Comparison

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder vs Ocean Defense TD

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
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!

About

Ocean Defense TD

Defend your underwater coral reef from waves of human invaders in this fast-paced tower defense game. Deploy fish soldiers, strategically choose powerful upgrades each run, and unlock permanent enhancements to survive endless enemy assaults.

Highlights
  • Survive endless enemy waves
  • Choose powerful run upgrades
  • Unlock permanent upgrades
  • Earn rewards and improve defenses
  • Deep strategy with simple controls
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Switch between auto-fire and click-to-fire
Features
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Ocean Defense: Protect the Coral Reef Defend your coral reef from relentless human invaders in this fast-paced tower defense game set beneath the ocean. Waves of enemies approach from every direction, growing stronger and more dangerous as the battle continues. Your coral guardian deploys fish soldiers automatically, but survival depends on the upgrades you choose and the strategy you build. Every run offers new upgrade cards that can completely change your abilities. Stack powerful effects, create devastating combinations, and push deeper into the endless waves. Defeat enemies to earn shells and unlock permanent upgrades that make your reef stronger for future runs. With each attempt you’ll discover new strategies and reach higher waves. How long can your reef survive? Features • Survive endless waves of enemies • Choose powerful upgrades each run • Unlock permanent upgrades between runs • Earn rewards and improve your defenses • Simple controls with deep strategy • Fast-paced tower defense gameplay • Switch between auto-fire mode and click-to-fire mode Protect the ocean floor and defend your coral reef.

Screenshots

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder4 screens
Ocean Defense TD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ocean Defense TD at daily against Ultimate Level Maker / Builder's every 3 weeks. Ocean Defense TD also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Ultimate Level Maker / Builder's advantage is ratings volume (104 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Ocean Defense TD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Level Maker / Builder has 104 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder ships an update every 3 weeks, Ocean Defense TD daily. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder versus Ocean Defense TD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltimate Level Maker / BuilderOcean Defense TD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (104 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings104 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB99 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperJoshua BellmyerMARK GABRIEL VAN DER POEL

Customer experience

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

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

Ocean Defense TD

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Ocean Defense TD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

No in-app purchases

None

Ocean Defense TD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ultimate Level Maker / Builder free?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ocean Defense TD free?
Ocean Defense TD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ultimate Level Maker / Builder or Ocean Defense TD?
Ocean Defense TD is rated higher. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder averages 4.6 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while Ocean Defense TD averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ultimate Level Maker / Builder or Ocean Defense TD have ads?
Both Ultimate Level Maker / Builder and Ocean Defense TD show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ultimate Level Maker / Builder or Ocean Defense TD?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ocean Defense TD daily. Most recently, Ultimate Level Maker / Builder was updated on November 12, 2026 and Ocean Defense TD on October 31, 2026.

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