Platform Panic vs Hammer Bomb
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.
Hammer Bomb
Navigate dark mazes, battle monsters, and rescue soldiers in this arcade-style dungeon crawler. Discover hidden treasures, collect perks, and use a variety of weapons to defeat epic bosses. Enjoy endless mazes with charming voxel graphics.
- Endless mazes
- Voxel style graphics
- Epic boss battles
- Simple controls
- Various weapons
- 50 upgradeable perks
- In-maze quests
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Are you ready to enter dark mazes and dungeons - full of monster hordes and treasure? Help Sir Hammer bomb rescue all of his captured soldiers! Hammer Bomb is a new twist on dungeon style arcade games. Easy controls for anyone to play, but only a few will master! Drop bombs to open secret areas to find the best treasures. Go on quests looking for various types of junk food. Level up and collect all 50 perks to enhance your gameplaying abilities. Use various weapons, bows, swords, magic, and the almighty hammer! Battle Ginormous bosses in each of the biomes. Record a video on iPhone 6s and iPad Pro! Press down firmly on the screen for one second during gameplay and it will start recording. Then press firmly again to stop recording. Features: -An endless amount of mind bending mazes to escape -Great voxel style graphics -7 Epic Bosses to battle -Easy to play, simple controls for everyone -Various weapons to use and master -50 perks to upgrade your playing skills -Quests to find in each maze - lots of junk food
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hammer Bomb at none against Platform Panic's shown. Hammer Bomb also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (88% vs 70%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Hammer Bomb sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Platform Panic against 4.6 for Hammer Bomb. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 124 and 599 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Platform Panic's written reviews are positive against 88% of Hammer Bomb's.
Platform Panic ships an update every 4 months, Hammer Bomb every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Platform Panic | Hammer Bomb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (124 ratings) | 4.6 (599 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.7% of reviews | 87.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 124 | 599 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — 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 | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Crescent Moon Games LLC |
Customer experience
Platform Panic
Hammer Bomb
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
Hammer Bomb
From 599 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🎮 Retro-style graphics and music
- 💰 Good value for free game
- 🕹️ Simple and intuitive controls
- 🔍 Enjoyable exploration and discovery
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔁 Repetitive level design
- 📺 Intrusive ads
- 🎮 Limited control options
- 🔍 Difficulty in seeing traps and enemies
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
Hammer Bomb
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to turn left or right
- Game crashes on launch
- Map not fully visible on some devices
- Weapon and item bugs
- Enemies getting stuck in walls
Requested features
5 requests- Build mode to create custom levels
- Multiplayer or co-op mode
- More enemy and weapon variety
- Improved optimization for newer devices
- Ability to continue from last checkpoint
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
Hammer Bomb
- Epic Weapons Skins$0.99
- Coin Sack$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
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- Buy 5000 Coins$4.99
