Comparison

Princess Fairy Tale Maker 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

Princess Fairy Tale Maker

Spark a child's imagination with this creative app. Children can create their own animated fairy tales by adding stickers, backgrounds, and narration. They can also color classic fairy tale scenes with various patterns and effects.

Highlights
  • Create animated fairy tales
  • Add animated stickers and backgrounds
  • Record narration for stories
  • Color classic fairy tale scenes
  • Save and share creations
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An award-winning creative app that will spark the imagination for children ages 3-9. AWARDS: Parents’ Choice Silver Award; Children’s Technology Review Editor’s Choice Award. CATEGORY: Creative Expression ACTIVITIES MAKE A FAIRY TALE: Tell a story - 32 animated background scenes: fairyland, castle, forest, clouds, rainbow, deep sea, tree house
and more - 190+ animated stickers: princesses, hula girls, fairies, ballerinas, animals, flowers, food and more
 - 29 crayons and 29 colored pencils
 - Narrate the princesses’ adventures using the self-record feature - Move the stickers to create your own movie - Tap the stickers to make their mouths move COLOR: Decorate the scenes
 - 32 coloring pages 
inspired by classic fairy tales: Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland and more - Princesses doing interesting things: landing on the moon, taking care of animals and more
 - Princesses from different countries
 - 80+ patterns, rainbows, polka dots, hearts, clouds, butterflies, stripes, zigzags
 - Animated sparkles and overlays SHARE: Save your fairy tales to your Photos to share with family and friends ABOUT DUCK DUCK MOOSE (A subsidiary of Khan Academy) Duck Duck Moose, an award-winning creator of educational mobile apps for families, is a passionate team of engineers, artists, designers, and educators. Founded in 2008, the company has created 21 top-selling titles and has received 21 Parents’ Choice Awards, 18 Children’s Technology Review Awards, 12 Tech with Kids’ Best Pick App Awards, and a KAPi award for “Best Children’s App” at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Duck Duck Moose is now part of the Khan Academy family. Like all Khan Academy offerings, all Duck Duck Moose apps are now 100% free, without ads or subscriptions. For kids ages 2-6, don't miss Khan Academy Kids, our new early learning app to help young children with reading, writing, math and social-emotional development! We’d love to hear from you! Visit us at www.duckduckmoose.com or drop us a line at support@duckduckmoose.com.

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

Princess Fairy Tale Maker4 screens
Osmo Coding Jam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Princess Fairy Tale Maker at free against Osmo Coding Jam's free with in-app purchases. Princess Fairy Tale Maker also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 68%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 — 4.2 for Princess Fairy Tale Maker against 4.2 for Osmo Coding Jam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 114 and 272 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Princess Fairy Tale Maker's written reviews are positive against 68% of Osmo Coding Jam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Princess Fairy Tale Maker ships an update every 4 months, Osmo Coding Jam every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Princess Fairy Tale Maker versus Osmo Coding Jam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrincess Fairy Tale MakerOsmo Coding Jam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (114 ratings) — better4.2 (272 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better68.3% of reviews
Number of ratings114272 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB395 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuck Duck Moose LLCTangible Play

Customer experience

Princess Fairy Tale Maker

All ratings112 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral11.6%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative12.7%

Osmo Coding Jam

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

User reviews

Princess Fairy Tale Maker

From 114 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Creative storytelling and scene creation
  • 🎤 Voice recording feature for narratives
  • 👍 User-friendly interface for children
  • 🆓 Ad-free experience
  • 🎭 Wide variety of stickers and characters

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Voice recording doesn't play back properly
  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Playback shows only still images instead of recordings
  • ⏱️ Significant lag and freezing issues
  • 📱 Small icons difficult for young children

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

Princess Fairy Tale Maker

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Voice recording not playing back during playback
  • App crashes when loading personal photos
  • Frequent app crashes and freezing
  • Slide bar at bottom doesn't function properly
  • Lag between swiping and on-screen movement
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  • Inconsistent sound/audio issues
  • Playback shows only still images without voice or animation
  • App kicks users out unexpectedly

Requested features

10 requests
  • Custom sticker/character drawing capability
  • Character emotion options (sad, happy, mad)
  • Video export and editing functionality
  • Save and email recorded stories
  • Multi-touch support for moving multiple characters simultaneously
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  • Boys version with space explorers, trains, race cars
  • Gender-inclusive app combining princesses, superheroes, and monsters
  • In-app instructions for easier learning
  • Multiple character dialogue on single page
  • Scene-specific background music options

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

None

Princess Fairy Tale Maker

No in-app purchases

None

Osmo Coding Jam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Princess Fairy Tale Maker free?
Princess Fairy Tale Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Osmo Coding Jam free?
Osmo Coding Jam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Princess Fairy Tale Maker or Osmo Coding Jam?
Princess Fairy Tale Maker is rated higher. Princess Fairy Tale Maker averages 4.2 out of 5 from 114 ratings, while Osmo Coding Jam averages 4.2 from 272 ratings.
Do Princess Fairy Tale Maker or Osmo Coding Jam have ads?
Neither Princess Fairy Tale Maker nor Osmo Coding Jam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Princess Fairy Tale Maker or Osmo Coding Jam?
Princess Fairy Tale Maker ships an update every 4 months, and Osmo Coding Jam every 2 months. Most recently, Princess Fairy Tale Maker was updated on November 1, 2026 and Osmo Coding Jam on November 6, 2026.

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