Osmo World

I understand the strict necessity to use the stand and once we figured out that was more about the height from the table surface for focal distance and less about the exact angle, we were able to put a case back on the iPad to prevent damage ….which literally happened the one time it was put of the case to put on the Osmo dock……ughhh…..sigh! The real problem I’m writing this review for is the app glitches. We are on the latest iOS and have a relatively decent iPad, but internally apps don't work the way they imply they should. The best example of this is the green arrows at the end of “floors” ( levels) in shape builder….. the arrow is never pressable ….it just locks up…..requiring you to push the gear settings button go home and re-enter the game ….whereupon you are taken to the new level….so it’s clearly not a loading issue but happens every time …..it it so consistent that it has to be a bug. It’s not a dead spot in our screen, it’s not due to any other variable in the iPad I can suss out…. But other games have this same level loading freeze-up issue as well. And the remedy is the same…. Back-out and re-enter ……works but tethers me to every activity my daughter does. Hopefully this gets fixed with an update that pushes out then I can rate this higher.

So osmo.... I love this game! Today I am especially considering osmo masterpiece. I got Osmo for Christmas(6 days ago). I love it so much but I do have a few complaints about masterpiece. Number one: For the leaderboard/wall of fame, I think they should do positions. For example, I think you should do first place picture, second place picture, and so on through place ten. Number two: I have think you should switch out the leaderboard every day. Like someone who drew a Pokemon picture cant be on the leader board two days in a row. Bit they can be on it every OTHER day. Number three: I would like it of you could do it transportable. I guess what I mean is I would highly appreciate if you would not have to put your IPad or phone in the base EVERY TIME YOU PLAY. I mean, if I was on a road trip who would have they’re base withe them? It is highly ridiculous. Anyway thank you for takin the time to read this. Writing transcribed: DONT GET OSMO MASTERPIECE!

This umbrella “launcher” app works pretty well for how it was designed, but it has a bug and a fundamental flaw. The bug is that it won’t open the Word Explorers app (the paid app, not the one that came with the Genius Kit). It keeps directing me to buy the Genius Kit, which I already have installed, and my son has played at length. I should mention that the Word Explorers app open correctly from it’s own icon, so the problem is definitely this launcher app. And for what it’s worth, this launcher opens the Numbers Toybox correctly (Osmo’s other paid app). I’ll add a star once this bug has been corrected. The fundamental flaw is that there isn’t a version of this app that is compatible with Guided Access (i.e. a single app that includes all of the Osmo games). While this would have an effect on required iPad resources, it should be fine since this is the only thing these iPads are used for. Guided Access is a big deal to us because we have these iPads set up as dedicated learning stations that are out of our sight. We need to be able to just leave the iPads plugged in on their bases and open for use, and know that they aren’t being used for anything else. I’ll gladly add the other two stars once there’s a solution for those of us that need to use Guided Access.