Diversion vs Platform Panic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diversion
Embark on a thrilling platform running adventure with hundreds of levels and characters to unlock. Navigate diverse worlds, overcome challenging obstacles, and engage in boss battles. Experience dynamic gameplay that changes with every play.
- 255+ levels of platform running action
- 9 unique worlds
- 700+ unlockable characters
- Boss battles
- Hover board gameplay
- Diverse obstacles and hazards
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Like platform games? Like running games? Well, you're gonna luv Diversion: 700+ characters, 300+ Levels, 9 Worlds - one touch! - Millions of players world-wide!! - 700+ fully-animated playable characters to unlock and collect - 300+ Levels of platform running action - 9 Unique Worlds including the Endless Bonus World - Boss battles! - Different every time you play! HOVER WORLD LEVELS: Cruise around on your hover board collecting gems, or jump off and run around in this free roaming world. Be amazed at what you can do : run, jump, climb, hang, swim, zip, slide, and even fly! As you progress through levels you'll unlock more challenging gameplay and hazards, including: spikes, chasms, zip-lines, slides, ledges, holes, buttons, spiderbots, bouncer bombs, water, laser walls, meteors, security drones, aliens, mutant sharks, chompers, stompers, lava, steam vents, blast vents, reversers, stoppers, portals, spike rollers, and more! 300+ challenging levels will require timing and puzzle solving skills to complete and unlock the hundreds of playable characters including: Ninja, Alien, Rocket, Karate, Robo, 60s, Zombie, Burglar, Tiger, Egyptian and even the Freaky Chicken and Future Banana! Will this be your next Diversion?
Platform Panic
Pit iconic platform game heroes against each other in a procedurally generated retro challenge. Master simple controls to climb the leaderboards and unlock all characters in this addictive pixel-art adventure.
- Hero battles
- Leaderboard challenges
- Procedurally generated levels
- Simple swipe controls
- Retro pixel graphics
- Chiptune soundtrack
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Platform game heroes through the ages have been abducted! Pit them against each other in order to settle, once and for all, which one is the best! • Can you unlock them all and become king of the leaderboard? • Endlessly addictive, procedurally generated retro platformer! • Super simple controls. Swipe left, right & up is all you need to move around. • Pumping chiptune music by Eirik Suhrke, composer of Ridiculous Fishing and Super Crate Box. • Cutting edge retro pixel graphics! Important Message for Parents This game may include: - Direct links to social networking websites that are intended for an audience over the age of 13. - Direct links to the internet that can take players away from the game with the potential to browse any web page. - In-app purchases. - Advertising of Nitrome products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Diversion at none against Platform Panic's shown. Diversion also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 69%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Platform Panic's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Diversion sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Platform Panic sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Diversion holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Diversion has 1.4K ratings behind it against 124, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Diversion's written reviews are positive against 69% of Platform Panic's.
Diversion ships an update monthly, Platform Panic every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diversion | Platform Panic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better | 4.5 (124 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.7% of reviews — better | 69.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 124 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 323 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ezone.com | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Diversion
Platform Panic
User reviews
Diversion
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Unique and creative visuals
- 🕹️ Simple and intuitive controls
- 🕰️ Nostalgic and memorable gameplay
- 💯 Excellent value for the price
- 🎮 Highly addictive and fun
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 🔍 Difficulty finding the game again after a long time
- 🕹️ Hover world controls can be frustrating
- 💰 Desire for more free content/levels
Platform Panic
From 124 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Retro-style graphics
- 🎶 Great music
- 💎 Addictive and challenging
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 💰 Expensive upgrades
- 📺 Excessive ads
- 🎮 Unresponsive controls
Bugs and requests
Diversion
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes or freezes on certain devices
- Audio issues after updates
- Compatibility problems with newer OS versions
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and worlds to explore
- Ability to save progress and continue later
- Improved hover world controls and mechanics
- Multiplayer or competitive modes
Platform Panic
Reported bugs
4 issues- Coins lost after using extra life
- Laser beams not functioning properly
- Falling through the floor and getting stuck
- Ads not removing after purchase
Requested features
4 requests- More characters and abilities
- Level editor and sharing
- Difficulty settings
- Cloud save support
In-app purchases
Diversion
- 10,000 Gem Pack$3.99
- 10 Save Tokens$3.99
- 100,000 Gem Pack$6.99
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- 100 Save Tokens$6.99
- 1,000,000 Gem Pack$29.99
- 1000 Save Tokens$29.99
Platform Panic
- 250 coins$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- 1000 coins$1.99
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- 5000 coins$3.99
