Level Up vs Ultimate Game Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Level Up
This app serves as a comprehensive companion for video gamers, offering detailed walkthroughs, achievement guides, and unlockable item information for a vast library of games across multiple platforms. It helps players overcome challenges and discover hidden secrets.
- Level-by-level video walkthroughs
- FAQ sections for games
- Achievement unlock guides
- Unlockable item information
- Games organized by platform
- Regularly updated game library
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Level Up is the premier Video Game companion application. Level Up provides FAQ's, Unlockable Items, Achievements and level by level video walkthroughs of all your favorite games. Can't find the 3rd coin on World 5 Level 1 of your favorite game? Just go to Level Up and watch the video of how to get through it while finding all the secrets. Each game is organized by platform so finding the game you want is easy. Videos are organized by level and game so you don't have to spend all day searching for the right video to get you past that big boss. With over 100 games already available, more games are added on a regular basis to ensure that you will always have walkthroughs of the latest games. Current game titles include: PS4: - Assassins Creed: Syndicate - Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 - Fallout 4 PS3: - Assassins Creed - Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Devil May Cry 4 - Enslaved: Odyssey to the West - God of War III - Heavy Rain - inFAMOUS 2 - Just Cause 2 - Killzone 3 - LittleBigPlanet - LittleBigPlanet 2 - Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Mortal Kombat - Red Dead Redemption - Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions - Transformers Dark of the Moon - Twisted Metal - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception XBox 360: - Alan Wake - Assassins Creed - Assassins Creed 2 - Assassins Creed: Brotherhood - Assassins Creed: Revelations - Assassins Creed 3 - Battlefield 3 - Bioshock 2 - Borderlands - Borderlands 2 - Call of Duty: Black Ops - Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Crysis 2 - Dark Souls - Darksiders 2 - Dead Island - Dead Rising 2 - Dead Space - Dead Space 2 - Devil May Cry 4 - Dragon Age Origins - Dragon Age 2 - Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Fable III - Fallout: New Vegas - Gears of War 2 - Gears of War 3 - Ghost Recon: Future Soldier - Halo: Reach - Halo 4 - Halo 5 - Homefront - I Am Alive - LA Noire - Left 4 Dead 2 - LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues - Limbo - Lost Planet 2 - Mass Effect 2 - Mass Effect 3 - Max Payne 3 - NeverDead - Ninja Gaiden 2 - Portal - Portal 2 - Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands - Prototype 2 - Rage - Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare - Resident Evil 5 - Resident Evil 6 - Resident Evil: ORC - Rise of the Tomb Raider - Saboteur - Saints Row: The Third - Sine Mora - Singularity - Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure - SSX - The Darkness 2 - Transformers: War for Cybertron - Trials Evolution Wii: - Alice in Wonderland - Donkey Kong Country Returns - LEGO: Harry Potter Years 1-4 - Metroid: The Other M - New Super Mario Bros - Red Steel 2 - Sin and Punishment: Star Successor - Splatoon - Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Super Paper Mario - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up - Trauma Team DS: - Dragon Quest IX - Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time - New Super Mario Bros - Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing - The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks PSP: - Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Daxter - God of War: Ghost of Sparta - Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars - Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep - Loco Roco 2 - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - Patapon 2 iOS: - Angry Birds Halloween - Angry Birds - Clash of Clans - Infinity Blade - Infinity Blade 2 - Near Orbit Vandguard Alliance (NOVA) - Near Orbit Vandguard Alliance 3 PC: - Diablo 3 - Orcs Must Die 2 - Trine 2 - The Walking Dead: Episode 1 - Transformers: War for Cybertron A few of the Games require an In App Purchase to access all the Walkthrough content.
Ultimate Game Guide
This app is a comprehensive resource for Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System games. It offers detailed information, reviews, screenshots, and collection tools for classic 8-bit and 16-bit titles. Unlock the full library with an in-app purchase.
- Game reviews and screenshots
- Detailed game information (genre, publisher, developer, etc.)
- Collection tracking tools
- Powerful search engine
- Daily updated game prices
- Hardware and controller information
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Ultimate Game Guide is a great gaming and collecting resource for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super NES). The free version provides full functionality with complete information on 40 games for each system. Information for the entire library for each system is available via a one-time in-app purchase for each. Purchases are shared across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. This definitive source contains reviews and screenshots of all of the mainstream games released for the NES and Super NES between 1985-1998. Read about hundreds of fun and classic 8-bit and 16-bit games like Super Mario Bros., Tetris, Castlevania, Punch-Out!!, Ninja Gaiden, Mega Man, The Legend of Zelda, and many more. Featuring all licensed and unlicensed titles, the app provides details for each game cart: developer, publisher, release date, genre, availability, and more. It's all here, so Nintendo and video game fans alike can learn about all the good, bad, and interesting games in the large and impressive libraries! • Game reviews and screenshots, including games released exclusively in Europe and Australia. • Info for each game including genre, publisher, developer, release date, number of players, special features, availability, and estimated price. • App and community game ratings - judge them yourself and influence the guide! • Collection tools to track games owned, including boxes and manuals, with the ability to add games to a "want" list. • Powerful search engine to filter the game library by rating, publisher, developer, current price, collection status, release date, and more! • Popular hardware devices, controllers, and console variants. • Cart variants, promo/special cartridges, and even test cartridges included! • Gaming info - tips, codes, and passwords! • All game prices are automatically updated daily! Note: this app is not authorized or endorsed by Nintendo. All registered trademarks, game art, and game screenshots used are copyright their respective holders and are utilized here under Fair Use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Level Up at none against Ultimate Game Guide's 2. Level Up also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 52%) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 15.0). Ultimate Game Guide's advantage is ratings volume (2.9K vs 14). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Ultimate Game Guide sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Level Up asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ultimate Game Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Game Guide has 2.9K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Level Up's written reviews are positive against 52% of Ultimate Game Guide's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Level Up ships an update every 2 months, Ultimate Game Guide every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Level Up | Ultimate Game Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (14 ratings) | 4.5 (2.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews — better | 51.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 2.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 835 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leafeater Games, LLC. | Embraceware Software Inc |
Customer experience
Level Up
Ultimate Game Guide
User reviews
Level Up
From 14 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful walkthroughs
- 🚀 Useful for getting past difficult levels
- 💡 Provides Easter egg and unlockable info
- 👍 Great for previewing games before buying
Room to improve
- 🔒 Paywall for some walkthroughs
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Limited game selection
- 🔍 Outdated content for some games
Ultimate Game Guide
From 2.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great reference for NES collectors
- 🚀 Comprehensive NES game database
- 💡 Ability to track personal collection
- 🌟 Detailed game reviews and information
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy after recent updates
- 🔁 Issues with syncing and saving collection data
- 🤔 Missing key features like export/import
- 📱 Compatibility problems on newer devices
Bugs and requests
Level Up
Reported bugs
3 issues- Walkthroughs not loading after purchase
- Inability to access landscape mode for videos
- Inconsistent performance across devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more games, especially newer titles
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Allow offline access to purchased walkthroughs
- Add support for more platforms (PC, 3DS, etc.)
Ultimate Game Guide
Reported bugs
4 issues- Scrolling issues and jumbled UI elements
- Frequent crashes and app instability
- Incorrect or missing game data and pricing
- Login/account syncing problems
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more retro systems (SNES, Genesis, etc.)
- Implement wishlist and collection value tracking features
- Improve search and sorting functionality
- Add ability to export/backup collection data
In-app purchases
Level Up
No in-app purchases
Ultimate Game Guide
- Super NES Library$5.99
- NES Library$5.99
Questions
Is Level Up free?
Is Ultimate Game Guide free?
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