Getting Over It vs Getting Over It+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Climb a mountain with a hammer and pot
- Philosophical observations during gameplay
- Agonizing and frustrating gameplay
- Lose progress repeatedly
- Discover new frustrations
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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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Getting Over It+ at Free against Getting Over It's $4.99. Getting Over It's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Getting Over It+ is free to download; Getting Over It costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Getting Over It holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.8K and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Getting Over It's written reviews are positive against 46% of Getting Over It+'s.
Getting Over It ships an update every 5 days, Getting Over It+ every 11 months. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Getting Over It | Getting Over It+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (6.8K ratings) — better | 3.4 (1.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.8% of reviews — better | 46.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.8K — better | 1.9K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #70 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 237 MB | 259 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bennett Foddy | Bennett Foddy |
Customer experience
Getting Over It
Getting Over It+
User reviews
Getting Over It
From 6.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to get started
- 👍 Rewarding feeling of accomplishment
- 🤖 Unique and challenging gameplay
- 💡 Inspirational quotes and commentary
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent and glitchy controls
- 🔋 Overheating and performance issues on mobile
- 🤬 Extremely frustrating and rage-inducing
- 💸 Overpriced for the mobile version
Getting Over It+
From 1.9K App Store ratingsWhat 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
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
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
Getting Over It
No in-app purchases
Getting Over It+
No in-app purchases
Questions
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