Ghost Panic vs Mongo Madness
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.
Mongo Madness
Embark on a retro-style 2D platforming adventure to rescue a kidnapped girlfriend. Jump, collect items, and defeat enemies across 32 levels spanning 8 distinct worlds. An expansion pack offers additional challenges.
- 32 levels across 8 worlds
- Run and jump gameplay
- Collect hearts and coins
- Jump on enemies
- Onscreen, keyboard, or gamepad controls
- Expansion pack available
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Mongo Madness is a fast paced run and jump 2d side scrolling platform game from Ape Apps. It contains 32 exciting levels split up into 8 worlds of increasing difficulty. Collect hearts to stay alive, jump on enemies to survive, and beat each level to thrive. Can be played with onscreen controls, keyboard, or gamepad. There is also a 12 level expansion pack called Mongo Madness - The Lost Levels. It's just another lazy morning down in the Caves of Doom, until Mongo the orc wakes up and realizes that his girl has gone missing! Help Mongo battle his way through eight stunning worlds and 32 action-packed platforming levels as he collects coins, stomps enemies, and saves the girl! With Mongo Madness, you will relive the glory days of classic retro platform gaming, all in the palm of your hand! **Special Credit** The music for Mongo Madness came from Kevin MacLeod at incompetech. Search for him online, he's got some awesome tracks!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mongo Madness at Free against Ghost Panic's $1.99. Mongo Madness also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Ghost Panic's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Mongo Madness is free to download; Ghost Panic costs $1.99 up front. Ghost Panic sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Mongo Madness sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ghost Panic ships an update every 17 months, Mongo Madness every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ghost Panic | Mongo Madness |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raymund Vorwerk | Brandon Stecklein |
In-app purchases
Ghost Panic
- Rescue Ladder 10 Pack$0.99
- Double Speed for 300 seconds$0.99
Mongo Madness
- Mongo Madness Premium$1.99
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