Comparison

Phonemo vs Osmo Numbers Classic

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Phonemo

This app offers engaging activities to develop children's phonological and syllabic awareness. It helps in learning letters, sounds, and syllables through various games and an interactive picture dictionary. Ideal for children, parents, teachers, and speech therapists.

Highlights
  • Letter and sound identification
  • Syllable recognition and counting
  • Rhyming memory and domino games
  • Interactive imagier for words and letters
  • Word machine for creating imaginary words
  • User and progress management
Features
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PHONEMO est avant tout destiné : Aux enfants de manière autonome, avec l’accompagnement de l’adulte en atelier ou dans le cadre des activités de soutien personnalisé. Aux parents désirant développer les connaissances et la conscience de l'enfant, Aux enseignants cherchant l'outil idéal d'activités simple, ludique et instructif. Aux Orthophoniste désireux(se) de proposer aux enfants une remédiation ludique aux difficultés de perception des sons et des syllabes. Phonémo est une application reconnu du monde de l'enseignement pour son caractère Phonemo propose d'étudier 225 mots, 30 sons et 197 syllabes au travers de 8 activités différentes en 3 séries de 10 jeux de difficultés croissantes : - Mémory des lettres - Identifier une lettre - Identifier un son - Identifier une syllabe - Localiser une syllabe - Compter les syllabes - Mémory des rimes - Domino des rimes Phonemo offre 240 possibilités de jeux et d'exercices : - Sur la connaissance des lettres et de leurs graphies différentes. - Sur la conscience phonologique en apprenant à distinguer les sons. - Sur la conscience syllabique en apprenant à distinguer les syllabes d'un mot prononcé. Un imagier interactif permet de revoir et réentendre les mots, les syllabes et les lettres de l’alphabet en écriture scripte et cursive. En bonus : une machine à mots permet de créer de manière ludique des mots imaginaires de 3 syllabes, avec la possibilité de tirer aléatoirement l’un des 16 mots prédéfinis. Une infinité de joueur et une interface de gestion qui permet : - de gérer les utilisateurs : création, modification, suppression - de gérer les bilans par utilisateur et par activité : visualisation, impression, réinitialisation.

About

Osmo Numbers Classic

Engage children in hands-on math play by adding, counting, and multiplying tiles to pop number bubbles. This interactive game fosters a creative and explorative mindset towards mathematics, making learning fun and engaging in a vibrant underwater world.

Highlights
  • Add, count, and multiply tiles
  • Pop number bubbles
  • Collect over 90 unique fish
  • Learn math creatively
  • Develop problem-solving skills
  • Hands-on play experience
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Add, count & multiply tiles to pop the number bubbles. Popping enough will free 
fish & unleash a lightning storm! Learn to be the numbers master. **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 When kids understand there are many ways to solve a problem, math becomes creative & fun. By having no wrong answers, we replace fear of math with an explorative mindset. Your kids will play in this beautiful engaging underwater world for ages, collecting over 90 fish of all kinds, from Rainbow to Frankenfish! *Requires the Osmo Base and Numbers tiles, found at www.playosmo.com * 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

Osmo Numbers Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Phonemo at 5.0 against Osmo Numbers Classic's 4.0. Phonemo also leads on iOS requirement (5.1 vs 15.0). Osmo Numbers Classic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (264 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Phonemo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Osmo Numbers Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phonemo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Numbers Classic has 264 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Phonemo's written reviews are positive against 55% of Osmo Numbers Classic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phonemo ships an update every 9 months, Osmo Numbers Classic every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Phonemo versus Osmo Numbers Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonemoOsmo Numbers Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (264 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews55.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1264 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS5.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB185 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeulinTangible Play

Customer experience

Phonemo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral22.2%
Negative44.4%

Osmo Numbers Classic

All ratings264 ratings
Positive71.2%
Neutral8.0%
Negative20.8%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive55.0%
Neutral11.7%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Phonemo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Osmo Numbers Classic

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Apps not loading
  • Never-ending loading screen
  • App crashes
  • Cannot access camera
  • Doesn't recognize tiles properly
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  • Profile and progress not saving
  • Multiplication level displays addition
  • Combos not detected often
  • Game freezes
  • App unusable due to camera access issues

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add more levels
  • Include verbal number prompts
  • Simpler starting point for younger kids
  • More varied gameplay types
  • Add an exit button for games
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  • More challenging levels
  • Allow profile and progress saving
  • Fix multiplication portion issues
  • Add visual cues for words
  • Revert to older design

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Phonemo

One-time1
  • Phonemo Full Version$1.99
None

Osmo Numbers Classic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phonemo free?
Phonemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Osmo Numbers Classic free?
Osmo Numbers Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Phonemo or Osmo Numbers Classic?
Phonemo is rated higher. Phonemo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Osmo Numbers Classic averages 4.0 from 264 ratings.
Do Phonemo or Osmo Numbers Classic have ads?
Neither Phonemo nor Osmo Numbers Classic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phonemo or Osmo Numbers Classic?
Phonemo ships an update every 9 months, and Osmo Numbers Classic every 2 months. Most recently, Phonemo was updated on November 1, 2026 and Osmo Numbers Classic on November 3, 2026.

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