LVL vs Up Left Out
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LVL
This minimalistic puzzle game challenges players to think in 3D while solving 2D puzzles. It features over 50 hand-crafted levels and an endless mode with randomly generated puzzles. The unique gameplay requires players to consider interactions on opposite faces of the puzzle.
- 50+ hand-crafted levels
- 150+ incredible puzzles
- Unlimited randomly-generated levels
- Minimalist design
- Think in 3D for 2D puzzles
- Interact with opposite faces
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LVL is the new minimalistic puzzle that blends 3D into 2D with a twist! - 50+ hand-crafted levels with 150+ incredible puzzles - unlimited randomly-generated levels for endless mode - minimalist design - 11 different languages support LVL forces players to think in 3D while solving puzzles in 2D. Most of the puzzles of LVL can not be solved by interacting pieces on a single face. Players have to think possible solutions that involve replacing pieces on the current face and opposite face of it.
Up Left Out
Engage in a serene, minimalist puzzle experience focused on unlocking all board pieces. Enjoy ad-free, timed-free gameplay with a calming, ambient soundtrack. Perfect for unwinding and focused play.
- Unlock all puzzle pieces
- Minimalistic design
- Relaxing gameplay
- No ads or time limits
- Meditative ambient soundtrack
- Playable offline
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A relaxing, minimalistic puzzle game where your goal is to unlock all the pieces on the board. As always, the game has no ads, no time limits, no scoring and even no text. The peaceful gameplay is accompanied by a meditative soundtrack created by Wojciech Wasiak. - Relaxing - Minimal - Simple - No ads - Created by one person - Can be played without internet - Great meditative, ambient soundtrack Feel free to check out my other games at https://www.rainbowtrain.eu/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LVL at Free against Up Left Out's $2.99. LVL also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Up Left Out's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On review sentiment, ads, 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
LVL is free to download; Up Left Out costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Up Left Out holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 397 and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of LVL's written reviews are positive against 88% of Up Left Out's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LVL ships an update every 3 weeks, Up Left Out weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LVL | Up Left Out |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (397 ratings) | 4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.9% of reviews — better | 87.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 397 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ertan Unver | Maciej Targoni |
Customer experience
LVL
Up Left Out
Bugs and requests
LVL
Reported bugs
4 issues- the game start from the beginning when changing mobile device
- The endless version keeps crashing, please fix!
- Swipe controls are poor, making it a pain to change surfaces.
- Your new upgrade is terrible. Very jerky. Liked the old one much better.
Requested features
3 requests- Move a piece off the cube so it would be easier to rearrange larger pieces.
- a simple button to deactivate the sound
- Different geometric prisms instead of cubes and cubes within cubes
Up Left Out
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LVL
No in-app purchases
Up Left Out
No in-app purchases
