# 30 Second Life: Redux

> Simulate a complete life's journey with branching choices in a rapid, engaging experience. (iPhone/iPad app by Bruce Hill.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/30-second-life-redux/id1159538483 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Bruce Hill](https://appshunter.io/developer/468007536)
- Category: Games, Casual, Simulation
- Price: $0.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 127 App Store ratings · 76 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 24 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-10-11
- Data updated: 2026-09-03
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/30-second-life-redux/id1159538483/reviews.md

## What is 30 Second Life?

Live your entire life, from birth to death, in 30 seconds. At every moment, your choices determine where your life will lead. Slack off as a white collar worker, and get laid off. If you work hard as a cat burglar, you'll become a criminal mastermind! Can you find the path to becoming a cyborg? A monk? A tycoon? A messiah? Because life's too long to live just once.

+ Highly addictive gameplay!
+ Catchy arcade-style music and sound effects!
+ More than 200 life stages with unique graphics!
+ More than 90 unlockable special combos!
+ Over a trillion possible lives to lead!

This is a rerelease of the original "30 Second Life" with 200+ new female sprites, improved interface, and more polish overall.

## Key features

- Simulate entire life in 30 seconds
- Choices determine life path
- Over 200 life stages
- 90+ unlockable combos
- Trillions of possible lives

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $0.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Main Game | $1.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #191 in Top Paid · Casual (US App Store)

## What do users think of 30 Second Life?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Fun time waster
- 💡 Great concept
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Good for killing time
- 👍 Simple and fun
- 👍 Entertaining
- 👍 Good for long rides
- 👍 Unique premise
- 👍 Good humor
- 👍 Worth the money (for some)
- 👍 Charming
- 👍 Cool game
- 👍 Addicting

**Cons**

- 🐛 Game doesn't work
- 🐛 Flashing start screen
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Purchase not recognized
- 🐛 Play button does nothing
- 🐛 Unplayable
- 🐛 Broken
- 🐛 Not worth the money (for some)
- 🐛 Stamina is a terrible design decision
- 🐛 Possible careers bar kills fun
- 🐛 Buttons not sensitive enough

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App does not work, just blinks
- Start screen flashes, no actions can be made
- Game is broken
- Doesn't start up anymore
- It's a little buggy, glitches out on combos
- App is fixed (mentioned by one user)
- Whenever I press play it brings me to the home screen
- This version does not progress past the first screen
- Whenever I touch play nothing happens
- It just flashes to a new screen
- When I press Play it Takes Me To The Home Screen
- Game also won't start
- My game won't start
- The game dose not work
- Full version doesn't give me it, everybody getting it for free
- How do you start the game, can't get out of the lobby
- The game did NOT register that I had bought the full version
- Full version of the game doesn't work
- The in-app purchase that makes the game good doesn't work
- Full game doesn't work
- Bought the full version and nothing changed
- Can't get it to start at all
- The last update said you fixed the issue with it not recognizing the full version being purchased. But it's still having that problem.
- Doesn't work
- Screen goes black and boots me back out to the title screen
- Please make it where I have the full game
- Fix the play button
- Full game purchase does not work
- Doesn't acknowledge the fact I unlocked the full game
- Never gets over the start screen
- When I tap the Play button, nothing happens

**Most requested features**

- Update game more often
- Add more content
- Get rid of the possible careers bar
- Add more characters (free version)
- Turn off flash and wheel

## Recent user reviews (10 of 76)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/30-second-life-redux/id1159538483/reviews.md

### 5/5 — This game is fun!

*2025-03-26*

Exactly as the title says, I like this game, it’s a good and fun time waster, don’t sleep on this game. Seriously, I highly recommend!

I just wish they updated this game more often…

### 5/5 — This game is fun

*2025-02-03*

Exactly as the title says, I like this game, it’s a good and fun time waster

### 1/5 — Broken

*2025-01-01*

This app does not work. It just blinks. I uninstalled it and it still didn’t work. It has been like this for years.

### 5/5 — Fun

*2024-09-25*

It’s fun, but I’m not sure why.

### 5/5 — Bro Tip

*2024-03-04*

If your also experiencing the flashing, reinstall the game. Works well after.

### 1/5 — Broken

*2024-01-05*

The game is broken, the start screen flashes and no actions can be made.

### 1/5 — Broken

*2022-08-24, version 2.0.4*

Oh no……the game…….it’s broken (update: still broken 08/24/22

### 4/5 — Bought this because I used to play it when I was a kid…

*2021-12-12*

Loving the fact it shows you what you’ll become but the addition of stamina is a TERRIBLE design decision for this game. I wish there was no stamina meter like before the update.

### 5/5 — It’s fun and time consuming

*2021-10-22*

Great game no glitches for me on the iPhone 11 worth the dollar add lot more content and helps the developer

### 5/5 — Fantastic

*2021-08-13*

Awesome concept that really should’ve been expanded upon

## Frequently asked questions about 30 Second Life

### What is 30 Second Life: Redux?

30 Second Life: Redux is a game where you can live out an entire life, from birth to death, in just 30 seconds. Your choices at every moment dictate the path your life takes, leading to a vast array of possible outcomes and professions.

### What are the key features of this game?

The game features highly addictive gameplay, catchy arcade-style music, over 200 life stages with unique graphics, more than 90 unlockable special combos, and over a trillion possible lives to lead. This rerelease includes new female sprites and an improved interface.

### Is 30 Second Life: Redux free to play?

Yes, the game is free to play. However, it does offer in-app purchases, allowing players to enhance their experience or unlock content faster.

### What kind of lives can I live in this game?

You can live an incredibly diverse range of lives. Depending on your choices, you could become a white-collar worker, a criminal mastermind, a cyborg, a monk, a tycoon, or even a messiah. The game boasts over a trillion possible life paths.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.4 — 2017-08-17

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.

Speculative fix for older devices not being able to start the game.

### 2.0.2 — 2017-08-14

Fixed some bugs, added a debug mode, and added a link to my new game.

### 2.0.0 — 2017-02-10

Unlocked full content for everyone, removed the option to purchase the full game.

### 1.1.0 — 2016-12-14

Added 3 new stages and 4 new combos. Fixed a bug that caused full game purchases to not be properly detected. Switched to more consistent versioning number.

### 1.2 — 2016-11-17

Made a new fix to address reports of inconsistent button responsiveness. Also tweaked the thresholds to make it slightly easier to reach the hard-work stages, but slightly easier to overwork as well. Also made a few minor cosmetic tweaks.

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## More apps by Bruce Hill

- [30 Second Life Lite](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/30-second-life-lite/id1207204683)
- [Triptoy](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/triptoy/id1236364013)
- [Triptoy Lite](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/triptoy-lite/id1250666987)

All apps by Bruce Hill: https://appshunter.io/developer/468007536

## Related topics

[30 second life](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/30-second-life) · [30 second life lite](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/30-second-life-lite) · [bruce hill](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/bruce-hill)

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*