Hoppy Frog vs Ultimate Level Maker / Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hoppy Frog
Guide a frog on an airborne adventure, leaping between clouds and collecting gold flies. Utilize a parachute to extend jumps and avoid perilous obstacles like electric eels and sharks. Enjoy fast-paced platforming action with a chiptune soundtrack.
- Cloud to cloud jumping
- Collect gold flies
- Parachute for longer distances
- Avoid electric eels
- Beware of sharks
- Chiptune soundtrack
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Jump from cloud to cloud, collecting gold flies along the way. Tap in the air to open Hoppy's parachute and clear longer distances. Beware of jumping Electric Eels and the hungry 'Sharky' in the waters below! Hoppy Frog - the classic hit game for iOS featuring fast paced platform action and chiptune soundtrack by '8 Bit Weapon'.
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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ultimate Level Maker / Builder at none against Hoppy Frog's 6. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 18 months). Hoppy Frog's advantage is ratings volume (7.3K vs 69) and review sentiment (92% vs 84%). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Hoppy Frog sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Hoppy Frog against 4.7 for Ultimate Level Maker / Builder. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hoppy Frog has 7.3K ratings behind it against 69, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Hoppy Frog's written reviews are positive against 84% of Ultimate Level Maker / Builder's.
Hoppy Frog ships an update every 18 months, Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hoppy Frog | Ultimate Level Maker / Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.3K ratings) | 4.7 (69 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better | 83.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.3K — better | 69 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Turbo Chilli Pty Ltd | Joshua Bellmyer |
Customer experience
Hoppy Frog
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder
User reviews
Hoppy Frog
From 7.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth performance with minimal ads
- 💯 Nostalgic retro-style graphics
- 😊 Engaging and challenging experience
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for skins/characters
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🤔 Difficulty progression can feel unbalanced
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder
From 69 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Hoppy Frog
Reported bugs
2 issues- Accidental in-app purchases due to lack of confirmation
- Jumping/parachute mechanics not always responsive
Requested features
3 requests- More game modes and level variety
- Ability to save/resume progress
- Multiplayer or leaderboard functionality
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
Hoppy Frog
- Micro Pack of Flies$0.99
- Mini Pack of Flies$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
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- Big Pack of Flies$4.99
- Mega Pack of Flies$6.99
- Ultra pack of Flies$9.99
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder
No in-app purchases
Questions
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