Comparison

Sam's Level Maker vs Labo Mechanical Studio

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

Head to head
About

Sam's Level Maker

Design and build your own custom game levels with a wide variety of tiles, objects, and enemies. Bring your creative ideas to life with an easy-to-use interface and share your creations with others. Offers endless possibilities for platforming gameplay.

Highlights
  • Easy-to-use drag-and-drop interface
  • Wide range of tiles and objects
  • Variety of enemies and power-ups
  • Share created levels with others
  • Super Sams World-style gameplay
  • Endless replay value
Features
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خلق مستويات بنفسك ومشاركتها مع العالم !

About

Labo Mechanical Studio

This app guides children to build and understand mechanical devices through interactive tutorials and free creation. It offers a variety of parts and materials to explore principles like pistons, cams, and gears, fostering creativity and STEM learning.

Highlights
  • Extensive mechanical device tutorials
  • Learn through imitation and practice
  • Variety of parts and materials
  • Free creation of mechanical devices
  • Add appearance and decoration
  • Game and special effects components
  • Share creations online
Features
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When I was a child, I naively believed that with an endless supply of gears and screws, I could create everything in the world. This fascination with machinery is not unique to me, many children are drawn to the operation process of various mechanical devices, some even try to make them by themselves. However, making mechanical devices is not an easy task. In our app, we use a simple method to guide children to make some simple and interesting devices, helping them understand the operating principles of mechanical devices. In this app, children can gradually master the skills of making various interesting mechanical devices through imitation, practice, and free creation. We provide a large number of tutorials to help children understand the principles of pistons, connecting rods, cams, and gears. We hope that while children enjoy the fun of mechanical creation, they can also learn to make some basic mechanical devices. This app is suitable for children over 6 years old. Features: 1. Provide a large number of mechanical device tutorials; 2. Learn mechanical principles through imitation and practice; 3. Provide a variety of parts, such as gears, springs, ropes, motors, axles, cams, basic shapes, water, sliders, hydraulic rods, magnets, triggers, controllers, etc; 4. Provide parts of various materials, such as wood, steel, rubber, and stone; 5. Children can freely create various mechanical devices; 6. Provide skins, allowing children to add appearance and decoration to mechanical devices; 7. Provide game and special effects components to make the processof mechanical creation more interesting; 8. Help children understand the principles of pistons, connecting rods, cams, and gears; 9. Children can share their mechanical devices online and download the creations of others. - About Labo Lado: We create apps that spark curiosity and foster creativity in children. We do not collect any personal information or include any third-party advertising. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy: https://www.labolado.com/apps-privacy-policy.html Join our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/labo.lado.7 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/labo_lado Support: http://www.labolado.com - We value your feedback Feel free to rate and review our app or feedback to our email: app@labolado.com. - Need Help Contact us 24/7 with any questions or comments: app@labolado.com - Summary STEM and STEAM (Science,Technology,Engineering,Arts and Mathematics) education app. Nurture children's curiosity and passion for learning through exploratory play. Inspire kids to discover mechanics and physics principles,and unleash creativity in mechanical design. Hands-on tinkering,inventing and making. Coding and programming skills. Develop scientific inquiry,computational thinking,and engineering design and prototyping abilities in kids. Integrated STEAM practices cultivate multiple intelligences. Maker culture and design thinking boost innovation. Interactive simulations make complex physics approachable. Creative construction toys spark imaginations. Build future-ready skills like problem-solving,collaboration,and design iteration through purposeful play.

Screenshots

Sam's Level Maker4 screens
Labo Mechanical Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Labo Mechanical Studio at none against Sam's Level Maker's shown. Labo Mechanical Studio also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (89% vs 70%). Sam's Level Maker's advantage is ratings volume (460 vs 53). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Sam's Level Maker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Labo Mechanical Studio 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Sam's Level Maker against 4.6 for Labo Mechanical Studio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sam's Level Maker has 460 ratings behind it against 53, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Sam's Level Maker's written reviews are positive against 89% of Labo Mechanical Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sam's Level Maker ships an update every 3 months, Labo Mechanical Studio weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sam's Level Maker versus Labo Mechanical Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSam's Level MakerLabo Mechanical Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (460 ratings)4.6 (53 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings460 — better53
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMustafa RasheedLabo Lado Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Sam's Level Maker

All ratings434 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral7.8%
Negative22.0%

Labo Mechanical Studio

All ratings48 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%

Bugs and requests

Sam's Level Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels being deleted on water placement
  • Enemies not moving or interacting properly
  • Crashing when placing certain objects

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more enemies and tiles
  • Implement boss fights
  • Allow more customization options
  • Improve level search functionality
  • Fix music reset issue on death

Labo Mechanical Studio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sam's Level Maker

One-time3
  • Get one extra Life$0.99
  • Get 10 more level slots$1.99
  • Remove all Ads in the game$3.99
1 purchases

Labo Mechanical Studio

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99

Questions

Is Sam's Level Maker free?
Sam's Level Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Labo Mechanical Studio free?
Labo Mechanical Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sam's Level Maker or Labo Mechanical Studio?
Labo Mechanical Studio is rated higher. Sam's Level Maker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 460 ratings, while Labo Mechanical Studio averages 4.6 from 53 ratings.
Do Sam's Level Maker or Labo Mechanical Studio have ads?
Sam's Level Maker shows ads; Labo Mechanical Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, Sam's Level Maker or Labo Mechanical Studio?
Sam's Level Maker ships an update every 3 months, and Labo Mechanical Studio weekly. Most recently, Sam's Level Maker was updated on October 19, 2026 and Labo Mechanical Studio on October 20, 2026.

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