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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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
Platform Panic ships an update every 4 months, AURUM daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 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 | Daily — 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 | 186 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | KALIN 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
Platform Panic
- 250 coins$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- 1000 coins$1.99
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- 5000 coins$3.99
AURUM
- Aurora Veil$3.99
- The Forge$3.99
- Cherry Court$3.99
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- 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









