Comparison

Phonemo vs Osmo Tangram 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 Tangram Classic

Arrange physical puzzle pieces to match on-screen shapes in this engaging game. Challenge yourself or play with a friend through hundreds of levels. Explore diverse worlds and discover treasures as you solve spatial puzzles.

Highlights
  • Match physical pieces to on-screen shapes
  • Hundreds of visual and spatial puzzles
  • Play solo or with a friend
  • Explore themed worlds
  • Award-winning design
  • Brain-training challenges
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Arrange puzzle pieces to match on-screen shapes. Play with a friend or challenge yourself to increasingly difficult levels as your handiwork lights up with each victory. "This interplay between the physical and digital realms looks and feels like magic." - Forbes "Osmo has been a revolution in our family." - Wired Awarded: **Best Design** - Good Design, 2016 **Best Product Designs** - Fast Company Finalist, 2016 **Innovative Toy of the Year** - TOTY Finalist, 2015 **Best Inventions** - TIME, 2014 With over 500+ visual and spatial puzzles your brain gears will never stop turning! Explore the world of Tangram, puzzling your way through forests, deserts and dark scary castles to find treasure and rescue the people! *Requires the Osmo Base and Tangram blocks which can be 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 intelligence technology.

Screenshots

Osmo Tangram Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Phonemo at 5.0 against Osmo Tangram Classic's 3.8. Phonemo also leads on iOS requirement (5.1 vs 15.0). Osmo Tangram Classic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (314 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 Tangram Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phonemo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Tangram Classic has 314 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 47% of Osmo Tangram 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 Tangram 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 Tangram Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonemoOsmo Tangram Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.8 (314 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews46.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1314 — 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 MB172 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 Tangram Classic

All ratings314 ratings
Positive67.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative24.8%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive46.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative47.7%

Bugs and requests

Phonemo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Osmo Tangram Classic

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Camera does not detect tangram pieces consistently
  • App stuck on loading screen
  • Puzzle completion not recognized despite correct placement
  • Screen freezes during gameplay
  • Pieces appear in multiple locations simultaneously
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  • App crashes on supported device models
  • Progress resets to beginning after closing app
  • Demo version saves not persisting
  • Compatibility claims inaccurate - shows compatible but won't launch
  • Camera permission not requested on first launch
  • Scrolling on main map frozen in one spot
  • Tile placement detection failures for specific pieces

Requested features

11 requests
  • Advanced difficulty mode for older children and adults
  • Multiplayer gameplay option
  • Adult-oriented version for therapeutic use
  • Improved piece detection and camera sensitivity
  • Smaller app file size
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  • Faster download and loading times
  • More puzzle variety and content
  • Better lighting compensation for camera
  • Restoration of sticker/achievement book feature
  • Easier piece placement mechanics
  • More gems for completing achievements

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Phonemo

One-time1
  • Phonemo Full Version$1.99
None

Osmo Tangram Classic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phonemo free?
Phonemo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Osmo Tangram Classic free?
Osmo Tangram Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Phonemo or Osmo Tangram Classic?
Phonemo is rated higher. Phonemo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Osmo Tangram Classic averages 3.8 from 314 ratings.
Do Phonemo or Osmo Tangram Classic have ads?
Neither Phonemo nor Osmo Tangram Classic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phonemo or Osmo Tangram Classic?
Phonemo ships an update every 9 months, and Osmo Tangram Classic every 2 months. Most recently, Phonemo was updated on November 1, 2026 and Osmo Tangram Classic on November 3, 2026.

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