Comparison

Jumping PoP! 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

Jumping PoP!

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Feeling like cooling off and taking a break with a game? If you're tired of tough and headache-inducing games, why not have some fun with Jumping Pop? ▶ In your mind, you see the left and right buttons twinkling. ▶ Just one more play could lead to a better score. ▶ Whenever there's a moment, I naturally fire up Jumping Pop. If any of this sounds familiar, you're already addicted to Jumping Pop Hop on a board and enjoy a cool run, jumping rhythmically left and right. Don't just breeze past the blocks you encounter while running. Quickly figure out each block's unique traits and adapt accordingly. The farther you go, the higher your score climbs. Check your ranking against your personal best score. Different types of blocks with different attributes await each step you take. Handle them well and embark on your adventure. ▶ Stepping on a box block makes you jump and leap over one space. ▶ Stepping on an ice block slides you forward one space. ▶ Even stepping on a transparent block won't drop you.Move confidently. ▶ Hit a rock block three times to remove it.

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

Jumping PoP!4 screens
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Jumping PoP! at none against Ultimate Level Maker / Builder's shown. Jumping PoP! also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jumping PoP! ships an update weekly, Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Jumping PoP! versus Ultimate Level Maker / Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJumping PoP!Ultimate Level Maker / Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (69 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—69 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB188 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJaebin LeeJoshua Bellmyer

Bugs and requests

Jumping PoP!

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

Jumping PoP!

No in-app purchases

None

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jumping PoP! free?
Jumping PoP! 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.
Do Jumping PoP! or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder have ads?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder shows ads; Jumping PoP! does not.
Which is updated more often, Jumping PoP! or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder?
Jumping PoP! ships an update weekly, and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. Most recently, Jumping PoP! was updated on September 11, 2026 and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder on September 29, 2026.

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