Comparison

Gear DB for Splatoon 3 vs Hello, Yoshi!

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

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About

Gear DB for Splatoon 3

Manage your Splatoon 3 gear collection and discover optimal ability combinations. Register your owned gear, save favorite sets with custom notes, and use the "Coordinator" function to find the perfect ability setup for any situation. Back up your data and explore new gear strategies.

Highlights
  • Register and manage owned gear
  • Save favorite gear combinations
  • Search gear by title and memo
  • Ability coordination calculator
  • Sort and search gear by name/ability/brand
  • Backup and restore data
Features
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Splatoon 3 gear management application. You can register gear combinations as favorites. Since you can search from the list of favorites by title and memo at the time of registration, let's make your own database such as what kind of weapon and stage fit it. Moreover, "Coordinator" function which inputs the necessary ability, finds the set suitable for the condition by combining possessed gears! For example, if you own 100 gears for each of headgear, clothing, and shoes, it will coordinate your hope from 100 * 100 * 100 = 1 million combinations. You may be able to discovery new combinations. --- How to use --- [Headgear], [Clothing], [Shoes] You can register each gear as own gear. To register, please tap the + button on the upper navigation bar and tap the gear you have from all gear. If you can not find all gears, download the latest data from the setting screen. Tap to register as own gear. Deleting own gear is swipe to the left from the list screen. Tap on the image of ability you own gear, you can change ability. You can sort by gear name, main ability, brand. And also, you can search by gear name. [Favorite Set] You can register a combination of own gears. Tap the image of the gear and choose from own gear. You can change ability here, change the title, memo and priority. Priority is used when sorting on the fav set list screen. And also, On this screen, you can search using title and memo. [Coordinator] It is a function to calculate a set that satisfies necessary ability by combining possessed gears. Please enter the necessary amount in the input field on the right side of the screen. (The main is converted as 10, the sub as 3) Tap the "Coordination!" Button and wait for a while the result list will be displayed. Tap the set from the list to copy it to your favorite set. When all ability are coordinated with 0, all combinations are output. (This function can not be used if there are few own gears) [Settings] The setting screen can be accessed from the bottom right button of the start screen. You can backup & restore using iCloud. (Backup & restore is still in development beta version) ------ [Splatoon 3] is a registered trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd. This application is an unofficial application that has nothing to do with Nintendo Co., Ltd. In developing this application, the rich content of [Inkipedia!] was so helpful. I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to you all. https://splatoonwiki.org/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

About

Hello, Yoshi!

Engage with Yoshi's expressive face by stretching, poking, and spinning him. Introduce items and enemies, play peekaboo, and enjoy built-in breaks that encourage screen time limits. This game can be played offline.

Highlights
  • Interactive face manipulation
  • Item and enemy introductions
  • Peekaboo game mode
  • Built-in screen time breaks
  • Offline play capability
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"Hello, Yoshi!" Are you ready to play? With this free application from the little-kid-friendly My Mario brand, you and your kiddo can play with Yoshi's face and delight in all his various expressions. ■Make Silly Faces Team up with your kiddo to see how silly Yoshi can get when you pull and stretch his face or take turns poking and spinning him around. Tap on the ? Block in the top-left corner of the screen and select an icon to make items—like a Super Mushroom, a Super Star, or pipes—and even enemies appear alongside Yoshi. ■Peekaboo! Invite Yoshi to play peekaboo by tapping on the leftmost icon in the ? Block menu. Boo may even make a guest appearance! ■Built-In Breaks Good night, Yoshi! Yoshi gets tuckered out after playing for a while and will fall fast asleep. At that point no amount of poking can wake him up! This is a great opportunity to take a break and help parents limit their child's screen time. If you want to keep the fun going, you can turn off this feature by tapping the gear icon in the top-right corner of the screen when the application starts. ■Play Offline There's no need to be connected to the internet to play this application. After you download it, you're good to go! Operation is not guaranteed for all devices that meet the operating conditions. It may not work properly depending on the device's performance and specifications, device-specific application usage conditions, etc. Please be sure to read the Health & Safety information provided in the application settings before you start playing. Settings can be accessed by tapping the gear icon in the top-right corner of the screen when the application starts to access the menu. ©Nintendo

Screenshots

Gear DB for Splatoon 31 screens
Hello, Yoshi!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hello, Yoshi! at none against Gear DB for Splatoon 3's shown. Hello, Yoshi! also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 67%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Gear DB for Splatoon 3's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hello, Yoshi! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 82 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Gear DB for Splatoon 3's written reviews are positive against 97% of Hello, Yoshi!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gear DB for Splatoon 3 ships an update every 6 weeks, Hello, Yoshi! every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gear DB for Splatoon 3 versus Hello, Yoshi!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGear DB for Splatoon 3Hello, Yoshi!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (60 ratings)4.8 (82 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews96.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6082 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB142 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developertadahito hiraokaNintendo Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Gear DB for Splatoon 3

All ratings60 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral12.8%
Negative20.5%

Hello, Yoshi!

All ratings82 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.6%

In-app purchases

None

Gear DB for Splatoon 3

No in-app purchases

None

Hello, Yoshi!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gear DB for Splatoon 3 free?
Gear DB for Splatoon 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hello, Yoshi! free?
Hello, Yoshi! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gear DB for Splatoon 3 or Hello, Yoshi!?
Hello, Yoshi! is rated higher. Gear DB for Splatoon 3 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Hello, Yoshi! averages 4.8 from 82 ratings.
Do Gear DB for Splatoon 3 or Hello, Yoshi! have ads?
Gear DB for Splatoon 3 shows ads; Hello, Yoshi! does not.
Which is updated more often, Gear DB for Splatoon 3 or Hello, Yoshi!?
Gear DB for Splatoon 3 ships an update every 6 weeks, and Hello, Yoshi! every 6 months. Most recently, Gear DB for Splatoon 3 was updated on November 7, 2026 and Hello, Yoshi! on November 12, 2026.

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