The Marimo vs メダカ育成げーむ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Marimo
Care for a virtual green ball creature that grows over time. Keep its environment clean and provide light to ensure its survival. Customize its appearance and interact with it through various gestures.
- Virtual pet care
- Growth simulation
- Environment maintenance
- Customization options
- Interactive controls
- Social sharing
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Thank you 1,130,000 download!! [About Marimo] Marimo means a plant like a green ball which grow in Hokkaido, Japan. You can raise a Marimo. A marimo will grow up little by little every day. When water become dirty, you need to refresh water. If you don't take care of a Marimo long time, Marimo will wither. [Other Features] - You can rename Marimo, and change background. - Drag to move Marimo. - Double tap to pick tap Marimo. - Rotate marimo with two finger. - Marimo moves by the direction of the device. - You can upload image of Marimo on Twitter/Facebook. - Photosynthesis occurs in a bright place.
メダカ育成げーむ
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Totally Free ! Healing of Medaka training app! Care will only increase once food in three days . It would be healed by the killifish to grow chillin watching ! Killifish will continue to increase more and more family because becomes greater produce the children of killifish . It may sometimes escape surprised to tap the Medaka ! ? ▼ material use This app we were allowed to use the BGM of the following sites . - MusMus (http://musmus.main.jp/)
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Verdict
The Marimo and メダカ育成げーむ both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of The Marimo's written reviews are positive against 52% of メダカ育成げーむ's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for The Marimo against 4.5 for メダカ育成げーむ. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of The Marimo's written reviews are positive against 52% of メダカ育成げーむ's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Marimo | メダカ育成げーむ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16 ratings) | 4.5 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better | 52.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kosuke Ogawa | Canvas soft |
Customer experience
The Marimo
メダカ育成げーむ
In-app purchases
The Marimo
No in-app purchases
メダカ育成げーむ
No in-app purchases
