Golfing Over It vs Plonky
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Golfing Over It
Navigate a surreal mountain by golfing your way upwards. Experience a challenging climb with a narrative that questions the value of achievement. Be prepared for frequent falls back to the beginning.
- Golfing mechanics for vertical progression
- Surreal mountain environment
- Narrative commentary on achievement
- Challenging gameplay with frequent setbacks
- Inspired by 'Getting Over It'
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· Golf your way up to the top of a surreal mountain. · Listen as Alva explains why he made such a cruel game. · Fall all the way back to the bottom. · And if you manage to get to the top? · Will that make you feel good? · Will you feel that it's all been worth it? · I think you will. Based on 2017's hit "Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy". Bennett Foddy himself has played this game and has given it his blessing.
Plonky
Experience chaotic ragdoll physics in this platformer. Guide a wobbly hero through challenging levels filled with traps and contraptions. Utilize physics-based tools to overcome obstacles and reach victory.
- Wacky ragdoll physics
- Challenging platform puzzles
- Deadly traps and contraptions
- Simple touch controls
- 60+ levels
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Plonky is a hilarious ragdoll physics platformer full of chaos, creativity, and slapstick fun! Guide Plonky, a wobbly little hero, through wild levels packed with deadly traps, swinging blades, crushing blocks, and clever contraptions. Jump, push, pull, and flop your way to victory using carts, pulleys, ropes, TNT barrels, and pure physics madness! Features: • Wacky ragdoll physics and funny animations • Challenging platform puzzles and obstacle courses • Traps, crushers, spikes, ropes, TNT, and cartoon mayhem • Simple touch controls • 60+ fun and challenging levels Can you survive the madness and outsmart the machines? Play now and wobble your way to glory!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Plonky at Free against Golfing Over It's $1.99. Plonky also leads on rating (3.6 vs 3.1). Golfing Over It's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On review sentiment, 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
Plonky is free to download; Golfing Over It costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plonky holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Golfing Over It's written reviews are positive against 51% of Plonky's.
Golfing Over It ships an update every 2 months, Plonky every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Golfing Over It | Plonky |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (101 ratings) | 3.6 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.7% of reviews | 51.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #182 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alvaro Mahillo Sanchez-Mateos | gametornado |
Customer experience
Golfing Over It
Plonky
Bugs and requests
Golfing Over It
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes frequently
- Game won't start/load
- Controls are buggy/inconsistent
- Save data is corrupted or resets
- Volume issues (cannot turn up after setting to 0)
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- Touch detection issues (settings opening accidentally)
- Game crashes after loading screen
- Game crashes immediately upon opening
- Game crashes after a few minutes of play
- Game crashes when trying to load a save file
- Double jump not working
- Ball physics are inconsistent
- Game crashes on specific devices (iPhone 6, iPad mini 2)
- Lagging or choppy performance
- App closes immediately after pressing play
Requested features
10 requests- Fix save point issues
- Add 60 FPS support
- Option to remove 'floating guy' (progress reset)
- Add more stages/levels
- Improve translation for Japanese subtitles
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- Allow replaying cleared stages
- Add more control options
- Improve compatibility with older devices
- Add a tutorial or practice mode
- Option to adjust difficulty
Plonky
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Golfing Over It
No in-app purchases
Plonky
No in-app purchases
