Comparison

[WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX vs Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

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

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About

[WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

Create and play custom action game stages with a simple tap interface. Design your own levels using various items, test your creations, and share them with friends or discover stages made by other users worldwide. Enjoy retro pixel graphics and a global community.

Highlights
  • Create custom game stages
  • Play a variety of user-made stages
  • Share stages with friends
  • Discover popular stages online
  • Simple tap-based controls
  • Test creations during development
  • Retro pixel graphics
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Wide Version (Horizontal screen) ------------------------------------------- [PLAY] [MAKE] [SEARCH] The Power of imagination can touch the sky! Make your very own action game stages and share them with your friends & family! You can play this game absolutely free! This game is perfectly suited for everyone including KIDS. -Basic Instructions- There are [PLAY], [MAKE] and [SEARCH] option buttons on the main menu. Tap [PLAY] button: Play the games all you want! You have a variety of stages to choose from. The range of stage levels are widely prepared, from beginners to advanced level,including the extreme levels that are crazy difficult! Tap [MAKE] button: Make your own stages. You become the game creator! Simple tap controls make it easy! Select from 30 types of items you can place anywhere you want. Tap an item on the list and then tap on the position where you want to place it. (Squares like a chess board are shown in a stage screen in order to make this process simpler.) Once an item is placed, you can place the same item continuously by alternating between tapping the position (square) in a stage and the "PLACE" button. You can also tap an item you've already placed to see additional options. (e.g. You can choose specific settings for the speed of cannon shell movements and the moveable range of blocks!) Play & find out if you can complete the stage you made! You can even do the test play during the process of making a stage by using the "TEST" button in the upper right corner of the screen. Try your own brand-new stage right away! Tap [SEARCH] button: Find popular stages -- stages made by other users and more. -Random: Search for random stages made by players using this App. -History: Look through stages you've already played. (You can also check if you've completed a stage or not.) -Official Website: Open this App’s official website to start the search. When you have found the one you want to play, tap on the stage and use "START" button. -Enter ID: Paste the GameID and tap "Enter ID" button, if you are unable to start the stage after using "START" button in the official website. (32 alphanumeric characters shown on the official website is the GameID.) Now, you're ready to start the game you found. Enjoy! [Send your original stage to friends & family] If you want to share your original stage with someone, send them the copy of your stage's URL via email! (Downloading this App is required in order to play your stage.) Post your original stage on Twitter, Facebook and LINE are also available! You can also have fun searching online for "PicoPicoMaker" in your free time! Enjoy finding new stages other users have made! Everyone loves the retro-looking pixel graphics games they grew up with! Connect with people from all over the world with PicoPicoMaker! Start your global action game adventure!

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

[WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX3 screens
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ultimate Level Maker / Builder at 4.7 against [WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX's 4.0. Ultimate Level Maker / Builder also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (84% vs 67%). [WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 175 and 69 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of [WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX's written reviews are positive against 84% of Ultimate Level Maker / Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

[WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX ships an update every 7 months, Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
[WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX versus Ultimate Level Maker / Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter[WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEXUltimate Level Maker / Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (175 ratings)4.7 (69 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.9% of reviews83.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings175 — better69
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB188 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperGlobalGear Co. Ltd.Joshua Bellmyer

Customer experience

[WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

All ratings175 ratings
Positive76.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative18.3%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive66.9%
Neutral8.7%
Negative24.4%

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

All ratings69 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral7.2%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative6.5%

User reviews

[WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

From 175 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Free Mario Maker alternative for mobile
  • 🎨 Creative level design and customization
  • 📱 Works offline without internet
  • 🖥️ Wide screen version offers more space
  • 👥 Community levels playable from other users

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Incompatible with current iOS versions
  • ⚠️ Not updated in 9+ years
  • 📵 Cannot download on iOS 15+
  • 🔧 Broken buttons on title screen
  • ⚙️ Poor controls and responsiveness

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

From 69 App Store ratings

What 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

[WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App incompatible with iOS 15, 17, 18
  • Cannot download or install on newer devices
  • Title screen buttons non-functional
  • Game crashes on startup
  • Data send feature unclear/broken
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  • App requires developer update to run

Requested features

11 requests
  • Update for iOS 17 and iOS 18 compatibility
  • Add more blocks and items
  • Implement checkpoints in levels
  • Add power-ups (speed boost, invincibility, star)
  • Custom character creation
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  • Scrolling background movement
  • More worlds and levels
  • Chat and dialogue system
  • Boss battles
  • Longer level designs
  • Better controls and movement mechanics

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

None

[WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX

No in-app purchases

None

Ultimate Level Maker / Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is [WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX free?
[WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ultimate Level Maker / Builder free?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, [WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder is rated higher. [WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX averages 4.0 out of 5 from 175 ratings, while Ultimate Level Maker / Builder averages 4.7 from 69 ratings.
Do [WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder have ads?
Ultimate Level Maker / Builder shows ads; [WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX does not.
Which is updated more often, [WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX or Ultimate Level Maker / Builder?
[WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX ships an update every 7 months, and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder every 3 weeks. Most recently, [WIDE] Make Action! PicoPicoMakerEX was updated on October 7, 2026 and Ultimate Level Maker / Builder on October 12, 2026.

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