Drop Wizard vs Platform Panic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drop Wizard
Embark on an old-school arcade adventure as a wizard battling an evil warlock to rescue a friend. Clear over 60 levels, collect power-ups, and master combos in this action-packed quest.
- Original gameplay and controls
- Over 60 stages
- Vivid pixel art
- 16-bit soundtrack
- Epic boss battles
- Secret game modes
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Bring back the joy of arcade games! Drop Wizard is an action arcade game where you play as Teo, a wizard on a quest to save his friend turned into stone by an evil warlock. Clear all the levels, face dangerous bosses, collect power ups and score epic combos. Features: • Original gameplay and handy controls • More than 60 stages to complete • Vivid pixel art • Awesome 16 bit soundtrack • Epic boss battles • Secret game modes
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 price: Platform Panic at Free against Drop Wizard's $2.99. Platform Panic also leads on ratings volume (124 vs 18) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 7 months). Drop Wizard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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
Platform Panic is free to download; Drop Wizard costs $2.99 up front. Platform Panic sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Drop Wizard asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Drop Wizard against 4.5 for Platform Panic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Platform Panic has 124 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Drop Wizard's written reviews are positive against 69% of Platform Panic's.
Drop Wizard ships an update every 7 months, Platform Panic every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drop Wizard | Platform Panic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (18 ratings) — better | 4.5 (124 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 124 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gionathan Pesaresi | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Drop Wizard
Platform Panic
User reviews
Drop Wizard
From 18 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Cute characters and visuals
- 🎶 Catchy retro-style music
- 🕹️ Unique and challenging gameplay
- 💰 Good value for the price
Room to improve
- 🎮 Frustrating controls and auto-run mechanic
- 🔁 Repetitive and limited level design
- 🕹️ Difficulty spike towards the end
- 🕰️ Short overall length
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
Drop Wizard
Reported bugs
2 issues- Compatibility issues on newer devices
- Occasional crashes and freezes
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and worlds
- Customizable controls
- Difficulty settings
- Icloud/save game support
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
Drop Wizard
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
Questions
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