Math Monsters vs Osmo Coding Awbie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Math Monsters
This game offers a fun and challenging way for children aged 6 and up to practice math skills. It uses a drag-and-drop mechanic with interactive characters and a scoring system that rewards accuracy and consecutive correct answers.
- Drag & drop math gameplay
- Cute, interactive characters
- Scoring system rewards accuracy
- Bonuses for milestones
- Challenging for ages 6+
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Math Monsters is more than just a drag & drop math game with cute, interactive characters - it’s a fun and challenging way for kids, ages 6 and up, to learn and play. The scoring system rewards accuracy by adding more time to the clock and increasing point value for each consecutive correct answer. Additional bonuses are given when certain milestones are achieved. Whether it’s to beat their high score, or just have fun, Math Monsters will keep kids coming back for more!
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
Math Monsters and Osmo Coding Awbie both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Math Monsters's written reviews are positive against 37% of Osmo Coding Awbie's. Math Monsters also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (9.0.0 vs 15.0). Osmo Coding Awbie's advantage is ratings volume (455 vs 8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Math Monsters against 3.9 for Osmo Coding Awbie. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Coding Awbie has 455 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Math Monsters's written reviews are positive against 37% of Osmo Coding Awbie's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Math Monsters | Osmo Coding Awbie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (8 ratings) | 3.9 (455 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 37.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 455 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 305 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Snider | Tangible Play |
Customer experience
Math Monsters
Osmo Coding Awbie
Bugs and requests
Math Monsters
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
Math Monsters
No in-app purchases
Osmo Coding Awbie
No in-app purchases
Questions
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