Comparison

Hello, Mario! vs Hook

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

Head to head
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

About

Hook

Swing your way up an endless mountain, from forests to deep space. Master timing and momentum to reach new heights in this one-handed, easy-to-learn climber. Unlock characters, hooks, and ropes as you explore diverse biomes and complete missions.

Highlights
  • One-handed controls
  • Tap-to-Aim and Classic Spin styles
  • 14 distinct biomes
  • Unlockable characters, hooks, and ropes
  • 24 missions and boss fights
  • Offline play
Features
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Fling your hook, catch a ledge, and swing your way up a mountain that climbs from a quiet forest all the way to deep space. One question drives everything: how high can you climb? Hook: Grapple Climb is a one-handed, easy-to-learn, hard-to-master endless climber. Time your swings, build momentum, and let go at the perfect moment to soar to the next ledge. WHAT'S INSIDE - Two control styles — Tap-to-Aim for beginners, or Classic Spin for precision. Pick your favorite in Settings. - A guided tutorial that gets you swinging in seconds. - 14 biomes to climb through, from forest peaks to the stars and alien worlds. - 27 characters, 15 hooks, and 11 ropes to unlock and mix. - 24 missions to chase and a boss waiting at the top. - Rare creatures to discover the higher you climb. - Relaxing, original ambient music and clean, colorful art. PLAYER-FRIENDLY - No ads. - No forced purchases. - Plays fully offline. - Your progress stays on your device. How high can you climb?

Screenshots

Hello, Mario!4 screens
Hook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hook at daily against Hello, Mario!'s every 4 months. Hook also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Hello, Mario!'s advantage is ratings volume (325 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Hook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hello, Mario! has 325 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hello, Mario! ships an update every 4 months, Hook daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hello, Mario! versus Hook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHello, Mario!Hook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (325 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings325 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNintendo Co., Ltd.Gabriel Maayah

Customer experience

Hello, Mario!

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

Hook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hello, Mario!

No in-app purchases

None

Hook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hello, Mario! free?
Hello, Mario! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hook free?
Hook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hello, Mario! or Hook?
Hook is rated higher. Hello, Mario! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 325 ratings, while Hook averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hello, Mario! or Hook have ads?
Neither Hello, Mario! nor Hook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hello, Mario! or Hook?
Hello, Mario! ships an update every 4 months, and Hook daily. Most recently, Hello, Mario! was updated on October 26, 2026 and Hook on October 12, 2026.

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