Dr. Kodama vs Dr. Virus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dr. Kodama
A fun puzzle game where players connect four dots of the same color to make them disappear. The goal is to remove all the "Kodama" characters to beat each level. Control falling pieces by moving, rotating, and dropping them.
- Connect four same-colored dots
- Remove "Kodama" characters
- Control falling pieces
- Tap to rotate pieces
- Swipe up for immediate drop
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Dr. Kodama is a fun puzzle game inspired by the classic SNES game Dr. Mario. Connect four dots of the same color to disappear them. Once all Kodama (the dots with the funny faces) have been removed, you've beat the level. Simply drag left or right or down to move the falling piece. Tap to rotate the piece counter-clockwise. Finally, you can swipe up to immediately drop the piece. If you have any thoughts or questions, please create an issue on the GitHub repo: https://github.com/kmurph73/dr_kodama/issues Thank you for playing and enjoy!
Dr. Virus
A classic falling block puzzle game where players strategically drop colored capsules to eliminate viruses. Progress through levels by clearing the screen and challenge yourself with different game modes.
- Falling block puzzle gameplay
- 20 classic levels
- Challenge mode with online leaderboard
- Practice mode to select levels
- Save and resume games
- Offline and online high scores
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GAME RULES ---------------- Dr. Virus is a falling block puzzle game. The player's objective is to destroy the viruses by using colored capsules that are tossed into the bottle. The player manipulates each capsule as it falls, with the goal being to align similar colors which removes the viruses. The player progresses through the game by eliminating all the viruses on the screen in each level. FEATURES ---------------- + 20 classic levels. + Play with buttons or gesture. + CHALLENGE mode: the player starts at level 0 and submit the score to online leaderboard. + PRACTICE mode: same with class game, the player can select which level to start at. + MINI GAMES: more way to explore, play custom and challenging stages. + Save your current game and play it later. + Offline high scores and online leaderboard. FAN PAGE ------------------ + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qastudiosapps + Twitter: https://twitter.com/qastudios
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dr. Kodama at 5.0 against Dr. Virus's 2.6. Dr. Virus's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Dr. Kodama holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dr. Virus has 25 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Dr. Kodama | Dr. Virus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 2.6 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 18.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyle Murphy | Quang Duc Vu |
Customer experience
Dr. Kodama
Dr. Virus
In-app purchases
Dr. Kodama
No in-app purchases
Dr. Virus
No in-app purchases
