Comparison

Snowball vs Ghost Panic

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Snowball

Guide a penguin on a journey to collect snowflakes and build a giant snowball. Navigate treacherous crumbling floors with simple swipe or tilt controls. Enjoy an ad-free and purchase-free gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Collect snowflakes
  • Build a snowball
  • Crumbling floor mechanic
  • Swipe controls
  • Tilt controls option
  • No ads
  • No in-app purchases
Features
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Snowball is easy to play, but hard to master. Play as a penguin trying to collect enough snowflakes to make his very own snowball, but watch out as the floor crumbles below! Simply swipe to move, or enable classic tilt controls via the options menu. The game contains no ads or in-app purchases. Snowball has been available exclusively for iPhone since 2008.

About

Ghost Panic

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Snowball4 screens
Ghost Panic1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Snowball at Free against Ghost Panic's $1.99. On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Snowball is free to download; Ghost Panic costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snowball ships an update every 9 months, Ghost Panic every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Snowball versus Ghost Panic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnowballGhost Panic
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating2.9 (185 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings185 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul EwersRaymund Vorwerk

Bugs and requests

Snowball

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Poker invite message appears every time
  • Sound plays even on vibrate

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add levels
  • Add mission mode
  • Add unlockable characters
  • Option to turn off sound
  • Remove poker invite message
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  • Option to revert to older version

Ghost Panic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Snowball

No in-app purchases

None

Ghost Panic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snowball free?
Snowball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ghost Panic free?
Ghost Panic costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Snowball or Ghost Panic have ads?
Neither Snowball nor Ghost Panic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snowball or Ghost Panic?
Snowball ships an update every 9 months, and Ghost Panic every 14 months. Most recently, Snowball was updated on November 6, 2026 and Ghost Panic on November 9, 2026.

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