Spark Mk1 vs Ultimate Level Maker / Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spark Mk1
Engage in a fast-paced action game where you infiltrate a corporation's network to save the world. Navigate system defenses using on-screen or tilt controls, master levels through replay, and compete on leaderboards. Unlock the full game to experience all levels and boss fights.
- Fast-paced non-stop action
- On-screen D-Pad or tilt controls
- Full story mode
- Challenge mode with score multipliers
- Game Center support
- Leaderboards and achievements
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It’s time for something new! Infiltrate the Evil Corporation's network and save the world from catastrophe in this fast paced non-stop action game that will challenge your reflexes and memory. Use the on screen D-Pad or customizable tilt controls to navigate past system defenses. Spark MK1 features a full story mode and a challenge mode. BASICS Once the level starts the player cannot stop. Maneuver your way past enemies and obstacles and reach the exit. Start with the maximum score and lose points with every hit. STORY MODE Choose your difficulty and embark on an adventure to rescue the planet from the Evil Corporation. Every level completed in story mode is unlocked for challenge mode. The cut scenes feature 8 bit pixel art graphics. CHALLENGE MODE Replay every level with the ability to increase your score multiplier by adjusting your stats including health, shields, weapon, time, speed, and difficulty. Show the world your gamer skills and climb the leaderboards by adjusting your stats to ridiculously low levels! DIFFICULTY This game is difficult on purpose. You can beat every level with a low score but you will need to harness your gamer skills to get the ultimate leaderboard score. Levels are mastered by replaying them and learning how to navigate past the enemies and obstacles. Some enemies are predictable but some are random, testing your reflexes… FEATURES • Use the onscreen D-Pad or customizable tilt controls • Fast paced non-stop action • Game Center support • Awesome soundtrack • Leaderboards • Achievements • Captivating story IN-APP PURCHASES The first 10 levels and first boss fight are free. Unlock the game to get all 100 levels and 10 boss fights and defeat the Evil Corporation!
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 Spark Mk1's 1. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (103 vs 7). Spark Mk1's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Spark Mk1 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spark Mk1 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Level Maker / Builder has 103 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Spark Mk1's written reviews are positive against 85% of Ultimate Level Maker / Builder's.
Spark Mk1 ships an update every 2 months, Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spark Mk1 | Ultimate Level Maker / Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.6 (103 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 84.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 103 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Zylos Games LLC | Joshua Bellmyer |
Customer experience
Spark Mk1
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder
Bugs and requests
Spark Mk1
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
Spark Mk1
- Unlock Game$1.99
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder
No in-app purchases
Questions
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