Ninja Hero Cats vs Platform Panic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ninja Hero Cats
Become a feline warrior, wielding samurai swords and hurling absurd objects at monstrous sea creatures. Explore procedurally generated worlds, collect treasures, and unleash powerful upgrades to become a whirlwind of destruction. Enjoy fast-paced action and infinite fun with this unique runner game.
- Samurai sword combat
- Hilarious projectile weapons
- Upgrade abilities
- Procedurally generated levels
- Collect hidden treasures
- Fortune cookie rewards
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Forget Kung Fu or Karate if you can swing samurai swords or hurl bombs, fridges, pizzas and pianos at all sorts of weird fish monsters! Loot precious goldfish and use them to buy incredible upgrades that can turn you into a whirlwind of destruction or even unleash the mighty CATZILLA! Use your parkour skills to dash over floating islands and collapsing bridges while slicing evil jellyfish and sharks with your sharp blade! With free exploration, fast paced action and infinite fun, Ninja Hero Cats is much more than your usual runner game! And it has fortune cookies! Everyone loves cookies! Features: - FREE TO PLAY - Various enemies from a twisted dimension! - Intense skill based group combat action! - Hilarious weapons from heavy fridges to flying pizzas! - Powerful upgrades to all abilities! - Hidden treasures of pearls and goldfish! - Procedurally generated world for endless level fun! - Solve exciting challenges! - Fortune cookies with surprising rewards! - Controls via virtual analog stick or simple drag and swipe! - Game Controller support! You can play Ninja Hero Cats entirely for FREE, though various items are available via in-app purchase. If you don’t want to use in-app purchases, please deactivate them in your device settings Thank you for playing ‘Ninja Hero Cats’! Check news and give feedback on: http://www.facebook.com/handygames http://www.handy-games.com
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: Ninja Hero Cats at none against Platform Panic's shown. Ninja Hero Cats also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (80% vs 69%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Ninja Hero Cats sells 10 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.
Ninja Hero Cats holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 124 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Ninja Hero Cats's written reviews are positive against 69% of Platform Panic's.
Ninja Hero Cats ships an update every 2 months, Platform Panic every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ninja Hero Cats | Platform Panic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (52 ratings) — better | 4.5 (124 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.7% of reviews — better | 69.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52 | 124 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — 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 | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THQ Nordic Mobile GmbH | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Ninja Hero Cats
Platform Panic
User reviews
Ninja Hero Cats
From 52 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
- 😻 Cute and adorable cats
- 🎶 Great music and sound effects
- 🎨 Amazing art and graphics
- 🎮 Good controls and mechanics
Room to improve
- 😠 Annoying and intrusive ads
- 📉 Grinding can be tedious
- 🔄 Restarting the whole game after losing
- ⚠️ Ads take up significant screen space
- 💸 Microtransactions and pearls needed
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
Ninja Hero Cats
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game crashes on startup
- Game freezes on certain levels
- Progress is erased
- Game crashes after update
- Game won't load on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- More attacks and abilities
- Shop for better weapons
- More game modes
- Targeting system for attacks
- More levels to play
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
Ninja Hero Cats
- 10 Pearls$0.99
- 5000 Goldfish$0.99
- HEAVY PROJECTILES$0.99
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- THROWING DISCS$0.99
- FRUIT PROJECTILES$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 50 Pearls$3.99
- 25000 Goldfish$7.99
- 200 Pearls$15.99
- 170000 Goldfish$49.99
Platform Panic
- 250 coins$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- 1000 coins$1.99
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- 5000 coins$3.99
Questions
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