Osmo Masterpiece vs CodeGamer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Osmo Masterpiece
Transform your device into a drawing assistant. Capture images, search online, or select from a gallery to trace onto paper. Enhance your artistic abilities with this interactive drawing tool.
- Draw from photos, web, or gallery
- Trace images onto paper
- Save and share creations
- Works on iPhone and iPad
- Interactive learning experience
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Draw anything you want with Masterpiece. Take a picture, search the web, or use one of the images from our gallery. Then using the Osmo stand put a piece of paper in front of your iPad and begin drawing. When you're done you can save and share your creation. Play your favourite Osmo Masterpiece on both iPhone and iPad! Use your iPhone with the "Osmo Base for iPad" *Requires the Osmo Base available at www.playosmo.com. * 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 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. Warning: Masterpiece may display images from Bing Image SafeSearch but can be disabled (send questions to kids@playosmo.com)
CodeGamer
This app, used with a special gamepad, unlocks 15 levels of Arduino programming challenges. Control sensor bots to overcome obstacles and learn coding through interactive gameplay. Create and share your own levels.
- 15 unlockable game levels
- Learn Arduino programming language
- Control four unique sensor bots
- Interactive obstacle elimination
- Level editor for custom levels
- Share user-created levels
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The CodeGamer app is part of the CodeGamer experimental kit. It is only in combination with the gamepad from the experimental kit that all app functions can be used. Once the connection has been established between the gamepad and the app, all levels will be unlocked automatically. Journey yourself through 15 exciting levels, and learn the Arduino programming language along the way. Transfer your reality to the digital world and discover the innovative controls included in CodeGamer! Transform your game character into one of the four sensor bots in order to eliminate obstacles. To do so, just plug a sensor bot into the gamepad and activate its special powers. “Kelvin“: melts ice cubes as soon as you warm the temperature sensor with your hand “Decibel“: clears the path each time you treat the audio sensor with sounds “Lumen“: shows you hidden things whenever you illuminate your light sensor “Newton“: boxes all obstacles out of the way as soons as you shake your motion sensor Level editor: create your own levels and share them with other players Learn the Arduino programming language level by level while playing the game! - Solve the Arduino puzzles – which will become more and more difficult – to get ahead in the game. - Find out which codes will make your audio module howl, or the LEDs on your gamepad flash. - Discover how your gamepad works and how you can program it by yourself. **** Questions, suggestions and feature requests? We look forward to your suggestions! Mail to: apps@kosmos.de ****
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Osmo Masterpiece at 3.9 against CodeGamer's 2.5. Osmo Masterpiece also leads on review sentiment (49% vs 30%) and ratings volume (625 vs 52). CodeGamer's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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 Masterpiece holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osmo Masterpiece has 625 ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Osmo Masterpiece's written reviews are positive against 30% of CodeGamer's.
Osmo Masterpiece ships an update every 2 months, CodeGamer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Osmo Masterpiece | CodeGamer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (625 ratings) — better | 2.5 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.0% of reviews — better | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 625 — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — 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 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 272 MB | 791 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tangible Play | Franckh-Kosmos Verlags GmbH & Co. KG |
Customer experience
Osmo Masterpiece
CodeGamer
Bugs and requests
Osmo Masterpiece
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera freezing during use
- Drawing lines moving unexpectedly
- Compatibility issues with certain iPad models
Requested features
3 requests- Allow drawing without Osmo setup
- Improve search functionality
- Add option to save/share drawings
CodeGamer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Osmo Masterpiece
No in-app purchases
CodeGamer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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