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脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習 vs Pocket Marble Runs

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

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About

脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習

Engaging puzzle games designed to enhance cognitive skills like calculation, reflexes, and concentration. Enjoy beautiful visual effects while improving your brain performance and preventing cognitive decline. Suitable for all ages looking for a fun way to learn and stay sharp.

Highlights
  • Brain training games
  • Calculation drills
  • Reflex and concentration improvement
  • Dementia prevention
  • Beautiful visual effects
  • Suitable for all ages
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[HAMARU: Brain Games & Training] Improve your brain effectively with HAMARU professional brain games. Let's grow the performance of your brain. We’ve received very good reviews from Japan’s major app review sites. Here are a few quotes: AppBank Your math calculation skills improve before you even know it. This happens while you solve problems just to see the beautiful visual effects. It’s an innovative game that makes calculation fun. iphone-girl Hamaru is a math game with sparkly and bouncy visual effects. They look like fireworks and are very beautiful. appmaga.net The visual effects are reaaaally good!! Plus, the movements are awesome. appget It doesn’t feel like a brain training app. It has the lighting effects of a shooting game, and sense of achievement of a puzzle game. This game has an extraordinary potential. Hamaru is recommended for gamers of the following types: If you are not one of them, beware. ・You like simple, innovative games. ・You want to become a little smarter while enjoying a game. ・But you don’t really believe it can be that easy. ・You’re not great at doing math in your head, but you’d sure like an opportunity to get better. ・You have a child who’s bad with numbers but loves games. ・You like a beautiful, feel-good user interface! ・You like illumination and other things that sparkle and shine! ・You can't get over laser beams!!!! .You want to quickly brush up your calculation skills in your spare time. .You’re looking for an app to help prevent dementia. .You are interested in words such as: brain training, numbers, math, addition, education, learning, calculation and self-improvement. If you fit even one of these descriptions, why don't you skip the work of reading some long description, play it, and see for yourself? It is free, after all. Powered by "CRI ADX2 (TM) LE". CRIWARE is a trademark of CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.

About

Pocket Marble Runs

Create interactive marble runs and chain reaction machines by simply tracing the screen. Design unique paths and experiment with different devices to watch your creations come to life. This app offers a fun and intuitive way to build complex contraptions with ease.

Highlights
  • Trace screen to create paths
  • Draw lines to create devices
  • Change devices after creation
  • Adjust camera angle and zoom
  • Toggle sound effects and music
  • Enable/disable device shadows
Features
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Simply trace the screen to create a Marble Runs! An easy-to-use app designed for everyone – it allows them to create fun devices similar to those featured on Marble Runs (Chain reaction machine). Use a dragging motion to draw a line and create a simple device that follows that path, and then try changing the device afterward! The longer the straight line, the more devices you can choose from. Have fun making your device move in many different ways! We plan to add many more devices in the future! *Method of operation: - Trace the screen with your finger to create a path. - Lift your finger to create a simple device. - Tap the device to swap it for another one. - Press the Start button to start. Have fun by changing the angle and the zoom on the camera. - Sound effects: turn them on/off from the options on the top right of the top screen. - Music: turn it on/off from the options on the top right of the top screen. - Device shadows: turn them on/off from the options on the top right of the top screen. *If your smartphone is showing low performance, we recommend turning the shadows off.

Screenshots

脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習4 screens
Pocket Marble Runs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習 at every 10 days against Pocket Marble Runs's every 2 months. 脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習 also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Pocket Marble Runs's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 27). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. 脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Pocket Marble Runs sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for 脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習 against 4.7 for Pocket Marble Runs. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Marble Runs has 2.1K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of 脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習's written reviews are positive against 80% of Pocket Marble Runs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習 ships an update every 10 days, Pocket Marble Runs every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

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脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習 versus Pocket Marble Runs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習Pocket Marble Runs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (27 ratings) — better4.7 (2.1K ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews80.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings272.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB152 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHAMARU LLCmonois Inc.

Customer experience

脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Pocket Marble Runs

All ratings2,058 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative11.8%

Bugs and requests

脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pocket Marble Runs

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Premature activation of modules
  • Floating point errors
  • Inconsistent English descriptions

Requested features

5 requests
  • More save file slots
  • Ability to build custom tracks
  • New tricks and modes
  • Larger building area
  • Online level sharing

In-app purchases

5 purchases

脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習

One-time5
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 高難易度挑戦チケット$2.99
  • エンドレスモード無制限チケット$2.99
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  • Lives Container +16 variants$4.99
  • All in pack$6.99
4 purchases

Pocket Marble Runs

One-time4
  • No Ads Pack$2.99
  • Tricks Pack$2.99
  • Save Slot Pack$2.99
Show 1 more
  • Combo pack$4.99

Questions

Is 脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習 free?
脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Marble Runs free?
Pocket Marble Runs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習 or Pocket Marble Runs?
脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習 is rated higher. 脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Pocket Marble Runs averages 4.7 from 2.1K ratings.
Do 脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習 or Pocket Marble Runs have ads?
Both 脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習 and Pocket Marble Runs show ads.
Which is updated more often, 脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習 or Pocket Marble Runs?
脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習 ships an update every 10 days, and Pocket Marble Runs every 2 months. Most recently, 脳トレ HAMARU 暇つぶしパズルでひまつぶしゲーム学習 was updated on September 14, 2026 and Pocket Marble Runs on September 24, 2026.

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