Comparison

Balloon Capers vs Osmo Numbers

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Balloon Capers

Features
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Fire up the burners as your Hot Air Balloon soars through the sky. This is no leisure ride though. Watch out for the endless maze of girders that are ready to send you tumbling back to the ground! Features - Retina display optimised. - Game Center achievements and top score leaderboard supported. - Facebook functionality supported.

About

Osmo Numbers

Engage in hands-on math activities with physical tiles that interact with your device. Solve problems to collect virtual fish, learn geography, and explore marine biology in a fun, stress-free environment.

Highlights
  • Hands-on play with physical tiles
  • Counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication
  • Collect over 100 virtual fish
  • Learn geography and marine biology
  • Real-time feedback
  • Stress-free learning environment
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Dive into an ocean of hands-on math fun! In Osmo Genius Numbers, play with physical Osmo Numbers Tiles, including dots and digits. When your results match the numbers on the screen, cartoon bubbles burst with a satisfying pop! Count, add, subtract, or multiply to collect over 100 fish across the world to learn about geography and marine biology! Real-time feedback lets kids learn math through experimentation in a stress-free environment. When kids get the idea that there are multiple good ways to solve a problem, math becomes creative and fun. Play your favorite Osmo Genius Numbers on both iPhone and iPad! Use your iPhone with the Osmo Base for iPad and Genius game hardware - each can be found at playosmo.com. * Requires the Osmo Base and Osmo Numbers Tiles. Each sold separately or as part of Osmo Genius Starter Kit or Osmo Genius Numbers. * Other Osmo Genius Starter Kit games Masterpiece and Newton are not available on iPhone today, they will be released in the next month or two, so keep your eyes peeled! * Please see our device compatibility list here: https://support.playosmo.com/hc/articles/115010156067 * Compatible iPhones: iPhone 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max iPhone 13, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max iPhone 14, 14 Plus * Not compatible: iPhone 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max iPhone 12 Mini,13 Mini iPhone SE (1-3) iPhone 11 Series and older “One of 2016’s most intuitive product designs.” - Fast Company Award "...once again, Osmo has built something wonderfully creative and interactive." - Venture Beat "Osmo Numbers takes the fear out of figures." - Forbes "…revamp the unimaginative worksheets educators use to teach math" - TechCrunch Winner of the toy industry's top awards: **Best Design** - Good Design, 2016 **Best Product Designs** - Fast Company Finalist, 2016 **Innovative Toy of the Year** - TOTY Finalist, 2015 **Best Inventions** - TIME, 2014 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.

Screenshots

Balloon Capers4 screens
Osmo Numbers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Osmo Numbers at Free against Balloon Capers's $0.99. Balloon Capers's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Osmo Numbers is free to download; Balloon Capers costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Balloon Capers ships an update fortnightly, Osmo Numbers every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Balloon Capers versus Osmo Numbers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalloon CapersOsmo Numbers
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—3.8 (146 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—146 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB358 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul Andrew HerbertTangible Play

Bugs and requests

Balloon Capers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Osmo Numbers

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App glitches
  • App crashes
  • Game will not register tiles
  • Reflector not sensing tiles
  • App won't open on old iPads
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  • Unable to login or create new account
  • Codes to create account not working
  • Not compatible with iPad Pro 4th generation
  • App crashes when trying to open
  • Black screen when starting app
  • Numbers go up to 35 then lay down for 14
  • Update caused son to stop playing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Increase timer duration
  • Add more drawing games
  • Add voice reading for math problems
  • Improve tile sensing accuracy
  • Make game go slower

In-app purchases

None

Balloon Capers

No in-app purchases

None

Osmo Numbers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Balloon Capers free?
Balloon Capers costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Osmo Numbers free?
Osmo Numbers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Balloon Capers or Osmo Numbers have ads?
Neither Balloon Capers nor Osmo Numbers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Balloon Capers or Osmo Numbers?
Balloon Capers ships an update fortnightly, and Osmo Numbers every 2 months. Most recently, Balloon Capers was updated on October 28, 2026 and Osmo Numbers on October 24, 2026.

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