Gibbon vs Oddmar+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gibbon
Embark on a beautiful ecological adventure as a family of gibbons navigating a dangerous world. Experience dynamic movement, master acrobatic skills, and uncover a touching story of survival against human threats. Explore stunning hand-painted environments and learn about gibbons and their habitat.
- Dynamic brachiation movement
- Acrobatic moves
- Touching family survival story
- Story and liberation modes
- Daily Run leaderboards
- Stunning 2D hand-painted visuals
- Environmental education
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Apple Design Award Winner 2022 A beautiful new adventure by multiple award winning developers of Old Man’s Journey and ELOH, in which a family of gibbons finds themselves lost in a dangerous world beyond their understanding. - Experience free-flowing dynamic movement based on brachiation, the way real gibbons swing through the trees - Master acrobatic moves, including launching from another gibbon’s hands in mid air - A touching adventure of a family of gibbons trying to survive amid an encroaching human threat. - Play through an hourlong adventure in story mode, or race to freedom through a procedurally generated jungle in liberation mode. - Compete in the leaderboards and see how far you can swing, backflip and slide in Daily Run mode! - Stunning 2D hand painted visuals that breathe life into a rapidly vanishing world. - Explore varied environments, from the wild jungles of Southeast Asia to the hectic human world beyond. - Collect all encyclopedia entries and find out more about gibbons and their habitat. - Gibbon: Beyond the Trees deals with challenging but acute environmental topics, including deforestation, poaching and climate change. Accolades: - BAFTA Games Awards: Game Beyond Entertainment nominee 2023, UK - D.I.C.E Awards: Mobile Game of the Year nominee, 2023, USA - Apple Design Award: Social Impact winner 2022, USA - Bitsummit: International Award winner 2022, Japan - Sense of Wonder Night: Pocky Award winner 2022, Tokyo Game Show, Japan - IndieCade: Visual Design nominee 2022, USA - Japan Prize: Digital Media Division first runner-up, 2022, Japan - D&AD Awards: Digital Design, Illustration, Shortlist, 2022, UK - Pedagogic Media Award: Winner 2022, Germany
Oddmar+
Embark on an epic Viking adventure filled with physics-based puzzles and platforming challenges. Discover magical weapons and encounter new friends and foes across beautifully hand-crafted levels. Prove your worth and redeem your potential in this animated story.
- Epic Viking story
- 24 hand-crafted levels
- Physics-based puzzles
- Platforming challenges
- Magically imbued weapons
- Motion comic animation
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*Oddmar is Apple Design Award 2018 Winner* Oddmar struggles with life in his village and is not worthy of a place in Valhalla. He is shunned by his fellow Vikings and must redeem himself of his squandered potential. One day he is offered an opportunity to prove himself, but at a price... IMMERSE yourself in an epic Viking story animated as a motion comic. JOURNEY through 24 beautifully hand-crafted levels of physics-based puzzles and platforming challenges. DISCOVER your true power with magically imbued weapons and shields. ENCOUNTER new friends and foes on your journey through magical forests, snowy mountains and treacherous mines. Produced by the development team behind the award-winning and critically acclaimed Leo's Fortune. Oddmar supports iCloud game saves and game controllers. An internet connection will initially be necessary to complete the download of app data for Oddmar. Join Oddmar’s community at http://facebook.com/oddmargame http://twitter.com/oddmargame http://youtube.com/oddmargame
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Verdict
Gibbon and Oddmar+ are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Gibbon against 4.8 for Oddmar+. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12K and 6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Gibbon's written reviews are positive against 92% of Oddmar+'s.
| Parameter | Gibbon | Oddmar+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (12K ratings) — better | 4.8 (6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.0% of reviews — better | 92.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 6K |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 922 MB | 1.1 GB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Broken Rules | Mobge Ltd |
Customer experience
Gibbon
Oddmar+
User reviews
Gibbon
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Gorgeous graphics and animation
- 🎮 Smooth and intuitive controls
- 🐒 Fun and immersive gibbon experience
- 🌳 Beautiful and serene environments
- 🎶 Captivating soundtrack
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🕰️ Short story mode
- 🤯 Frustrating difficulty spikes
- 🔍 Unclear game mechanics and objectives
- 🙈 Distressing scenes of animal harm
Oddmar+
From 6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great gameplay
- 👍 Beautiful graphics and art style
- 💡 Engaging story and characters
- 🎮 Excellent controls with controller support
- 🎉 Highly polished and fun experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional control issues or unresponsiveness
- 🎮 Lack of customizable controls
- 🔇 Missing audio/sound settings
- 🕰️ Game feels a bit short
Bugs and requests
Gibbon
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes during specific cutscenes
- Controls become unresponsive
- Graphical glitches in certain areas
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and chapters
- Endless/free-roam mode
- Ability to choose biomes
- Gibbon family/baby storyline
- Multiplayer/co-op mode
Oddmar+
Reported bugs
2 issues- Controller support issues on certain platforms
- Crashes or freezes on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to start a new save file
- Improved controller support and customization
- Audio/sound settings to adjust volume or mute
In-app purchases
Gibbon
No in-app purchases
Oddmar+
No in-app purchases







