Comparison

High Risers vs Climby Hammer

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

Head to head
About

High Risers

This game challenges players to ascend as high as possible by bouncing off walls. Strategize your ascent and utilize a golden parachute for a strategic advantage. Aim for the highest score by mastering the art of vertical movement.

Highlights
  • Bounce off walls
  • Ascend as high as possible
  • Utilize a golden parachute
  • Score-based gameplay
Features
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How to succeed at work without really trying: Bounce off the walls. Get as high as you can. Always bring a golden parachute.

About

Climby Hammer

Build and share your own climbing courses, then compete against others online. Customize your character with unique outfits and team up with friends in clans for weekly challenges. Experience physics-based climbing and strive for the fastest times.

Highlights
  • Create and share custom climbing courses
  • Compete online for fastest times
  • Physics-based climbing mechanics
  • Design and customize your character
  • Join clans for weekly challenges
Features
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Craft, share, and battle in Climby Hammer! Create a course and compete online for the fastest time! Battle against physics as you scale treacherous terrain using only your trusty hammer. Can you handle the mountainous challenge? • CRAFT YOUR OWN MOUNTAIN • Create a course any way you like. Share it with your friends and challenge their best times! • DESIGN YOUR CHARACTER • Draw your avatar's face from scratch. Then deck yourself out with collectible outfits. • JOIN A CLAN • Team up with your friends in weekly challenges to become world famous mountaineers. • JOIN OVER 100 MILLION GAMERS WORLDWIDE • Follow @Naquatic on Facebook and Twitter to find out why our apps like MonsterCrafter and Shooting Showdown have been featured by everyone from Apple to IGN, AppAdvice, and TouchArcade.

Screenshots

High Risers4 screens
Climby Hammer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: High Risers at 4.7 against Climby Hammer's 4.2. High Risers also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 65%). Climby Hammer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). 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. High Risers sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Climby Hammer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

High Risers holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 946 and 2.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of High Risers's written reviews are positive against 65% of Climby Hammer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

High Risers ships an update every 2 months, Climby Hammer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
High Risers versus Climby Hammer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHigh RisersClimby Hammer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (946 ratings) — better4.2 (2.3K ratings)
Positive reviews90.4% of reviews — better64.6% of reviews
Number of ratings9462.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB174 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKumobiusNaquatic

Customer experience

High Risers

All ratings946 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews739 reviews
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative6.0%

Climby Hammer

All ratings2,320 ratings
Positive79.8%
Neutral6.2%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews378 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral7.9%
Negative27.5%

Bugs and requests

High Risers

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes on older devices
  • Coins not registering properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More unique level designs and obstacles
  • Ability to customize characters
  • Leaderboards and social features
  • Difficulty modes or challenges

Climby Hammer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

High Risers

One-time13
  • Deter$0.99
  • Rover$0.99
  • Bones$0.99
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  • Hanzō$0.99
  • Night Life$0.99
  • Down Under$0.99
  • Lunar Base$0.99
  • Small Coin Pack$0.99
  • Space Pack$0.99
  • City Pack$0.99
  • Creatures Pack$0.99
  • Mount Olympus$2.99
  • Large Coin Pack$5.99
6 purchases

Climby Hammer

One-time6
  • Stack of Diamonds$1.99
  • Bag of Diamonds$4.99
  • Diamond Doubler$4.99
Show 3 more
  • Goblet of Diamonds$9.99
  • Crown of Diamonds$19.99
  • Chest of Diamonds$49.99

Questions

Is High Risers free?
High Risers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Climby Hammer free?
Climby Hammer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, High Risers or Climby Hammer?
High Risers is rated higher. High Risers averages 4.7 out of 5 from 946 ratings, while Climby Hammer averages 4.2 from 2.3K ratings.
Do High Risers or Climby Hammer have ads?
Both High Risers and Climby Hammer show ads.
Which is updated more often, High Risers or Climby Hammer?
High Risers ships an update every 2 months, and Climby Hammer weekly. Most recently, High Risers was updated on October 17, 2026 and Climby Hammer on October 21, 2026.

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