Comparison

A Dungeon Editor 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

A Dungeon Editor

Design intricate RPG dungeons with a user-friendly level editor. Populate your creations with traps, monsters, and puzzles. Then, play your dungeons or explore those made by others in a free RPG experience.

Highlights
  • RPG dungeon level editor
  • Create mazes with traps and puzzles
  • Integrated playable RPG mode
  • Share and explore user-created dungeons
  • Design devious traps and epic adventures
Features
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Create Your own RPG Dungeons! Ever dreamed of designing your own old-school RPG dungeons? Relive the nostalgia with this powerful and easy-to-use level editor. Build intricate mazes filled with pits, teleports, keys, doors, stairways, magic, monsters, and more! Whether you're crafting devious traps or epic adventures, the possibilities are endless. Once your masterpiece is ready, step into your creation and play it in Escape the Maze—a free RPG designed to bring your levels to life. Challenge yourself, share your dungeons, and explore the creations of others. Let your imagination run wild and create the ultimate RPG dungeon experience today! ALSO AVAILABLE INSIDE THE GAME The level editor is now also built into Escape the Maze as an in-app purchase. This standalone app will continue to be maintained for the near future and offers the same features — but for the best, fully integrated experience, with editing and playing in one place, I recommend unlocking the editor inside the game.

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

A Dungeon Editor4 screens
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ultimate Level Maker / Builder at none against A Dungeon Editor's 3. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 50%) and ratings volume (69 vs 4). A Dungeon Editor's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. A Dungeon Editor sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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: Ultimate Level Maker / Builder has 69 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of A Dungeon Editor's written reviews are positive against 84% of Ultimate Level Maker / Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Dungeon Editor ships an update monthly, Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
A Dungeon Editor versus Ultimate Level Maker / Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Dungeon EditorUltimate Level Maker / Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)4.7 (69 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews83.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings469 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS2615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB188 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperStefan JOSTENJoshua Bellmyer

Customer experience

A Dungeon Editor

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

All ratings69 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral7.2%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative6.5%

Bugs and requests

A Dungeon Editor

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

3 purchases

A Dungeon Editor

One-time3
  • Donate me a coffee$0.99
  • Enable unlimited levels$2.99
  • Donate me a big coffee$2.99
None

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A Dungeon Editor free?
A Dungeon Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ultimate Level Maker / Builder free?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, A Dungeon Editor or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder is rated higher. A Dungeon Editor averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Ultimate Level Maker / Builder averages 4.7 from 69 ratings.
Do A Dungeon Editor or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder have ads?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder shows ads; A Dungeon Editor does not.
Which is updated more often, A Dungeon Editor or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder?
A Dungeon Editor ships an update monthly, and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. Most recently, A Dungeon Editor was updated on September 22, 2026 and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder on September 12, 2026.

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