Comparison

Arenas 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

Arenas

Create and play your own games without any coding knowledge. This app offers a drag-and-drop editor, realistic physics, and community sharing features. Design single-player or multiplayer experiences and explore games made by others.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop game editor
  • Realistic physics engine
  • Bluetooth multiplayer
  • Plain-English game logic
  • Community game publishing
  • Game modification
Features
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Have you ever wanted to be a game designer, but you don't know how to program? With Arenas, anyone can make games! Arenas has a simple drag-and-drop style game editing engine, a built in realistic physics engine, bluetooth multiplayer support (so you can make a ".io" game), plain-English "rules" for custom logic, and many configurable game settings that are common among most popular mobile games! You can create single-player or multi-player games and play them with your friends (via bluetooth) or publish them to the community so others can enjoy. Explore "Community Arenas" to find fun games all around the world! If you find a game you really like, feel free to save a copy, open it in the editor, and modify it however you like to make your own variant. There are infinite possibilities, so what are you waiting for? ...And don't worry, there are NO ADS in Arenas! ---- Arenas is a free to use app and offers a premium auto-renewing subscription for "Arenas Unlimited". In the free version of the app you can play for one and a half hours per week, with Arenas Unlimited auto-renewing subscription you receive unlimited play time each week. Arenas is a term of Minty Networks, LLC. (Trademark pending).

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

Arenas4 screens
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ultimate Level Maker / Builder at 4.6 against Arenas's 3.7. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 55%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium). Arenas's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 153 and 102 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Arenas's written reviews are positive against 85% of Ultimate Level Maker / Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arenas ships an update every 11 days, Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Arenas versus Ultimate Level Maker / Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArenasUltimate Level Maker / Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (153 ratings)4.6 (102 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.0% of reviews84.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings153 — better102
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB188 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMinty Networks, LLCJoshua Bellmyer

Customer experience

Arenas

All ratings149 ratings
Positive62.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative28.2%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive55.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative30.0%

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

All ratings69 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral7.2%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive84.5%
Neutral8.5%
Negative7.0%

User reviews

Arenas

From 153 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Unique and accessible for children
  • 👍 Intuitive and well-designed editor
  • 😊 Fun and creative experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy rules and stability issues
  • 🔒 Lack of content moderation
  • 🤔 Multiplayer not working

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

From 102 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game overall
  • 💡 Excellent level maker
  • 💰 No ads or purchases
  • 🤩 Highly creative possibilities
  • 🌟 Very fun and engaging

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs present
  • 🐌 Slow updates
  • 🕹️ Controls not always good
  • 🔴 Too many ads
  • ⚠️ Online safety concerns

Bugs and requests

Arenas

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes when publishing
  • Issues with cloning objects
  • Negative conditionals not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to delete games
  • Improve multiplayer functionality
  • Introduce more music and sound options
  • Fix slingshot glitch and other exploits

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

None

Arenas

No in-app purchases

None

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arenas free?
Arenas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ultimate Level Maker / Builder free?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arenas or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder is rated higher. Arenas averages 3.7 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while Ultimate Level Maker / Builder averages 4.6 from 102 ratings.
Do Arenas or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder have ads?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder shows ads; Arenas does not.
Which is updated more often, Arenas or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder?
Arenas ships an update every 11 days, and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. Most recently, Arenas was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder on November 5, 2026.

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