmo.com/hc/articles/115010156067 "..games that interact with just about any physical object—pen, paper, blocks, even toys your kids already own. - The Wall Street Journal "This interplay between the physical and digital realms looks and feels like magic." - Forbes "Osmo has been a revolution in our family." - Wired Awarded: **Best Design** - Good Design, 2016 **Best Product Designs** - Fast Company Finalist, 2016 **Innovative Toy of the Year** - TOTY Finalist, 2015 **Best Inventions** - TIME, 2014 Works with any object or drawing – Mom’s keys, hand-drawn basket, even toys you already own. Simply place the object/drawing in front of the screen and manipulate it to guide the falling balls into the target zones. 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

Look Again! Lite4 screens
Osmo Newton4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Osmo Newton at every 2 months against Look Again! Lite's every 71 months. Osmo Newton also leads on ratings volume (384 vs 8). Look Again! Lite's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Look Again! Lite against 4.1 for Osmo Newton. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Newton has 384 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Look Again! Lite's written reviews are positive against 65% of Osmo Newton's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Look Again! Lite ships an update every 71 months, Osmo Newton every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Look Again! Lite versus Osmo Newton: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLook Again! LiteOsmo Newton
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (8 ratings) — better4.1 (384 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better65.4% of reviews
Number of ratings8384 — better
Update frequencyEvery 71 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB451 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmappsoftTangible Play

Customer experience

Look Again! Lite

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Osmo Newton

All ratings383 ratings
Positive75.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative17.8%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative25.9%

Bugs and requests

Look Again! Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Osmo Newton

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes on launch or during gameplay
  • Unresponsive app after recent updates
  • Lorem Ipsum placeholder text stuck on screen
  • Achievement page frozen preventing gameplay
  • App incompatible with iPad Air 2 and 11-inch iPad
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  • Camera permission prompt issues on newer iOS
  • Line detection fails to recognize drawings
  • Game slows down significantly with multiple balls
  • App fails to load or gets stuck on loading screen
  • Whiteboard compatibility issues

Requested features

8 requests
  • Back/front camera option for better positioning
  • Pause menu functionality
  • More levels beyond the current 61
  • Grid screen option for better line detection
  • Adjustable camera sensitivity settings
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  • Better instructions and tutorial for beginners
  • Start button before gameplay begins
  • Support for older iPad models

In-app purchases

None

Look Again! Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Osmo Newton

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Look Again! Lite free?
Look Again! Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Osmo Newton free?
Osmo Newton is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Look Again! Lite or Osmo Newton?
Look Again! Lite is rated higher. Look Again! Lite averages 4.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Osmo Newton averages 4.1 from 384 ratings.
Do Look Again! Lite or Osmo Newton have ads?
Neither Look Again! Lite nor Osmo Newton shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Look Again! Lite or Osmo Newton?
Look Again! Lite ships an update every 71 months, and Osmo Newton every 2 months. Most recently, Look Again! Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Osmo Newton on November 6, 2026.

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