Mountain vs Idle Iktah
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
Idle Iktah
Embark on an incremental RPG adventure in a fictionalized Pacific Northwest. Start from humble beginnings, level up, complete quests, and earn powerful rewards. Forge your own path to success in this hand-crafted offline experience.
- Incremental gameplay
- Offline progression
- Leveling system
- Quest completion
- Reward system
- Hand-crafted adventure
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Idle Iktah is an incremental game set in a fictionalized Pacific Northwest where you start from nothing and create your own path to success. Level up, complete quests, and gain powerful rewards as you dive deeper into this hand-crafted adventure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Idle Iktah at Free against Mountain's $0.99. Idle Iktah also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (88% vs 47%). Mountain's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Idle Iktah is free to download; Mountain costs $0.99 up front. Idle Iktah sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Mountain asks for nothing beyond the download.
Idle Iktah holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Iktah has 2.6K 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 88% of Idle Iktah's.
Mountain ships an update every 3 months, Idle Iktah monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mountain | Idle Iktah |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (113 ratings) | 4.8 (2.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews | 87.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 113 | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | David O'Reilly | Grounded Games |
Customer experience
Mountain
Idle Iktah
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
Idle Iktah
From 2.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Surprisingly good
- 👍 Minimalist and intuitive UI
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive gameplay
- 💡 Unique and engaging idle mechanics
- 👍 Satisfying progression system
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional save data issues
- 🐛 Inventory management could be improved
- 🐛 Some mini-games feel unbalanced
- 🔋 Can be battery intensive
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
Idle Iktah
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezing or crashing on some devices
- Syncing issues between devices
Requested features
4 requests- More skills and content updates
- Ability to multi-task or do multiple activities simultaneously
- More in-depth tutorial or guides
- Customizable inventory organization
In-app purchases
Mountain
No in-app purchases
Idle Iktah
- Lightning Pack$1.99
- Water Pack$1.99
- Small Potion Pack$2.99
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- Royal Goblet$3.99
- Royal Chest$3.99
- Nana Pine's Fine Dines$4.99
- Golden Sunstone Status$6.99
- Big Potion Pack$9.99
