Shutterbugs vs Osmo Pizza Co.
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 Pizza Co.
This hands-on game lets children run their own pizza shop, developing real-world math, money management, and social skills. It adapts to a child's learning pace and encourages entrepreneurial thinking by allowing them to grow their business and reinvest profits.
- Run a virtual pizza shop
- Learn math and money skills
- Develop entrepreneurial abilities
- Adaptable difficulty levels
- Invest profits to upgrade shop
- Hands-on learning experience
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Run your own pizza shop! Train your real-world math, money and social skills in this fun hands-on game. "Osmo teaches entrepreneurship with iPads and pizza." - Forbes "magical way to teach kids" - Venture Beat About Pizza Co. - Train addition, subtraction & fraction skills all the way up to fast paced mental math. - The game adjusts to your child's ability. - Run and grow a business. Save profits to invest in upgrading your shop. - Combining tangible pieces with fun characters sparks the imagination and drive to learn. *Play your favourite Osmo Pizza Co. on both iPhone and iPad! Use your iPad with the Osmo Base and Pizza Co. game hardware - each can be found at playosmo.com. * Requires the Osmo Base and Pizza Co. 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 review sentiment: Shutterbugs at 75% against Osmo Pizza Co.'s 50%. Shutterbugs also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.2 vs 3.9). Osmo Pizza Co.'s advantage is ratings volume (442 vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Pizza Co. has 442 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 50% of Osmo Pizza Co.'s.
Shutterbugs ships an update every 3 weeks, Osmo Pizza Co. every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shutterbugs | Osmo Pizza Co. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better | 3.9 (442 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 442 — 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 | 289 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smithsonian Institution | Tangible Play |
Customer experience
Shutterbugs
Osmo Pizza Co.
Bugs and requests
Shutterbugs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Osmo Pizza Co.
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes during rush hour or when VIPs arrive
- Incorrect toppings or orders displayed despite correct input
- Inability to log in or receive verification codes
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to slow down or pause gameplay
- Introduce real-world language options for characters
- Improve sensor accuracy for topping detection
- Expand customization options for pizzeria
In-app purchases
Shutterbugs
No in-app purchases
Osmo Pizza Co.
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Shutterbugs free?
Is Osmo Pizza Co. free?
Which has better reviews, Shutterbugs or Osmo Pizza Co.?
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