Climb Higher vs Pizza Hero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Climb Higher
A physics-based puzzle platformer where players slingshot themselves upwards, breaking obstacles and manipulating size to reach new heights. Master momentum to conquer vertical challenges and progress through increasingly difficult levels.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Slingshot mechanics
- Breakable obstacles
- Size manipulation (grow/shrink)
- Momentum mastery
- Vertical puzzle platforming
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A challenge lies before you, or rather above you. Can you surpass this vertical puzzle? Can you reach the top? And then what, will you stop and rest, or continue to climb higher. Climb Higher is a challenging physics based puzzle platformer where you must slingshot yourself up high, stick to whatever you can, shatter through everything that breaks, grow big, shrink down, become the master of your momentum, and reach even greater heights! From the creator of Brain It On! and Shatterbrain. This game shows ads during gameplay, but you can remove them with an in app purchase which supports my work and helps me continue making games. Thank you for playing my games!
Pizza Hero
Embark on a roguelite adventure as a brave pizza defending the world from an enemy invasion. Collect unique toppings to gain special abilities and strategically defeat waves of foes. With procedurally generated levels and unlockable recipes, each playthrough offers a fresh challenge.
- Topping-based special abilities
- Swarm survivor gameplay
- Procedurally generated levels
- Unlockable recipes for topping evolution
- Permanent stat upgrades
- Rescueable pets
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Welcome to Pizza Hero, the exciting new shoot 'em up roguelite that puts a delicious twist on the genre! In this game, you'll play as a brave pizza who must defend the world from an invasion of enemies. As you battle your way through the game, you'll have the opportunity to choose from a variety of different toppings that will grant you special abilities. For example, selecting pepperoni will give you a grenade, allowing you to deal splash damage. Or, if you're feeling saucy, you can choose blue cheese to create a pungent parameter around your pizza, damaging any foes that come too close. Pizza Hero is a swarm survivor, meaning that you'll need to use all of your skills and strategies to take down waves of relentless enemies. With randomly generated levels and power-ups, no two playthroughs are ever the same. Unlock and follow recipes to create an evolution of toppings. Features: - 18 Damage Toppings - 8 Passive Spices - 5 Recipe evolutions - 16 Upgradable permanent stats - Auto rotate/firing controls - 4 procedurally generated worlds - 50+ achievements - 10 pets you can rescue Do you have what it takes to be the Pizza Hero?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pizza Hero at every 3 days against Climb Higher's every 11 months. Pizza Hero also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 48) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Climb Higher's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 71%). 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
Both are free to download. Climb Higher sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pizza Hero sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Climb Higher against 4.7 for Pizza Hero. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pizza Hero has 1.5K ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Climb Higher's written reviews are positive against 71% of Pizza Hero's.
Climb Higher ships an update every 11 months, Pizza Hero every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Climb Higher | Pizza Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (48 ratings) | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better | 70.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Orbital Nine Games Inc | Astro Hound Studios |
Customer experience
Climb Higher
Pizza Hero
Bugs and requests
Climb Higher
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pizza Hero
Reported bugs
3 issues- Losing progress when switching apps
- Enemies able to damage player in portals
- Recipes not persisting between sessions
Requested features
5 requests- Endless mode
- More level variety and themes
- Controller support
- Improved save/resume system
- Adjustable dash mechanics
In-app purchases
Climb Higher
- Full Game$2.99
Pizza Hero
- Reroll 3 pack$0.99
- One revive per round$1.99
- Remove Ads$4.99









