Osmo Newton vs Botzees AR
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.
Botzees AR
This app lets kids ages 4+ build and code robotic characters using augmented reality. Program robots to move, dance, and light up through interactive puzzles and a digital world.
- Build custom robots with 130 pieces
- Code robots using visual programming blocks
- Program movement, sounds, and lights
- 30 interactive AR coding puzzles
- Explore a digital world with characters
- Augmented Reality gameplay
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Botzees app only works with the Botzees coding robotic kit. If you are interested in purchasing the kit, please visit our website: www.pai.technology/botzees *** 2019 National Parenting Center Seal of Approval*** “Botzees is amazing! It is literally my 4 year old’s new best friend! Botzees is cute, colorful and hours of fun! Botzees has endless possibilities to intrigue. ." - Real User review Botzees is a new app for kids ages 4 and up that combines creativity, construction, and coding. Kids can program and code 6 different pre-designed Botzees, or create their own! Botzees can be programmed to move, drum, dance, make sounds, and light up using this app. The 30 interactive Augmented Reality puzzles teach even more coding concepts with visual cues. Build Create up to 6 pre-designed Botzees, or create your very own with 130 pieces! Code Program Botzees to move, dance, drum, make sounds, and light up using our visual programming blocks. Botzees is inspired by visual programming logics/languages such as Scratch from MIT and other ‘beginner’ programming languages like Blockly. Control Control Botzees using your compatible devices. Play Spend hours immersed in our wonderfully illustrated digital world. Help our Botzees robots scavenge for parts, solve puzzles, meet friendly, helpful characters, and learn coding along the way through our fun AR game! Botzees uses AR Kit and is only compatible with below devices and iOS 12 or above • iPhone 6s and 6s Plus • iPhone 7 and 7 Plus • iPhone SE • iPad Pro (9.7, 10.5, or 12.9) - both first-gen and 2nd-gen • iPad (2017) • iPhone 8 and 8 Plus • iPhone X
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Osmo Newton at 4.1 against Botzees AR's 3.4. Osmo Newton also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 33%) and ratings volume (383 vs 26). Botzees AR's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months). 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 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Newton has 383 ratings behind it against 26, 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 33% of Botzees AR's.
Osmo Newton ships an update every 2 months, Botzees AR every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Osmo Newton | Botzees AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (383 ratings) — better | 3.4 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.4% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 383 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 451 MB | 867 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | Blokees Technology Inc. |
Customer experience
Osmo Newton
Botzees AR
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
Botzees AR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Osmo Newton
No in-app purchases
Botzees AR
No in-app purchases
