Osmo Newton vs Circuit Conductor
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.
Circuit Conductor
This game introduces children to engineering and electricity through interactive electronic blocks. It uses engaging sounds and lights to guide them in building functional circuits, fostering a sense of accomplishment and encouraging development.
- Interactive electronic blocks
- Learn about electricity
- Build functioning circuits
- Engaging sounds and lights
- Encourages development
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This games uses software and electronic blocks to get children interested in engineering and how electricity works. It uses sounds and lights to encourage them to build functioning circuits, giving them a sense of achievement and creating possibilities for growth and development.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Osmo Newton at 65% against Circuit Conductor's 0%. Osmo Newton also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (384 vs 1). Circuit Conductor's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Osmo Newton holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Newton has 384 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Osmo Newton's written reviews are positive against 0% of Circuit Conductor's.
Osmo Newton ships an update every 2 months, Circuit Conductor every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Osmo Newton | Circuit Conductor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (384 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 384 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| 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 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 451 MB | 360 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | Shanghai Bloks Technology Group Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Osmo Newton
Circuit Conductor
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
Circuit Conductor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Osmo Newton
No in-app purchases
Circuit Conductor
No in-app purchases
Questions
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