Clumsy Climber vs Ladder Dash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clumsy Climber
A challenging climbing game where players must ascend as high as possible to escape a rising flood. Collect cosmetic items to customize your character as you progress through various levels.
- Climb to escape rising flood
- Progress through levels
- Unlock over 80 cosmetic items
- Challenging gameplay
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Clumsiest of all climbing games! The flood is coming, hang in there and grab for your life! Climb as far as you can, go through all levels and unlock more than 80 cosmetic items.
Ladder Dash
Embark on an endless climbing adventure with intuitive tap and swipe controls. Dodge obstacles, collect points, and unlock achievements and new theme maps. Compete globally on leaderboards for the ultimate climbing challenge.
- Endless climbing gameplay
- Tap and swipe controls
- Obstacle avoidance
- Unlockable theme maps
- Global leaderboards
- Achievement system
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One ladder. Every obstacle imaginable. Zero mercy. Ladder Dash is a reflex-driven arcade game about climbing an endless ladder while obstacles try everything they can to knock you off. Tap to grab the next rung. Swipe to dodge whatever is flying toward you. Keep going until you cannot. The premise is instant. The skill ceiling is not. HOW IT WORKS Each run is procedurally generated, so the ladder never repeats. What knocked you off last time will not be waiting in the same spot this time, which means your only real defense is actually getting better. Rush Mode exists for players who think the main game is a warmup. WHAT IS IN THE GAME Endless procedurally generated levels with no repeated patterns. Tap and swipe controls designed around single-handed play. Rush Mode for reflex testing and competitive high score runs. Unlockable hand skins and theme maps collected through gameplay. Global leaderboards to chase — or to suffer under. Clean, readable art style that keeps the focus on the climb. THE HONEST VERSION No Wi-Fi needed. Plays completely offline. Ads are present in the free version and removable with a single one-time purchase — no subscription, no recurring charges. No power-ups to buy, no stamina timers, no energy bars. You play when you want and stop when you want. The learning curve is real. The first few runs will end quickly and without much warning. That is part of it. Players who push past the early frustration tend to stick around for a long time. BUILT BY KREWGAMES We are a small studio focused on games that are genuinely fun to pick up and hard to put down. Ladder Dash has been live for over a year with steady updates. Bug report, feature idea, or just want to say something — we want to hear it at support@krewgames.com. Download free. Climb as high as you can.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Clumsy Climber at 4.1 against Ladder Dash's 3.5. Clumsy Climber also leads on ratings volume (9.4K vs 2) and review sentiment (22% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Clumsy Climber sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ladder Dash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Clumsy Climber holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clumsy Climber has 9.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Clumsy Climber's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ladder Dash's.
Clumsy Climber ships an update weekly, Ladder Dash every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clumsy Climber | Ladder Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (9.4K ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 294 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | KrewGames |
Customer experience
Clumsy Climber
Ladder Dash
Bugs and requests
Clumsy Climber
Reported bugs
3 issues- Character gets stuck at the end of levels
- Taps not registering properly
- Game freezing and crashing
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to go back to previous levels
- Option to disable ads
- Improved character grip on branches
Ladder Dash
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clumsy Climber
- Remove Ads$2.99
Ladder Dash
- Remove Ads$7.99
Questions
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