Move the Box vs Osmo Numbers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Move the Box
This is a challenging logic puzzle game where players move, drop, and swap boxes to clear the dock. Match three or more of the same kind in a line to make them disappear, but be mindful of limited turns.
- Simple rules, tricky challenges
- 576 fascinating levels
- Move, drop, and swap boxes
- Match three or more boxes
- Limited turns
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The best puzzle game ever! Became the #1 Free App in more than 40 countries! + simple rules but tricky challenges + 576 fascinating levels + millions of downloads Move the Box is a logic puzzle about moving boxes around. Clean the dock, do it fast! You can move, drop and swap the boxes. Three or more boxes of the same kind in a line disappear. Watch out for turns, you only have a limited number!
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Move the Box at 77% against Osmo Numbers's 33%. Move the Box also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Osmo Numbers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Move the Box sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Osmo Numbers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Move the Box holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 146 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Move the Box's written reviews are positive against 33% of Osmo Numbers's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Move the Box | Osmo Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (39 ratings) — better | 3.8 (146 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.8% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 39 | 146 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 200 MB | 358 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pavlo Shelyazhenko | Tangible Play |
Customer experience
Move the Box
Osmo Numbers
User reviews
Move the Box
From 39 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Challenging and fun puzzles
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Simple but engaging concept
- 👍 Good for passing time
Room to improve
- 🐛 Levels can be too difficult
- 💰 Requiring purchase of hints to progress
- 🔒 Concerns about app accessing clipboard data
- 🐛 Issues with game progress being lost after updates
Osmo Numbers
From 146 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great way to practice math
- 👍 Kids enjoy it
- 👍 Fun concept
- 👍 Cute graphics and interactive things
- 👍 Hands-on learning
Room to improve
- 🐛 App glitches frequently
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Game doesn't register tiles
- 🐛 Not compatible with certain iPads
- 🐛 Codes not working
Bugs and requests
Move the Box
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels disappearing after updates
- Game crashing or freezing
- Issues with box graphics and animations
Requested features
5 requests- Option to skip levels and come back later
- Ability to earn hints through gameplay
- More free hints
- Customization options like music and backgrounds
- Scoring system with stars for performance
Osmo Numbers
Reported bugs
12 issues- App glitches
- App crashes
- Game will not register tiles
- Reflector not sensing tiles
- App won't open on old iPads
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- Unable to login or create new account
- Codes to create account not working
- Not compatible with iPad Pro 4th generation
- App crashes when trying to open
- Black screen when starting app
- Numbers go up to 35 then lay down for 14
- Update caused son to stop playing
Requested features
5 requests- Increase timer duration
- Add more drawing games
- Add voice reading for math problems
- Improve tile sensing accuracy
- Make game go slower
In-app purchases
Move the Box
- 5 hints$0.99
- 15 hints$1.99
- 30 hints$3.99
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- 100 hints$9.99
- 250 hints$19.99
- 500 hints$29.99
Osmo Numbers
No in-app purchases
Questions
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