Comparison

Monomals vs Getting Over It+

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Catch unique Monomals
  • Compose music in MonoMaker
  • Explore 28 oceanic courses
  • Compete in music charts
  • Share music creations online
  • Console-quality graphics
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Monomals4 screens
Getting Over It+4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Monomals versus Getting Over It+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonomalsGetting Over It+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.5K ratings) — better3.4 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews76.4% of reviews — better46.2% of reviews
Number of ratings3.5K — better1.9K
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size925 MB259 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPICOMYBennett Foddy

Customer experience

Monomals

All ratings3,490 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews225 reviews
Positive76.4%
Neutral8.0%
Negative15.6%

Getting Over It+

All ratings1,878 ratings
Positive57.4%
Neutral8.3%
Negative34.3%
Written reviews500 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral11.8%
Negative42.0%

User reviews

Monomals

From 3.5K App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

None

Monomals

No in-app purchases

None

Getting Over It+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monomals free?
Monomals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Getting Over It+ free?
Getting Over It+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Monomals or Getting Over It+?
Monomals is rated higher. Monomals averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Getting Over It+ averages 3.4 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Monomals or Getting Over It+ have ads?
Neither Monomals nor Getting Over It+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monomals or Getting Over It+?
Monomals ships an update every 3 months, and Getting Over It+ every 11 months. Most recently, Monomals was updated on October 12, 2026 and Getting Over It+ on October 13, 2026.

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