High Risers vs Basketball Odyssey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Bounce off walls
- Ascend as high as possible
- Utilize a golden parachute
- Score-based gameplay
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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.
Basketball Odyssey
Experience a unique basketball game focused on relaxation and challenge. Shoot hoops to unlock new worlds, enjoy a calming soundtrack, and master one-handed controls. Engage in daily challenges and climb the ranks with retro pixel art aesthetics.
- Unlock new worlds by completing hoops
- Easy one-handed controls
- Daily basketball challenges
- Rank up with stars
- 8-bit retro pixel art
- Relaxing soundtrack
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Shoot hoops and unlock new worlds on this addictive and relaxing basketball game! Basketball Odyssey is a different basketball experience. A journey of calm and relaxation due to its music and ambient sounds, while you feel the satisfaction from overcoming a challenge. Features: • Complete all hoops to unlock new and challenging worlds. • Easy one handed controls. • Play daily challenges. A new basketball world every day! • Complete the hoops to get stars and rank up! • 8-bit retro aesthetics with pixel art. • A wonderful and relaxing soundtrack. • Casual yet addictive basketball experience. • Optimised for the latest iOS devices. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ PLEASE NOTE! Basketball Odyssey is free to play, but it contains advertising and items that can be purchased for real money.
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Verdict
High Risers and Basketball Odyssey both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of High Risers's written reviews are positive against 49% of Basketball Odyssey's. High Risers also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. High Risers sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Basketball Odyssey sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for High Risers against 4.5 for Basketball Odyssey. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 946 and 2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of High Risers's written reviews are positive against 49% of Basketball Odyssey's.
High Risers ships an update every 2 months, Basketball Odyssey every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | High Risers | Basketball Odyssey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (946 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.4% of reviews — better | 49.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 946 | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 387 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kumobius | Ruben Pecellin |
Customer experience
High Risers
Basketball Odyssey
User reviews
High Risers
From 946 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
- 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
- 💎 Cute pixel art graphics
- 🎨 Variety of characters and backgrounds
- 🕰️ Good time-killer for short breaks
Room to improve
- 💰 Paid content for new characters and levels
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay after a while
- 🔧 Occasional glitches and unresponsiveness
Basketball Odyssey
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing, casual gameplay
- 🎨 Appealing pixel art and visuals
- 🕹️ Satisfying shooting mechanics
- 🕰️ Calming, stress-relieving experience
Room to improve
- 🎯 Inconsistent and inaccurate shot meter
- 🔁 Frustrating to restart levels after missing shots
- 🕹️ Clunky and sensitive controls
- 🔍 Unclear power/distance representation on shot meter
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
Basketball Odyssey
Reported bugs
2 issues- Shot power not matching visual representation on meter
- Occasional inconsistencies in shot trajectory
Requested features
4 requests- Restart button for individual levels
- Curved or sliding shot meter for better precision
- More forgiving level structure (e.g., more attempts per level)
- Additional game modes or content to increase replayability
In-app purchases
High Risers
- 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
Basketball Odyssey
- Some Coins$0.99
- Welcome Pack$1.99
- Handful of coins$1.99
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- Pile of coins$3.99
- Welcome Pack$4.99
- Chest of coins$7.99
Questions
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