Comparison

Syobon Action 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

Syobon Action

Embark on a challenging platformer adventure where you play as a brave cat-emoticon to rescue a sacred artifact. Navigate a world filled with cunning traps and unexpected obstacles, requiring skill and logical thinking to overcome. Save the 2ch world from an evil chicken's manipulation.

Highlights
  • Jump and run gameplay
  • Challenging traps and obstacles
  • Multiple lives system
  • Trial-and-error puzzle solving
  • Parody of classic platformers
Features
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The world of 2ch is in danger! The Muscular Evil Chicken has stolen the sacred artichoke from the great forum administrator. (`O '*) With the power of sacred artichoke, he tries to manipulate the peaceful emoticons inhabitants of 2ch for his evil purposes. "O (¯ - ¯ *) The only hope of salvation of the 2ch world lies in Syobon (`· ω · '), a young cat-emoticon. Syobon, with its multiple lives, is the only one who can challenge the power of the sacred artichoke and beat the muscular chicken. (〃 ^ ∇ ^) o You'll need to be careful and memorise a thousand traps that you face in your way. Only you and Syobon with his infinite lives can save the 2ch world. Syobon Action is a jump and run Game/Platforms parody of Super ***** Bros. But there are traps and nasty peculiarities which make the game more hard. A simple run and jump is not possible. Skill and a bit of imagination is needed here. The game requires the player to think logically through trial-and-error in order to complete the game.

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

Syobon Action4 screens
Hello, Mario!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hello, Mario! at 4.6 against Syobon Action's 4.1. Hello, Mario! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (90% vs 69%). Syobon Action's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 326) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hello, Mario! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 326 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Syobon Action's written reviews are positive against 90% of Hello, Mario!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Syobon Action ships an update every 3 months, Hello, Mario! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Syobon Action versus Hello, Mario!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSyobon ActionHello, Mario!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.2K ratings)4.6 (326 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews89.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better326
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB137 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGorka Ramirez OlabarrietaNintendo Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Syobon Action

All ratings1,200 ratings
Positive76.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews211 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative22.3%

Hello, Mario!

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

Bugs and requests

Syobon Action

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Impossible to complete certain levels
  • Checkpoint resets and softlocks
  • Enemies and obstacles behaving unexpectedly
  • Controls not registering inputs properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and game modes
  • Easier difficulty options
  • Level editor or creator
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements

Hello, Mario!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Syobon Action

No in-app purchases

None

Hello, Mario!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Syobon Action free?
Syobon Action is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hello, Mario! free?
Hello, Mario! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Syobon Action or Hello, Mario!?
Hello, Mario! is rated higher. Syobon Action averages 4.1 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Hello, Mario! averages 4.6 from 326 ratings.
Do Syobon Action or Hello, Mario! have ads?
Syobon Action shows ads; Hello, Mario! does not.
Which is updated more often, Syobon Action or Hello, Mario!?
Syobon Action ships an update every 3 months, and Hello, Mario! every 4 months. Most recently, Syobon Action was updated on October 29, 2026 and Hello, Mario! on October 31, 2026.

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