Arrow Ambush vs Osmo Coding Jam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arrow Ambush
Tap to shoot arrows at a target, avoiding existing arrows. Challenge friends to beat high scores and use a rebirth feature to continue after losing. This game offers fun for all ages.
- Tap to shoot arrows
- Avoid hitting other arrows
- Challenge friends
- Beat high scores
- Rebirth feature
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Tap to Shoot Arrows at the target! Don't hit the other Arrows! Challenge friends and beat their high scores with your skills! Use Rebirth to continue when you lose! Arrow Ambush is an Awesome game for all ages. Download Now and Play Free!! Zoom
Osmo Coding Jam
This app allows children to create original music by arranging physical coding blocks into patterns and sequences. It offers over 300 musical sounds and enables kids to record and share their compositions with others. It's a STEAM-based experience that teaches coding fundamentals through music.
- Create music with physical coding blocks
- Compose original tunes
- Over 300 musical sounds
- Record and share music
- Learn coding fundamentals
- Develop rhythm and melody skills
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Explore the creative side of coding with hands-on music-making! In Osmo’s Coding Jam, kids arrange physical coding blocks into patterns and sequences to compose original tunes. The game comes with over 300 musical sounds to produce the perfect song. Kids can safely record and share their music with friends, family and the Jam community. “a STEAM-based experience that promotes creative problem-solving.” - VentureBeat “Osmo Coding Jam teaches children coding with music” - Forbes About Osmo Coding Jam: 1. CREATE: Kids 5-12 use coding blocks to create explosive beats. 2. LEARN: Kids get to know coding’s creative side while developing an ear for rhythm, melody, and harmony. 3. SHARE: Once they’ve composed a jam, kids can safely share it with friends, family and the jam community. Learn with our hands-on coding language: Research shows that tangible blocks are a game changer when it comes to helping kids learn. Each of our blocks is a programming command kids can use to create unique jams. As they explore playing with coding blocks, the volume of fun — and learning — gets turned up! * Requires the Osmo Base and Coding Blocks. Each sold separately or as part of Osmo Coding Starter Kit or Osmo Coding Family Bundle. * Compatible with most iPads. Please see our device compatibility list here: https://support.playosmo.com/hc/articles/115010156067 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Osmo Coding Jam at none against Arrow Ambush's 5. Osmo Coding Jam also leads on ads (none vs shown). Arrow Ambush's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Arrow Ambush sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Osmo Coding Jam asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Arrow Ambush against 4.2 for Osmo Coding Jam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 701 and 272 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Arrow Ambush's written reviews are positive against 68% of Osmo Coding Jam's.
Arrow Ambush ships an update monthly, Osmo Coding Jam every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arrow Ambush | Osmo Coding Jam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (701 ratings) | 4.2 (272 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.6% of reviews — better | 68.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 701 — better | 272 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 395 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zoom Inc | Tangible Play |
Customer experience
Arrow Ambush
Osmo Coding Jam
User reviews
Arrow Ambush
From 701 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay
- 🤩 Challenging levels
- 💯 Great time-killer
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🤯 Frustrating difficulty spikes
Osmo Coding Jam
From 272 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
- 🎶 Great for learning coding and music
- 🤩 Inspiring and creative tool
- ✨ Amazing app experience
- 👍 Works well on older iPads
Room to improve
- 🐛 Incompatible with current iPads
- 🐛 App not working after updates
- 🐛 Crashing issues
- 🐛 Glitches and errors
- 🐛 Does not recognize tiles
Bugs and requests
Arrow Ambush
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezing and crashing
- Accidental purchases due to poor UI layout
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce ads or offer ad-free option
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Smoother difficulty curve
Osmo Coding Jam
Reported bugs
16 issues- Not compatible with current generation of iPads
- App does not work after returning from a trip
- App crashes on opening
- Cannot play on iPad 10
- Glitches when coding a song
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- App no longer opens after last update
- App keeps crashing
- Pieces don't work and cameras glitchy
- Camera sensors different combos
- Loading stops halfway
- Does not recognize tiles
- Sound doesn't work on 2018 iPad
- Horrible detection of grey piece
- 4th level practice keeps crashing
- Blue coding blocks not recognized
- Songs not appearing in categories
Requested features
5 requests- Add more characters
- Add a trade character feature
- Add more updates
- Add a feature to create own musical characters
- Add engineer feature
In-app purchases
Arrow Ambush
- Skip Level$0.99
- 5 Rebirth$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
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- 20 Rebirth$2.99
- Unlock All Levels$9.99
Osmo Coding Jam
No in-app purchases
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