Kotodama Diary vs Saddle Jump!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kotodama Diary
Nurture unique virtual pets whose evolution is determined by the words you choose. Decorate their living space and collect accessories to unlock new species and items. This relaxing game offers a quirky experience with over 100 evolving characters.
- Word-based pet evolution
- Collect over 100 unique species
- Room and furniture decoration
- Accessory collection and gifting
- Gacha system for items
- Pixel art style
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"Are you looking for a cute pet? Too bad! Kotadama Diary's characters evolve depending on the words which you feed them, and could even grow up into something... unexpected. Weird characters, happy characters, sad characters, lovely characters, rude characters, and even, yes, simply cute characters—There's something for everyone! Can you feed them the right words to make them evolve into a new species? Try your best while you decorate your room with your favorite furniture. And you don't even need to clean up! Kotodama Diary is a simple, entertaining game that lets you have fun with bizarre characters that evolve depending on your choices! There are more than 100 different species of these weird characters, known as the ""kotodummies"". And, maybe, you'll find that the words you chose tell you something about yourself... ●○ How to play ○● - Touch or swipe on the hearts to collect them - When you have enough hearts, words will appear - Choose one of the words - Depending on which word you chose, the kotodummy will evolve - Use gems or tickets to draw fortunes and get accessories - The kotodummies will wear the accessories you give them, and, if they like them, they'll give you useful items in return - The kotodummies will collect coins which you can use to buy furniture - Furniture helps you progress through the game faster Decorate your room, play with your favorite kotodummies, and create your very own Kotodama Diary! ●○●You'll like this game if●○● - You like slow-paced, relaxing games - You want to pass some time for free - You want more than just cutesy characters - You want to speak with your pets - You want some absurd screenshots to share - You like pixel art - You like rolling those sweet gachas - You love putting accessories on things/people/animals - You enjoy the occasional weird character - You could do with some giggles - You like bringin up virtual characters - You want to decorate your room - You like collecting things - You want some very unique ""pets"""
Saddle Jump!
Embark on an exciting endless runner adventure where you guide a horse along scenic trails. Jump over obstacles and collect carrots to achieve high scores in this fun, cartoon-style game. Experience progressively challenging rounds with simple one-tap controls.
- Three seasonal rounds (Summer, Autumn, Winter)
- Simple one-tap controls
- Collect carrots for bonus points
- Beautiful cartoon-style graphics
- Progressively faster gameplay
- High score tracking
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Saddle Jump is a fun and exciting endless runner horse jumping game! Ride your horse down a beautiful trail, jump over obstacles, and collect carrots along the way. FEATURES: • 3 stunning seasonal rounds — Summer, Autumn & Winter • Simple one-tap controls — tap to jump, double tap for a super jump • Collect carrots for bonus points with your double jump • Beautiful cartoon-style graphics • Each round gets progressively faster • Sound effects for every jump, collect, and crash • Track your high score and try to beat it • Fun for all ages! HOW TO PLAY: • Tap anywhere to jump over obstacles • Tap again mid-air for a double jump • Double jump to reach and collect floating carrots • Clear all 15 jumps per round to reach the finish line • Complete all 3 rounds to win! Can you gallop your way through all three seasonal trails? Download Saddle Jump and find out! By Lifes Guide
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Saddle Jump! at none against Kotodama Diary's 10. Saddle Jump! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Kotodama Diary's advantage is ratings volume (3.1K vs 1). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kotodama Diary sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Saddle Jump! asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Kotodama Diary against 5.0 for Saddle Jump!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kotodama Diary has 3.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Kotodama Diary's written reviews are positive against 100% of Saddle Jump!'s.
| Parameter | Kotodama Diary | Saddle Jump! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 629 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Polaris-x | Lifes Guide LLC |
Customer experience
Kotodama Diary
Saddle Jump!
Bugs and requests
Kotodama Diary
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes or freezes
- Ads not loading or getting stuck
- Restoration of in-app purchases not working
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to chat or interact with Kotodummies
- More furniture and room customization options
- Easier way to obtain new Kotodummies
- Ability to save and restore progress across devices
- Mini-games or additional activities
Saddle Jump!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kotodama Diary
- Gem Cluster$0.99
- Mega Value Box$1.99
- Event Ltd Mega Pack$1.99
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- Prologue Pack$1.99
- Gem Baggie$2.99
- Gem Bag$5.99
- Dougho Box$5.99
- Ad-free Box$5.99
- Event Limited Mega Pack$5.99
- Gem Big Bag$14.99
Saddle Jump!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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