Comparison

Muffin Knight vs Platform Panic

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

Head to head
About

Muffin Knight

Embark on a magical quest to retrieve stolen muffins, transforming into various creatures with unique abilities. Battle enemies, upgrade characters, and challenge friends in online multiplayer. This action-packed platformer features stunning visuals and deep gameplay.

Highlights
  • Transform into 18 unique characters
  • Upgrade character abilities
  • Stunning 2.5D fairytale graphics
  • Epic boss battles
  • Online cross-platform multiplayer
  • Unlock new characters and perks
Features
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-----Featuring Game Center Online Multiplayer----- Enter the fairytale world of the Muffin Knight! Brought to you by the creators of GUERRILLA BOB, PREDATORS™ and AVP:Evolution. Awarded "iPhone Game of the Week" on iTunes "Gaming App of the Day" - Kotaku "This is a leaping, blasting, clawing slice of fun" - PocketGamer, Silver Award “Much like muffins, Muffin Knight is sweet, simple, and dangerously addicting, and you can never go wrong with rainbow-shitting unicorns” - Kotaku Fertilize the forest with the unicorn, cover the sky with black holes, flood the world with candy, but just get the muffins back! Muffin Knight is an arena based action-packed platformer with stunning visuals and a myriad of fairytale characters, each with their own unique abilities, which gain strength as you advance. This is the story of a little boy, on his journey to return the old fairy’s magical muffins. A strange curse was set on him: with each muffin he touches, he turns into a different creature. The old fairy promises to turn him back into a boy when he gets all the muffins back. FEATURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAIRYTALE GRAPHICS Stunning 2.5D graphics, taking full advantage of the latest features in the Unity engine. Discover a colorful and enthralling world, with magical hand drawn artwork CUTE AND CUDDLY Play as 18 different characters, each with their unique special attacks Make your way through swathes of dragons, turtles, werewolves, ghosts, bats, goblins and other cute fluffy creatures DEPTH OF GAMEPLAY Level up, unlock new characters and upgrade their abilities 6 perks will bring you extra abilities during your quests for the muffins EPIC BOSS BATTLES In the end, you’ll have to prove your skills by defeating the evil lava king ONLINE CROSS-PLATFORM MULTIPLAYER Challenge everyone playing on an iPhone, iPod touch, iPad or Mac, in intense head-to-head multiplayer matches. Play Online through Game Center or with a friend on the Local Area Network. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @angrymobgames LIKE US: facebook.com/MuffinKnight

About

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.

Highlights
  • Hero battles
  • Leaderboard challenges
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Simple swipe controls
  • Retro pixel graphics
  • Chiptune soundtrack
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Muffin Knight4 screens
Platform Panic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Platform Panic at Free against Muffin Knight's $0.99. Platform Panic also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.6) and review sentiment (69% vs 60%). Muffin Knight's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Platform Panic is free to download; Muffin Knight costs $0.99 up front. Muffin Knight sells 5 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Platform Panic holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 382 and 124 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Muffin Knight's written reviews are positive against 69% of Platform Panic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Muffin Knight ships an update every 3 weeks, Platform Panic every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Muffin Knight versus Platform Panic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMuffin KnightPlatform Panic
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (382 ratings)4.5 (124 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews69.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings382 — better124
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#74 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB108 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAngry Mob Games SRLNitrome

Customer experience

Muffin Knight

All ratings382 ratings
Positive58.6%
Neutral13.4%
Negative28.0%
Written reviews467 reviews
Positive59.5%
Neutral9.4%
Negative31.0%

Platform Panic

All ratings124 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews301 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative21.9%

User reviews

Muffin Knight

From 382 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Easy to learn controls
  • 🎨 Charming and creative visuals
  • 🕹️ Enjoyable multiplayer experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🕰️ Unskippable and lengthy intro
  • 🔊 Audio issues and low volume
  • 🔍 Lack of screen optimization for newer devices

Platform Panic

From 124 App Store ratings

What 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

Muffin Knight

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game progress resets after updates
  • Freezing and crashing on launch
  • Controls become unresponsive during gameplay
  • Multiplayer mode disconnects frequently

Requested features

5 requests
  • More characters and levels
  • Option to disable certain characters
  • Ability to skip the intro
  • Bluetooth multiplayer support
  • New game modes and challenges

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

5 purchases

Muffin Knight

One-time5
  • 5 Points$1.99
  • 15 Points$3.99
  • 25 Points$5.99
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  • 50 Points$9.99
  • 100 Points$15.99
4 purchases

Platform Panic

One-time4
  • 250 coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 1000 coins$1.99
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  • 5000 coins$3.99

Questions

Is Muffin Knight free?
Muffin Knight costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Platform Panic free?
Platform Panic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Muffin Knight or Platform Panic?
Platform Panic is rated higher. Muffin Knight averages 3.6 out of 5 from 382 ratings, while Platform Panic averages 4.5 from 124 ratings.
Do Muffin Knight or Platform Panic have ads?
Platform Panic shows ads; Muffin Knight does not.
Which is updated more often, Muffin Knight or Platform Panic?
Muffin Knight ships an update every 3 weeks, and Platform Panic every 4 months. Most recently, Muffin Knight was updated on October 11, 2026 and Platform Panic on October 10, 2026.

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