Osmo Newton vs Physics Balls Pro
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.
Physics Balls Pro
A fun and addictive brick breaker game where you aim to destroy all bricks with a single swipe. Collect power-ups to enhance your ball's abilities and prevent bricks from reaching the top. Enjoy hundreds of challenging levels with automatic progress saving.
- Break all bricks with one shot
- Swipe to throw balls
- Collect power-ups for extra balls or size changes
- Hundreds of challenging levels
- Automatic progress save
- Variety of ball skins
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Physics Balls Pro is a playful brick breaker game for iOS! Aim at breaking all bricks by one shoot: Swipe your finger and throw balls,Make them roll among the bricks. Hit items to make extra balls or double size ball or other fantastic effect.Prevent the bricks to reach the top check-line! Features: ◉ Perfect gravity ball bouncy engine ◉ Hundreds of challenging levels ◉ Fully automatic progress save ◉ All kinds of ball skin Physics Balls Pro is Suit for all age and completely FREE to play! Now become the master of the Physics Balls Pro!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Osmo Newton at 65% against Physics Balls Pro's 9%. Osmo Newton also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). Physics Balls Pro's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, monetization model 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. Physics Balls Pro sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Osmo Newton asks for nothing beyond the download.
Physics Balls Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 381 and 443 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Osmo Newton's written reviews are positive against 9% of Physics Balls Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Osmo Newton ships an update every 2 months, Physics Balls Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Osmo Newton | Physics Balls Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (381 ratings) | 4.3 (443 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.6% of reviews — better | 9.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 381 | 443 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 441 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | BIGDOG GAMES |
Customer experience
Osmo Newton
Physics Balls Pro
User reviews
Osmo Newton
From 381 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
Physics Balls Pro
From 443 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging and fun gameplay mechanics
- 😌 Effective stress reliever
- 🎯 Challenging and entertaining
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive ad interruptions throughout gameplay
- 💰 Misleading 'no ads' purchase - ads still appear
- 💸 Extremely expensive subscription ($99.99/year) for ad removal
- 🤑 Predatory monetization and in-app purchase design
- 🔄 Coins/progress reset when VIP subscription expires
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
Physics Balls Pro
Reported bugs
7 issues- Game constantly freezes during gameplay and ad loading
- Auto-save feature doesn't work - progress deleted when app reloads
- Double ball power-ups lost when app reloads
- Purchasing multiple ball types triggers unwanted duplicate purchases
- Ads continue to appear after paying for 'no ads' option
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- Device overheating on iPhone models
- Unresponsive contact form on developer website
Requested features
5 requests- Restore ability to earn special balls by watching ads (old version feature)
- Restore ability to earn special balls through gameplay
- Add new coin earning options
- Improve physics engine
- Reduce device temperature/optimize performance
In-app purchases
Osmo Newton
No in-app purchases
Physics Balls Pro
- VIP Subscription$4.997 Days
- VIP Subscription$17.991 Month
- VIP Subscription$99.991 Year
- 10,000 Coins$0.99
- No Annoying Ads$2.99
- Infinity Energy 24 Hours$2.99
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- 55,000 Coins$4.99
- 115,000 Coins$9.99
- 240,000 Coins$19.99
- 520,000 GOLD$39.99
- 1,200,000 GOLD$79.99
Questions
Is Osmo Newton free?
Is Physics Balls Pro free?
Which has better reviews, Osmo Newton or Physics Balls Pro?
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