It was released worldwide in the App Store on December 14, 2008 (and subsequently removed on March 30, 2015[1]).

[3] In this game, the King of All Cosmos instructs the game's protagonist – the Prince – to gather as many objects as possible to grow a highly adhesive ball called a Katamari large enough so that he can pick up special objects to bring to the King so that he can regain his memory.

The game utilized the specialized technology from the iPhone and iPod Touch in which players could tilt the device to move the Katamari across the playing field.

[4] The goal was to collect specific objects requested by the King of All Cosmos within a specified time limit.

[5][11][12][13] Namco Bandai released an update for the game, improving some performance and control problems previously experienced by users.