Comparison

Sonic Rumble Party vs Hello, Mario!

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

Head to head
About

Sonic Rumble Party

Compete in fast-paced knockout rounds with up to 32 players in a variety of obstacle courses and survival arenas. Race through chaotic stages, battle for rings, or team up with friends in this party action game featuring iconic characters and over 75 maps and modes.

Highlights
  • 32-player online multiplayer
  • Obstacle course racing
  • Survival battles
  • Ring Battle mode
  • Over 75 maps and modes
  • Play as Sonic characters
  • Squad up with friends
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32 players compete to see who's the best Sonic hero! Compete in fast‑paced knockout rounds across obstacle courses and survival arenas. A fresh mix of obstacle‑course racing, survival battles, and fast‑paced online party action awaits. Race through Dr. Eggman’s toy‑themed world! Sonic and friends dash across the stages as toy‑like figures, speeding through chaotic courses. Compete with players worldwide and jump into a fun, chaotic multiplayer party in every Rumble! ■■Easy controls for quick fun—anytime, anywhere! ■■ Experience a vast array of stages with different themes and ways to play! Rumble is packed with different gameplay styles, including Run, where players race for the top spot, Survival, where players compete to stay in the game, Ring Battle, where players duke and dodge it out for the most rings, and lots more! Matches are short, so anyone can pick it up and play in their spare time.Clear three mini‑games in Ring Battle, or enjoy a one‑round quick match in Party Rumble. Pick the mode that suits your playstyle—casual, competitive, or just for fun with friends. ■■Explore 75+ maps & modes—race, dodge, and outlast in chaotic party action.■■ Sprint ahead in Run, outlast rivals in Survival, or fight for rings in Ring Battle—every mode delivers chaotic mini‑game fun. Classic Sonic worlds like Green Hill and Chemical Plant appear as reimagined obstacle stages. Enjoy a unique mix of fast run‑style action and signature Sonic speed toy-world chaos, creating a completely fresh online multiplayer party-game experience. ■■Join 32‑player online multiplayer, squad up, and enjoy the party together.■■ Enjoy real‑time online multiplayer with players from around the world. Form a 4‑player squad to team up, support each other, and fight to stay alive together— co‑op play and shared victories and fun party moments make every match even more exciting! ■■Unleash the Sonic mania! ■■ Play as Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, Dr. Eggman, and more fan‑favorite characters— including Surge from the Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW) comic series. Collect character skins, animations, emotes, and effects, and customize your look freely to make your Rumbler truly your own! ■■Limited‑time events and crossover collabs add new mini games and beats.■■ Enjoy a variety of fast‑paced BGM that brings every match to life, along with iconic tracks from the Sonic series to make the world of Sonic Rumble Party even more exciting! ■■15M+ downloads worldwide — User Reviews■■ “Easy to play—a fun online party game with Sonic speed and chaos!” “The mini‑games are super fun—quick, wild, and perfect for playing with friends.” “Fair balance—totally playable and winnable without spending money.” “Online play feels safe and smooth, even with players from overseas.” Official Website: https://sonicrumble.sega.com Official X: https://twitter.com/Sonic_Rumble Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SonicRumble Official Discord: https://discord.com/invite/sonicrumble

About

Hello, Mario!

Engage with Mario's face by pulling, stretching, and poking him to create various expressions. Add iconic items and characters from the Mushroom Kingdom to the scene. Enjoy interactive play with a built-in feature that encourages screen time breaks.

Highlights
  • Manipulate Mario's face
  • Add game items and characters
  • Play peekaboo with Mario
  • Built-in screen time breaks
  • Offline play
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"Hello, Mario!" Are you ready to play? With this free application from the little-kid-friendly My Mario brand, you and your kiddo can play with Mario's face and delight in all his various expressions. ■Make Silly Faces Team up with your kiddo to see how silly Mario 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 Mario. ■Peekaboo! Invite Mario 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, Mario! Mario 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 and 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

Sonic Rumble Party4 screens
Hello, Mario!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hello, Mario! at none against Sonic Rumble Party's 54. Hello, Mario! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (90% vs 78%). Sonic Rumble Party's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (8K vs 326). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sonic Rumble Party sells 51 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Hello, Mario! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Sonic Rumble Party against 4.6 for Hello, Mario!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonic Rumble Party has 8K ratings behind it against 326, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Sonic Rumble Party's written reviews are positive against 90% of Hello, Mario!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonic Rumble Party ships an update monthly, Hello, Mario! every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sonic Rumble Party versus Hello, Mario!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonic Rumble PartyHello, Mario!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8K ratings) — better4.6 (326 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews89.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8K — better326
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size479 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEGA CORPORATIONNintendo Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Sonic Rumble Party

All ratings7,930 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews1,974 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral6.2%
Negative16.0%

Hello, Mario!

All ratings279 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.4%

Bugs and requests

Sonic Rumble Party

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Game not loading past title screen

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more Sonic characters and skins
  • Implement controller support
  • Improve server stability and reduce lag

Hello, Mario!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

51 purchases

Sonic Rumble Party

Subscriptions1
  • Rumble Plus$2.991 Month
One-time50
  • Red Star Ring x4$0.29
  • Sticker1$0.49
  • Sticker3$0.49
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  • Sticker5$0.49
  • Sticker6$0.49
  • Sticker2$0.49
  • Welcome Bundle2 variants$0.99
  • Omni Fragment Bundle1$0.99
  • Red Star Ring x15$0.99
  • Rouge's Treasure Hoard1$1.99
  • Red_Star_Ring x30$1.99
  • Animation$1.99
  • Skin Bundle9$1.99
  • Skin Bundle7$1.99
  • Skin Bundle6$1.99
  • Red Star Ring x30$1.99
  • Skin Power-Up Bundle II$2.59
  • Emblem Rank10 Milestone Bundle$2.99
  • Emblem Rank20 Milestone Bundle$3.99
  • Emblem Rank30 Milestone Bundle$3.99
  • Omni Fragment Bundle_4_2$4.99
  • Score Scramble Support Bundle$4.99
  • Welcome Bundle13$4.99
  • Omni Fragment Bundle_2_2$4.99
  • Omni Fragment Bundle2 variants$4.99
  • Omni Fragment Bundle2$5.29
  • Red Star Ring x80$5.29
  • Emote Bundle$5.99
  • Premium Event Pass_2$8.99
  • Premium Event Pass_3$8.99
  • Premium Event Pass_1$8.99
  • Premium Event Pass2 variants$8.99
  • Premium Season Pass$9.99
  • Omni Fragment Bundle_3_2$9.99
  • Red Star Ring x150$9.99
  • LegendaryBuddy Power-Up Bundle$9.99
  • Premium Event Pass+_1$17.99
  • Premium Event Pass+_2$17.99
  • Premium Event Pass+_3$17.99
  • Skin Bundle$17.99
  • Red_Star_Ring x330$19.99
  • Premium Pass+_$19.99
  • Premium Pass+_2$19.99
  • Premium Pass+$19.99
  • Red Star Ring x330$19.99
  • Skill Star x5700$29.99
  • Red_Star_Ring x770$45.99
  • Red Star Ring x770$45.99
  • Red_Star_Ring x1700$99.99
  • Red Star Ring x1700$99.99
None

Hello, Mario!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sonic Rumble Party free?
Sonic Rumble Party is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hello, Mario! free?
Hello, Mario! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sonic Rumble Party or Hello, Mario!?
Sonic Rumble Party is rated higher. Sonic Rumble Party averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8K ratings, while Hello, Mario! averages 4.6 from 326 ratings.
Do Sonic Rumble Party or Hello, Mario! have ads?
Sonic Rumble Party shows ads; Hello, Mario! does not.
Which is updated more often, Sonic Rumble Party or Hello, Mario!?
Sonic Rumble Party ships an update monthly, and Hello, Mario! every 4 months. Most recently, Sonic Rumble Party was updated on October 30, 2026 and Hello, Mario! on October 30, 2026.

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