Ultimate Level Maker / Builder vs Catchimals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Catchimals
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The world is full of wild discoveries. Your camera is the key. Welcome to Catchimals, the real-world animal photo game where every walk, park trip, backyard visit, and outdoor adventure can turn into your next legendary catch. Spot an animal. Snap the photo. Earn your score. Catchimals uses smart photo analysis to identify real animals from your pictures and turn every discovery into a collectible moment. Birds, bugs, pets, reptiles, woodland creatures, and more are waiting to be found. The better the shot, the better the score. DISCOVER REAL ANIMALS Explore the world around you and capture animals with your camera. Every new find brings you closer to building your ultimate Catchimals collection. EARN EPIC PHOTO SCORES Not every photo is created equal. Framing, clarity, animal visibility, and catch quality all matter. Take your best shot and chase the highest score. UNLOCK NEW CREATURES Find animals you have never captured before and add them to your growing collection. New discoveries feel special, rewarding, and worth showing off. CLIMB THE LEADERBOARDS Compete with players around the world for the best catches, highest scores, rarest discoveries, and most impressive collections. TURN EVERYDAY ADVENTURES INTO A GAME The next great catch could be at the park, on a hike, in your backyard, near a pond, or right outside your door. Catchimals makes exploring feel fresh, fun, and exciting. BUILD YOUR COLLECTION Track the animals you have found, improve your scores, and keep hunting for better photos. Every catch is another step toward becoming a top-ranked explorer. Catchimals is made for players who love animals, collecting, photography, competition, and outdoor adventure. Your next discovery is already out there. Open your camera. Make the catch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ultimate Level Maker / Builder at none against Catchimals's 7. Catchimals's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Catchimals sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder ships an update every 3 weeks, Catchimals every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultimate Level Maker / Builder | Catchimals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (69 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 308 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Joshua Bellmyer | EDUARDO D REA |
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
Catchimals
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder
No in-app purchases
Catchimals
- Small Film Pack$4.99
- Large Film Pack$9.99
- Double Develop$9.99
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- Big Backpack$9.99
- Refrigeration$9.99
- Fast Analysis$19.99
- Ad-Free Pass$79.99
Questions
Is Ultimate Level Maker / Builder free?
Is Catchimals free?
Do Ultimate Level Maker / Builder or Catchimals have ads?
Which is updated more often, Ultimate Level Maker / Builder or Catchimals?
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