Comparison

환생 마리모 vs Hello, Lizards

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

Head to head
About

환생 마리모

A relaxing simulation game where you collect and nurture aquatic creatures and marimo. Enjoy the calming soundtrack and webtoon-style story as you watch your underwater world thrive. Compete with others in rankings and discover new creatures in future updates.

Highlights
  • Collect and nurture aquatic creatures
  • Grow and care for marimo
  • Calming BGM and ASMR sounds
  • Webtoon-style story progression
  • Ranking system for creature collection
  • Discover new creatures in updates
Features
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안녕하새우! 개발자 쉐리입니다!! 랭킹에 저장한 생물 수가 반영되지 않던 문제를 수정했어요! 이제 다시 랭킹에서 만나주새우! ----------------------------------------------- 새우를 모으고 마리모를 키우는 본격 관상용 게임이에요! 앞으로 더 발전할 부분이 많은 게임이지만, 즐겁게 관상해주새우! 함께해 주셔서 늘 감사드려요! - 물속 친구들을 모으고, 랭킹에서도 만나보새우! - 감성적인 BGM과 ASMR을 들으며 편안하게 쉬어가세요! - 웹툰 방식으로 펼쳐지는 이야기도 천천히 즐겨보새우! - 앞으로 찾아올 생물들과 새로운 이야기도 기대해주새우! ----------------------------------------------- 드디어 찾아왔어요! 1인 개발자가 하나하나 정성껏 만든 관상용 게임이에요! 어항만 바라보셨나요? 이제 게임 속 작은 물세상도 구경해보새우! 하지만 관상은 봐드리지 않습니다... - 물속 친구들을 모으고, 키우고, 멍하니 바라보새우! - 누가 물속 친구들을 더 많이 모았는지 랭킹에서 확인해보새우! - 잔잔한 이야기도 천천히 즐겨보새우! 4년 만에 환생한 마리모, 이번엔 오래오래 함께할게요!

About

Hello, Lizards

Nurture a pixel lizard family in a virtual terrarium. Engage in feeding, temperature control, cleaning, and bonding to watch your lizards grow, breed, and unlock new patterns. Discover various species and morphs in this relaxing simulation.

Highlights
  • Pixel lizard care simulation
  • Breeding and genetics
  • Species, morph, and pattern collection
  • Daily missions and rewards
  • Offline care functionality
  • Relaxed gameplay sessions
Features
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Care for a growing lizard family in your own tiny pixel terrarium. Feeding, temperature, cleaning, bonding, and observing — five kinds of care let you track hunger, mood, cleanliness, warmth, and energy, then watch each lizard react. Steady care builds trust, advances growth, and unlocks new patterns through shedding. Adopt new companions, breed mature lizards, incubate eggs, and welcome hatchlings. As you discover different species, morphs, and patterns, your collection and family story continue to grow. [Features] · Focused pixel care for one lizard at a time — relaxed 1–3 minute sessions · Five care actions (feed / temperature / clean / bond / observe) with instant reactions · A growing lizard family with breeding, genetics, eggs, and hatching · A collection of lizard species, morphs, and patterns to discover · Long-term progress through trust levels, growth, shedding, and pattern unlocks · Daily missions that change every day, plus login-streak rewards · Forgiving design — no permanent damage even after time away, always recoverable · Contains ads · Core care is free · Premium species, rack expansions, and decorations are one-time purchases · Contains randomized items · Premium species are guaranteed; individual traits are randomized, with odds and distributions shown before purchase · Includes Morph Boxes opened with Crystals (paid currency) · Odds: Common 75%, Rare 22%, Legendary 3% · Legendary guaranteed within 30 boxes · Odds shown before opening · Care works offline · Internet is needed for new purchases, purchase checks, and pending-grant recovery on the same install Spend a little calm time with your lizard family in a cozy pixel terrarium today.

Screenshots

환생 마리모4 screens
Hello, Lizards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 환생 마리모 at none against Hello, Lizards's 12. Hello, Lizards's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

Both are free to download. Hello, Lizards sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. 환생 마리모 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

환생 마리모 ships an update weekly, Hello, Lizards every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
환생 마리모 versus Hello, Lizards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter환생 마리모Hello, Lizards
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeewon JungSeori Labs

Customer experience

환생 마리모

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

Hello, Lizards

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

환생 마리모

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Hello, Lizards

One-time12
  • Starlight Accessory Set$0.49
  • Habitat Rack Expansion II$0.99
  • Habitat Rack Expansion I$0.99
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  • Night Sky Terrarium$0.99
  • Uromastyx$1.99
  • 300 Crystals$1.99
  • Crystal Starter$1.99
  • 슈팅스타 토케이$1.99
  • 은하 게코$1.99
  • 1,000 Crystals$6.99
  • 3,200 Crystals$19.99
  • 5,500 Crystals$34.99

Questions

Is 환생 마리모 free?
환생 마리모 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hello, Lizards free?
Hello, Lizards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 환생 마리모 or Hello, Lizards have ads?
Both 환생 마리모 and Hello, Lizards show ads.
Which is updated more often, 환생 마리모 or Hello, Lizards?
환생 마리모 ships an update weekly, and Hello, Lizards every 3 days. Most recently, 환생 마리모 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hello, Lizards on October 25, 2026.

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