Golf Peaks vs Square Valley
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!
Square Valley
Shape unique lands by strategically placing tiles like houses, farms, and natural elements. Connect them with roads and rivers while overcoming placement challenges. Progress through levels to unlock new tiles and face increasingly complex world-building puzzles.
- Tile placement for world creation
- Connect tiles with roads and rivers
- Strategic planning and puzzle solving
- Three chapters with 45 levels
- Unlock new tiles and overcome obstacles
- Replay levels for higher scores
- Sandbox mode for custom experiences
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A charming tile-laying puzzle game. Make the best valley you can out of the tiles and placements you're given. Puzzles with no randomness can become a bit boring over time. And when it is too random, it can feel unfair. Square Valley sits nicely in the middle where you are challenged for each level, but it still feels fair in the end. Satisfying. Every level is comprised of a fixed set of tiles that come together to form a challenge each step of the way. You're continually cycling through your deck of tiles – always a fresh look. You're also limited to only certain spots on the board where you can place the tiles all in order to reach the highest score you can. A windmill wants the surrounding wheat fields, forests have winding rivers through them, and churches stand firm within the city walls packed with houses. Not to worry, you won't get stuck. There's generous room to succeed at every level. Leaderboards are there too, for those who want to keep challenging themselves. Feel free to push forward, or go back to previous levels and beat your old self. When you complete that last turn, you'll find yourself with a unique little village to be proud of. Features: + Pay once – no ads, no in-app purchases, no account required + 150+ tiles · 45 levels · 3 chapters + A new challenge every day, for everyone + Set your own rules to play with tiles drawn at random + Competitive leaderboards + Works offline
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Golf Peaks at #99 against Square Valley's unranked. Golf Peaks also leads on ratings volume (562 vs 94) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Square Valley $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 Square Valley. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golf Peaks has 562 ratings behind it against 94, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 84% and 85% positive.
Golf Peaks ships an update every 3 weeks, Square Valley every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Golf Peaks | Square Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (562 ratings) | 4.8 (94 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.1% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 562 — better | 94 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #99 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Afterburn Lukasz Spierewka | Ryan Becijos |
Customer experience
Golf Peaks
Square Valley
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
Square Valley
From 94 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging tile placement puzzle mechanics
- 🎵 Relaxing and pleasant background music
- 🎨 Beautiful minimalist art style and visuals
- 😌 Calming and stress-relieving gameplay
- 💰 No ads or in-app purchases
Room to improve
- ❓ Unclear tile descriptions and requirements
- 🎲 High randomness can lead to unwinnable scenarios
- 📊 No real-time score feedback during gameplay
- 🐛 Occasional scoring calculation bugs
- 📱 Portrait-only mode (no landscape on iPad)
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
Square Valley
Reported bugs
8 issues- Leaderboard freezes when displaying top 10 scores
- Tile scoring miscalculations (e.g., Cherry Orchard, Fir Grove)
- Tutorial bug where selected tiles change unexpectedly
- Some tiles don't work as described in requirements
- Scoring feedback unclear until level completion
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- Inconsistent tile placement rules not documented
- Protected Copper Beech scoring issues
- Random tile placement can create impossible scenarios
Requested features
14 requests- More levels and chapters
- Landscape/iPad support with larger maps
- iCloud synchronization across devices
- Real-time score feedback per tile placement
- Glossary with detailed tile explanations
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- Personal stats and score history per level
- Customizable sandbox mode with more options
- Music volume slider (separate from sound effects)
- Global leaderboards with player names
- Board game physical version
- Expansion packs with new tile sets
- Undo and skip buttons (mentioned as implemented in recent update)
- Additional language translations
- Split-screen multiplayer mode
In-app purchases
Golf Peaks
No in-app purchases
Square Valley
No in-app purchases
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