Comparison

Speck vs Marlin Game

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

Head to head
About

Speck

Guide a ball through challenging obstacle courses by tapping to control its movement. Compete for high scores, unlock new levels, and challenge friends on global leaderboards. Enjoy a free-to-play experience with optional in-game purchases.

Highlights
  • Tap-based obstacle avoidance
  • Unlockable challenge levels
  • Beat friends' high scores
  • Global leaderboards
  • Challenge Mode
Features
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Join Speck and embark on an addictive adventure to complete the levels of Speck. Tap to carefully guide the ball between the obstacles, but be careful, touch the floor or roof and you'll have to start over again. Take on the challenges of Speck alone or play to beat your friends and see who can get the top score on the leaderboards! Speck is completely free to play but contains some optional in-game purchases which can be purchased with real money. You can disable the in-game purchases features by disabling in-app purchases in your device settings. Speck features: ◉ Many ways to play Speck: Beat high score, Challenge Mode. ◉ Pass the challenge levels to unlock even more! ◉ Beat your friends score. ◉ Leaderboards to test your skill against your friends! ◉ Your high score is saved to the leaderboards so you'll never lose it. Follow us to get the news and updates: Twitter @EncodedApps Instagram: Encoded__Apps Have fun playing Speck! We recommend iOS version 8.0+ for optimised gameplay.

About

Marlin Game

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The “Genki Dama! SDG-like Medical Education Game Project” develops and provides medical education and educational game applications for children with developmental disabilities (autism, Asperger's syndrome, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities, and tic disorders). It is a simple game application for children with disabilities. *The rules of "Marlin Game" are super simple* A simple game in which characters of the same type are bumped together to grow to the next size! A character can evolve to the next larger character by hitting the same type of character that falls from above. As characters evolve, they can gradually evolve into larger fish, from clams to sea urchins to squids, The largest fish can evolve to a marlin tuna. The falling character can be dragged and moved left or right to make it fall and collide with the character on the bottom. When the characters reach the top of the tank, the game is over and play ends, and the scores of the fish that have evolved to that point are displayed. Aim for a high score by evolving many large fish and combining them well! * The game can be played offline, so you can play it even when you are traveling without Wi-Fi. * This game is free, but ads will be displayed. * Please pay attention to the play time.

Screenshots

Speck4 screens
Marlin Game3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marlin Game at none against Speck's 6. Speck's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price 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

Both are free to download. Speck sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Marlin Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Speck versus Marlin Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeckMarlin Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOnlyApps LimitedGarhi Japan K.K.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Speck

One-time6
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Unlock Level$0.99
  • 80 Stars$0.99
Show 3 more
  • 200 Stars$1.99
  • 400 Stars$2.99
  • 1000 Stars$6.99
None

Marlin Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speck free?
Speck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marlin Game free?
Marlin Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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