Osmo Newton vs Cranium Hullabaloo
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.
Cranium Hullabaloo
This kid-safe game encourages physical activity and skill development through interactive music and dance challenges. Players follow on-screen prompts to move, count, and cooperate, offering thousands of game variations for endless fun.
- Kid-safe interactive gameplay
- Develops reading, counting, and cooperation skills
- Classic and Advanced gameplay modes
- Thousands of game variations
- Engaging narration, music, and sound effects
- No ads or in-app purchases
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This kid-safe app is designed to be used with Cranium Hullabaloo, the game of tunes, twists, and topsy-turvy fun by Funko Games. Skip, twirl, high-five, and dance to a brand new Hullabaloo! Tap ‘PLAY’, get on a pad, and follow the fun! Every game has a new combo of ways to wiggle, giggle, and cheer. Main Features: • No Ads and no in-app purchases • Kids practice skills like quick reading, counting, matching colors, and cooperation • Featuring Classic and Advanced gameplay modes that grow along with your child • Thousands of game variations • Fun and funky narration, music, and sound effects Find more family fun at https://funkogames.com/cranium/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cranium Hullabaloo at 100% against Osmo Newton's 65%. Cranium Hullabaloo also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Osmo Newton's advantage is ratings volume (383 vs 10). 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.
Cranium Hullabaloo holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Newton has 383 ratings behind it against 10, 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 100% of Cranium Hullabaloo's.
| Parameter | Osmo Newton | Cranium Hullabaloo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (383 ratings) | 4.5 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 383 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 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 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 451 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | Goliath BV |
Customer experience
Osmo Newton
Cranium Hullabaloo
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
Cranium Hullabaloo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Osmo Newton
No in-app purchases
Cranium Hullabaloo
No in-app purchases
Questions
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