Comparison

Isoland vs Going Up

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

Head to head
About

Isoland

Embark on a mysterious adventure in a whimsical town filled with eccentric characters and perplexing puzzles. This standalone game offers a unique blend of humor, mystery, and challenging gameplay to test your problem-solving skills.

Highlights
  • Intricate puzzles
  • Quirky characters
  • Whimsical world exploration
  • Engaging storyline
  • Hidden object mysteries
Features
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ISOLAND: Pumpkin Town - A Mysterious Adventure Awaits! Ever heard of ISOLAND: Pumpkin Town? Probably not, and that’s part of the adventure! This quirky puzzle game is a standalone experience, offering a unique blend of mystery, humor, and challenging gameplay. Unravel the Mysteries of Pumpkin Town Embark on a captivating journey through a whimsical world filled with eccentric characters and perplexing puzzles. As you explore the town, you'll encounter mind-bending challenges that will test your problem-solving skills and keep you guessing. Key Features: * Intricate Puzzles: Solve a variety of puzzles, from logic-based challenges to hidden object mysteries. * Quirky Characters: Meet a colorful cast of characters, each with their own unique personalities and stories. * Whimsical World: Immerse yourself in a beautifully crafted world filled with surprises and hidden secrets. * Engaging Storyline: Uncover the secrets of Pumpkin Town and discover the truth behind its mysterious past. Are You Ready for the Challenge? If you're looking for a game that will keep you engaged and entertained for hours on end, ISOLAND: Pumpkin Town is the perfect choice. With its unique blend of humor, mystery, and challenging gameplay, this game is sure to leave a lasting impression. So, what are you waiting for? Download ISOLAND: Pumpkin Town today and start your adventure!

About

Going Up

A strategy game where you manage skyscraper elevators to efficiently deliver diverse passengers. Optimize lift movement through increasingly complex systems and unique character behaviors to achieve high scores.

Highlights
  • Manage skyscraper elevators
  • Deliver passengers efficiently
  • Adapt to complex lift systems
  • Deal with unique passenger characters
  • Compete on global leaderboards
  • Discover different skyscraper environments
Features
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"The vibes here are impeccable" —Vice "Fast, simple, solid, and challenging" —PocketGamer Going Up is a strategy game where you control groups of lifts in a skyscraper to deliver passengers before they lose their patience. Optimise elevator movement as you deal with a fussy cast of passengers—impatient CEOs, mean soldiers and confused tourists. There is no one solution to elevator optimisation: every stage will have its unique bottlenecks, passengers and problems. Can you keep people moving, or will they have to take the stairs? • Deliver your passengers: manage elevators in a skyscraper to deliver passengers up and down to their destinations as efficiently as possible. • Adapt to complex situations: learn to manage increasingly complicated systems of lifts, from multiple lifts, to lifts that operate on different sets of floors, to lifts that completely skip floors. • Placate fussy characters: deal with a cast of seven unique characters, from impatient CEOs to mean soldiers to confused tourists. Learn their behaviours to score the greatest number of points from each of them. • Rack up high scores: compete on a global leaderboard to gain the most points in each level. • Ascend the mysterious skyscraper: discover different environments on each level, playing with different sets of lifts as you climb to the very top. • Play on the go: play one handed, while commuting, queuing in line, or waiting for the lift. Every round lasts at most a few minutes.

Screenshots

Isoland4 screens
Going Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

Isoland and Going Up both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Going Up's written reviews are positive against 61% of Isoland's. Isoland's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Isoland costs $0.99 and Going Up $1.99 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 — 4.3 for Isoland against 4.2 for Going Up. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 44 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Isoland's written reviews are positive against 75% of Going Up's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Isoland versus Going Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIsolandGoing Up
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (35 ratings) — better4.2 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews60.5% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3544 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1313.0
Further details — not scored
Size499 MB156 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCOTTONGAME Network Technology Co., Ltd.Napping Raccoon

Customer experience

Isoland

All ratings31 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral10.5%
Negative28.9%

Going Up

All ratings43 ratings
Positive79.1%
Neutral11.6%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative5.0%

Bugs and requests

Isoland

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Clock not triggering events as expected
  • Door not opening after solving puzzle
  • Text formatting issues

Requested features

2 requests
  • More hints and guidance for new players
  • Improved map and navigation functionality

Going Up

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Isoland

No in-app purchases

None

Going Up

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Isoland free?
Isoland costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Going Up free?
Going Up costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Isoland or Going Up?
Isoland is rated higher. Isoland averages 4.3 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Going Up averages 4.2 from 44 ratings.
Do Isoland or Going Up have ads?
Neither Isoland nor Going Up shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Isoland or Going Up?
Isoland ships an update fortnightly, and Going Up fortnightly. Most recently, Isoland was updated on October 27, 2026 and Going Up on October 23, 2026.

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