Comparison

Golf Peaks vs Spring Falls

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Golf Peaks

A relaxing puzzle game where you play golf to climb mountains. Use cards to guide your ball through over 120 handcrafted levels, navigating various hazards. No prior golf knowledge is needed to enjoy this unique challenge.

Highlights
  • Card-based golf puzzles
  • Over 120 handcrafted levels
  • Textless tutorial
  • Golf-inspired hazards
  • Bonus short courses
Features
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Golf Peaks is a chill puzzle game about climbing misty mountains by playing golf. Choose cards to move the ball around, avoid hazards or use them to your advantage, solve over 120 handcrafted levels and become the master of Golf Peaks! UNIQUE GOLF PUZZLES You start each stage with a selection of cards (strokes) - pick the right one, choose a direction and launch your ball towards the hole! ZERO UNDERSTANDING OF GOLF REQUIRED Golf Peaks offers a fun experience even if you don’t know your eagles from bogeys - the game’s textless tutorial introduces everything you need at a relaxed pace. 120+ HOLES TO CONQUER Each location offers a half-course with 9 holes to solve, along with a bonus short course (3 holes) for players seeking an additional challenge! BUNKERS, PITS & MORE Over the course of the game you’ll encounter familiar golf-inspired mechanics like fairways, sand traps and water... as well as some more exotic hazards!

About

Spring Falls

A tranquil puzzle game where players manipulate the landscape to guide water flow and cultivate wildflowers. Experience a meditative journey down a peaceful mountainside with soft visuals and an ambient soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Water flow manipulation
  • Wildflower cultivation
  • 60 hand-crafted levels
  • Meditative experience
  • Ambient soundtrack
  • Portrait and landscape support
Features
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Spring Falls is a puzzle game about water, erosion, and watching things grow. Manipulate the landscape and bring wildflowers to life as you make your way down a peaceful mountainside. Features: • 60 hand-crafted levels • Unique gameplay revolving around water flow • Soft visuals, ambient-folk soundtrack, and environmental sounds for a meditative, relaxing experience • Support for portrait and landscape modes • No ads or in-app purchases

Screenshots

Golf Peaks4 screens
Spring Falls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Golf Peaks at every 3 weeks against Spring Falls's every 2 months. Golf Peaks also leads on ratings volume (562 vs 51) and chart position (#41 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Golf Peaks costs $2.99 and Spring Falls $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Golf Peaks against 4.7 for Spring Falls. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf Peaks has 562 ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Golf Peaks's written reviews are positive against 78% of Spring Falls's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Golf Peaks ships an update every 3 weeks, Spring Falls every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Golf Peaks versus Spring Falls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolf PeaksSpring Falls
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (562 ratings)4.7 (51 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.1% of reviews — better78.0% of reviews
Number of ratings562 — better51
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#41 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAfterburn Lukasz SpierewkaSparse Game Development Inc.

Customer experience

Golf Peaks

All ratings562 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive84.1%
Neutral8.4%
Negative7.5%

Spring Falls

All ratings51 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative20.0%

User reviews

Golf Peaks

From 562 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Incredibly tight puzzle game
  • 👍 Great game mechanics
  • 👍 Beautiful and perfectly crafted art style
  • 👍 Engaging difficulty curve
  • 👍 Smooth gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Battery drain issues
  • 🐛 Occasional overheating on devices
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🕰️ Game is too short
  • 🕰️ Not enough levels for the price

Spring Falls

From 51 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful art and music
  • 💡 Innovative puzzle mechanics
  • 🧘‍♀️ Relaxing and meditative experience
  • 👍 Simple to learn, challenging to master
  • ✨ High-quality, well-designed product

Room to improve

  • ⏳ Too short, not enough levels
  • ❓ Mechanics can be obscure/arbitrary
  • 💰 Expensive for the length
  • 🤔 Trial and error needed for some puzzles

Bugs and requests

Golf Peaks

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Jump pads not working as expected on certain levels
  • Missing flag pole to finish on some levels
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • More levels and worlds
  • Difficulty options or level packs
  • Level editor or user-generated content
  • Scoring system or par system
  • Icloud/cloud sync support
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  • Ability to go back a step automatically

Spring Falls

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Black screen on launch
  • Game crashes and becomes unplayable
  • No sound
  • Blank loading screen

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels
  • More game mechanics
  • iCloud syncing of game progress
  • Add more games like this

In-app purchases

None

Golf Peaks

No in-app purchases

None

Spring Falls

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Golf Peaks free?
Golf Peaks costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spring Falls free?
Spring Falls costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Golf Peaks or Spring Falls?
Spring Falls is rated higher. Golf Peaks averages 4.7 out of 5 from 562 ratings, while Spring Falls averages 4.7 from 51 ratings.
Do Golf Peaks or Spring Falls have ads?
Neither Golf Peaks nor Spring Falls shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Golf Peaks or Spring Falls?
Golf Peaks ships an update every 3 weeks, and Spring Falls every 2 months. Most recently, Golf Peaks was updated on October 24, 2026 and Spring Falls on October 24, 2026.

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