Utsuro’s diary vs INSECTARIUM ALTERNATIVE MARCH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Utsuro’s diary
Engage in a chilling diary exchange with an obsessive girlfriend. What begins as a popular trend quickly escalates into a terrifying nightmare for the main character.
- Diary exchange gameplay
- Obsessive girlfriend narrative
- Socialable high school student protagonist
- Nightmare escalation
- Interactive story
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Scary diary exchange with an obsessive girlfriend. Main character 「Hataro」has a girlfriend and is a socialable regular high school student It’s a diary exchange. It’s popular these days Hataro-kun. Don’t you know? Everyone’s doing it. The girlfriend 「Utsuro」’s idea to start the popular diary exchange. The slightest trigger was the beginning of a nightmare...
INSECTARIUM ALTERNATIVE MARCH
Engage in an adventure game where you manage eccentric workers and investigate urban legends. Make decisions to achieve investigation goals or face escalating danger. Uncover mysteries through multiple playthroughs with branching scenarios and endings.
- Accept or reject worker proposals
- Achieve 100% completion rating
- Reach 100% danger rating
- Unlock story mysteries
- Multiple endings
- Eccentric characters
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"Training rookies is not in my job description." ■ Recommended for those who: ・Like adventure games ・Enjoy urban legends and paranormal phenomena ・Want a game that's free to play all the way to the end ■ As a caretaker: ・Simply accept or reject workers' proposals ・Achieve a 100% completion rating to conclude an investigation, or ・Reach a 100% danger rating to end an investigation ■ Colorful characters: ・8 eccentric workers ・3 scenarios with multiple endings ・Unlock the story's mysteries over multiple playthroughs Developer: Caramel Column https://caracolu.com https://twitter.com/GamesCaramel Creators of physical and digital games Music: MINAKEKKE
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: INSECTARIUM ALTERNATIVE MARCH at 4.9 against Utsuro’s diary's 4.6. INSECTARIUM ALTERNATIVE MARCH also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 77%). Utsuro’s diary's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (442 vs 119). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Utsuro’s diary sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and INSECTARIUM ALTERNATIVE MARCH sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
INSECTARIUM ALTERNATIVE MARCH holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 442 and 119 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Utsuro’s diary's written reviews are positive against 92% of INSECTARIUM ALTERNATIVE MARCH's.
Utsuro’s diary ships an update every 5 weeks, INSECTARIUM ALTERNATIVE MARCH every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Utsuro’s diary | INSECTARIUM ALTERNATIVE MARCH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (442 ratings) | 4.9 (119 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.8% of reviews | 91.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 442 — better | 119 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | YANASE GAMES, INC. | Caramel Column Inc. |
Customer experience
Utsuro’s diary
INSECTARIUM ALTERNATIVE MARCH
Bugs and requests
Utsuro’s diary
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes when starting new story or day
- Game crashes on iPhone 6 with iOS 12.5.1
- Blank message on day three blocks progression
- App closes itself after recent updates
- Save data lost upon game reinstallation
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- Crashes when opening story on certain devices
Requested features
7 requests- Auto-read/text-to-speech functionality
- Player character gender customization
- Improved dialogue clarity indicators
- Better save data persistence across reinstalls
- Reduced ad frequency
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- More affordable pricing for all story endings
- Improved English localization and proofreading
INSECTARIUM ALTERNATIVE MARCH
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Utsuro’s diary
- Akari, Utsuro happy ending$4.99
- Natsuna and Utsuro route$7.99
- Kokoro and Utsuro route$7.99
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- Utsuro date$11.99
- All Edition All Stories$15.99
INSECTARIUM ALTERNATIVE MARCH
- CASUAL MODE$0.99
- SIDE STORY: FULL BUNDLE$1.99
- SP Scenario 1: OBSESSIVE LOVE$2.99
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- SP Scenario 2: CRUSH ON...$2.99
- SP Scenario3: HERO OF HEROES$2.99
- BRONZE SUPPORTER$2.99
- SILVER SUPPORTER$4.99
- GOLD SUPPORTER$6.99
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