Comparison

Level Maker vs PicoPico

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

PicoPico

Experience classic 8-bit retro games with modern features like gamepad support, quick saves, and gameplay recording. Compete with friends on private leaderboards or challenge global scores. Play a selection of titles for free or unlock all games with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Licensed 8-bit retro games
  • MFi/PS4/XBOX-ONE Gamepad support
  • Quick save/load (PIN/UNDO)
  • 3 save slots & 10 movie slots per game
  • Recordable gameplay movies
  • Share save slots and videos
  • Private leaderboards for tournaments
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Enjoy 8bit retro games! [About provide games] We provide the games on this app under licensed from the official licensers. [Features] - support MFi / PS4 / XBOX-ONE GamePads - PIN/UNDO (quick save/load) - 3 save slots & 10 movie slots per game - recordable your gameplay movie to the movie slot - save slots and videos can be posted and shared with other users - posted save slots and/or videos can be albumed on MyList - several titles are supporting Score Ranking and/or Multi play. [Score Ranking (leaderboard)] - challengeable once a day for FREE. - also challengeable any number of times within time, if you purchased the PicoTicket (*payed item) - you can see the replay movie of the top players on the leaderboard. [Private Board] Aside from the leaderboard for all users, you can now create a private leaderboard (Private Board). Private Boards can be created/entered from the leaderboard of a target game. By creating a Private Board and sharing your room ID with viewers during a live broadcast, you can easily hold eSports tournaments and other events between the live broadcaster and viewers. Just like regular leaderboards, Private Boards will have video replays and score registration, so you and your viewers can watch replays of the top scores during live broadcasts. Private Boards can be used at no additional charge. NOTE: This feature is only available for FREE PLAY titles. [Multi play] Some titles are support multiple-play via Bluetooth or Internet. NOTE: Currently the Internet multiple-play server's installation region is Tokyo/Japan. Depending on the client's (smartphone's) region, there will be a delay in key entry. [Plans] - FREE PLAN: You can play a few games for free. - PICO PLAN: You can play the all of games. (*payed subscription) [About PICO PLAN] PICO PLAN is a subscription for playing the all of games. Outline: - price / length: $4.99 / 1 month - free trial length: 1 week Payment: - payment will be charged to Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase - subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - This subscription has a one week free trial period when you first subscribe. If you are not satisfied with the content of the service, please cancel within 6 days from the start of the subscription. For more information, see our Terms of service and Privacy policy. Terms of service: https://www.pico2.net/terms_of_service_en.html (English translation) https://www.pico2.net/terms_of_service_jp.html (Japanese) Privacy policy: https://www.pico2.net/privacy.html How to cancel: 1. open the Settings app. 2. tap your name, then tap Subscriptions.* 3. tap the subscription of this app.that you want to manage. 4. a list of subscriptions will be displayed, so tap the subscription of this application and cancel. If you have done above, it will be canceled at the next automatic billing opportunity. *If you don't see "Subscriptions" in the Settings app, tap "iTunes & App Store" instead. Tap your Apple ID (which is usually your email address), then tap View Apple ID. Sign in, scroll down to Subscriptions, then tap Subscriptions.

Screenshots

Level Maker4 screens
PicoPico3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Level Maker at 3.7 against PicoPico's 2.9. Level Maker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (54% vs 33%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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 PicoPico sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Level Maker holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 106 and 61 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Level Maker's written reviews are positive against 33% of PicoPico's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Level Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, PicoPico monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Level Maker versus PicoPico: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLevel MakerPicoPico
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (106 ratings) — better2.9 (61 ratings)
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings106 — better61
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB52 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperVorun KrealD4Enterprise Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Level Maker

All ratings90 ratings
Positive61.1%
Neutral10.0%
Negative28.9%
Written reviews334 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral15.6%
Negative30.8%

PicoPico

All ratings61 ratings
Positive42.6%
Neutral11.5%
Negative45.9%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

User reviews

Level Maker

From 106 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

PicoPico

From 61 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and entertaining retro games
  • 👍 Good UI and menus
  • 👍 Programming is well done
  • 👍 Emulation without lag
  • 👍 Can play local via Bluetooth

Room to improve

  • 💰 Most games are paid
  • 💰 Overpriced subscription
  • 💰 Limited free games
  • 💰 Games not owned by developers
  • 👎 Uninteresting and boring games

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

PicoPico

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Games are not what was advertised (Pac-Man, Mario, Sonic)
  • Knock-off Gallagher's instead of Pac-Man
  • Subscription is bad, allow individual game purchases

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more NES games (Gradius, Mario, Zelda, Contra, etc.)
  • Add a setting to remove blur in games
  • Add controller support for phones
  • Make more games free
  • Allow users to create their own games with NES software
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  • Make buttons bigger
  • Add image filters
  • Add Famicom NES games (Clash at Demonhead, Flying Dragon, Krion Quest, Bio Senshi Dan, Monster Party)

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
5 purchases

PicoPico

Subscriptions1
  • PICO PLAN7 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time4
  • PICO TICKET (1h)$0.99
  • PICO TICKET (4h)$1.99
  • PICO TICKET (8h)$2.99
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  • PICO TICKET (24h)$4.99

Questions

Is Level Maker free?
Level Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PicoPico free?
PicoPico is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Level Maker or PicoPico?
Level Maker is rated higher. Level Maker averages 3.7 out of 5 from 106 ratings, while PicoPico averages 2.9 from 61 ratings.
Do Level Maker or PicoPico have ads?
PicoPico shows ads; Level Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Level Maker or PicoPico?
Level Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and PicoPico monthly. Most recently, Level Maker was updated on November 6, 2026 and PicoPico on November 3, 2026.

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