Super Gravitron vs Platform Panic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Super Gravitron
Experience a classic minigame from VVVVVV, now as a standalone free game on iOS. Enjoy its unique gameplay and original music composed by Magnus "Souleye" Pålsson.
- Standalone minigame
- Originally from VVVVVV
- Free to play
- Original music by Souleye
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Super Gravitron is the minigame that originally appeared at the end of VVVVVV. Now available now as a free, standalone game on iOS! Features music by Magnus "Souleye" Pålsson!
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 in-app purchases: Super Gravitron at none against Platform Panic's 4. Super Gravitron also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 11.0). Platform Panic's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 37 months) and ratings volume (124 vs 37). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Platform Panic sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Super Gravitron asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Super Gravitron against 4.5 for Platform Panic. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 124 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Super Gravitron's written reviews are positive against 70% of Platform Panic's.
Super Gravitron ships an update every 37 months, Platform Panic every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Super Gravitron | Platform Panic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (37 ratings) — better | 4.5 (124 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.0% of reviews — better | 69.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 | 124 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 37 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 | 6.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Distractionware Limited | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Super Gravitron
Platform Panic
User reviews
Super Gravitron
From 37 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Addictive gameplay
- 🎵 Amazing music
- 👍 Simple controls
- ⏱️ Great time waster
- 🚀 Fast-paced
Room to improve
- 🥵 Insanely difficult
- 😵 Unreasonably difficult
- 📉 Pointless for some
- 🎨 Blurry graphics
- 😬 Painful challenge on mobile
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
Super Gravitron
Reported bugs
9 issues- High score not saving
- Glitch deleted high score
- Game stopped working (black screen)
- Leaderboards don't update
- High score bug on mobile
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- Bug of not memorizing best time
- High score saving bug when quitting via menu
- 10 second bug (score not updating after trophy)
- High score didn't save at one point
Requested features
8 requests- Invincibility mode
- Option to switch controls to D-pad
- Add difficulties
- Hyper Gravitron and Mega Gravitron
- Setting for sharp pixels
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- Update for larger screens
- Mute button
- Retina 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
Super Gravitron
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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