Comparison

Climby Hammer 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

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.

About

Getting Over It

Navigate a challenging mountain climb using only a hammer and a pot. Experience frustrating gameplay and philosophical commentary as you ascend. Prepare for potentially hours of agonizing progress and repeated setbacks.

Highlights
  • Climb a mountain with a hammer and pot
  • Philosophical observations during gameplay
  • Agonizing and frustrating gameplay
  • Lose progress repeatedly
  • Discover new frustrations
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

Climby Hammer4 screens
Getting Over It4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Climby Hammer at Free against Getting Over It's $4.99. Getting Over It's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Climby Hammer is free to download; Getting Over It costs $4.99 up front. Climby Hammer sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Getting Over It asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Climby Hammer against 4.3 for Getting Over It. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 6.8K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Climby Hammer's written reviews are positive against 64% of Getting Over It's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Climby Hammer ships an update weekly, Getting Over It every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Climby Hammer versus Getting Over It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimby HammerGetting Over It
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.2 (2.3K ratings)4.3 (6.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews — better63.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K6.8K — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#68 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB237 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaquaticBennett Foddy

Customer experience

Climby Hammer

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

Getting Over It

All ratings6,781 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews1,058 reviews
Positive63.8%
Neutral8.0%
Negative28.2%

Bugs and requests

Climby Hammer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Getting Over It

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sudden loss of progress
  • Freezing and crashing on certain devices
  • Sensitivity and input issues
  • Compatibility problems on newer phones

Requested features

4 requests
  • Controller support
  • Checkpoint system
  • Difficulty options
  • More customization and settings

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Climby Hammer

One-time6
  • Stack of Diamonds$1.99
  • Bag of Diamonds$4.99
  • Diamond Doubler$4.99
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  • Goblet of Diamonds$9.99
  • Crown of Diamonds$19.99
  • Chest of Diamonds$49.99
None

Getting Over It

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Climby Hammer free?
Climby Hammer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Getting Over It free?
Getting Over It costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Climby Hammer or Getting Over It?
Getting Over It is rated higher. Climby Hammer averages 4.2 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Getting Over It averages 4.3 from 6.8K ratings.
Do Climby Hammer or Getting Over It have ads?
Climby Hammer shows ads; Getting Over It does not.
Which is updated more often, Climby Hammer or Getting Over It?
Climby Hammer ships an update weekly, and Getting Over It every 5 days. Most recently, Climby Hammer was updated on September 22, 2026 and Getting Over It on September 26, 2026.

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