Comparison

cardandcube #3P 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

cardandcube #3P

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CREATIVE PLAYER’S GAMES cardandcube #3 is a platform for games with square cards. The cards can be rotated in steps of 90°. So they can be in four different orientations. In addition, each card can be all black or all white. Using one card design, 1,296 different geometric patterns can be created from 4 cards in the 2x2 format (card quartets). With various strategies for merging such or larger groups of cards, an almost unlimited number of images can be created. Like in mosaics and tessellation, the card groups can be placed next to each other flushed, offset or rotated. There are 15 playing areas available ranging from 2x2 to 20x30 cards. At any time, before or during a game, you can choose between four different card designs in cardandcube #3. This game offers different possibilities as compared to cardandcube #2. There is a special feature when using the default card design with the square divided diagonally into two triangles of different colors. It consists of the possibility of creating bistable images and gives the cardandcube card games a unique appeal. Creating decorative geometric images according to your own imagination is ideal for creative relaxation in your free time or while waiting. You may also be inspired by geometric patterns from the Middle Ages and antiquity. After filling the playing area enjoy changing your creations by switching between the card designs, or by introducing random or systematic changes in the card orientation in selected positions. Make unique irregularities or play to create symmetry and order. Copies of the patterns can be saved to a clipboard or your device's memory, exported as images and shared or printed. The shared images can then be edited by fellow players according to preagreed rules, whereby the number of moves and the time it takes to solve a graphic task can be recorded and compared among a group of players. cardandcube #3 offers solitaire, competitive and educational games with similarity to puzzles. The cardandcube #3 website has instructions for two competitive games, Gulag 1948 and To Freedom! When you open dungeons in these games, you can feel yourself in spirit as a champion of democracy, plurality and freedom. Think of Beethoven's Fidelio or listen to the music as you free the political prisoners held captive by contemporary dictators in 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

cardandcube #3P4 screens
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ultimate Level Maker / Builder at Free against cardandcube #3P's $3.99. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). cardandcube #3P's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On in-app purchases 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

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder is free to download; cardandcube #3P costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cardandcube #3P ships an update every 8 months, Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
cardandcube #3P versus Ultimate Level Maker / Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametercardandcube #3PUltimate Level Maker / Builder
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating—4.6 (101 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—101 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB188 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAndrej HasilikJoshua Bellmyer

Bugs and requests

cardandcube #3P

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

None

cardandcube #3P

No in-app purchases

None

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is cardandcube #3P free?
cardandcube #3P costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ultimate Level Maker / Builder free?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do cardandcube #3P or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder have ads?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder shows ads; cardandcube #3P does not.
Which is updated more often, cardandcube #3P or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder?
cardandcube #3P ships an update every 8 months, and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. Most recently, cardandcube #3P was updated on October 18, 2026 and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder on October 24, 2026.

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