# Mountain — user reviews

> 308 indexed App Store user reviews of Mountain by David O'Reilly, rated 3.40/5 from 113 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mountain/id891528055/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mountain/id891528055.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 62 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 34

## What do users think of Mountain?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🌄 Relaxing and calming experience
- 🎨 Beautiful and atmospheric visuals
- 🎹 Enjoyable piano interaction
- 🤔 Thought-provoking and philosophical

**Cons**

- 🕹️ Lack of interactivity and gameplay
- 🔋 Battery draining issues
- 🚫 Not compatible with notched devices
- 🤷‍♀️ Unclear purpose and direction

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Mountain randomly resets, losing collected items
- Graphical glitches and performance issues on some devices

**Most requested features**

- Add more dynamic events and changes to the mountain
- Introduce animals, seasons, and other living elements
- Improve keyboard functionality and integration
- Provide more guidance and explanation for users

## Newest reviews (11 of 308)

### 2/5 — Two stars for.. trying. I guess?

*2023-01-25, version 2.0*

It only took me so long to realize that Mountain is an uninspired derivative of Getting Over It because by the time I stumbled upon GOI about a year ago, I had completely forgotten about this one.  I played with Mountain a few times and wanted to like it, but it seemed something was missing from its attempt at existential irony. I saw its icon while paging through my games folder just now and it all made sense: why Mountain was made and why it misfires. Even as a joke, which it may well be. 

If you think you might like Mountain, try Getting Over It. Both are very offbeat and both are exercises in frustration and learning to live with unhappy accidents. But GOI gives you something interesting to fail to do, over and over and over again- and its commentary is much more subtle and engaging. I am still failing to win Getting Over It. but winning is not the point with either of these.  GOI, though, does have a point—and a narrative arc that changes. Not by much, but it makes a tremendous difference.

### 2/5 — Needs to be updated for phones with notches

*2022-10-12, version 2.0*

There is text that pops up occasionally, but I have no idea what it says, since it’s hidden behind the notch.

### 4/5 — Для айфона 11 трудности

*2022-02-18*

Из-за «челки» на 11 айфоне невозможно читать то, что говорит гора, хотя это чрезвычайно важно! Мои племянницы с замиранием сердца ждут ее реплики, чтобы ответить с помощью музыки. Пожалуйста, пофиксете.

### 3/5 — How to reset? I didn’t know I was supposed to draw anything.

*2021-04-18, version 2.0*

Please?

### 3/5 — 아이폰 12pro 사용중인데

*2021-02-14*

상단 부분이 잘려서 
멘트가 떠도 안 보이네요! 수정 부탁드립니다~

### 2/5 — Kinda boring, strange bugs

*2021-02-04, version 2.0*

This game is not suitable for iPhones with Face ID, and the thoughts are cut off on the top.

### 3/5 — 妥当

*2021-02-04*

アプデで色々追加されてる感は出ていますが、お値段から考えると妥当かな…

山をぼんやり観ている感じの環境ゲームに近いんでしょうが、定期的に空からいきなり降ってくる大小様々な物によって山はゴミだらけになります(手動やある音楽を奏でる事により除去は可能)
その時点で「美しい自然豊かな山」を目指してる人はイラッとくるかもしれません。
そして、アプデにも書いてありますが、この山は死にます。
多分ランダムイベントだと思いますが、長く同じ山を育てたい人や愛着を持って育てている人からするとかなりヤル気が削がれるんじゃないですかね。
ゲームに変化を持たせるために物が降ってきたりいきなり死んだりするんでしょうけども…

そう考えると妥当なお値段かなって感じです。
数日に一回くらい眺めるくらいがいいゲームかもしれませんね。
好きな人は好きだと思いますよ。

### 2/5 — I hope you like 3D models

*2021-01-03, version 2.0*

You can look at some 3D models for a $1. Some people seem to enjoy this for some reason.

### 2/5 — Boring ... and kind of depressing

*2020-12-03, version 2.0*

I don’t get the point of this game.  Is the developer having a joke on us?

What’s the point if we can’t start over? It’s dumb.

### 2/5 — Depressing

*2020-11-21, version 2.0*

The graphics are wonderful, but watching my mountain become polluted with an unending array of junk which I can’t do anything about is far from the relaxing experience this game is supposed to engender.  I would have been happy to pay a lot more for the relaxing experience I was promised, but as it is the 99 cents I paid for the game is far too much.

### 4/5 — This is exactly what it says it is

*2020-04-15, version 2.0*

You are a mountain. I don’t even know what to rate this. Please just leave me alone right now

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Mountain of craPPP

*2021-08-05*

Rubbish. Nothing to do except wait.

### 1/5 — ...

*2021-06-05, version 2.0*

You buy a digital mountain and that’s it. Entertaining for a few moments

### 1/5 — ダサい

*2021-05-24*

ダサすぎて、イライラする。
もっとカッコイイ(素敵な)ものを落としてほしい。
トイレットペーパーとか、バーベルとか、ダサいコンテナとか、いらない。
宇宙ね神秘性が残念、ボンヤリ見て癒されもしない。

### 1/5 — Stupidest thing I ever bought

*2021-03-24, version 2.0*

Wasted time

### 1/5 — Awful game

*2021-01-22, version 2.0*

Not fun.  No instructions, and deprsseing from an envirmental view.  Wast of time.

### 1/5 — No thanks

*2020-11-17, version 2.0*

The trash gave me anxiety.  I use to clean houses for a living, I’m👏🏻having👏🏻 flashbacks.  The mountain us just something to stare at and that’s it.  I’d rather look outside than stare at this...

### 1/5 — Kann man sich leider sparen.

*2020-09-24*

Die Idee ist nett, aber technisch ist die App schlecht umgesetzt. Kurz nach dem Start wird das Handy sofort heiß - die Grafikleistung ist nicht kompatibel. Die visuelle Gestaltung ist dabei zwar in Ordnung, aber nicht faszinierend. Weiterhin fehlt der Sound komplett - keine Musik bei einer meditativen App macht einfach keinen Sinn.

### 1/5 — 失敗！金返せぇー！

*2020-09-15*

ダウンロード二日目で不具合発生！山に巨大物質の衝突イベントが発生、それ以後山が左端にあり縮小拡大もできずただ鍵盤操作で廻るだけで先に進めん！電源落としても同様で巨大物質のグラフィックがアイスクリームやらウニっぽい星？に変わるだけで変わらず。巨大物質が山に衝突し、通り抜けるだけ！小額とはいえ一晩120円とは(;｀O´)oベータテストしたんかい！癒しが逆にストレス溜まりまくり。また純粋に山を鑑賞したいだけなのに色んなオブジェクトが衝突しまくり、排除もスムーズにできずイライラ！失敗したわぁー！単純に山を愛でり、四季折々の山の表情が楽しめるアプリで良かったんじゃないのかな〜！「山が綺麗ねぇ」って山に色んな人工物デコる人おるんかなー。最終的にはゴミ山、登山やってるオイラには我慢できん！よく調べもしないで落としたオイラも悪いけど(´･×･`)

### 1/5 — え？

*2020-04-24*

何このゲーム笑笑

これで120円はまじで無駄

### 1/5 — Geldverschwendung

*2020-03-22*

Schöne Grafik, aber ich weiß einfach nicht was für ein Sinn hinter dieser App steckt! Brauch ich nicht, kann weg ;-)

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Love this app but PLEASE HELP

*2025-09-20, version 2.0*

Honestly, love the slow pace. It’s mindless. Fun. 

But please help me. My mountain has been stuck in limbo, lava mode or something and I cannot restart the game or even see the game settings anymore. I really do miss playing music to my mountain:(

### 5/5 — Read before purchase

*2023-09-03, version 2.0*

Ive seen a bunch of one star reviews of people expecting more than what this “game” is supposed to be.
If you’re downloading this expecting a fun game or a zen calming app, go elsewhere, maybe check out tap tap fish or something.
This app is just an experience, something to make you think. Some people downloaded this without looking into what it is. 
My advice: 
Don’t spend your money on something if you’re not completely sure what it is or if you’ll even like it.
Anyway, I do enjoy the sound effects and messing with the piano. As someone who likes to look and click on things, I enjoy this.

### 5/5 — Love it

*2022-08-15, version 2.0*

Great app. Any time I want to ponder the meaning of my existence I use this as a kind of visualiser. I would really like to read the thoughts as well but the notch on my iPhone makes it impossible.

### 5/5 — 癒されてます

*2022-03-08*

ただ眺めてるだけで落ち着きます。
落ちて来るゴミはどうすれば片付けられますか？

### 5/5 — Insightful.

*2021-11-16, version 2.0*

I didn’t know what to expect and I think it helped me in being completely open to whatever the mountain would be.  I found myself looking at the mountain as something I want to protect.  Green, serene, void of anything negative.  Suddenly, an old fridge crashes into my serenity.  I can feel the discomfort, my urge to do something to “fix” the scene, clean it up.  Then I realize there’s nothing I can do but accept it, release my anxiety about it and seek ways to welcome it and other unexpected or unwelcome things into my mountain (world).  A great exercise in letting go of the urge to control and just accept the beauty of everything as it evolves.

### 5/5 — Can’t read the ‘Thoughts’...

*2021-02-23, version 2.0*

Sadly the ‘thoughts’ are not readable at the top due to the shape of the iPhone 12 screen. 
I really enjoy checking out my mountain, playing notes, moving around the stuff that crashes into it. But I really love the overall atmosphere it creates with the sounds and visuals.

### 5/5 — 진짜 몇년동안 궁금해 하다가 결국 질러버렸습니다 업데이트 자주 부탁드려요

*2020-10-05*

진짜 몇년동안 궁금해 하다가 결국 질러버렸습니다 업데이트 자주 부탁드려요
그냥 보고만 있으면 됨 귀찮게 신경쓸거 없어서 너무 좋네

### 5/5 — Actually pretty calming

*2020-08-09, version 2.0*

When I played this, I didn’t really think much of it at first, but I started to see that it was very calming to me, especially when I play the keyboard thing, because the notes are just so pretty and relaxing to me. Also, I read some of the reviews that said that you can’t pick up the trash, but you actually can if you press and hold it for a few seconds. Just thought I’d mention that so people wouldn’t hate on this game for that.

### 5/5 — 最高！

*2020-05-04*

が、君の名はより去年マリエンバードでが好きな人、ラッセンよりマークロスコが好きな人、東野圭吾より坂口安吾が好きな人、廣木隆一よりタルコフスキーが好きな人、Jpopより現代音楽が好きな人、ここより向こう側の世界に興味がある人におすすめ。

### 5/5 — Transcendent

*2019-09-15, version 2.0*

We need more art like this. If you’re looking for a game, this isn’t it. This is a little universe you can look in on time to time. Buy it even if you don’t want to. We need to support this developer. It’s only 99 cents. If you like this, try his other philosophical experiment, “Everything.”

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