Tricky Pipes vs Sam's Level Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tricky Pipes
Navigate a challenging world filled with randomly generated traps. Control your character with simple arrow keys to move and jump through 30 perilous pipes. Your goal is to reach Princess Bird and escape the treacherous environment.
- Randomly generated traps
- 30 challenging pipes
- Simple arrow controls
- Jump and move mechanics
- Reach Princess Bird
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The world of Tricky Pipes is full of traps! Each time you die new traps are randomly generated. You need to pass 30 pipes to reach princess Bird! Can you do it? [Controls] Use left and right arrows to move. Use up arrow to jump.
Sam's Level Maker
Design and build your own custom game levels with a wide variety of tiles, objects, and enemies. Bring your creative ideas to life with an easy-to-use interface and share your creations with others. Offers endless possibilities for platforming gameplay.
- Easy-to-use drag-and-drop interface
- Wide range of tiles and objects
- Variety of enemies and power-ups
- Share created levels with others
- Super Sams World-style gameplay
- Endless replay value
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tricky Pipes at none against Sam's Level Maker's 3. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Sam's Level Maker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Tricky Pipes asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Tricky Pipes against 4.5 for Sam's Level Maker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 313 and 467 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Tricky Pipes's written reviews are positive against 71% of Sam's Level Maker's.
Tricky Pipes ships an update every 4 months, Sam's Level Maker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tricky Pipes | Sam's Level Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (313 ratings) — better | 4.5 (467 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.3% of reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 313 | 467 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dan-ionut Chis | Mustafa Rasheed |
Customer experience
Tricky Pipes
Sam's Level Maker
User reviews
Tricky Pipes
From 313 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😂 Hilarious and funny game
- 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay
- 💡 Random stages keep it fresh
- 🏆 Good concept for challenge
- 🚀 Great alternative to Syobon Action
Room to improve
- 😠 Extremely difficult and impossible levels
- 🐛 Numerous bugs and glitches
- 👎 Controls need improvement
- 💥 Unfair obstacles and traps
- 📺 Too much advertising
Sam's Level Maker
From 467 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun level creation
- 🚀 Simple and intuitive
- 💡 Reminds of Mario Maker
- 🎨 Good art style
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 💰 Too many ads
- 🔒 In-app purchases not working
- 🔍 Difficulty finding good levels
Bugs and requests
Tricky Pipes
Reported bugs
6 issues- Controls are not right
- Random stages can make progress impossible
- Textures block movement at level start
- Levels are impossible to beat
- Game has innumerable bugs
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- Glitch skips throughout every level
Requested features
5 requests- Add a timer for speedruns
- Way to save last game for speedruns
- Add a scoreboard for competition
- Create an easier mode
- Make more games like this, maybe with a dog
Sam's Level Maker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels being deleted on water placement
- Enemies not moving or interacting properly
- Crashing when placing certain objects
Requested features
5 requests- Add more enemies and tiles
- Implement boss fights
- Allow more customization options
- Improve level search functionality
- Fix music reset issue on death
In-app purchases
Tricky Pipes
No in-app purchases
Sam's Level Maker
- Get one extra Life$0.99
- Get 10 more level slots$1.99
- Remove all Ads in the game$3.99
Questions
Is Tricky Pipes free?
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