Platform Panic vs AURUM
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.
AURUM
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Merge balls. Make gold. AURUM is a calm, beautiful merge game with real physics. Drop balls into a golden jar. When two balls of the same size touch, they merge into a bigger one. Grow them through eleven sizes, from Moonstone all the way to Aurum, pure liquid gold. REAL WEIGHT Every ball rolls, bumps and settles the way your hand expects. MERGES THAT SING Every merge plays a note. A chain of merges becomes a combo that sounds like a melody. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY • JOURNEY: 64 stages under four skies, one short goal at a time • DAILY CHALLENGE: the same game for every player, once a day • ENDLESS: play for your best score • ZEN: no game over, no pressure COME BACK EVERY DAY A daily gift, a new season every month, awards to earn and a ranking to climb. PLAY WITH FRIENDS Add friends and see them in the ranking. Give a set as a gift. Join a tournament every week: three days, a table of 20 players and a medal for the first three. MAKE IT YOURS Sets of colours, jars, backgrounds, finishes and effects. Each set levels up as you play. OUR PROMISE • No ads. Not now, not later, not “just one”. • Everything you can buy is a look. Nothing you buy gives you an advantage. • Plays offline. No account needed. Now in nine languages: English, Bulgarian, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese and Korean.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: AURUM at none against Platform Panic's shown. AURUM also leads on update cadence (every 2 days 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
Both are free to download. Platform Panic sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and AURUM sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Platform Panic ships an update every 4 months, AURUM every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Platform Panic | AURUM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (124 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 222 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | STUDIO KIRILOV EOOD |
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
Platform Panic
- 250 coins$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- 1000 coins$1.99
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- 5000 coins$3.99
AURUM
- Quickening$3.99
- Verdigris$3.99
- Meridian$3.99
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- Ashfall$3.99
- Emberwind$3.99
- Blossomfire$3.99
- Sanguine$3.99
- Longnight$3.99
- Amberfall$3.99
- Witchlight$3.99
- Aurora Veil$3.99
- The Forge$3.99
- Cherry Court$3.99
- 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









