Osmo Newton vs Living Legends
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Osmo Newton
Engage with creative physics puzzles by drawing or placing physical objects. Guide falling balls into target zones using everyday items. Experience a blend of physical and digital play.
- Draw lines to solve puzzles
- Place physical objects to interact
- Guide falling balls into targets
- Works with everyday items
- Hands-on learning experience
- Promotes creativity and problem-solving
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Solve creative physics puzzles by drawing lines or placing items in front of the screen. Play your favourite Osmo Newton on both iPhone and iPad! Use your iPhone with the "Osmo Base for iPad" which can be found at playosmo.com. * Please see our device compatibility list here: https://support.playosmo.com/hc/articles/115010156067 "..games that interact with just about any physical object—pen, paper, blocks, even toys your kids already own. - The Wall Street Journal "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 Works with any object or drawing – Mom’s keys, hand-drawn basket, even toys you already own. Simply place the object/drawing in front of the screen and manipulate it to guide the falling balls into the target zones. 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.
Living Legends
Help endangered animals thrive by interacting with their habitats in this challenging physics puzzler. Collect resources to save adorable species facing extinction. Enjoy beautiful environments and fun gameplay suitable for all ages.
- Save 5 adorable species
- Physics-based gameplay
- 50 challenging levels
- Beautiful environments
- Suitable for all ages
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Let's end extinction! As part of its centennial celebration, the San Diego Zoo is proud to present Living Legends. Endangered animals around the world need your help in this challenging physics puzzler. Interact with their habitats to collect the resources they need to thrive. Get to know these adorable species facing real challenges today. - 5 adorable species to save! - Fun physics gameplay - 50 challenging levels - Beautiful environments - Great for all ages
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Living Legends at 4.7 against Osmo Newton's 4.1. Living Legends also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 65%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Living Legends holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 384 and 425 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Osmo Newton's written reviews are positive against 91% of Living Legends's.
Osmo Newton ships an update every 2 months, Living Legends monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Osmo Newton | Living Legends |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (384 ratings) | 4.7 (425 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.4% of reviews | 90.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 384 | 425 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 451 MB | 259 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | San Diego Zoo |
Customer experience
Osmo Newton
Living Legends
User reviews
Osmo Newton
From 384 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging and fun gameplay for all ages
- 🧠 Educational value with physics and problem-solving
- ✨ Satisfying visual feedback and animations
- 👨👩👧👦 Great for family bonding and social play
- 🎨 Creative drawing mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing
- 📱 Compatibility issues with newer iPad models and iOS versions
- 👁️ Line detection sensitivity problems
- 🖐️ Hand obstruction during gameplay
- 💡 Poor lighting recognition for drawn lines
Living Legends
From 425 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Excellent game
- 👍 Fun and educational
- 🐼 Cute animal characters
- 💡 Interesting animal facts
- 🎨 Detailed graphics and animations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
- 🤯 Levels can be very challenging
- 🕹️ Controls/mechanics can be frustrating at times
Bugs and requests
Osmo Newton
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes on launch or during gameplay
- Unresponsive app after recent updates
- Lorem Ipsum placeholder text stuck on screen
- Achievement page frozen preventing gameplay
- App incompatible with iPad Air 2 and 11-inch iPad
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- Camera permission prompt issues on newer iOS
- Line detection fails to recognize drawings
- Game slows down significantly with multiple balls
- App fails to load or gets stuck on loading screen
- Whiteboard compatibility issues
Requested features
8 requests- Back/front camera option for better positioning
- Pause menu functionality
- More levels beyond the current 61
- Grid screen option for better line detection
- Adjustable camera sensitivity settings
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- Better instructions and tutorial for beginners
- Start button before gameplay begins
- Support for older iPad models
Living Legends
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unlock issues for animal stories
- Inconsistent gameplay mechanics
- Crashes and freezes on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more animals and levels
- Improve level progression and difficulty curve
- Introduce sound/music for better immersion
- Optimize performance and stability
In-app purchases
Osmo Newton
No in-app purchases
Living Legends
No in-app purchases
Questions
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