Comparison

Lightbot Jr vs Osmo Coding Awbie

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

Head to head
About

Lightbot Jr

Introduce young children to programming concepts through engaging puzzles. Players guide characters to solve challenges using sequencing, debugging, and loops, fostering a foundational understanding of computer science. Supports multiple players and languages.

Highlights
  • Sequencing instructions
  • Debugging problems
  • Creating reusable procedures
  • Executing loops
  • 42 challenging levels
  • Multiple player profiles
  • Multilingual support
Features
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Apple Features, in over 100 countries: *Best New Apps and Games* *Best for Learning to Code* *Best in Hot Educational Games* It's never too early to start programming! Lightbot Junior gets your little ones 'coding' within minutes! Lightbot Junior is specifically designed for ages 4-8, and is an easier version of the popular Lightbot: featuring a gentler learning curve and not-as-complex puzzles. You can play as Boybot or Girlbot as you solve puzzles that use game mechanics that are based on Computer Science ideas; Lightbot Junior cultivates a real understanding of sequencing instructions, debugging problems, creating reusable procedures and executing loops. Educators around the world are choosing to use Lightbot first when introducing their students to programming, coding and Computer Science. Lightbot Junior features 42 levels. This version can be played in English, French, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Norwegian, Slovenian, Romanian, Indonesian, German, Polish, Danish, Croatian, Dutch, Slovak, Czech, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Thai, Hindi, Swedish, Finnish and Hungarian! Just hit the associated flag icon on the main screen to select a language. Lightbot features multiple save slots and separate progress tracking for multiple players. Multiple players can advance at their own pace in their own save slot, and also compete on number of levels finished, number of stars collected and number of overall commands used to complete the game. There are NO in-app purchases in Lightbot Junior.

About

Osmo Coding Awbie

This app introduces children to coding through a fun, interactive adventure. Players use physical blocks to program a character's journey, combining tangible play with screen time to learn problem-solving and logic skills.

Highlights
  • Learn coding with physical blocks
  • Interactive screen-based gameplay
  • Program character's journey
  • Develop problem-solving skills
  • Teaches logic and computational thinking
  • Hands-on learning experience
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Ready for a tree-shaking, strawbie-munching adventure? In Osmo’s Coding Awbie, kids use physical blocks of code to program a wondrous journey for Awbie, a playful character who loves delicious strawbies. Combining tangible blocks with interactive screen time, Coding Awbie is the easiest way to introduce your kids to coding. Winner of the toy industry's top awards: **Parent's Choice Gold Award, 2016** **Oppenheim Best Toy, Platinum Award, 2016** "It enables children to learn computational thinking" - Forbes "Osmo’s blocks are like LEGO for coding" - Engadget "…for young children, one of the best is Osmo Coding" - The Wall Street Journal Coding Awbie teaches problem-solving and logic skills. It helps kids succeed in an increasingly digital world. Osmo Coding Awbie is the easiest way to learn the basics of programming. * Requires the Osmo Base and Coding Blocks. Each sold separately or as part of Osmo Coding Starter Kit or Osmo Coding Family Bundle. * Compatible with most iPads. 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

Lightbot Jr3 screens
Osmo Coding Awbie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Osmo Coding Awbie at Free against Lightbot Jr's $2.99. Osmo Coding Awbie also leads on ratings volume (450 vs 11). Lightbot Jr's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 37%) and rating (4.2 vs 3.9). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Osmo Coding Awbie is free to download; Lightbot Jr costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lightbot Jr holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Coding Awbie has 450 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Lightbot Jr's written reviews are positive against 37% of Osmo Coding Awbie's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lightbot Jr versus Osmo Coding Awbie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightbot JrOsmo Coding Awbie
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (11 ratings) — better3.9 (450 ratings)
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews — better37.4% of reviews
Number of ratings11450 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB305 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpriteBox LLCTangible Play

Customer experience

Lightbot Jr

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%

Osmo Coding Awbie

All ratings450 ratings
Positive69.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative22.0%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive37.4%
Neutral13.0%
Negative49.6%

Bugs and requests

Lightbot Jr

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Osmo Coding Awbie

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes during gameplay
  • Coding blocks not recognized properly
  • Incorrect path detection and character movement
  • Syncing and progress issues across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to create custom games
  • Improved camera support for tablet cases
  • Better error handling and troubleshooting

In-app purchases

None

Lightbot Jr

No in-app purchases

None

Osmo Coding Awbie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightbot Jr free?
Lightbot Jr costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Osmo Coding Awbie free?
Osmo Coding Awbie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lightbot Jr or Osmo Coding Awbie?
Lightbot Jr is rated higher. Lightbot Jr averages 4.2 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Osmo Coding Awbie averages 3.9 from 450 ratings.
Do Lightbot Jr or Osmo Coding Awbie have ads?
Neither Lightbot Jr nor Osmo Coding Awbie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightbot Jr or Osmo Coding Awbie?
Lightbot Jr ships an update every 2 months, and Osmo Coding Awbie every 2 months. Most recently, Lightbot Jr was updated on September 25, 2026 and Osmo Coding Awbie on September 27, 2026.

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