The Marimo vs Cat Healing Life
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.
Cat Healing Life
Care for adorable kittens and cats in this free training game. Engage in simple "Nadenade" interactions every two days. Enjoy healing BGM and cute animations while passing time.
- Free kitten training
- Simple "Nadenade" care
- Cute kitten animations
- Healing BGM
- Time-killing gameplay
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Totally Free! Healing Kitten training app! Care is only once Kitten in two days to "Nadenade"! Popular handy left the game in the busy woman in child-rearing and work! "Nap" Kitten "ride to the cleaning robot" definitely be healed seen a cute gesture, such as! It is killing time free training games that can look chillin while listening to the BGM of healing a figure playing a cute kitten. ▼ material use This app we were allowed to use the BGM of the following sites. - Music Atelier Amacha (http://amachamusic.chagasi.com/)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cat Healing Life at every 3 weeks against The Marimo's every 3 months. Cat Healing Life also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). The Marimo's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 65%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Cat Healing Life holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 30 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of The Marimo's written reviews are positive against 65% of Cat Healing Life's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
The Marimo ships an update every 3 months, Cat Healing Life every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Marimo | Cat Healing Life |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16 ratings) | 4.7 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews — better | 65.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kosuke Ogawa | Canvas soft |
Customer experience
The Marimo
Cat Healing Life
In-app purchases
The Marimo
No in-app purchases
Cat Healing Life
No in-app purchases
Questions
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