Comparison

Level Maker vs Super Mario Run

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Level Maker

Unleash your creativity by designing and playing custom platformer levels. Explore an endless stream of user-generated content, from challenging obstacles to unique characters. Share your own creations and discover what others have made.

Highlights
  • Create custom game levels
  • Play user-generated levels
  • Share your creations
  • Over 100 blocks, items, enemies, and characters
  • Challenge levels
  • Unlimited world levels
Features
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Level Maker is a game of awesome creation and fun. You can PLAY, CREATE and SHARE levels with everyone, so let your imagination run wild! You love super classic platform games, now you can play, create and share your own creations to the world! Features: 100+ blocks, items, enemies and characters. Awesome Level Maker Play, Share and Like Levels Unlimited World Levels created by other players! Challenge Levels

About

Super Mario Run

A new kind of platformer where you control a character by tapping to make them run and jump. Master stylish moves to collect coins, rescue a princess, and build your own kingdom. Try out different modes before purchasing the full game.

Highlights
  • One-handed tap controls
  • Stylish jumps and moves
  • World Tour levels
  • Remix 10 challenges
  • Toad Rally competitions
  • Kingdom Builder customization
Currently charting
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A new kind of Mario game that you can play with one hand. You control Mario by tapping as he constantly runs forward. You time your taps to pull off stylish jumps, midair spins, and wall jumps to gather coins and reach the goal! Super Mario Run can be downloaded for free and after you purchase the game, you will be able to play all the modes with no additional payment required. You can try out all four modes before purchase: World Tour, Toad Rally, Remix 10, and Kingdom Builder. ■World Tour Run and jump with style to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser’s clutches! Travel through plains, caverns, ghost houses, airships, castles, and more. Clear the 24 exciting courses to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser, waiting in his castle at the end. There are many ways to enjoy the courses, such as collecting the 3 different types of colored coins or by competing for the highest score against your friends. You can try courses 1-1 to 1-4 for free. After rescuing Princess Peach, a nine-course special world, World Star, will appear. ■Remix 10 Some of the shortest Super Mario Run courses you'll ever play! This mode is Super Mario Run in bite-sized bursts! You'll play through 10 short courses one after the other, with the courses changing each time you play. Daisy is lost somewhere in Remix 10, so try to clear as many courses as you can to find her! ■Toad Rally Show off Mario’s stylish moves, compete against your friends, and challenge people from all over the world. In this challenge mode, the competition differs each time you play. Compete against the stylish moves of other players for the highest score as you gather coins and get cheered on by a crowd of Toads. Fill the gauge with stylish moves to enter Coin Rush Mode to get more coins. If you win the rally, the cheering Toads will come live in your kingdom, and your kingdom will grow. ■Kingdom Builder Gather coins and Toads to build your very own kingdom. Combine different buildings and decorations to create your own unique kingdom. There are over 100 kinds of items in Kingdom Builder mode. If you get more Toads in Toad Rally, the number of buildings and decorations available will increase. With the help of the friendly Toads you can gradually build up your kingdom. ■What You Can Do After Purchasing All Worlds ・ All courses in World Tour are playable Why not try out the bigger challenges and thrills available in all courses? ・ Easier to get Rally Tickets It's easier to get Rally Tickets that are needed to play Remix 10 and Toad Rally. You can collect them in Kingdom Builder through Bonus Game Houses and ? Blocks, by collecting colored coins in World Tour, and more. ・ More playable characters If you rescue Princess Peach by completing course 6-4 and build homes for Luigi, Yoshi, and Toadette in Kingdom Builder mode, you can get them to join your adventures as playable characters. They play differently than Mario, so why not put their special characteristics to good use in World Tour and Toad Rally? ・ More courses in Toad Rally The types of courses available in Toad Rally will increase to seven different types of courses, expanding the fun! Along with the new additions, Purple and Yellow Toads may also come to cheer for you. ・ More buildings and decorations in Kingdom Builder The types of buildings available will increase, so you'll be able to make your kingdom even more lively. You can also place Rainbow Bridges to expand your kingdom. ・ Play Remix 10 without having to wait You can play Remix 10 continuously, without having to wait between each game. *Internet connectivity required to play. Data charges may apply. May contain advertisements.

Screenshots

Level Maker4 screens
Super Mario Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Super Mario Run at 78K against Level Maker's 90. Super Mario Run also leads on chart position (#92 vs unranked). Level Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (54% vs 45%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Level Maker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Super Mario Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Super Mario Run holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Super Mario Run has 78K ratings behind it against 90, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Level Maker's written reviews are positive against 45% of Super Mario Run's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Level Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, Super Mario Run every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Level Maker versus Super Mario Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLevel MakerSuper Mario Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (90 ratings)3.8 (78K ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews — better45.1% of reviews
Number of ratings9078K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#92 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB607 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVorun KrealNintendo Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Level Maker

All ratings90 ratings
Positive61.1%
Neutral10.0%
Negative28.9%
Written reviews330 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral15.8%
Negative30.6%

Super Mario Run

All ratings78,341 ratings
Positive65.9%
Neutral9.0%
Negative25.1%
Written reviews3,137 reviews
Positive45.1%
Neutral12.2%
Negative42.7%

User reviews

Level Maker

From 90 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Incredible game
  • 👍 Easy to make levels
  • 👍 Lots of creativity
  • 👍 Great level editor
  • 👍 Fun gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔍 Lack of moderation
  • 🔍 Inappropriate content
  • 🔍 Difficulty unlocking level maker
  • 🔍 Challenging controls

Super Mario Run

From 78K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Great game
  • 🎨 Awesome graphics
  • 🕹️ Smooth gameplay
  • 🕹️ Challenging levels
  • 🕹️ Variety of game modes

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paywall for full game
  • 🔒 Requires internet connection
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🕹️ Lack of character/level variety
  • 🕹️ Repetitive gameplay

Bugs and requests

Level Maker

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game crashes after ads
  • Levels not loading properly
  • Inability to retry levels after death
  • Inconsistent jump mechanics
  • Soft-locking in menus

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more enemy types
  • Improve search and discovery of levels
  • Implement checkpoints
  • Add more block types and customization options
  • Introduce multiplayer functionality
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  • Implement a story mode or campaign

Super Mario Run

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Constant connection errors
  • Levels not loading properly
  • Saved progress not syncing across devices
  • Toad rally issues (losing tickets, unfair matchmaking)

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode
  • More playable characters
  • More level variety
  • Ability to choose characters in Remix 10
  • Better toad rally balancing

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Level Maker

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlock All Blocks + Remove Ads$2.99
  • Unlock All Characters + Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

Super Mario Run

One-time1
  • All 6 Worlds$9.99

Questions

Is Level Maker free?
Level Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Super Mario Run free?
Super Mario Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Level Maker or Super Mario Run?
Super Mario Run is rated higher. Level Maker averages 3.6 out of 5 from 90 ratings, while Super Mario Run averages 3.8 from 78K ratings.
Do Level Maker or Super Mario Run have ads?
Neither Level Maker nor Super Mario Run shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Level Maker or Super Mario Run?
Level Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Super Mario Run every 3 months. Most recently, Level Maker was updated on September 22, 2026 and Super Mario Run on September 24, 2026.

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