Comparison

3D Monster Maze 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

3D Monster Maze

Experience a retro survival horror game inspired by the ZX81 era. Navigate a randomly generated maze, hunted by a relentless dinosaur, and find the exit before you're caught. Features classic and enhanced modes for a nostalgic challenge.

Highlights
  • ZX81-inspired black-and-white graphics
  • Randomly generated mazes
  • Relentless tyrannosaurus rex enemy
  • Classic and enhanced game modes
  • Score retention upon escape
  • Nostalgic 1980s computing style
Features
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Re-live the early 1980's, the era of home computing before colour and sound with this homage to the great ZX81 (also known as the Timex Sinclair 1000) and the classic game 3D Monster Maze. Created for iOS using only the original style black-and-white crude and blocky graphics that the ZX81 had, this game will take you back… Alone and unarmed, you find yourself in a stark and daunting maze inhabited by a hungry and relentless tyrannosaurus rex that will do its best to hunt you down and eat you before you escape. The randomly created maze is different every time and the exit portal, depicted as a swirling pattern of symbols, will be found in a dead-end somewhere within. Beware, the rex may be lurking nearby though! This version offers 2 modes, classic and enhanced. In enhanced mode you are assisted by a few extras such as a compass showing a bearing to the exit and extra information along the way. During play, you can hold the NEW key for a few seconds to abandon the maze and return to the introduction, losing your score in the process. If you should manage to escape the maze without being eaten, you retain your score and a new maze is created. Only the keys required from the ZX81 keyboard are shown. Instructions are also available during the introduction preamble which includes details on the scoring. The introductory text can be fast-forwarded by holding the up arrow key. This is not a ZX81 emulator, but a game created from scratch that mimics the old 1980’s ZX81 game style and graphics. Enjoy the nostalgia!

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 & 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

3D Monster Maze3 screens
Hello, Mario!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hello, Mario! at Free against 3D Monster Maze's $0.99. Hello, Mario! also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (336 vs 9). 3D Monster Maze's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, 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

Hello, Mario! is free to download; 3D Monster Maze costs $0.99 up front. 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 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hello, Mario! has 336 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of 3D Monster Maze's written reviews are positive against 90% of Hello, Mario!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

3D Monster Maze ships an update every 3 months, Hello, Mario! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
3D Monster Maze versus Hello, Mario!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3D Monster MazeHello, Mario!
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (9 ratings)4.6 (336 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews89.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9336 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB144 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperYesung MooreNintendo Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

3D Monster Maze

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%

Hello, Mario!

All ratings335 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews157 reviews
Positive89.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.4%

In-app purchases

None

3D Monster Maze

No in-app purchases

None

Hello, Mario!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 3D Monster Maze free?
3D Monster Maze costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hello, Mario! free?
Hello, Mario! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 3D Monster Maze or Hello, Mario!?
Hello, Mario! is rated higher. 3D Monster Maze averages 3.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Hello, Mario! averages 4.6 from 336 ratings.
Do 3D Monster Maze or Hello, Mario! have ads?
Neither 3D Monster Maze nor Hello, Mario! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 3D Monster Maze or Hello, Mario!?
3D Monster Maze ships an update every 3 months, and Hello, Mario! every 5 months. Most recently, 3D Monster Maze was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hello, Mario! on November 12, 2026.

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