Glow Stairs vs Ski Tree
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glow Stairs
Navigate a challenging ascent by tapping left or right to control your movement. Collect rubies to extend your playtime and improve your score in this engaging arcade experience. It's a "Fall Up" game where the goal is to climb.
- Tap controls for movement
- Collect rubies for score boost
- Climb the glow stairs
- Arcade gameplay
- Fall Up game mechanic
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Tap right to move right, Tap left to move left as you try and climb the glow stairs. Grab 15 rubies and buy yourself a little time and boost your score. Fun arcade "Fall Up' Game
Ski Tree
Experience a minimalist downhill skiing game with intuitive controls. Test your skills to see how far you can ski down the slopes. It's a simple yet elegant homage to classic skiing games.
- Minimalist design
- Intuitive controls
- Endless downhill skiing
- High score tracking
- Elegant gameplay
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Ski Tree is an homage to the games that inspired me. A simplistic, intuitive, and elegant approach to a downhill skiing game. How far can you ski? Game designed & developed by Addison Rodomista.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ski Tree at Free against Glow Stairs's $0.99. Ski Tree also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (50 vs 1). Glow Stairs's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and chart position (#113 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Ski Tree is free to download; Glow Stairs costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Glow Stairs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ski Tree has 50 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Glow Stairs's written reviews are positive against 90% of Ski Tree's.
Glow Stairs ships an update every 35 months, Ski Tree fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glow Stairs | Ski Tree |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #113 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anthony Hindle | Addison Rodomista |
Customer experience
Glow Stairs
Ski Tree
In-app purchases
Glow Stairs
No in-app purchases
Ski Tree
No in-app purchases
