Comparison

Daruma Doesn't Fall vs TEMARI

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

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Daruma Doesn't Fall

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On the contrary, it is a simple action game where you do not let the Daruma fall. Enemies tries to make Daruma fall with all sorts of tricks. Roll, jump, and exchange skillfully to collect Koban and aim for a high score. A Daruma Character will appear depending on the rank you achieved. Please come and meet the secret Daruma Character. This game was developed without any game sound in order to help you with your "little free time" in everyday life. I would be happy if you could feel free to play while watching your favorite videos, listening to music, or talking without disturbing such important time.

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TEMARI

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You stand at the near edge of a long Japanese corridor, holding a hagoita paddle, with a colorful temari ball resting on it. Flick to launch the ball deep down the corridor, then drag your finger to slide the paddle and bat the ball back each time it returns. The ball never stops on its own - it ricochets off the floor, the ceiling, the side walls, the back screen and the wooden lattice panels - so one good return can carry it through a whole cluster. WHAT YOU ARE AIMING AT Down the corridor hang paper balloons (kamifusen). Strike one and its paper pops; clear every balloon to win the stage. Wooden panels are not targets - solid ones simply bounce the ball, while movable ones slide aside when struck, opening new lanes deeper in. THE CATCH The near edge is open. If the ball comes back and the paddle misses it, you lose one temari. Run out of temari and the stage is over. Read the angles, keep the rally alive, and the longer you keep the ball in play, the more balloons a single launch can break. ITEMS (caught with the paddle when a balloon drops one) - Split: the ball multiplies into several. - Focus: time slows so you can line up the next return. - Pheasant: a helper bird flies in and pops balloons for a while. - Wide: your paddle grows wider. - Plus one: an extra temari. NINJA BALLOONS From the second world on, some balloons hide a ninja and throw shuriken at your paddle. Slide out of the way to dodge - or pop that balloon to stop the attack. WHAT IS INSIDE - 200 hand-built stages across 8 worlds, each a different Japanese room through the seasons: a dusk veranda, a morning parlor, an autumn-leaf room, a night study, a young-bamboo room, a golden room, a cherry-blossom room, and an ink room. - A first-person, fixed-camera view that gives the corridor real depth. - Finger-following paddle control, both left-right and up-down. - Star ratings to chase a high score, and stage select with your progress saved. - A calm soundtrack and soft sound effects; sound is on by default. - 12 languages. - Plays in portrait or landscape. - Works offline after install. - Made by PixelRyu, an independent developer. Free to play, supported by ads. No purchases required. Take a breath, bat the temari, and pop your way down the corridor.

Screenshots

Daruma Doesn't Fall4 screens
TEMARI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TEMARI at every 3 weeks against Daruma Doesn't Fall's every 20 months. Daruma Doesn't Fall's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daruma Doesn't Fall ships an update every 20 months, TEMARI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Daruma Doesn't Fall versus TEMARI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaruma Doesn't FallTEMARI
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB150 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenichiro OkamotoKenji Kobayashi

In-app purchases

None

Daruma Doesn't Fall

No in-app purchases

None

TEMARI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daruma Doesn't Fall free?
Daruma Doesn't Fall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TEMARI free?
TEMARI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Daruma Doesn't Fall or TEMARI have ads?
Both Daruma Doesn't Fall and TEMARI show ads.
Which is updated more often, Daruma Doesn't Fall or TEMARI?
Daruma Doesn't Fall ships an update every 20 months, and TEMARI every 3 weeks. Most recently, Daruma Doesn't Fall was updated on October 19, 2026 and TEMARI on October 20, 2026.

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