FlicKuma! vs PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlicKuma!
Practice typing Japanese using a flick keyboard with a friendly mascot as your guide. Learn about Kumamoto Prefecture as you type words and phrases related to the region. Improve your speed and accuracy in a fun, engaging way.
- Flick keyboard typing practice
- Kumamon as a typing tutor
- Kumamoto-themed vocabulary
- Typing skill improvement
- Learn about Kumamoto
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FlicKuma! is an app to improve your typing skills when you type Japanese with a flick keyboard. In this app, your tutor is Kumamon, the mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, and you'll be typing words which he shows. All the words are related to Kumamoto, so you'll also learn about the area as you type!
PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest
Enhance your visit to teamLab Planets TOKYO by interacting with digital art. Capture and collect virtual animals within an exhibition, and learn more about them as you expand your collection. You can also release captured creatures back into their digital habitat.
- Catch virtual animals with camera
- Collect animals in illustrated book
- Release animals back into exhibition
- Research animal details
- Interactive art experience
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This app can be used in the following exhibitions: - teamLab Planets TOKYO (Toyosu, Tokyo, Japan) _ _ _ This is the smartphone app that can be enjoyed along with the artwork "Catching and Collecting Extinct Forest". - Catch Point the app's camera at animals and release a Research Eye to capture them. You can also set up a Research Net at your feet. - Collect The animals you catch will be shown in the app's illustrated collection book. - Release Once you've captured an animal, you can swipe it over a location visible through the app's camera to return it to that spot. - Research The more animals you catch, the more detailed information will be added to your collection book about that animal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FlicKuma! at 70% against PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest's 22%. FlicKuma! also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (99 vs 12). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FlicKuma! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest has 99 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of FlicKuma!'s written reviews are positive against 22% of PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest's.
FlicKuma! ships an update every 25 months, PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlicKuma! | PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better | 4.2 (99 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 21.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 99 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tatsuya Nakao | teamLab Inc. |
Customer experience
FlicKuma!
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In-app purchases
FlicKuma!
No in-app purchases
PlanetsTokyo/CollectingForest
No in-app purchases
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