Monomals vs Getting Over It+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monomals
Embark on a musical adventure by fishing for unique creatures that help you compose original music. Explore vibrant underwater worlds, battle rivals, and share your creations with a global community.
- Catch unique Monomals
- Compose music in MonoMaker
- Explore 28 oceanic courses
- Compete in music charts
- Share music creations online
- Console-quality graphics
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There's a big music contest going on amongst the world's best animal DJs! Armed with a big fishing rod and a plug, go fishing in deep waters to help the DJs catch all of the Monomals™, and create your very own music in the MonoMaker™! CATCH • Choose your favourite animal DJ: Retro Rabbit, Funky Frog, Techno Tiger, Rocky Rhino or MC Scratch • Explore 28 beautiful oceanic courses full of hazards and challenges • Prepare for Arena Battles and catch tons of Monomals • Discover dozens of collectibles and power-ups • Incredible console-quality graphics COMPOSE • Use the Monomals in the MonoMaker to create your own music • Listen to your own music in your self-created playlist during your fishing adventures • Switch instantly between music genres and listen to different styles of your music • Create and use Monomal stamps for instant results! • Literally unlimited hours of music making! COMPETE • Compete in the offline Hot 99 chart and go platinum! • Rate or be rated - share your music creations online for others to download! • Join weekly online contests and become the best musician! -------- The following applies when you make and share your music to the online charts: • Please be respectful of the copyright of others and do not make and share songs that violate another party's copyright. We may remove songs if we believe they violate copyrights. • Please know that there is a possibility that we will use your song to promote Monomals on our social media channels.
Getting Over It+
Navigate a challenging climb using only a hammer and a pot. Experience agonizing gameplay with the risk of losing all progress. This game is designed to test your patience and introduce new levels of frustration.
- Climb a giant mountain with a hammer and pot
- Philosophical observations during gameplay
- Agonizing and frustrating gameplay
- Risk of losing all progress
- Unpredictable gameplay duration
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A game I made For a certain kind of person To hurt them. • Climb up an enormous mountain with nothing but a hammer and a pot. • Listen as I make philosophical observations about the problem at hand. • Between 2 and ∞ hours of agonizing gameplay, depending. The median time to finish for my playtesters was 5 hours, but the mean was closer to ∞. • Lose all your progress, over and over. • Feel new types of frustration you didn't know you were capable of.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Monomals at 4.7 against Getting Over It+'s 3.4. Monomals also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (76% vs 46%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Monomals holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.5K and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Monomals's written reviews are positive against 46% of Getting Over It+'s.
Monomals ships an update every 3 months, Getting Over It+ every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monomals | Getting Over It+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.5K ratings) — better | 3.4 (1.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.4% of reviews — better | 46.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 1.9K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 925 MB | 259 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PICOMY | Bennett Foddy |
Customer experience
Monomals
Getting Over It+
User reviews
Monomals
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 🎨 Gorgeous graphics
- 🎶 Awesome music
- 🕹️ Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🎮 Smooth controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Challenging and frustrating at times
- 🎶 Music creation tool is too complex
- 🔍 Progression issues (unable to revisit older levels)
Getting Over It+
From 1.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and challenging
- 🎮 Great game concept
- 👍 Calming narrator
- 💡 Symbolic of life's struggles
Room to improve
- 🐛 Hammer gets stuck in scenery
- 🐛 Black screen after loading
- 🎮 Frustrating mobile controls
- 🔋 Finger strain from constant movement
Bugs and requests
Monomals
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes at specific levels/bosses
- Glitches that prevent progression
- Issues with saving/loading custom music
- Control problems (unresponsive, fling issues)
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content
- Improved music creation tools (more instruments, layering, automation)
- Better save/progress system
- Difficulty options (easy mode)
- Controller support improvements
Getting Over It+
Reported bugs
4 issues- Hammer gets stuck in walls
- Black screen after completing the game
- Inconsistent sensitivity and acceleration
- Inability to start a new game after completion
Requested features
4 requests- Add reset button
- Improve new game functionality
- Optimize mobile controls
- Fix invisible obstacles at the end
In-app purchases
Monomals
No in-app purchases
Getting Over It+
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Monomals free?
Is Getting Over It+ free?
Which has better reviews, Monomals or Getting Over It+?
Do Monomals or Getting Over It+ have ads?
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