Mountain vs Pocket City 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mountain
Experience a unique and relaxing nature simulation where you embody a mountain. Generate your own mountain, observe its life cycle, and find a space for reflection and introspection. This game offers an existential journey through the natural world.
- Existential nature simulation
- Generate a unique mountain
- Observe growth and decay
- Time moves forward
- Nature expresses itself
- No DLC
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Experience life as a Mountain in this relaxing nature simulation game. Generate a unique Mountain and visit it any time to reflect, collect your thoughts or let your mind wander. Features - no DLC - time moves forward - things grow and things die - nature expresses itself #1 bestselling RPG in 33 countries. Mountain automatically syncs with Apple TV. "Mountain breaks the mold of video games." - Ian Bogost, The Atlantic "Nothing You Do Matters in This Game, But You’ll Still Obsess Over It." - Bo Moore, WIRED "At the beginning of the game, I find the idea cute. By the end, I am hypnotized." - Carolina A. Miranda, LA Times "Welcome to an existential nightmare." - Patrick Klepek, Giant Bomb "The time I spend with Mountain feels slightly more real to me than anything else inside my computer." - Leigh Alexander, Gamasutra "Mountain upends expectations, refusing to fit into preexisting categories." - Justin Cone, Motionographer "I don’t like to talk emotions but this game genuinely is so uplifting." - Alice O'Connor, Rock Paper Shotgun "The only experience that has ever made me feel sad about a geological phenomenon." - Andrew Webster, The Verge
Pocket City 2
Construct and explore a vibrant 3D metropolis, managing zones, landmarks, and special buildings. Live the life of a mayor, from building your own house to surviving disasters and hosting events. Enjoy a dynamic world with seasons, a day-night cycle, and engaging minigames.
- Build unique cities with zones and special buildings
- Explore your city as an avatar
- Dynamic environment with seasons and day/night cycle
- Play minigames like street racing and plane flying
- Survive disasters and host fun events
- Customize avatar and become a homeowner
- Collaborate on cities in real-time
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Build and explore your own city in this 3D sequel to the original Pocket City! Create using roads, zones, landmarks, and special buildings. Drop your avatar into the world and roam freely. Buy your own house, host events, survive disasters, and live the life of a successful mayor! No microtransactions or long wait times, everything is unlocked and rewarded through gameplay! FEATURES - Build a unique city by creating zones and new special buildings - Explore your city by controlling your avatar directly - Enjoy a dynamic environment with seasons and a day night cycle - Play minigames like street racing, plane flying, and much more - Trigger fun events like block parties, or disasters like tornadoes - Complete quests to earn XP and money - Customize your avatar with clothing and tools - Become a homeowner and furnish your own house - Visit buildings in your city to buy items and find loot - Invest and build long-term mega projects - Encounter and help NPCs around your city - Spend research points to gain valuable perks - Invite a friend to collaborate on your city in real-time - Unlock special rewards by competing against rival towns - Unleash your creative side in Sandbox Mode - Play in both landscape and portrait mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pocket City 2 at 4.6 against Mountain's 3.4. Pocket City 2 also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 47%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Mountain's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Mountain costs $0.99 and Pocket City 2 $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pocket City 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket City 2 has 805 ratings behind it against 113, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Mountain's written reviews are positive against 80% of Pocket City 2's.
Mountain ships an update every 3 months, Pocket City 2 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mountain | Pocket City 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (113 ratings) | 4.6 (805 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews | 79.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 113 | 805 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #28 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 304 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | David O'Reilly | Codebrew Games Inc. |
Customer experience
Mountain
Pocket City 2
User reviews
Mountain
From 113 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌄 Relaxing and calming experience
- 🎨 Beautiful and atmospheric visuals
- 🎹 Enjoyable piano interaction
- 🤔 Thought-provoking and philosophical
Room to improve
- 🕹️ Lack of interactivity and gameplay
- 🔋 Battery draining issues
- 🚫 Not compatible with notched devices
- 🤷♀️ Unclear purpose and direction
Pocket City 2
From 805 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Exceptional city builder
- 👍 Immersive free roam mode
- 🔒 No ads or microtransactions
- 💡 Ability to explore and interact with city
- 👍 Smooth gameplay and great graphics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Graphical issues and performance problems
- 🐛 Repetitive city design
- 🐛 Minigames can be frustrating
- 🐛 Difficulty balancing and progression issues
Bugs and requests
Mountain
Reported bugs
2 issues- Mountain randomly resets, losing collected items
- Graphical glitches and performance issues on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more dynamic events and changes to the mountain
- Introduce animals, seasons, and other living elements
- Improve keyboard functionality and integration
- Provide more guidance and explanation for users
Pocket City 2
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when entering certain buildings
- Graphical glitches and disappearing elements
- Freezing and performance issues with larger cities
- Bugs with regional city and money transfer features
- Issues with road building and placement
Requested features
6 requests- More building styles and architectural variety
- Improved traffic management and transportation options
- Expanded regional city functionality
- Mayor customization and more interactive features
- Better save/load and cross-device syncing
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- Optimization for older devices
In-app purchases
Mountain
No in-app purchases
Pocket City 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mountain free?
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