Platform Panic vs Bushido Bear
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Bushido Bear
Defend your forest from demon invaders in this action-packed game. Hack and slash your way through endless waves of enemies with giant swords. Unlock and upgrade unique ninja bears, each with special abilities, to survive as long as possible.
- Hack and slash combat
- Endless demon waves
- Unlockable ninja characters
- Character upgrades
- Unique bear abilities
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What's more dangerous than an angry bear? Or a sword-wielding ninja? An angry, sword-wielding ninja bear of course! Bushido Bear is an original action game by Spry Fox, the developer of the award-winning games Triple Town, Steambirds & Alphabear. Defend your forest against endless waves of evil demons by hacking and slashing through your foes with two giant swords! Slice and dice the invaders for as long as you can survive. As you play Bushido Bear, you'll unlock new ninja characters and upgrade your existing characters, which will change the way you play the game. Lone Cub is slow but can slip past enemies thanks to his tiny size. Smoky Bear can teleport anywhere instantly. Neo Bear slows down time as he plans his attacks. You'll want to collect and experience all the bears!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bushido Bear at none against Platform Panic's shown. Bushido Bear also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (89% vs 70%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Bushido Bear sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bushido Bear holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bushido Bear has 906 ratings behind it against 124, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Platform Panic's written reviews are positive against 89% of Bushido Bear's.
Platform Panic ships an update every 4 months, Bushido Bear fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Platform Panic | Bushido Bear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (124 ratings) | 4.7 (906 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.7% of reviews | 89.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 124 | 906 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 11.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 272 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Spry Fox, Inc |
Customer experience
Platform Panic
Bushido Bear
User reviews
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
Bushido Bear
From 906 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Cute and fun game
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 💎 Unique and interesting mechanics
- 🎨 Great art style and graphics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 💰 Difficult to earn in-game currency
- 🕰️ Lack of updates and new content
- 📺 Intrusive ads
Bugs and requests
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
Bushido Bear
Reported bugs
3 issues- Quests not working properly
- Ads not loading or available
- Saved progress not loading correctly
Requested features
4 requests- More bears and customization options
- Improved daily quests and rewards system
- Multiplayer or leaderboard features
- Performance and stability improvements
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
Bushido Bear
- Small Pack of 6 Tokens$0.99
- Ad-free Continues$4.99
- Big Pack of 35 Tokens$4.99
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- Small Pack of 35 Tokens$4.99
- Big Pack of 90 Tokens$9.99
Questions
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