Comparison

Smoosh Lab 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

Smoosh Lab

Engage in a challenging puzzle game where you can create and share your own levels. Master a variety of puzzles, customize your experience, and compete with friends in an ever-expanding world of creative challenges.

Highlights
  • Master 100 challenging puzzles
  • Create unlimited levels
  • Share creations with friends
  • Solve endless community puzzles
  • Play at your own pace
  • Customize Blop shapes and lab themes
Features
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“My name is Lazlo, and I’m in charge here. This is MY game. MY laboratory. MY world. Why are you even looking at this? You can't beat me. I'm better than you. There's no way you can solve my puzzles... No way! Even if you do manage to squeak your way through, I’ve had my minions create infinitely more levels in the community labs. Wait... Aren't you one of my minions? What are you doing here!?!?! Download the game and get to work! I need you to create levels and outwit the world.” Sorry about that, sometimes Lazlo can get a bit out of hand. Smoosh LAB is the sequel to the original puzzler that knocked everyone’s socks right back on. Now with the potential for unlimited creativity in our level editor, you can challenge your puny brained friends to see who’s got what it takes. Level-up to customize Blop shapes and patterns, change your lab theme, and unlock more options in the level editor. --- WHY YOU’LL LOVE SMOOSH LAB --- • MASTER 100 increasingly challenging puzzles. • CREATE unlimited levels to outwit the world. • SHARE your creations with friends. • SOLVE endless puzzles in the community lab. • PLAY at your own pace without the stress of a clock. • BEAT every puzzle to become the ultimate minion!

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

Smoosh Lab4 screens
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ultimate Level Maker / Builder at none against Smoosh Lab's 5. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 61%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Smoosh Lab sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Smoosh Lab against 4.7 for Ultimate Level Maker / Builder. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 69 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Smoosh Lab's written reviews are positive against 84% of Ultimate Level Maker / Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smoosh Lab ships an update every 2 months, Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Smoosh Lab versus Ultimate Level Maker / Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmoosh LabUltimate Level Maker / Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (34 ratings)4.7 (69 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.4% of reviews83.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3469 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB188 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperCurious LabsJoshua Bellmyer

Customer experience

Smoosh Lab

All ratings34 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive61.4%
Neutral11.4%
Negative27.3%

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

Smoosh Lab

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

5 purchases

Smoosh Lab

One-time5
  • Purchase 2,500 Drops$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Purchase 9,000 Drops$1.99
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  • Purchase 20,000 Drops$2.99
  • Purchase 35,000 Drops$3.99
None

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smoosh Lab free?
Smoosh Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ultimate Level Maker / Builder free?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smoosh Lab or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder is rated higher. Smoosh Lab averages 4.6 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Ultimate Level Maker / Builder averages 4.7 from 69 ratings.
Do Smoosh Lab or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder have ads?
Both Smoosh Lab and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder show ads.
Which is updated more often, Smoosh Lab or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder?
Smoosh Lab ships an update every 2 months, and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. Most recently, Smoosh Lab was updated on September 25, 2026 and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder on September 12, 2026.

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