Comparison

Level Maker Jurubu vs Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

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

Head to head
About

Level Maker Jurubu

Design and share your own platformer levels with a robust editor. Customize blocks, enemies, and physics to create unique challenges. Play community-made levels or your own creations.

Highlights
  • Customizable block editor
  • Enemy and weapon customization
  • Adjustable level physics (gravity)
  • 2D and 3D play modes
  • Community level sharing
  • Predefined and community levels
Features
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Create your own level and share it! Be the next super Mario maker! Play + Build! With the Action game Jurubu you can build your own Jump and Run platform levels made out of blocks, enemies and much more. Your creativity is unlimited, you can build everything you can imagine. The editor has many tools to let you create your level fast, simple and fun. Use different brush sizes, go backwards or edit every single enemy or weapon to make them like you want to have them. You can even change the gravity of the level! It's like Super Mario Maker from Nintendo! In the level editor you have: + 10 different blocks, you can let them move and edit their shape. + 5 different enemies, you can edit their speed, density, how they walk around, give them a weapon and much more. + Mine, bomb and weapon, you can edit the bullet speed, reload time, bullet gravity, bullet restitution, reload time and much more. + Checkpoint, coin, trampoline, goal, spike, torch and mine. Level settings: + Build your own background out of blocks. + Desert, hills, clouds and palms background. + Set the level size, gravity, playtime and playspeed. + Play in 3D and in 2D. Player settings: + Walking speed + Jumppower + Number of lives + Give the player a weapon Share features: + Publish your level to the community and share it with your friends. + Play levels from the community and 18 predefined levels. + Level store to download levels! I'm curious on what you will build :D JUmp, RUn and BUild - Jurubu Give me feedback on maek.dev@gmx.de or just leave a comment!

About

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

Design and build your own 2D platforming levels with a wide variety of tools and assets. Create intricate obstacle courses, adventure maps, or anything you can imagine, then share your creations online and explore those made by others.

Highlights
  • Create 2D platforming levels
  • 13 level themes
  • Hundreds of blocks, enemies, and objects
  • Foreground and background block placement
  • World map creation
  • Online level sharing and downloading
  • Challenge mode with unlockable hats
Features
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This app gives you the tools you need to create fantastic 2D platforming levels and share them with everyone. Build tricky obstacle courses, crazy contraptions, or even longer adventure-style levels. The choice is yours! Features: • Make all sorts of levels, big or small! • Select from 13 different level theme options to suit your mood. • Hundreds of blocks, enemies, and objects to place in each level. • Decoration blocks and sloped ground tiles to create more detailed environments. • Several powerups including upgrades to the player's armor and jump height. • Place blocks in the foreground and background. • Add a sub-area to your levels. • Electricity can be conducted by metal blocks to power pistons and more. • Dynamic fire spreading (wooden blocks can burn, and ice blocks melt!) • Create world maps to compile your levels into a story or adventure! • Share your levels and world maps online, and download those uploaded by other players. • Tackle the classic challenge mode to unlock cool new hats to wear!

Screenshots

Level Maker Jurubu4 screens
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ultimate Level Maker / Builder at 84% against Level Maker Jurubu's 21%. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0). Level Maker Jurubu's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 69 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Level Maker Jurubu's written reviews are positive against 84% of Ultimate Level Maker / Builder's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Level Maker Jurubu versus Ultimate Level Maker / Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLevel Maker JurubuUltimate Level Maker / Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (32 ratings)4.7 (69 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews83.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3269 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB188 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMarkus KaeppelerJoshua Bellmyer

Customer experience

Level Maker Jurubu

All ratings32 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral18.8%
Negative43.8%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral17.9%
Negative60.7%

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

All ratings69 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral7.2%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative6.5%

Bugs and requests

Level Maker Jurubu

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Did not get hat after completing 5th year 2nd time
  • Glitch with magnet on giant potion
  • Lose a life when restarting a level
  • Colors are too dark and don't match image
  • Username glitch (SOMEBODYCOOL vs SOMEBODYCOOL XD)
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  • Cannot add a Sonic level
  • New update not on iOS
  • Restarting level loses a life

Requested features

37 requests
  • Add multiplayer and friends list
  • Add more bosses
  • Add more cosmetics and pets
  • Add chat for multiplayer
  • Allow replaying levels
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  • Add gravity switching like GD
  • Add friends to play with
  • Add a story mode
  • Allow uploading levels without completion
  • Add different kinds of coins
  • Add more characters to play as
  • Add playable character maker
  • Add a family or friends for Carbo
  • Add a girl version of Carbo or a dog/little brother
  • Add lily pad blocks
  • Add search functionality in the level editor
  • Add more blocks and items
  • Add multiplayer mode
  • Add ability to color Carbo
  • Add NPCs for storytelling
  • Add a view creator button with profiles
  • Add more lore for Carbo
  • Add side scrolling
  • Fix jet pack power up
  • Add plane power up
  • Add a bat boss
  • Add comments on user games
  • Add rating for user games
  • Add custom music for levels
  • Add more bone enemies
  • Add new bosses (Giga Beetle, Mansion Bat, Huge Riko)
  • Add mod support
  • Add level rating system
  • Improve lighting and shadows
  • Add playable character maker
  • Add boss maker
  • Add more world parts

In-app purchases

None

Level Maker Jurubu

No in-app purchases

None

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Level Maker Jurubu free?
Level Maker Jurubu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ultimate Level Maker / Builder free?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Level Maker Jurubu or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder is rated higher. Level Maker Jurubu averages 3.0 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Ultimate Level Maker / Builder averages 4.7 from 69 ratings.
Do Level Maker Jurubu or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder have ads?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder shows ads; Level Maker Jurubu does not.

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