The Marimo vs Medaka Pet
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.
Medaka Pet
A simple and relaxing simulation game where you can raise cute medaka fish on your smartphone. Easily feed and clean them, watch them grow in real-time, and enjoy the soothing music. Perfect for busy individuals or those seeking a calming gaming experience.
- Raise cute medaka fish
- Easy feeding and cleaning mechanics
- Real-time growth tracking
- Soothing background music
- Name your medaka
- Notifications for care tasks
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Completely free! This is an easy and simple healing nurturing application. You can easily raise cute medaka in your smartphone. The game also puts a lot of effort into the music that plays slowly. This game is an application to raise medaka in your smartphone. Taking care of your medaka is very easy. Just feed and clean them! It is recommended for those who are not good at games or for busy people. Please be healed by the sight of the medaka growing day by day. Game Contents You can feed and clean the medaka and take care of them easily. medaka grow little by little every day. You can sell the medaka you have grown and get a new one. You can watch medaka while listening to music (you can turn it off from the menu). You can give your medaka any name you like. The size of the medaka is updated every second to show the size of the medaka in real time. When the app is launched, it reports how much the medaka has grown since the last time it was launched. Notify you when it is time to feed and clean the medaka.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Medaka Pet at 4.8 against The Marimo's 4.4. Medaka Pet also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). 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.
Medaka Pet holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of The Marimo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Medaka Pet's.
| Parameter | The Marimo | Medaka Pet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16 ratings) | 4.8 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| 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 | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kosuke Ogawa | sio honda |
Customer experience
The Marimo
Medaka Pet
In-app purchases
The Marimo
No in-app purchases
Medaka Pet
No in-app purchases
