BeastMaker vs Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeastMaker
Design and save a collection of creatures based on a tabletop roleplaying game's rules. Explore different worlds and terrains, generating random beasts or customizing them within set parameters.
- Create and store animal collections
- Utilize Traveller5 design sequence
- Automatic world saving and restoration
- Terrain views for each world
- Beast descriptions and encounter tables
- Random beast generation with customization
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BeastMaker lets you create and store a collection of animals using the design sequence found in the Traveller5™ roleplaying game Core Rules. The app includes a list of worlds which are saved and restored automatically, terrain views for each world, and beast descriptions and animal encounter tables for each terrain/world combo. Beasts are created randomly based on the characteristics of the world and terrain type according to the rules, but may then be edited within those constraints to customize the design.
Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic
Embark on a retro dungeon crawl inspired by classic RPGs. Explore early levels, choose from classic classes, and level up your characters. This free edition offers a focused, old-school experience with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Classic dungeon crawling gameplay
- 5 classic character classes
- Level up characters to level 3
- Explore first 6 dungeon levels
- Automatic saving
- No ads or in-app purchases
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Step into a world of classic dungeon crawling—deadly traps, hidden doors, unholy relics, and riches beyond imagination await! This Basic Edition is your FREE entry point into Moldvay’s Labyrinth, a retro CRPG inspired by 1980s Dungeons & Dragons and legendary games like Wizardry and Bronze Dragon. • Explore the first 6 levels of the massive dungeon • Choose from 5 classic classes: Fighter, Magic-User, Cleric, Monk, or Thief • Level up your characters to level 3 • Save automatically, play for minutes or hours There are no ads and no in-app purchases—just a clean, focused, old-school experience. Want the full adventure? The paid version unlocks: • 42 handcrafted dungeon levels • 15 unique classes • 100 spells, 300+ monsters, and hundreds of magic items • Deadly traps, brain-teasing puzzles, and cursed treasure Your characters in the Basic Edition cannot level past 3 or descend beyond dungeon level 6. When you’re ready for more, you can upgrade to the full game and begin your true descent!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BeastMaker at 3.5 against Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic's 3.0. Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 14 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BeastMaker holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
BeastMaker ships an update every 14 months, Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeastMaker | Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Art Gorski | CrossCut Games, Inc. |
Customer experience
BeastMaker
Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic
In-app purchases
BeastMaker
No in-app purchases
Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic
No in-app purchases
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