Comparison

cLrS vs Hello, Mario!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

cLrS

Test your visual memory by studying patterns of colors and shapes, then accurately reconstructing them. Offers two distinct gameplay modes and increasing difficulty across numerous levels. Includes a colorblind mode and customizable visual styles.

Highlights
  • Study and rebuild color and shape patterns
  • Normal and Timed gameplay modes
  • 100 levels plus 30 master levels
  • Progress tracking for completed levels
  • Colorblind mode with visual cues
  • Customizable visual styles (Flat/Glossy)
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Look at the colors and shapes, remember where they were, and put them back on the board. In cLrS, the challenge is to rebuild what you just saw. HOW TO PLAY Study the pattern before it disappears. Then drag each piece back to its original position. Both shape and color matter. TWO MODES • Normal: rebuild the board without a reconstruction countdown. After a failed attempt, try again with the exact same pattern: colors, shapes, and positions stay unchanged. • Timed: place the pieces before the reconstruction countdown ends. Each attempt uses a new pattern. In both modes, the pattern is only shown for a limited time. A GROWING CHALLENGE Work through 100 levels, then take on 20 master levels. Circles, squares, and triangles combine on different board sizes, with up to 30 pieces. YOUR PROGRESS See your completed levels and attempts for each level. Progress is saved separately for each difficulty on your device. COLORBLIND MODE Turn it on in settings to add marks to red, blue, yellow, green, and orange pieces. These marks provide another cue for telling those colors apart, alongside hue. CHOOSE YOUR STYLE Choose a flat (Flat) or glossy (Specular) finish from the menu before continuing to play. A visual memory game for iPhone and iPad, played in landscape. Observe, remember colors, shapes, and positions, then put every piece back in place. Supports iPhone Duo.

About

Hello, Mario!

Engage with Mario's face by pulling, stretching, and poking him to create various expressions. Add iconic items and characters from the Mushroom Kingdom to the scene. Enjoy interactive play with a built-in feature that encourages screen time breaks.

Highlights
  • Manipulate Mario's face
  • Add game items and characters
  • Play peekaboo with Mario
  • Built-in screen time breaks
  • Offline play
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"Hello, Mario!" Are you ready to play? With this free application from the little-kid-friendly My Mario brand, you and your kiddo can play with Mario's face and delight in all his various expressions. ■Make Silly Faces Team up with your kiddo to see how silly Mario can get when you pull and stretch his face or take turns poking and spinning him around. Tap on the ? Block in the top-left corner of the screen and select an icon to make items—like a Super Mushroom, a Super Star, or pipes—and even enemies appear alongside Mario. ■Peekaboo! Invite Mario to play peekaboo by tapping on the leftmost icon in the ? Block menu. Boo may even make a guest appearance! ■Built-In Breaks Good night, Mario! Mario gets tuckered out after playing for a while and will fall fast asleep. At that point no amount of poking can wake him up! This is a great opportunity to take a break and help parents limit their child's screen time. If you want to keep the fun going, you can turn off this feature by tapping the gear icon in the top-right corner of the screen when the application starts. ■Play Offline There's no need to be connected to the internet to play this application. After you download it, you're good to go! Operation is not guaranteed for all devices that meet the operating conditions. It may not work properly depending on the device's performance and specifications, device-specific application usage conditions, etc. Please be sure to read the Health and Safety information provided in the application settings before you start playing. Settings can be accessed by tapping the gear icon in the top-right corner of the screen when the application starts to access the menu. ©Nintendo

Screenshots

cLrS4 screens
Hello, Mario!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hello, Mario! at Free against cLrS's $0.99. Hello, Mario! also leads on ratings volume (329 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). cLrS's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hello, Mario! is free to download; cLrS costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

cLrS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hello, Mario! has 329 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
cLrS versus Hello, Mario!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercLrSHello, Mario!
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (329 ratings)
Positive reviews—89.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1329 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGabhel StudiosNintendo Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

cLrS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hello, Mario!

All ratings279 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.4%

In-app purchases

None

cLrS

No in-app purchases

None

Hello, Mario!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is cLrS free?
cLrS costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hello, Mario! free?
Hello, Mario! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, cLrS or Hello, Mario!?
cLrS is rated higher. cLrS averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hello, Mario! averages 4.6 from 329 ratings.
Do cLrS or Hello, Mario! have ads?
Neither cLrS nor Hello, Mario! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, cLrS or Hello, Mario!?
cLrS ships an update every 4 months, and Hello, Mario! every 4 months. Most recently, cLrS was updated on November 2, 2026 and Hello, Mario! on November 4, 2026.

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