This page aims to collect every written and spoken line found in the game FROG MINUTES. The entire English script from the Apple edition appears here, however, the Japanese text will be added at a later date.
| Action | Narration | Onscreen text |
| After the game is launched. | — | GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE |
| Next, after the game is launched. | — | Grapagos |
| After the title screen appears. | “Please touch the screen.” | FROG MINUTES Touch to Start © 2011 GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. |
| After touching Touch to Start on the title screen. | “Welcome to the world of FROG MINUTES. If you are new to the game, please touch How to Play. If you’d like to resume playing, please touch the Start button.” | Start How to Play |
| After pressing Start. | “Start.” | — |
| After pressing How to Play. | “How to Play: Touch and capture the critters that frogs like to eat.” | Hint #1: Touch and capture the critters that frogs like to eat. |
| After navigating to the second hint. | “Touch moving things to flush critters out.” | Hint #2: Touch moving things to flush critters out. |
| After navigating to the third hint. | “You can feed critters that you’ve caught to the frogs.” | Hint #3: You can feed critters that you’ve caught to the frogs. |
| After navigating to the fourth hint. | “When the frog is full, you can touch it to catch it!” | Hint #4: When the frog is full, you can touch it to catch it! |
| After pressing Field Guide. | “Field Guide: You can view information about the critters you’ve caught here.” | You can view information about the critters you’ve caught here. |
| After selecting the Japanese Tree Frog‘s profile. | “Japanese Tree Frog: Distinguished by distinctive lines that extend from nose to ears. Generally green-colored with a white belly, they can secrete a hormone that changes their pattern to a mottled brown to match the surroundings.” | Japanese Tree Frog Total caught {X} MAX {X}cm MIN {X}cm Distinguished by distinctive lines that extend from nose to ears. Generally green-colored with a white belly, they can secrete a hormone that changes their pattern to a mottled brown to match the surroundings. |
| After selecting the Painted Mantella‘s profile. | “Painted Mantella: Highly variable patterns and body colors make this species easy to confuse for other frogs living in Madagascar. This diurnal, terrestrial frog is found near forest streams.” | Painted Mantella Total caught {X} MAX {X}cm MIN {X}cm Highly variable patterns and body colors make this species easy to confuse for other frogs living in Madagascar. This diurnal, terrestrial frog is found near forest streams. |
| After selecting the Blue Poison Dart Frog‘s profile. | “Blue Poison Dart Frog: The speckled cobalt pattern stands out even among other brightly colored poison dart frogs. Lives in rainforests. Found in places such as moss-covered rocks.” | Blue Poison Dart Frog Total caught {X} MAX {X}cm MIN {X}cm The speckled cobalt pattern stands out even among other brightly colored poison dart frogs. Lives in rainforests. Found in places such as moss-covered rocks. |
| After selecting the Bell’s Horned Frog‘s profile. | “Bell’s Horned Frog: Its green skin is mottled with a distinctive black and brown pattern. In spite of its name, the horns are small and soft. Instead of hunting, they wait in ambush for prey to come along. Happily devours things that are much larger than its own mouth.” | Bell’s Horned Frog Total caught {X} MAX {X}cm MIN {X}cm Its green skin is mottled with a distinctive black and brown pattern. In spite of its name, the horns are small and soft. Instead of hunting, they wait in ambush for prey to come along. Happily devours things that are much larger than its own mouth. |
| After selecting the Asiatic Toad‘s profile. | “Asiatic Toad: A widely distributed nocturnal amphibian. Being a toad, it lives on land and avoids water except during breeding season. If attacked, secretes a powerful toxin from its ears and pores.” | Asiatic Toad Total caught {X} MAX {X}cm MIN {X}cm A widely distributed nocturnal amphibian. Being a toad, it lives on land and avoids water except during breeding season. If attacked, it secretes a powerful toxin from its ears and pores. |
| After selecting the Giant Bullfrog‘s profile. | “Giant Bullfrog: Males of this species are larger than females, a rarity in the world of frogs and toads. Aggressive and will bite if provoked. Voracious eaters, they will relentlessly pounce on any prey that enters their field of vision.” | Giant Bullfrog Total caught {X} MAX {X}cm MIN {X}cm Males of this species are larger than females, a rarity in the world of frogs and toads. Aggressive and will bite if provoked. Voracious eaters, they will relentlessly pounce on any prey that enters their field of vision. |
| After selecting the Ruby-eyed Tree Frog‘s profile. | “Ruby-eyed Tree Frog: Named for its large eyes with dramatically red irises. Body color is highly variable, but generally ranges from blue to yellow-green with white spots. Found in the upper canopy of rainforests, often perched atop leaves.” | Ruby-eyed Tree Frog Total caught {X} MAX {X}cm MIN {X}cm Named for its large eyes with dramatically red irises. Body color is highly variable, but generally ranges from blue to yellow-green with white spots. Found in the upper canopy of rainforests, often perched atop leaves. |
| After selecting the Red-eyed Leaf Frog‘s profile. | “Red-eyed Leaf Frog: Nocturnal, it spends its days resting beneath leaves, with eyes shut and legs retracted to reduce its silhouette and prevent it from drying out. This also hides its brightly colored eyes and stomach, perfectly camouflaging it against a leafy background.” | Red-eyed Leaf Frog Total caught {X} MAX {X}cm MIN {X}cm Nocturnal, it spends its days resting beneath leaves, with eyes shut and legs retracted to reduce its silhouette and prevent it from drying out. This also hides its brightly colored eyes and stomach, perfectly camouflaging it against a leafy background. |
| After selecting the Pearl-eyed Tree Frog‘s profile. | “Pearl-eyed Tree Frog: Named for its characteristic pearl-like eyes with distinctly patterned eyelids and a nearly translucent body color. Lives in forests, and lays eggs in the water that accumulate in stumps and other depressions.” | Pearl-eyed Tree Frog Total caught {X} MAX {X}cm MIN {X}cm Named for its characteristic pearl-like eyes with distinctly patterned eyelids and a nearly translucent body color. Lives in forests, and lays eggs in the water that accumulate in stumps and other depressions. |
| After selecting the Giant Monkey Frog‘s profile. | “Giant Monkey Frog: Large by the standards of tree frogs. The sides and underbelly are edged with black-lined white spots. Capable of secreting a powerful toxin from its skin that is gathered and refined by natives for use as a poison in hunting.” | Giant Monkey Frog Total caught {X} MAX {X}cm MIN {X}cm Large by the standards of tree frogs. The sides and underbelly are edged with black-lined white spots. Capable of secreting a powerful toxin from its skin that is gathered and refined by natives for use as a poison in hunting. |
| After selecting the Snail‘s profile. | “Snail: The common name for terrestrial mollusks, particularly those that do not have long shells. Slow moving and prone to drying out, they cannot easily cross mountains or rivers. This means that they easily differentiate into varied species in a given area.” | Snail Total caught {X} The common name for terrestrial mollusks, particularly those that do not have long shells. Slow moving and prone to drying out, they cannot easily cross mountains or rivers. This means that they easily differentiate into varied species in a given area. |
| After selecting the Fly‘s profile. | “Fly: These extremely common insects are widely known as pests and the target of all sorts of bug repellents. Highly agile fliers, capable of hovering, rapid directional changes, and complex flight patterns.” | Fly Total caught {X} These extremely common insects are widely known as pests and the target of all sorts of bug repellents. Highly agile fliers, capable of hovering, rapid directional changes, and complex flight patterns. |
| After selecting the Butterfly‘s profile. | “Butterfly: These highly varied and colorful insects have been favorites of collectors since times of old. Difficult to differentiate from moths, which are closely related. But generally speaking, they can be distinguished from them by certain external characteristics.” | Butterfly Total caught {X} These highly varied and colorful insects have been favorites of collectors since times of old. Difficult to differentiate from moths, which are closely related. But generally speaking, they can be distinguished from them by certain external characteristics. |
| After selecting the Dragonfly‘s profile. | “Dragonfly: Insects with highly developed compound eyes having a wide field of vision. The larval form lives in bodies of freshwater. Adult dragonflies alternate the motion of their four wings to both hover and fly through the air.” | Dragonfly Total caught {X} Insects with highly developed compound eyes having a wide field of vision. The larval form lives in bodies of freshwater. Adult dragonflies alternate the motion of their four wings to both hover and fly through the air. |
| After selecting the Grasshopper‘s profile. | “Grasshopper: Grasshoppers have a unique lifecycle in which they hatch as nymphs that grow into adults without metamorphosis. Known for their powerful rear legs that allow them to jump many times their body length.” | Grasshopper Total caught {X} Grasshoppers have a unique lifecycle in which they hatch as nymphs that grow into adults without metamorphosis. Known for their powerful rear legs that allow them to jump many times their body length. |
| After pressing Completion Rate. | “Completion Rate: Complete the picture by playing through the game.” | Complete the picture by playing through the game. |
| After selecting the first achievement’s criteria. | “You caught your first frog.” | 1. You caught your first frog. |
| After selecting the second achievement’s criteria. | “You caught five species of frog.” | 2. You caught 5 species of frog. |
| After selecting the third achievement’s criteria. | “You caught all species of frog.” | 3. You caught all species of frog. |
| After selecting the fourth achievement’s criteria. | “You caught your first critter that frogs like to eat.” | 4. You caught your first critter that frogs like to eat. |
| After selecting the fifth achievement’s criteria. | “You caught all types of critters that frogs like to eat.” | 5. You caught all types of critters that frogs like to eat. |
| After selecting the sixth achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a large Japanese Tree Frog.” | 6. You caught a large Japanese Tree Frog. |
| After selecting the seventh achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a large Painted Mantella.” | 7. You caught a large Painted Mantella. |
| After selecting the eighth achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a large Blue Poison Dart Frog.” | 8. You caught a large Blue Poison Dart Frog. |
| After selecting the ninth achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a large Bell’s Horned Frog.” | 9. You caught a large Bell’s Horned Frog. |
| After selecting the 10th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a large Asiatic Toad.” | 10. You caught a large Asiatic Toad. |
| After selecting the 11th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a large Giant Bullfrog.” | 11. You caught a large Giant Bullfrog. |
| After selecting the 12th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a large Ruby-eyed Tree Frog.” | 12. You caught a large Ruby-eyed Tree Frog. |
| After selecting the 13th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a large Red-eyed Leaf Frog.” | 13. You caught a large Red-eyed Leaf Frog. |
| After selecting the 14th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a large Pearl-eyed Tree Frog.” | 14. You caught a large Pearl-eyed Tree Frog. |
| After selecting the 15th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a large Giant Monkey Frog.” | 15. You caught a large Giant Monkey Frog. |
| After selecting the 16th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a lot of Japanese Tree Frogs.” | 16. You caught a lot of Japanese Tree Frogs. |
| After selecting the 17th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a lot of Painted Mantellas.” | 17. You caught a lot of Painted Mantellas. |
| After selecting the 18th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a lot of Blue Poison Dart Frogs.” | 18. You caught a lot of Blue Poison Dart Frogs. |
| After selecting the 19th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a lot of Bell’s Horned Frogs.” | 19. You caught a lot of Bell’s Horned Frogs. |
| After selecting the 20th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a lot of Asiatic Toads.” | 20. You caught a lot of Asiatic Toads. |
| After selecting the 21st achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a lot of Giant Bullfrogs.” | 21. You caught a lot of Giant Bullfrogs. |
| After selecting the 22nd achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a lot of Ruby-eyed Tree Frogs.” | 22. You caught a lot of Ruby-eyed Tree Frogs. |
| After selecting the 33rd achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a lot of Red-eyed Leaf Frogs.” | 23. You caught a lot of Red-eyed Leaf Frogs. |
| After selecting the 24th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a lot of Pearl-eyed Tree Frogs.” | 24. You caught a lot of Pearl-eyed Tree Frogs. |
| After selecting the 25th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a lot of Giant Monkey Frogs.” | 25. You caught a lot of Giant Monkey Frogs. |
| After selecting the 26th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a lot of snails.” | 26. You caught a lot of snails. |
| After selecting the 27th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a lot of flies.” | 27. You caught a lot of flies. |
| After selecting the 28th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a lot of butterflies.” | 28. You caught a lot of butterflies. |
| After selecting the 29th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a lot of dragonflies.” | 29. You caught a lot of dragonflies. |
| After selecting the 30th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a lot of grasshoppers.” | 30. You caught a lot of grasshoppers. |
| After selecting the 31st achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a whole lot of snails.” | 31. You caught a whole lot of snails. |
| After selecting the 32nd achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a whole lot of flies.” | 32. You caught a whole lot of flies. |
| After selecting the 33rd achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a whole lot of butterflies.” | 33. You caught a whole lot of butterflies. |
| After selecting the 34th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a whole lot of dragonflies.” | 34. You caught a whole lot of dragonflies. |
| After selecting the 35th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a whole lot of grasshoppers.” | 35. You caught a whole lot of grasshoppers. |
| After selecting the 36th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a lot of frogs.” | 36. You caught a lot of frogs. |
| After selecting the 37th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a whole lot of frogs.” | 37. You caught a whole lot of frogs. |
| After selecting the 38th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a lot of critters that frogs like to eat.” | 38. You caught a lot of critters that frogs like to eat. |
| After selecting the 39th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a whole lot of critters that frogs like to eat.” | 39. You caught a whole lot of critters that frogs like to eat. |
| After selecting the 40th achievement’s criteria. | “You caught a whole lot of frogs and critters.” | 40. You caught a whole lot of frogs and critters. |
| After selecting the 41st achievement’s criteria. | “Now three or more of a species of frog can be found on the field.” | 41. Now 3 or more of a species of frog can be found on the field. |
| After selecting the 42nd achievement’s criteria. | “Now three or more frogs can be found on the field.” | 42. Now 3 or more frogs can be found on the field. |
| After selecting the 43rd achievement’s criteria. | “Now a lot of critters that a certain species of frog likes to eat can be found on the field.” | 43. Now a lot of critters that a certain species of frog likes to eat can be found on the field. |
| After selecting the 44th achievement’s criteria. | “You failed to catch a frog three times.” | 44. You failed to catch a frog three times. |
| After selecting the 45th achievement’s criteria. | “You failed to catch a frog 10 times.” | 45. You failed to catch a frog ten times. |
| After selecting the 46th achievement’s criteria. | “You played the game for a short time.” | 46. You played the game for a short time. |
| After selecting the 47th achievement’s criteria. | “You played the game for a long time.” | 47. You played the game for a long time. |
| After selecting the 48th achievement’s criteria. | “You played the game for a very long time.” | 48. You played the game for a very long time. |
| After selecting the 49th achievement’s criteria. | “All critter hiding spots have started moving.” | 49. All critter hiding spots have started moving. |
| After selecting the 50th achievement’s criteria. | “You successfully caught 10 frogs in a row.” | 50. You successfully caught 10 frogs in a row. |
| After pressing Record. | “Record: You can check your various records here.” | Frogs Captured : {X} Critters Captured : {X} Play time : {X:X:X} Capture chain : {X} Capture chain MAX : {X} Failed Captures : {X} |
| After pressing Option. | “Options: You can adjust the game options here.” | You can adjust the game options here. Ambient Sound {On/Off} Sound Effect {On/Off} Narration {On/Off} Language {English/日本語} Data Reset Credits |
| After pressing Data Reset. | “Data Reset: Do you wish to reset and erase all data?” | Do you wish to reset and erase all data? {Yes/No} |
| After choosing to Yes reset data. | “Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six. Five. Four. Three. Two. One. Zero.” | Countdown to reset. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Cancel |
| After pressing Credits. | “Credits.” | — |
| Upon entering the field for the first time, and periodically afterward. | “Isn’t the scenery beautiful?” | Isn’t the scenery beautiful? |
| After playing in the field for an extended period. | “You’re not tired?” | You’re not tired? |
| After playing in the field for a very extended period. | “Why don’t you take a break?” | Why dont you take a break? |
| After catching a critter. | — | CATCH!! |
| After a new frog steps out from a hiding spot. | “It’s the first frog you’ve seen.” | It’s the first frog you’ve seen. |
| After feeding a new frog enough critters to nearly pacify it. | “It seems like the frog is full.” | — |
| After feeding a frog enough critters to pacify it. | — | TOUCH!! |
| After catching a frog. | — | CATCH!! {#} Frog Chain {#}cm |
| After catching a new frog. | “Alright! You caught it!” | — |
| When a frog has not been caught within 20 seconds. | “It looks like it’s going to get away.” | HURRY!! |
| When a frog escapes after not being caught within 30 seconds. | “It seems like you failed.” | — |
| After setting a new record for the largest frog caught. | “Congratulations! Your record for frog size has been updated!” | NEW RECORD!! {#}cm Congratulations! Your record for frog size has been updated! |
| After a new hiding spot appears. | “You found another critter hiding spot!” | You found another critter hiding spot! |
| After catching 14 species of frogs and critters. | “Field Guide will be complete after one more type.” | Field Guide will be complete after one more type. |
| After unlocking a new achievement with criteria other than for failure to catch frogs. | “Congratulations! {The description of the unlocked success achievement.}” | New Achievement!! Congratulations! {The description of the unlocked achievement.} |
| After unlocking a new achievement for failure to catch frogs. | “Too bad! {The description of the unlocked achievement.}” | Too bad! {The description of the unlocked achievement.} |
| After achieving a perfect Completion Rate. | “Congratulations!” | CONGRATULATIONS!! |