Ghost Panic vs Dead Center
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ghost Panic
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Ghost Panic is a fast arcade puzzle game about ladders, timing, and carefully placed traps. Run across six stacked platforms, climb between levels, and dig holes beside your character to catch roaming ghosts. Once a ghost is trapped, strike it with your shovel and send it through the floor. Stronger ghosts require deeper, carefully aligned falls. Features: • Arcade action built around timing and route planning • Increasingly difficult ghosts and faster later levels • Connected, playable ladder layouts • Rescue ladders and limited double-speed boosts • Score, high score, lives, and saved progress • Separate music and sound-effect controls • Clear touch controls and haptic feedback • Playable offline on iPhone and iPad Version 4 modernizes Ghost Panic for current iOS devices while preserving its compact retro challenge.
Dead Center
Test your timing and precision in this minimalist arcade game. Tap the screen when the falling block is perfectly centered to advance. Avoid missing the target or waiting too long to keep playing.
- Precise tap timing
- Minimalist gameplay
- Increasing difficulty
- High score challenges
- Simple controls
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Tap anywhere when the block is dead center or it's game over. Wait too long and it's also game over. Can you reach level 15? What about level 50? Don't even try to get to level 100 Level 200? Forget it... We hope you enjoy the game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dead Center at Free against Ghost Panic's $1.99. Dead Center also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 18.0). 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
Dead Center is free to download; Ghost Panic costs $1.99 up front. Ghost Panic sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Dead Center sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ghost Panic ships an update every 14 months, Dead Center every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Ghost Panic | Dead Center |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 3.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 62.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raymund Vorwerk | NORMAN ROZENTAL |
In-app purchases
Ghost Panic
- Rescue Ladder 10 Pack$0.99
- Double Speed for 300 seconds$0.99
Dead Center
- 50 Game Extra Power Pack$0.99
- 30 Extra Lives Pack$0.99
- View Full Stats Product$0.99
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- Remove Ads$1.99
- Endless mode$1.99
- Skip Level Product$1.99
Questions
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