Buildbox World vs Ultimate Level Maker / Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buildbox World
Explore and play unique games created by a global community. Discover new experiences daily and get inspired to build your own games using the desktop application. Share your creations privately or with the world.
- Explore community-created games
- Play new games daily
- Create games with desktop app
- Preview your creations
- Share games privately or publicly
Read full descriptionHide full description
With Buildbox World you can explore and play exciting bits created by the Buildbox community from around the globe! New bits are shared all the time, so you'll experience something new every day! Get inspired and create your own bit using the Buildbox desktop application. Then use Buildbox World to preview and share your bit with the world or privately with your friends and family!
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Verdict
Buildbox World and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of Ultimate Level Maker / Builder's written reviews are positive against 44% of Buildbox World's. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). Buildbox World's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (545 vs 69). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Buildbox World sells 6 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, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buildbox World has 545 ratings behind it against 69, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Buildbox World's written reviews are positive against 84% of Ultimate Level Maker / Builder's.
Buildbox World ships an update every 9 days, Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buildbox World | Ultimate Level Maker / Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (545 ratings) | 4.7 (69 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.6% of reviews | 83.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 545 — better | 69 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| 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 | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 176 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | App Onboard, Inc. | Joshua Bellmyer |
Customer experience
Buildbox World
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder
User reviews
Buildbox World
From 545 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Lightning-fast game creation
- 👍 Intuitive game creation process
- 💡 Ability to view and share projects
- 👍 Great companion app for Buildbox desktop
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on launch
- 🐛 Exports won't load on app
- 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
- 💰 Expensive and not worth the price
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder
From 69 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Buildbox World
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when opening the app
- Login/account issues
- Incompatibility with latest OS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Allow game creation on mobile devices
- Improve UI, especially on smaller devices
- Add ability to delete/rename exported games
- Implement multiplayer functionality
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)
Show 3 moreShow fewer
- 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
Show 32 moreShow fewer
- 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
Buildbox World
- 100 Gems$0.99
- Small Gem Bundle$0.99
- 325 Gems$2.99
Show 3 moreShow fewer
- Medium Gem Bundle$2.99
- 600 Gems$4.99
- Large Gem Bundle$4.99
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Buildbox World free?
Is Ultimate Level Maker / Builder free?
Which has better reviews, Buildbox World or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder?
Do Buildbox World or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder have ads?
Which is updated more often, Buildbox World or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder?
Other comparisons















