PapiMountain vs ProgressBar95
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PapiMountain
Navigate a mountain path while avoiding a stampede of red ball creatures. Tap anywhere on the screen to move forward and survive the onslaught. The game ends if you are caught by the Papis.
- Avoid Papis
- Climb the mountain
- Tap to move forward
- Simple one-touch controls
- Challenging survival gameplay
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When you climbed a mountain, a large herd of Papis (red ball guys) was coming! You have to avoid the Papis and climb the mountain. Touch the screen anywhere to go ahead! If you get run over by the Papis, the game is over.
ProgressBar95
Experience a nostalgic hyper-casual game with retro arcade visuals. Fill the progress bar by moving it with one finger to win. This addictive time killer offers simple controls and endless gameplay.
- Nostalgic retro visuals
- One-finger control
- Fill the progress bar to win
- Addictive gameplay
- Endless gameplay
- Retro sound effects
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Progressbar95 is a unique nostalgic hyper-casual game. It'll make you smile. Old panels, buttons and icons on your smartphone or tablet. You need to fill the progress bar to win. Move your progress bar with one finger to fill it faster. It seems simple at first. But it might be harder to master. Powerful retro time killer. Lovely HDD noises are included :) The game is very easy to handle with easy-to-learn controls, familiar visual effects and addictive gameplay. Progressbar95 Game Features: - Free to play - One finger control - Different obstacles and experience every time - Endless gameplay Better than any .io game. Progressbar95 is simple, but addictive. Play this amazing new mobile game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ProgressBar95 at 4.8 against PapiMountain's 3.8. ProgressBar95 also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 59%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 24 months). PapiMountain's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. ProgressBar95 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. PapiMountain asks for nothing beyond the download.
ProgressBar95 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ProgressBar95 has 3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of PapiMountain's written reviews are positive against 93% of ProgressBar95's.
PapiMountain ships an update every 24 months, ProgressBar95 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PapiMountain | ProgressBar95 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.9% of reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 222 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yohei Iwasaki | Spooky House Studios UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) |
Customer experience
PapiMountain
ProgressBar95
User reviews
PapiMountain
From 5 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addicting gameplay
- 👍 Fun and funny
- 👍 Great time killer
- 👍 Free to play
- 👍 Good addition to Papi games
Room to improve
- 👎 Guy moves too slow
- 👎 Balls don't bounce high enough
- 👎 Boring after a short time
- 👎 Game is rigged
- 👎 Not as good as other Papi games
ProgressBar95
From 3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Nostalgic and fun
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 💡 Unique concept
- 👍 Charming retro aesthetics
- 👍 Decent monetization model
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔋 Ads can be intrusive
- 💰 Some content locked behind paywall
- 🕰️ Progression can feel grindy at times
Bugs and requests
PapiMountain
Reported bugs
5 issues- Papi balls crush you if left idle
- Guy turns into slow motion
- Guy turns into super fast motion
- Doesn't let user play on phone
- Glitchy when going under a papi
Requested features
6 requests- Add a restart button
- Add an end of game screen
- Make the papi balls bounce higher
- Make the person walk faster
- Fix the glitch where guy turns into slow/fast motion
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- Allow going backwards
ProgressBar95
Reported bugs
3 issues- Restore purchases not working properly
- Progressbar 98 and XB not loading correctly
- Bin cleaning functionality not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add more operating systems and game modes
- Implement cloud save and cross-device sync
- Improve audio and music integration
- Add more customization options
- Optimize performance on older devices
In-app purchases
PapiMountain
No in-app purchases
ProgressBar95
- Remove Ads$1.99
- 10 Product keys$1.99
- Progressbar 1$2.99
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- PB-DOS Shell skin$2.99
- Bar OS System 2,3 pack$2.99
- 25 Product keys$3.99
- 50 Product keys$6.99
- 100 Product keys$11.99
- 250 Product keys$24.99
- Unlock ALL$25.99
Questions
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