Comparison

ChatterPix Kids vs Osmo Squiggle Magic

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

Head to head
About

ChatterPix Kids

Transform photos into animated talking characters for fun messages, greetings, and creative projects. This app is designed for children aged 5-12 to express themselves through interactive visuals.

Highlights
  • Animate photos to talk
  • Create silly greetings
  • Make playful messages
  • Design creative cards
  • Add stickers, frames, and filters
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Create ChatterPix with friends and family as silly greetings, playful messages, creative cards, or even fancy book reports. And best of all, it’s FREE! AGES: 5-12. NOTE: For adults, check out our “ChatterPix” app for more fun and sharing via email and social media. CATEGORY: Creative Expression TOOLS: 22 stickers, 10 frames and 11 photo filters ABOUT DUCK DUCK MOOSE (A subsidiary of Khan Academy) Duck Duck Moose, an award-winning creator of educational mobile apps for families, is a passionate team of engineers, artists, designers, and educators. Founded in 2008, the company has created 21 top-selling titles and has received 21 Parents’ Choice Awards, 18 Children’s Technology Review Awards, 12 Tech with Kids’ Best Pick App Awards, and a KAPi award for “Best Children’s App” at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Duck Duck Moose is now part of the Khan Academy family. Like all Khan Academy offerings, all Duck Duck Moose apps are now 100% free, without ads or subscriptions. For kids ages 2-6, don't miss Khan Academy Kids, our new early learning app to help young children with reading, writing, math and social-emotional development! We’d love to hear from you! Visit us at www.duckduckmoose.com or drop us a line at support@duckduckmoose.com.

About

Osmo Squiggle Magic

Bring your drawings to life with interactive game pieces. This app fosters creativity, cognitive skills, and pre-drawing abilities through hands-on play. Designed for young children, it offers a fun and engaging learning experience.

Highlights
  • Create with physical sticks and rings
  • Watch creations come alive on screen
  • Develop cognitive skills
  • Foster creativity and pre-drawing skills
  • Hands-on learning experience
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Create anything you want using sticks & rings and then watch them come alive! Develop cognitive, creative, social and emotional skills with our game pieces designed for little hands. Foster creativity and pre-drawing skills, through this fun-filled exploration. *Play your favourite Osmo Squiggle Magic on both iPhone and iPad! Use your iPhone with the Osmo Base for iPad and Squiggle Magic Silicone Sticks & Rings pieces - each can be found at playosmo.com. *Requires the Osmo Base for iPad and Silicone Sticks & Rings pieces. Learn more by visiting www.playosmo.com. *Please see our device compatibility list here: https://support.playosmo.com/hc/articles/115010156067 ABOUT OSMO -- 21ST CENTURY PLAY AND LEARNING Osmo uses 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

ChatterPix Kids4 screens
Osmo Squiggle Magic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ChatterPix Kids at 72% against Osmo Squiggle Magic's 41%. ChatterPix Kids also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChatterPix Kids holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 664 and 196 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of ChatterPix Kids's written reviews are positive against 41% of Osmo Squiggle Magic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChatterPix Kids ships an update every 2 months, Osmo Squiggle Magic every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ChatterPix Kids versus Osmo Squiggle Magic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChatterPix KidsOsmo Squiggle Magic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (664 ratings) — better4.0 (196 ratings)
Positive reviews72.1% of reviews — better41.2% of reviews
Number of ratings664 — better196
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB588 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuck Duck Moose LLCTangible Play

Customer experience

ChatterPix Kids

All ratings662 ratings
Positive80.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative14.4%
Written reviews208 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral8.7%
Negative19.2%

Osmo Squiggle Magic

All ratings196 ratings
Positive74.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative20.9%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative52.9%

Bugs and requests

ChatterPix Kids

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Camera not working for some users
  • Repeated crashes or freezes
  • Syncing issues between photos and audio

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to adjust mouth movement and animation
  • More customization options
  • Longer recording time
  • Integration with more photo/video platforms

Osmo Squiggle Magic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ChatterPix Kids

No in-app purchases

None

Osmo Squiggle Magic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChatterPix Kids free?
ChatterPix Kids is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Osmo Squiggle Magic free?
Osmo Squiggle Magic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ChatterPix Kids or Osmo Squiggle Magic?
ChatterPix Kids is rated higher. ChatterPix Kids averages 4.3 out of 5 from 664 ratings, while Osmo Squiggle Magic averages 4.0 from 196 ratings.
Do ChatterPix Kids or Osmo Squiggle Magic have ads?
Neither ChatterPix Kids nor Osmo Squiggle Magic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChatterPix Kids or Osmo Squiggle Magic?
ChatterPix Kids ships an update every 2 months, and Osmo Squiggle Magic every 6 weeks. Most recently, ChatterPix Kids was updated on November 1, 2026 and Osmo Squiggle Magic on November 4, 2026.

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