Comparison

Go Go Xylo 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

Go Go Xylo

This 3D Xylophone app lets you play along with famous artists and discover your musical talent. It features sheet music, great arrangements, and fun animations, making it accessible even for those with no musical background.

Highlights
  • 3D Xylophone interface
  • Play-along with famous artists
  • Sheet music display
  • Adjustable keys (major/minor)
  • 3D animation
  • Full accompaniment and vocals
Features
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♫ “Play along with top Stars in this very cool 3-D Xylophone Music app” – App Data ♫ “It’s a good way to get children used to the idea of written music" - Kit Eaton, NY Times ♫ “Go Go Xylo is an excellent app…it is absolutely a must-have for anyone musically inclined.” -- App Shrink ♫ “Get ready for exciting hours of FUN with your friends or alone with GoGo Xylo for the iPad and iPhone.” – Snoops ♫ “You can play and discover your musical talent with these wacky and fun musical instruments.” – Apps Hawk ♫ “Go Go Xylo is an interesting combination of kid-friendly musical play-along, and surprisingly in-depth music game complete with real sheet music.” – IGN ♫ “Whether you are a musician or not, it's time to Go Go Xylo and have a little fun. Step outside the box and see how your mobile device can meet the musical side of yourself, child or students.”  -- Fun Educational Apps ♫ ”With every tap of your finger, a well tuned instrument will sing. What’s the point of buying a real xylophone when you can get an amazing one for your Apple device for free?” – Teacher Cast ♫ “GoGo Xylo is a fun Guitar Hero-style game, allowing you to be a music legend wherever you go. It is a great new twist in 3D Xylophone music app” – Best 10 Apps ♫ “The Xylophone has great sound and can be quickly changed to another key (even minor keys)…even if you have no musical talent, this new iPad / iPhone Xylophone app allows you to play.” – FN ♫ “GoGo Xylo gets musical for iPhone and iPad.”  -- Apps Playground ♫ “…very cool 3-D Xylophone Music app with sheet music, great arrangements, great stars.”  -- Podnova Play along with top Stars in this very cool 3-D Xylophone Music app with 3-D Animation. Sheet Music, Great Arrangements, Great Stars On the iPhone and the iPad Get ready for exciting hours of FUN with your friends or alone with GoGo Xylo for the iPad and iPhone. Designed in 3-D graphics with 3-D animation. You can play and discover your musical talent with these wacky and fun musical instruments. The Xylophone has great sound and can be quickly changed to another key (even minor keys)! Then, even if you have no musical talent, this new iPad / iPhone Xylophone app allows you to play along or sing along with these extraordinary famous artists: ♫ Mark Farner - formerly of Grand Funk Railroad (12 gold and 10 platinum records) ♫ Mr. Steve - The music teacher host of PBS Kids ♫ “Big Mike” Lynche – American Idol Finalist Season 9 ♫ Katelyn Epperly - American Idol Finalist Season 9 With your download you will get everything you need to play the following 3 songs. The sheet music will show each note as the Xylophone bar lights with full accompaniment and vocals. - Children Classic: “Baa Baa Black Sheep” with vocals by Mr. Steve - Children Classic: “Old MacDonald” with vocals by Katelyn Epperly and many funny animal sounds - The beautiful classical piece, “The Blue Danube Waltz” More songs are available to download (39 total) and lots more are being produced with many great artists. And, if you purchase songs on the iPad, they will also show up on this app on the iPhone. No need to pay twice. GoGo Xylo Features at a glance: - Fully Functional Xylophone with incredible sound - Ability to change keys and octave range - Many wacky instruments with full 3-D animation - Play Along Sheet Music with Lyrics - Sheet Music for easy Xylophone melody and a more difficult (iPad only) Xylophone melody - Play the Xylophone yourself or just hear how the Xylophone should sound - Normal and Slow Tempo - You play the Xylophone and hear the song the way you want: - With or without Vocals - With or Without Accompaniment - With or Without background Xylophone - Xylophone bars light up to show what to play - Try these Songs for FREE and download other songs later. Many more songs being produced now. Check often as new songs become available.

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

Go Go Xylo4 screens
Osmo Coding Jam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Osmo Coding Jam at none against Go Go Xylo's 10. Osmo Coding Jam also leads on ratings volume (272 vs 44). Go Go Xylo's advantage is review sentiment (97% vs 68%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads 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. Go Go Xylo sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Osmo Coding Jam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Go Go Xylo against 4.2 for Osmo Coding Jam. 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 are what separate them: 97% of Go Go Xylo's written reviews are positive against 68% of Osmo Coding Jam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Go Go Xylo ships an update every 3 weeks, Osmo Coding Jam every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Go Go Xylo versus Osmo Coding Jam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGo Go XyloOsmo Coding Jam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (44 ratings) — better4.2 (272 ratings)
Positive reviews97.1% of reviews — better68.3% of reviews
Number of ratings44272 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB395 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBarrett Productions, LLCTangible Play

Customer experience

Go Go Xylo

All ratings44 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive97.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative0.0%

Osmo Coding Jam

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

Bugs and requests

Go Go Xylo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

10 purchases

Go Go Xylo

One-time10
  • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy$0.99
  • Fur Elise$0.99
  • The Wheels on the Bus$0.99
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  • Twinkle Twinkle Little Star$0.99
  • Classical Group 1$2.99
  • Classical Group 2$2.99
  • Children Group 1$2.99
  • Children Group 2$2.99
  • Children Group 3$2.99
  • Children Group 4$2.99
None

Osmo Coding Jam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Go Go Xylo free?
Go Go Xylo 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, Go Go Xylo or Osmo Coding Jam?
Go Go Xylo is rated higher. Go Go Xylo averages 4.2 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Osmo Coding Jam averages 4.2 from 272 ratings.
Do Go Go Xylo or Osmo Coding Jam have ads?
Neither Go Go Xylo nor Osmo Coding Jam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Go Go Xylo or Osmo Coding Jam?
Go Go Xylo ships an update every 3 weeks, and Osmo Coding Jam every 2 months. Most recently, Go Go Xylo was updated on November 6, 2026 and Osmo Coding Jam on November 6, 2026.

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