Last updated on December 14th, 2025 at 05:24 pm
Osmo Words – Board Game Review
Osmo Words is a Board/Education/Word game from Tangible Play Inc, first launched in 11th May 2021.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 174+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Osmo Words Stand Out
In Osmo Genius Words, arrange physical Osmo Letter Tiles to spell secret words. Each letter you get correct, appears on screen, until eventually the entire word is revealed. Unlock prizes and dance moves as you progress across multiple fun levels!
Choose a level of spelling difficulty that’s right for you and then the adaptive learning helps you play at the level that is right for you!
Play your favorite Osmo Genius Words 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.
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Requires the Osmo Base and Osmo Words Tiles. Each sold separately or as part of Osmo Genius Starter Kit or Osmo Genius Words.
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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!
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Please see our device compatibility list here: https://support.playosmo.com/hc/articles/115010156067
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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
"This interplay between the physical and digital realms looks and feels like magic."
- Forbes
"Osmo has been a revolution in our family."
- Wired
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.
This Board game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Osmo Words is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 16th April 2025
Recent improvements include:
Bug Fix: Slingshot UI now displays correctly in iPad landscape
Download & Availability
Osmo Words is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Weve used this off and on over several years. Works great and our kids enjoy it. Fun way to practice spelling.
This Osmo game is one of our favorites!!! We 100% recommend this game.
In our opinion we think this game is the best ! We are a 9 year old and even for us it is challenging (in a fun way). It is fun when we get to play against different people and get a crown . We think you would love the game too. We really enjoyed the game we have so much fun . We real like the game and highly recommend it. Have fun with the game.
Cant progress in game due to a notice that comes up that says check Wi-Fi. Nothing wrong with our Wi-Fi, game has a bug.
Everything is stuck we tried it so many days and it still didnt work.
The apps have suddenly stopped working on our iPad. With the price we pay for the product, this is frustrating.
You should buy this because these are so much fun its actually change your kids brain.
This game is a good learning tool, we are way ahead of our friends. The problem is that the peices are overpriced. We would say 60-70$ is a reasonable price, not 100$, still its a great game.
We got this for our daughter who is 6 years old. She loves it! Took us a little while to get use to apple, as we are an android home. But over all our daughter is reading, spelling, and doing math. So glad we got Osmo.
It is truly the best thing ever.
On the spring map when you get to a certain part it just says no Wi-Fi. It only does it on the map only.
We wish they would have specify which iPad we have before we buy this. Now we have to go buy a special attachment for our iPad 12.9. Very stressful after the fact. The system should have had you picked that you are going to use this on a iPad vs fire and then have you choose the type of iPad you have. By the way do not think about keeping a case on it. It wont work with the case.
We agree with the five star its a good app.
Hi, its a great game but we cant get anything new! We tried the world five times and still cant get anything new! But we still love the game! Thank you.
Its good and Ive been seeing reviews that are not true about osmo .. This is a great app.
Thought this would make teaching our son how to spell fun. Purchased for Christmas but the use they get is minimal. App freezes, crashes during games! Tried to setup custom word list and it doesnt work as expected. You spend too much time trying to sort out the bugs that it defeats the purpose as a tool for making learning easy. Our kids hate how it crashes in middle of games, so they dont want to use it, and we hate it as a parent because we should have spent our money on something that actually works! Believe us, dont waste your time nor money on this garbage and thats coming from someone who is tech savvy too.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 4.0.6
- Size: 1,019.49 MB
- iOS: 15.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Tangible Play Inc
Last updated: 16th April 2025 | Genre: Board, Education | Developer: Tangible Play Inc