Golf Peaks vs HOOK 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Card-based golf puzzles
- Over 120 handcrafted levels
- Textless tutorial
- Golf-inspired hazards
- Bonus short courses
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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!
HOOK 2
Engage in a minimalist puzzle experience focused on unhooking. This sequel introduces an extra dimension to the gameplay, challenging you to discover and utilize various mechanics to clear the board of all hooks. Enjoy a relaxing, ad-free puzzle journey.
- Minimalist puzzle design
- Unhooking mechanics
- Added dimension gameplay
- Discover new game mechanics
- Relaxing experience
- No ads, scoring, or text
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Hook 2 is a minimalist puzzle game about unhooking the hooks. This time I have added an extra dimension to the game. Your task is to remove all the hooks from the board using various game mechanics that you discover as you play. You will find here only relaxing, minimalistic puzzles without unnecessary ads, scoring or even text. Check out all my puzzle games at https://www.rainbowtrain.eu/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Golf Peaks at every 3 weeks against HOOK 2's every 4 months. Golf Peaks also leads on ratings volume (562 vs 96). HOOK 2's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 84%). On price, rating, 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
Golf Peaks costs $2.99 and HOOK 2 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Golf Peaks against 4.8 for HOOK 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf Peaks has 562 ratings behind it against 96, 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 92% of HOOK 2's.
Golf Peaks ships an update every 3 weeks, HOOK 2 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Golf Peaks | HOOK 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (562 ratings) | 4.8 (96 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.1% of reviews | 92.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 562 — better | 96 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #42 — better | #122 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 281 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Afterburn Lukasz Spierewka | Maciej Targoni |
Customer experience
Golf Peaks
HOOK 2
User reviews
Golf Peaks
From 562 App Store ratingsWhat 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
HOOK 2
From 96 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Brilliant and simple concept
- 🧠 Makes you think
- 😌 Calming and relaxing
- 👍 Elegant and rewarding game design
- 💯 Absolutely worth the price
Room to improve
- ⏳ Too short for the price
- 😕 Levels can be too easy
- 📉 Not as difficult as the first
- 🤏 Not enough levels
- 🤔 Can't reset progress
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
HOOK 2
Reported bugs
2 issues- Cannot reset progress
- Accidental purchase and refund request
Requested features
5 requests- Add more levels
- Include more complex levels
- Add more levels to justify the spend
- More levels please!
- Looking forward to new levels
In-app purchases
Golf Peaks
No in-app purchases
HOOK 2
No in-app purchases
