Bloo Kid vs Platform Panic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bloo Kid
Embark on a retro-style platforming adventure across eight worlds and 96 challenging levels. Rescue your girlfriend from an evil wizard by jumping, running, and defeating enemies. Earn stars to unlock new worlds in this pixelart game.
- Retro pixelart graphics
- Chiptune soundtrack
- 96 levels across 8 worlds
- On-screen touch controls
- Jump on enemies to defeat them
- Collect stars to unlock worlds
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Retro-style platformer with cute pixelart, chiptune soundtrack and challenging levels! NOW with EIGHT worlds! That's 96 levels full of retro action. Get the paid version to remove the ads! *** ATTENTION *** If you come across any bugs, please consider reporting them to bugs@eiswuxe.de before giving the game a low ranking. Thank you! *** STORY *** Help Bloo Kid to rescue his girlfriend from the hands of the evil Wizard in this fancy retro-style "one-screen" platformer. Jump and run your way through 96 action-packed levels spread across EIGHT unique worlds. *** GAMEPLAY *** - use the on-screen touch-controls to jump and run - jump on enemies to defeat them - defeat all enemies to clear a level - clear a level without getting hit to receive the "flawless" star - grab the star at the end of a level to receive the "special" star - receive enough stars to unlock more worlds *** WARNING *** This game can be extremely difficult :)
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 rating: Platform Panic at 4.5 against Bloo Kid's 3.9. Platform Panic also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 52%). Bloo Kid's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and monetization model 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. Platform Panic sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Bloo Kid asks for nothing beyond the download.
Platform Panic holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 108 and 124 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Bloo Kid's written reviews are positive against 69% of Platform Panic's.
Bloo Kid ships an update every 2 months, Platform Panic every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Bloo Kid | Platform Panic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (108 ratings) | 4.5 (124 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.7% of reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 108 | 124 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Winterworks, GmbH | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Bloo Kid
Platform Panic
User reviews
Bloo Kid
From 108 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Retro graphics
- 🎵 Catchy music
- ⭐ Fun boss fights
- 🕹️ Responsive controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🤯 Extremely challenging difficulty
- 💰 Excessive ads
- 🤖 Unresponsive controls
- 🔁 Repetitive 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
Bloo Kid
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Softlocks in certain levels
- Unintended character movement
- Audio issues
Requested features
4 requests- New game modes
- More power-ups and abilities
- Adjustable difficulty settings
- Ability to skip levels
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
Bloo Kid
No in-app purchases
Platform Panic
- 250 coins$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- 1000 coins$1.99
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- 5000 coins$3.99
