Monster Run vs Ultimate Level Maker / Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monster Run
Control adorable monsters as they run through cities, transforming humans into more monsters. Battle human resistance with various monster forms and upgrade their unique skills. Complete daily quests for rewards in this action-packed tap-and-run game.
- Cute monster characters
- Transform humans into monsters
- Multiple monster forms (Ninja, Dragon, Midas)
- Upgrade monster skills
- 10+ global locations
- Daily quests with rewards
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Cute monsters has come to town! Funniest monster tap and run game is here! Control your monster to run around the cities. Snatch the human and transform them into monsters as well! The human also put on the resistance. They have prepared the bombs, alleys, cars, tanks, and even helicopters to fight us. Destroy all and transform those human into monsters too. Monsters are able to transform into Monster Ninja, Monster Dragon, Monster Quarterback, Monster Midas,... and more! Collect coins to unlock these transformation skills. Each monster have different skills. Ninja can slash everything in front of him. Midas can make everything into coins. And Dragon, the ultimate form of monster, can squash everything under his feet! Remember to upgrade monsters skills to get better transformations. FEATURES - Cute little adorable monsters - Eat human *nom nom* - Monster Ninja - Monster Dragon! - 10+ locations around the world - Tons of daily quests with big rewards! HOW TO PLAY - Tap and Jump - Avoid bombs and obstacles - Don't drop into the pit!
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.
- 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
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ultimate Level Maker / Builder at none against Monster Run's 4. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (84% vs 59%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Monster Run sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 102 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Monster Run's written reviews are positive against 84% of Ultimate Level Maker / Builder's.
Monster Run ships an update monthly, Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monster Run | Ultimate Level Maker / Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (61 ratings) | 4.6 (102 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | 83.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 | 102 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 343 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | vmoga | Joshua Bellmyer |
Customer experience
Monster Run
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder
Bugs and requests
Monster Run
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
Monster Run
- Remove Ads$1.99
- 2000 coins$1.99
- Hats Offer$2.99
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- 7000 coins$4.99
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder
No in-app purchases
Questions
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