Comparison

Donut 80 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

Donut 80

Experience classic games reimagined with an 80s aesthetic. This collection features low-resolution graphics, limited color palettes, and chiptune music, offering new levels and themes for both long-time fans and newcomers.

Highlights
  • 80s retro game demakes
  • Low resolution graphics
  • 16-color palettes
  • Chiptune music
  • New levels and themes
  • Collection of classic games
Features
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What if Donut Games were made in the 80s? Donut 80 is a collection of games and demakes of classic Donut Games featuring low resolution graphics, 16-color palettes and chip music. No matter if you are an old fan or never played a Donut Game before, this collection will keep you entertained with lots of NEW LEVELS and THEMES to explore. Games Included: Beach Roller Hooland Unicorn Skyride Hard Hat Run Monkey Flight Goat Flight Mummy Flight Ruberth's Kick n' Fly Sunday Lawn Clean Up Charlie Shovel Time Royal Cut This app is free and contains no subscriptions, no in-app purchases. This app contains cross promotion for other Donut Games.

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

Donut 804 screens
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ultimate Level Maker / Builder at 4.6 against Donut 80's 3.8. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 50%). Donut 80's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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

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 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 103 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Donut 80's written reviews are positive against 85% of Ultimate Level Maker / Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Donut 80 ships an update weekly, Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Donut 80 versus Ultimate Level Maker / Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDonut 80Ultimate Level Maker / Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (49 ratings)4.6 (103 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews84.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49103 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB188 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDonut GamesJoshua Bellmyer

Customer experience

Donut 80

All ratings49 ratings
Positive69.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative26.5%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative38.9%

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

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

User reviews

Donut 80

From 49 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • ✨ Nostalgic retro aesthetic
  • 🆓 Free to play, no ads/IAPs
  • 🎵 Fantastic retro music
  • 🕹️ Good controls and playability

Room to improve

  • 💥 Frequent crashes on launch/game selection
  • 📉 Games are boring (for some)
  • ⏳ Been broken for months

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

From 103 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

Donut 80

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when opening games
  • App closes immediately on launch
  • Broken on iOS 18
  • Kicks user out when tapping games/levels

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to mute music/sounds
  • Add more games/levels
  • Make specific games full versions
  • Retro intro sound
  • Update description spelling

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

Donut 80

No in-app purchases

None

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Donut 80 free?
Donut 80 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, Donut 80 or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder is rated higher. Donut 80 averages 3.8 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Ultimate Level Maker / Builder averages 4.6 from 103 ratings.
Do Donut 80 or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder have ads?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder shows ads; Donut 80 does not.
Which is updated more often, Donut 80 or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder?
Donut 80 ships an update weekly, and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. Most recently, Donut 80 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder on November 8, 2026.

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