Comparison

Platform Panic vs Zombie Goes Up

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Hero battles
  • Leaderboard challenges
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Simple swipe controls
  • Retro pixel graphics
  • Chiptune soundtrack
Features
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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.

About

Zombie Goes Up

Guide a zombie out of its grave and through a spooky cemetery, collecting bones and avoiding enemies. Unlock different skeletons with funny hats in this casual arcade game featuring retro graphics and one-hand controls.

Highlights
  • One-hand controls
  • Collect scattered bones
  • Avoid spooky enemies
  • Unlock skeletons with hats
  • Retro graphics and music
  • Casual arcade gameplay
Features
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Zombie wants to get out of its grave and start the zombie apocalypse! Help the zombie reach the cemetery while avoiding all the enemies and obstacles. Zombie Goes Up is a super fun casual game to play at Halloween or any time. Warning: spoopy content inside! In Zombie Goes Up you'll face giant cockroaches, snakes, werewolf moles, mines, and many others spooky creatures crawling in the dark, ready to block your path to the top. In each level you'll have to collect all the bones scattered in the cemetery in order to complete the skeleton. Each level features a different skeleton with a funny hat on its skull. Play Zombie Goes Up alone or with friends while you spend a nice Halloween together. Zombie Goes Up features easy one hand controls, lovely retro graphics, cool chiptunes, spooky levels, and genuine casual arcade fun. Features: • Simple one hand controls • Addicting gameplay • Retro graphics and music • Skeletons to unlock • Spoopy content!

Screenshots

Platform Panic4 screens
Zombie Goes Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

Platform Panic and Zombie Goes Up both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Zombie Goes Up's written reviews are positive against 69% of Platform Panic's. Platform Panic's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (124 vs 11). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Platform Panic sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Zombie Goes Up sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Platform Panic against 4.5 for Zombie Goes Up. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Platform Panic has 124 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Platform Panic's written reviews are positive against 100% of Zombie Goes Up's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Platform Panic ships an update every 4 months, Zombie Goes Up every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Platform Panic versus Zombie Goes Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlatform PanicZombie Goes Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (124 ratings)4.5 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings124 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB42 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNitromeGionathan Pesaresi

Customer experience

Platform Panic

All ratings124 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews301 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative21.9%

Zombie Goes Up

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Zombie Goes Up

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Platform Panic

One-time4
  • 250 coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 1000 coins$1.99
Show 1 more
  • 5000 coins$3.99
1 purchases

Zombie Goes Up

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Platform Panic free?
Platform Panic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zombie Goes Up free?
Zombie Goes Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Platform Panic or Zombie Goes Up?
Zombie Goes Up is rated higher. Platform Panic averages 4.5 out of 5 from 124 ratings, while Zombie Goes Up averages 4.5 from 11 ratings.
Do Platform Panic or Zombie Goes Up have ads?
Both Platform Panic and Zombie Goes Up show ads.
Which is updated more often, Platform Panic or Zombie Goes Up?
Platform Panic ships an update every 4 months, and Zombie Goes Up every 13 months. Most recently, Platform Panic was updated on October 19, 2026 and Zombie Goes Up on October 10, 2026.

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