Platform Panic vs 2 Grind 2 Furious!
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.
2 Grind 2 Furious!
Launch characters through the sky, batting them further with unlockable bats. Improve your distances to earn rewards and collect hundreds of unique characters. Master mid-air controls for maximum momentum and completion.
- Unlock new bats
- Improve distances
- Collect cute Grindables
- Mega Grabby UFO Game
- Chest Prizes
- Mid-air controls
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The sequel to LaserDog’s high action game Don’t Grind! Narbana, Shlurp and Kutchup have escaped the grinder and are now being batted mercilessly through the skies! - Power Up and Unlock new bats. - Improve your best distances to unlock keys and diamonds for a chance at the Mega Grabby UFO Game and the Chest Prizes. - Collect 100’s of cute Grindables with silly names. Pro Tips: - Tap to jump again in the air! - Swipe whilst in mid-air to improve your forward momentum. - Complete your grindables list!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 2 Grind 2 Furious! at every 4 days against Platform Panic's every 4 months. 2 Grind 2 Furious! also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Platform Panic's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 41%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 2 Grind 2 Furious! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
2 Grind 2 Furious! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 124 and 319 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Platform Panic's written reviews are positive against 41% of 2 Grind 2 Furious!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Platform Panic ships an update every 4 months, 2 Grind 2 Furious! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Platform Panic | 2 Grind 2 Furious! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (124 ratings) | 4.8 (319 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better | 40.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 124 | 319 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Playstack Ltd |
Customer experience
Platform Panic
2 Grind 2 Furious!
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
2 Grind 2 Furious!
From 319 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😊 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 🎨 Cute and charming character designs
- 🎵 Catchy and enjoyable music
- 🎮 Fun mechanics (hitting, claw machine, collecting)
- ✨ High-quality graphics and animations
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive ad frequency and intrusive placement
- 💰 Misleading 'no ads' premium purchase (ads still present)
- 🐛 Claw machine frequently fails to drop items
- ⚠️ Game crashes at high progression levels
- 🔄 Unresponsive buttons and controls
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
2 Grind 2 Furious!
Reported bugs
10 issues- Claw machine doesn't drop grabbed items
- Game crashes when bat power reaches 720+
- Invisible bat appears after reaching max level
- Buttons become unresponsive mid-game
- Missing collectibles in chests and grabber game
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- Coins not awarded after successful grabs
- App crashes on character selection
- Game freezes with blank screens
- Ads crash the application
- Ad exit buttons inaccessible
Requested features
6 requests- Update the game with new content
- Change game name to something more searchable
- Add different maps/levels
- Random character selection button
- Option to completely disable optional ads in settings
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- Easier Simon Says puzzle difficulty
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
2 Grind 2 Furious!
- Removes Ads!$3.99
Questions
Is Platform Panic free?
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