Platform Panic vs Glitch Run
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.
Glitch Run
Navigate challenging obstacle courses by jumping, dashing, and hiding. Collect diamonds and unlock new characters across handcrafted stages and various game modes. Compete with others on leaderboards.
- Simple touch controls (Jump, Dash, Hide)
- Handcrafted stages
- Simplistic visuals with glitch effects
- Level and Arcade modes
- Unlockable Glitch characters
- Game Center leaderboards
- iCloud saving
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In Glitch Run you must find your way to pass the areas of obstacles and collect the diamonds on your way! FEATURES • JUMP - DASH - HIDE : Simple touch control mechanics! • Lots of handcrafted stages! • Beautiful simplistic visuals with glitch effects! • Level mode and two Arcade modes • Unlock new Glitch characters • Game Center leaderboards • iCloud saving support • Haptic feedback support Lots of different levels with moving platforms, spikes and various routes with puzzling elements will keep you busy on the level based game mode! Arcade modes gives you an extra challenge while competing against other players on the leaderboards!
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Verdict
Platform Panic and Glitch Run both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 70% of Platform Panic's written reviews are positive against 25% of Glitch Run's. Glitch Run's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). 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 Glitch Run sells 3 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 4.4 for Glitch Run. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glitch Run has 1.1K ratings behind it against 124, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Platform Panic's written reviews are positive against 25% of Glitch Run's.
Platform Panic ships an update every 4 months, Glitch Run fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Platform Panic | Glitch Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (124 ratings) — better | 4.4 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.7% of reviews — better | 25.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 124 | 1.1K — 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Oddrok Oy |
Customer experience
Platform Panic
Glitch Run
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
Glitch Run
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to control
- 👍 Fun to play
- 👍 Visually stunning
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy controls
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Optimization issues
- 🔋 High battery consumption
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
Glitch Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch
- Incompatible with older devices
- Inconsistent behavior (jumping instead of dashing)
Requested features
3 requests- Add a story mode
- Introduce more character skins
- Improve level transitions (remove black screens)
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
Glitch Run
- No Ads + Doubler$0.29
- Diamonds Small$0.29
- Diamonds Large$0.39
