Comparison

Platform Panic vs AURUM

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

AURUM

Features
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Base matter, made gold. AURUM is a physics puzzle of transmutation. Drop living substances into a golden vessel, fuse like with like, and raise matter through eleven forms, from lead grey to radiant, until the Great Work yields its prize: AURUM, liquid gold. Substances tumble, settle and come to rest against one another with real weight, in physics written for this game alone. Unions chain into cascades, and cascades sing: every merge plays a note on an instrument built from scratch. A perfect chain becomes a melody you will want to hear again. THE GREAT WORK runs sixteen stages through the four chapters of the Magnum Opus: Nigredo, Albedo, Citrinitas, Rubedo. Keep the nightly Watches. Turn the seasons at the Orrery. Earn feats and epithets worthy of a master. Your sanctum is yours to dress: palettes, vessels, skies, voices, and finishes that mature, growing richer the longer you keep them. Free to play, and honest about it. No ads, not now and not later. Everything you own is beauty. Nothing you buy is advantage. Begin the Great Work.

Screenshots

Platform Panic4 screens
AURUM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AURUM at none against Platform Panic's shown. AURUM also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). Platform Panic's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Platform Panic sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and AURUM sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Platform Panic ships an update every 4 months, AURUM daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Platform Panic versus AURUM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlatform PanicAURUM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (124 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings124 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB186 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNitromeKALIN GEORGIEV KIRILOV

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

AURUM

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
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  • 5000 coins$3.99
10 purchases

AURUM

One-time10
  • Aurora Veil$3.99
  • The Forge$3.99
  • Cherry Court$3.99
Show 7 more
  • Celestial Rite$5.99
  • Nocturne$5.99
  • Jade Court$5.99
  • Pearl of the Moon$5.99
  • Sapphire Deep$5.99
  • Cinnabar$5.99
  • Obsidian Rite$6.99

Questions

Is Platform Panic free?
Platform Panic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AURUM free?
AURUM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Platform Panic or AURUM have ads?
Platform Panic shows ads; AURUM does not.
Which is updated more often, Platform Panic or AURUM?
Platform Panic ships an update every 4 months, and AURUM daily. Most recently, Platform Panic was updated on October 10, 2026 and AURUM on October 5, 2026.

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