Comparison

Beat Box 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

Beat Box

Tap to make a box jump to the rhythm of catchy music and overcome obstacles synced with the beat. Progress through levels with checkpoints and enjoy music from credited NewGrounds.com artists.

Highlights
  • Rhythm-based jumping gameplay
  • Music-synced obstacles
  • Level progression
  • Unlockable checkpoints
  • Credited music artists
Features
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Beat Box is a spin-off of the fairly popular app iDaft Jamming. Make the box jump to the beat of catchy tunes to complete the levels in this addictive rhythm-based jumper. The obstacles in the levels are neatly synced with the music so the jumping respects the catchy beats. This makes this game not as impossible to complete as other games in the genre. You have the option to restart the level from unlocked check points! (but who needs check points anyway!?...) All music in the game is from NewGrounds.com. (CC)Artists are all credited within the app.

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

Beat Box3 screens
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ultimate Level Maker / Builder at 4.6 against Beat Box's 3.8. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (85% vs 57%). Beat Box's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Beat Box sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Level Maker / Builder has 103 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Beat Box's written reviews are positive against 85% of Ultimate Level Maker / Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beat Box ships an update every 5 weeks, Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Beat Box versus Ultimate Level Maker / Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeat BoxUltimate Level Maker / Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (18 ratings)4.6 (103 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews84.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18103 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB188 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAnders SvendsenJoshua Bellmyer

Customer experience

Beat Box

All ratings18 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative27.8%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative35.7%

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

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

Bugs and requests

Beat Box

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

5 purchases

Beat Box

One-time5
  • Unlock Checkpoints in Chaoz Airflow$0.99
  • Unlock Checkpoints in Electrodynamix$0.99
  • Unlock Checkpoints$0.99
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  • Unlock Custom Boxes$1.99
  • Unlock All Features$3.99
None

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beat Box free?
Beat Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ultimate Level Maker / Builder free?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beat Box or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder is rated higher. Beat Box averages 3.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Ultimate Level Maker / Builder averages 4.6 from 103 ratings.
Do Beat Box or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder have ads?
Both Beat Box and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder show ads.
Which is updated more often, Beat Box or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder?
Beat Box ships an update every 5 weeks, and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. Most recently, Beat Box was updated on November 11, 2026 and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder on November 8, 2026.

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