Comparison

Danger Boat 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

Danger Boat

Pilot a boat through treacherous waters, dodging obstacles like rocks, icebergs, and submarines. Collect powerups and unlock new boats to achieve high scores and complete missions in various environments.

Highlights
  • Pilot boat through obstacles
  • Collect powerups
  • Destroy obstacles
  • Unlock unique boats
  • Cruise through different environments
  • Earn high scores
  • Complete missions
Features
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Greetings danger seekers! Pilot your Danger Boat against an onslaught of rocks, icebergs, missiles, mine-launching submarines, waves, whirlpools, and more. To aid in your journey, bob and weave through buoys to acquire helpful powerups. • Ride a wave with a pirate ship! • Take a spin in a whirlpool with a 19th century riverboat. • Obtain powerups including a friendly helicopter, radial blast, shields, and many others. • Destroy obstacles in your path. • Cruise through several different water environments with weather effects. • Unlock a variety of unique boats. • Earn massive scores and post them on the Game Center leaderboards. • Complete missions, surf waves, and blow up obstacles to boost your scores even higher.

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

Danger Boat4 screens
Ghost Panic1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Danger Boat at Free against Ghost Panic's $1.99. Danger Boat also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Ghost Panic's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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

Danger Boat is free to download; Ghost Panic costs $1.99 up front. Danger Boat sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Ghost Panic sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Danger Boat ships an update every 6 months, Ghost Panic every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Danger Boat versus Ghost Panic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDanger BoatGhost Panic
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (90 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings90 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPixelocity Software LLCRaymund Vorwerk

Bugs and requests

Danger Boat

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Tutorial cannot be completed or disabled
  • iPhone 5 optimization issues
  • Coin magnet power-up doesn't work with coin boxes
  • Double-tap power-up activation conflicts with touch controls
  • Coin conversion upgrade doesn't collect coins from passed objects
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  • Steering registers as double-tap triggering unintended power-ups
  • Score multiplier limited to 100
  • Lack of obstacle variety at certain distances
  • Game feels harder after recent updates
  • Lag when notifications arrive on iPad

Requested features

15 requests
  • New content and biomes
  • Land-based vehicle transformations
  • Additional boat types and customization
  • Extra lives or additional chances
  • Power-up selection options
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  • Game Center achievements
  • Alternative touch controls
  • Day/night cycle
  • Wildlife and sea creatures
  • Weather system improvements
  • Ability to opt-out of promotional content
  • Ad removal option
  • Statistics/leaderboard tracking
  • Cruise ship boat option
  • Customizable power-ups appearance

Ghost Panic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Danger Boat

One-time5
  • Small Stack$0.99
  • Coin Doubler$2.99
  • Medium Stack$3.99
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  • Large Stack$6.99
  • Super Stack$14.99
2 purchases

Ghost Panic

One-time2
  • Rescue Ladder 10 Pack$0.99
  • Double Speed for 300 seconds$0.99

Questions

Is Danger Boat free?
Danger Boat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ghost Panic free?
Ghost Panic costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Danger Boat or Ghost Panic have ads?
Danger Boat shows ads; Ghost Panic does not.
Which is updated more often, Danger Boat or Ghost Panic?
Danger Boat ships an update every 6 months, and Ghost Panic every 17 months. Most recently, Danger Boat was updated on September 21, 2026 and Ghost Panic on September 29, 2026.

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