Syobon Action HD vs Level Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Syobon Action HD
Embark on an incredibly challenging platformer adventure as a cat to defeat an evil troll chicken. Navigate a world filled with unexpected traps and demanding jumps, requiring precise timing and nerves of steel. Experience the satisfaction of overcoming extreme difficulty in this remake of a classic rage game.
- Challenging action platformer gameplay
- Infinite challenges and traps
- Precise jumping and timing
- Save the world from an evil troll chicken
- Retro jump 'n' run style
- Addictive and frustrating difficulty
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This is the most difficult action game in the world. It is full of infinite challenge and traps, made for only the most experienced gamers. If you think you have what it takes give it a try. But please don't break your phone. ^_^ Gameplay Description ----------------------------------- You control a little cat inspired my a popular Japanese emoji. You task is to save the world from the troll chicken who was turned the world's inhabitants evil. There are a lot of traps placed in places you wouldn't expect. You will fail a lot, but finally clearing a level feels so good. The gameplay is in the style of old platformers, but a lot more coordination is required and the jumps need to be perfectly timed. If you played other rage games you should be just fine. Syobon Action (known as "Cat Mario" or "Neko Mario") is a Jump 'n' Run Game parody. The traps are different from what you would expect from a jump and run game. Skill and a bit of imagination are needed and nerves of steel because it can be frustrating at times (which makes the game so addicting). Syobon Action was created by a Japanese developer named ちく (Chiku) over the course of three days in February of 2007. The game was inspired by a flash game titled The Big Adventure of a Dead End Life (人生オワタ\(^o^)/の大冒険 Jinsei Owata no Daibōken?),which was often played by members on the text board 2chan. Cat MeOUCHio is a modern remake of the classic game for mobile devices so that it can be played for many more years by the fans.
Level Maker
Unleash your creativity by designing and playing custom platformer levels. Explore an endless stream of user-generated content, from challenging obstacles to unique characters. Share your own creations and discover what others have made.
- Create custom game levels
- Play user-generated levels
- Share your creations
- Over 100 blocks, items, enemies, and characters
- Challenge levels
- Unlimited world levels
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Level Maker is a game of awesome creation and fun. You can PLAY, CREATE and SHARE levels with everyone, so let your imagination run wild! You love super classic platform games, now you can play, create and share your own creations to the world! Features: 100+ blocks, items, enemies and characters. Awesome Level Maker Play, Share and Like Levels Unlimited World Levels created by other players! Challenge Levels
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Syobon Action HD at 4.4 against Level Maker's 3.7. Syobon Action HD also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (8.3K vs 105). Level Maker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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. Level Maker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Syobon Action HD asks for nothing beyond the download.
Syobon Action HD holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Syobon Action HD has 8.3K ratings behind it against 105, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 54% and 54% positive.
Syobon Action HD ships an update every 3 months, Level Maker every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Syobon Action HD | Level Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (8.3K ratings) — better | 3.7 (105 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.4% of reviews — better | 53.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.3K — better | 105 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dan-ionut Chis | Vorun Kreal |
Customer experience
Syobon Action HD
Level Maker
User reviews
Syobon Action HD
From 8.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and challenging gameplay
- 🤩 Unique and creative levels
- 💡 Interesting troll elements
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy controls and hit detection
- 🤬 Extremely difficult and frustrating
- 😡 Unfair and seemingly impossible levels
Level Maker
From 105 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Incredible game
- 👍 Easy to make levels
- 👍 Lots of creativity
- 👍 Great level editor
- 👍 Fun gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🔍 Lack of moderation
- 🔍 Inappropriate content
- 🔍 Difficulty unlocking level maker
- 🔍 Challenging controls
Bugs and requests
Syobon Action HD
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- Inconsistent performance and loading issues
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Difficulty settings or options
- Improved controls and responsiveness
Level Maker
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game crashes after ads
- Levels not loading properly
- Inability to retry levels after death
- Inconsistent jump mechanics
- Soft-locking in menus
Requested features
6 requests- Add more enemy types
- Improve search and discovery of levels
- Implement checkpoints
- Add more block types and customization options
- Introduce multiplayer functionality
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- Implement a story mode or campaign
In-app purchases
Syobon Action HD
No in-app purchases
Level Maker
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Unlock All Blocks + Remove Ads$2.99
- Unlock All Characters + Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Syobon Action HD free?
Is Level Maker free?
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