Ice Math Ninja ZERO vs Osmo Tangram
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ice Math Ninja ZERO
This game challenges your dexterity and brainpower with a variety of math-based slicing challenges. It offers multiple game modes, power-ups, and social features to keep players engaged while practicing fundamental math skills.
- 7 challenging math games
- Slice numbers and avoid zeros
- Power-ups and micro-games
- Lightning Round mode
- 3 difficulty modes
- Social score sharing
- Educational math practice
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••• #1 Family App in 16 countries!!! WINNER of Dr. Toy's 10 BEST TECHNOLOGY of 2013 and WINNER of the FAMILY CHOICE AWARD for 2013 ••• Fans of NINJA SLICING games: GET READY for a game that’ll CHALLENGE not only your DEXTERITY but also your BRAINPOWER!!! KEY FEATURES: • 7 CHALLENGING GAMES, including: SUB-ZERO MINES! • Compete against your friends via FACEBOOK! • Get ACHIEVEMENTS to unleash cool POWER-UPS • Power-Ups create MICRO-GAMES within the game • LIGHTNING ROUND mode for faster gameplay • The devious DARK ZEROS add excitement to the gameplay! • 3 DIFFICULTY MODES. One mode for young kids • Includes ANIMATED INTRO of the Icelands • Pookie the penguin provides nurturing ADVICE • Tushka the polar bear brings a dose of HUMOR • Compare scores via GAME CENTER • Share your score via FACEBOOK and TWITTER • UNIVERSAL APP works on iPhone 5, iPhone 4, iPad Mini, iPad, iPod Touch, and more! GAMES INCLUDED: SUB-ZERO MINES • Fun Value: Use your Swords of Fire to slice the MAGICAL frozen numbers, but avoid touching the exploding Zeros! • Educational Value: Helps recognize numbers, ascending order, and understand that larger numbers are the sum of smaller numbers. POLAR PAIR • Fun Value: Find the ZEN of Even and Odd numbers to be able to extract their mathematical energies! • Educational Value: Helps recognize Even and Odd numbers. ANTARCTIC ADD • Fun Value: Think fast and become a MASTER of addition by slicing sums of numbers before they hit the ground! • Educational Value: Improves Addition skills and Memory. COOL 21 • Fun Value: Ignite the MYSTICAL fire of your Swords to slice every number in sight! But don’t go over 21 or you’ll end up frozen! • Educational Value: Improves Subtraction skills and Memory. PRIME FREEZE • Fun Value: Split frozen numbers into their PRIMORDIAL components by using your Swords of Fire to slice them into primes! • Educational Value: Teaches all the Prime Numbers up to 100. FROSTRIS • Fun Value: Use waves of heat to merge ice cubes into the FUNDAMENTAL number 10! • Educational Value: Improves addition and subtraction skills. ICE FACTOR • Fun Value: Divide and CONQUER the power of the frozen numbers by using your Swords of Fire to slice them into factors! • Educational Value: Improves Division & Multiplication skills and Memory. REVIEWS: "4.5 STARS - Ice Math Ninja is a cool math ninja game that even the most reluctant young math student will warm up to." - Crazymikesapps.com "4 STARS - Ice Math Ninja is an excellent math app. Practice number recognition, addition, and prime numbers in a Fruit Ninja style game!" - Famigo.com "Ice Math Ninja is an addictive and adorable set of arcade style slicing games that'll be a blast for kids who need a little extra practice with math facts, but is also great fun for older kids and adults who simply enjoy the gameplay." -Commonsensemedia.org "Ice Math Ninja: ZERO is a perfect example of a game that not only holds a child’s attention, but also makes parents feel good about handing kids the iPad." - Coronalabs.com “... the diverse challenge modes, make playing this game a very unique experience ... and quite entertaining” - WeiPhone.com “... it's a fun game, really well made and a complete package of a game.” - Zincous, TouchArcade User “ Loved it! I have searched forever for a good math app for my kids ages 5 & 11. The colors, visuals, effects & sounds are amazing.“ - the4crows.com - “I’m loving this game ... it is lots of fun.” PS: my favorite mini-game is Cool 21.” Picohero, TouchArcade User LEARN MORE: View the TRAILER of this game at www.youtube.com/perscorp LIKE US on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/icemathninja FOLLOW US on Twitter at www.twitter.com/icemathninja CONTACT US with any questions at info@pers.com VISIT us at www.pers.com
Osmo Tangram
This app reinvents a classic puzzle game with a hands-on, interactive approach. Arrange physical tangram pieces to solve on-screen challenges, developing spatial reasoning and problem-solving skills. Explore diverse puzzles and bring your creations to life.
- Physical tangram pieces
- On-screen puzzle matching
- Spatial reasoning development
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Creative shape building
- Interactive learning experience
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A timeless game reinvented in a hands-on, interactive way! In Osmo Genius Tangram, arrange physical tangram pieces to match on-screen puzzles. It’s a great way to exercise spatial and visual problem-solving skills. Start thinking with shapes! Animals, spaceships, people and more — there’s so much to create. Through a variety of puzzles, challenge yourself through multiple levels of difficulty and watch your creations come to life on screen! Play your favorite Osmo Genius Tangram 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 Tangram Pieces. Each sold separately or as part of Osmo Genius Starter Kit or Osmo Genius Tangram. Learn more at playosmo.com. * 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 "This interplay between the physical and digital realms looks and feels like magic." - Forbes "Osmo has been a revolution in our family." - Wired 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 in-app purchases: Osmo Tangram at none against Ice Math Ninja ZERO's 8. Osmo Tangram also leads on ratings volume (166 vs 49). Ice Math Ninja ZERO's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 56%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). On price, ads, 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. Ice Math Ninja ZERO sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Osmo Tangram asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ice Math Ninja ZERO holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 166 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Ice Math Ninja ZERO's written reviews are positive against 56% of Osmo Tangram's.
Ice Math Ninja ZERO ships an update monthly, Osmo Tangram every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ice Math Ninja ZERO | Osmo Tangram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (49 ratings) — better | 4.1 (166 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 166 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 501 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pers | Tangible Play |
Customer experience
Ice Math Ninja ZERO
Osmo Tangram
In-app purchases
Ice Math Ninja ZERO
- Cool 21$0.99
- Frostris$0.99
- Ice Factor$0.99
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- Prime Freeze$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Upgrade to "IMN: ZERO- PREMIUM Edition"$1.99
- Power-Up Bundle$1.99
- Icelands Bundle$3.99
Osmo Tangram
No in-app purchases
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