# Asenso - Financial Simulator — A life sim for money choices

> A life sim for money choices (iPhone/iPad app by Samuel Jedidiah Uy.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/asenso-financial-simulator/id6764736443 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Samuel Jedidiah Uy](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895898563)
- Category: Finance, Education
- Price: $1.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 52 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-01
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/asenso-financial-simulator/id6764736443/reviews.md

## What is Asenso?

Asenso is a mobile life simulation game about money, pressure, and upward mobility.

Start with a background, hometown, and opening story, then play through job offers, side hustles, debt, social tradeoffs, business opportunities, and unexpected life events. Every month forces a real choice between stability, risk, stress, and long-term freedom.

FEATURES
• Choice-driven financial life simulation
• Jobs, education, social moves, assets, debt, and business plays
• Monthly story events with branching outcomes
• Mini games, tactile feedback, and milestone moments
• Track balance, cashflow, expenses, stress, and net worth over time
• End-of-run summary showing how your financial life unfolded

Asenso is designed as a personal-finance-flavored strategy game, not as professional financial advice.

Download Asenso and see if you can build enough runway to reach financial freedom.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3 — 2026-08-22

Life Chapters now turn each run into a longer story. Follow new Breadwinner, OFW, and Homeownership arcs with staged decisions, visible milestones, and consequences that carry across the years. This update also adds a realistic OFW placement journey, family-boundary choices, two balanced paths to owning a home, more Filipino life events, and stronger support for existing saves.

### 1.2 — 2026-05-29

This update adds more depth to financial decision-making and improves run variety, progression, and immersion.

Added a new credit card system with statement cycles, minimum payments, utilization, rewards, and late-fee consequences
Improved financial literacy features with clearer in-game teaching around debt, credit, and cashflow
Expanded Wealth with better debt tracking, card management, and credit snapshots
Added new events tied to responsible credit use, overspending temptation, and recovery from missed payments
Improved run variety with better progression logic and more contextual event behavior
Fixed progression and state issues that could break immersion in longer runs
Improved support for older saves and overall system stability

### 1.0.4 — 2026-05-05

Asenso has a completely new look. Here is what is new in this update:

Complete Redesign: The entire app interface has been rebuilt from the ground up for a bolder, cleaner experience.

Under the Hood: Squashed several layout bugs and optimized performance for a faster, smoother climb.

Update now to see the new look and continue your climb!

### 1.0.3 — 2026-05-03

• Salary Rework: Adjusted the mechanics for salary increases to make career progression and income growth feel more balanced and rewarding.

• Bug Squashing: Fixed various backend logic and engine bugs to keep your simulation running smoothly.

• UI Polish: Fixed text sizing and formatting on specific cases

### 1.0.2 — 2026-05-03

What’s New
• Education Overhaul: Degrees now grant a permanent 10-15% income premium. Programs are shorter (3 years) and more affordable, with 50% scholarships available to everyone.
• Career Progression: Manual and automatic promotion paths added for "dead-end" jobs (e.g., Service Crew to Retail). Graduate studies now unlock exclusive high-tier roles like Research Director.
• Realistic Economy: Added lifestyle creep—expenses now rise as you earn more. Inflation is now variable and tied to core bills rather than a flat annual rate.
• Better Balance: Improved province living costs, softened education failure penalties, and added "Working Student" events for extra cash.
• Quality of Life: New first-timer onboarding flow and event card previews that show the "expected value" of risky choices.

## More apps by Samuel Jedidiah Uy

- [Topout: Bouldering Log](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/topout-bouldering-log/id6775516633)
- [Snowball - One Task at a Time](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/snowball-one-task-at-a-time/id6802909661)

All apps by Samuel Jedidiah Uy: https://appshunter.io/developer/1895898563

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