Shutterbugs vs Osmo Numbers Classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shutterbugs
Explore the Smithsonian's National Zoo and capture photos of animals in motion. This game teaches about movement and motion through interactive play with various zoo creatures. Printable coloring pages of your favorite animals are also included.
- Animal photography
- Learn about movement
- Explore National Zoo
- Printable coloring pages
- Interactive gameplay
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Lions! Pandas! Naked mole rats? Come visit them all at Smithsonian’s National Zoo. We are on the lookout for animals that are swimming, running, wiggling, and stomping. Grab a camera and take some pictures of animals on the move! Designed for the home and classroom by the Smithsonian Science Education Center and Filament Games, this game teaches students how to describe movement and motion while visiting rare animals at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. Each animal has coloring-page printouts, so you can print and color your favorite critter.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Shutterbugs at free against Osmo Numbers Classic's free with in-app purchases. Shutterbugs also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 55%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Osmo Numbers Classic's advantage is ratings volume (264 vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shutterbugs holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Numbers Classic has 264 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Shutterbugs's written reviews are positive against 55% of Osmo Numbers Classic's.
Shutterbugs ships an update every 3 weeks, Osmo Numbers Classic every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shutterbugs | Osmo Numbers Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better | 4.0 (264 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 55.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 264 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 4.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 185 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smithsonian Institution | Tangible Play |
Customer experience
Shutterbugs
Osmo Numbers Classic
Bugs and requests
Shutterbugs
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
Shutterbugs
No in-app purchases
Osmo Numbers Classic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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