Platform Panic vs Puff.
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.
Puff.
Tap, shoot, dodge, and weave through a sewer full of enemies in this fast-paced arcade game. Features smooth controls, progressive difficulty, power-ups, and retro 8-bit graphics with a classic soundtrack.
- Fast, smooth, and simple control system
- Progressive difficulty
- Power ups
- Replay Kit recording
- Classic 8-bit graphics
- Game Centre integration
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"... an elegant little package that packs a punch." • 148Apps "... you're going to have a lovely old time." • Pocket Gamer If Flappy Bird and Downwell did some baby makin' resulting in a love child with the shakes and a penchant for dubstep, this would be it. With controls that work like hand churned butter, and be cold trippin' like Bob Dylan, you need to tap, shoot, dodge, and weave your way through a sewer full of slime balls, eyeballs, goofballs, and water balls. If this game doesn't make you twitch, you are a robot. This. Is. Puff. FEATURES: • Fast, smooth, and simple control system • Progressive difficulty (adjusts your ability) • Power ups • Replay Kit recording for your badass kills and close calls • Sweet classic 8-bit graphics • Lots of baddies that are, like, super bad • Game Centre keeps tabs on your kills count • Retro soundtrack you can move your body too like Elaine • Retro gaming in full effect • Animated iMessage Stickers (in a separate iMessage App)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Puff. at none against Platform Panic's shown. Puff. also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (88% vs 69%). Platform Panic's advantage is ratings volume (124 vs 37). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 Puff. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Puff. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 124 and 37 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Platform Panic's written reviews are positive against 88% of Puff.'s.
Platform Panic ships an update every 4 months, Puff. every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Platform Panic | Puff. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (124 ratings) | 4.8 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews | 88.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Frosty Pop |
Customer experience
Platform Panic
Puff.
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
Puff.
From 37 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 🎶 Great music/soundtrack
- ✨ Retro 8-bit style
- 🎮 Simple yet fun mechanics
- 💡 Unique controls
Room to improve
- 🤔 Controls can be tricky
- ❓ Unclear instructions/tutorial
- 📉 Difficulty ramps up quickly
- 🚫 No pause button
- 💸 Ads persist after purchase
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
Puff.
Reported bugs
5 issues- Ads still appear after paying to remove them
- Restore purchases does not work
- Game glitches and resets score
- Bomb power-up has no effect
- Losing points for no reason
Requested features
15 requests- Add a pause button
- Add extra modes or bosses
- Add customization options for characters
- Add new characters with different abilities
- Add different power-ups
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- Add upgrades for power-ups and character abilities
- Add a character creator
- Option to hide virtual controls
- Option to swap controls
- Add unlockable skins
- Add new models and new levels
- Add bigger maps
- Add online battles
- Make difficulty adjustable
- Add room numbers to indicate location
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
Puff.
- Remove Ads$1.99









