# City Island - Building Tycoon - Citybuilding Sim

> City building simulation game with residential, commercial, and community structures. (iPhone/iPad app by Sparkling Society Games B.V..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/city-island-building-tycoon-citybuilding-sim/id684194665 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sparkling Society Games B.V.](https://appshunter.io/developer/726048972)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Simulation, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 126 App Store ratings · 351 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 7.1 · 83 MB
- Languages: Russian, Persian, Vietnamese, American English, Arabic, Dutch, Danish, Indonesian, Latin American Spanish, Italian and 14 more
- Released: 2013-09-18
- Data updated: 2026-08-16
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/city-island-building-tycoon-citybuilding-sim/id684194665/reviews.md

## What is City Island?

If you liked the early Sim City games, you will definitely love this 'sim city style' game!
In City Island you will build houses for your citizens, decorations and community buildings to make them happy, and create jobs so you can earn money from your happy citizens.
Build a business empire with a choice of 85+ unique buildings, like hotels, cinema's, offices, bakeries, restaurants, and even oil platforms.
Catch some fish with your boats, make people happy by building parks, schools, churches, libraries, museums, and even a nice ferris wheel.
It is all about balance in this city game: happy people attract more citizens, who will need residences and jobs.

** Features **
- FREE game
- HIGH QUALITY graphics
- Intuitive gameplay
- 85 Unique buildings (residential, commercial, community, decoration)
- Attract citizens with parks, trees, and community buildings
- Build residences for your citizens
- Collect profit from your commercial buildings
- Upgrade your buildings
- Collect XP and level up to unlock new buildings
- Collect dozens of REWARDS while playing
- Expand your city to create more room for constructing more buildings, and making your city bigger and bigger
- Speed up construction/upgrade time
- Help your citizens
- Find pirate chests around your island, containing cash or gold
- Enter friend codes and gift codes to receive cash and gold
- The "City Advisor" will tell you what is needed in your city
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## Key features

- Build 85+ unique buildings
- Attract citizens with parks and decorations
- Collect profit from commercial buildings
- Upgrade and level up buildings
- Expand your city
- Unlock new buildings
- Find pirate chests for rewards

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 50 Gold | $2.99 | one-time |
| 2,000,000 Cash | $1.99 | one-time |
| 2,500,000 Cash | $2.99 | one-time |
| 5,000,000 Cash | $2.99 | one-time |
| 15,000,000 Cash | $7.99 | one-time |
| 25 Gold | $2.99 | one-time |
| 50 Gold | $2.99 | one-time |
| 75 Gold | $7.99 | one-time |
| 150 Gold | $7.99 | one-time |
| 38 GOLD (25+13) | $2.99 | one-time |
| 7,500,000 Cash | $7.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of City Island?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Addictive and fun
- 👍 Easy to learn and play
- 💰 Good way to earn money
- 🎨 Enjoyable graphics and visuals

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- ⏱️ Slow progression and long wait times
- 💰 Difficult to earn in-game currency
- 🔍 Limited content and features

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game freezing and crashing on launch
- Rewards and achievements not working properly
- Ads causing screen issues and interrupting gameplay
- Saved progress being lost or reset

**Most requested features**

- Ability to expand the island further
- More buildings and decorative options
- Offline progress tracking
- Improved accessibility for visually impaired users

## Recent user reviews (10 of 351)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/city-island-building-tycoon-citybuilding-sim/id684194665/reviews.md

### 1/5 — What

*2026-06-17*

I tried download this today not even 5 minutes in and have pop up ads yall need to delete this app now

### 5/5 — Nhìn có vẻ vui và thú vị

*2026-06-16, version 1.5.2*

Game nhìn có vẻ vui và thú vị, sẽ tải City Island 2 sau khi chơi xong game này :)

### 4/5 — Favourite game

*2026-06-07*

One of my favourite game ❤️

### 5/5 — Love

*2025-08-23*

My favorite city game! I keep coming back to this one. Classic

### 3/5 — Needs A New Big App Update

*2025-04-13*

Oh My Fricking God, City Island 1, it Takes Forever Like 7000 Years to Make City Island Building Tycoon Infinite Money Untill 9025 AD, Please Make a New Update Now

### 3/5 — It’s okay but can’t add sidewalk, canal & railway

*2024-09-28*

It’s probably okay because can’t add sidewalk 
,canal and railway and no ads and many more and you start with 100,000 cash.

### 5/5 — This game is very good , very easy :)

*2024-02-06, version 1.5.2*

Lol

### 3/5 — khong co cap nhat moi

*2024-01-18, version 1.5.2*

chan game cap nhat ko co

### 3/5 — Recompensas

*2023-05-25*

Gosto muito do jogo, mas estou tendo dificuldades para receber as recompensas que ganho após concluir algum objetivo. Cumpri várias tarefas já e não recebi as devidas recompensas.

### 3/5 — Needs updated

*2023-05-15*

Like the game, takes forever to earn money. Facebook log in doesn’t work. Please update and fix!!!

## Frequently asked questions about City Island

### What is City Island - Building Tycoon?

City Island is a city-building simulation game where you construct various types of buildings to house citizens, create jobs, and earn money. The goal is to balance citizen happiness with city growth and unlock new structures as you progress.

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

Key features include building over 85 unique structures, attracting citizens with amenities like parks, collecting profits from commercial buildings, upgrading structures, and expanding your city. You can also unlock new buildings by leveling up and find in-game rewards.

### Is City Island a free game?

Yes, the game is free to download and play. However, it offers in-app purchases, which can be used to speed up construction times or acquire in-game currency like cash and gold.

### What kind of buildings can I construct?

You can build a variety of buildings including residential homes for your citizens, commercial establishments like bakeries and cinemas to generate income, and community buildings such as schools, libraries, and museums to increase citizen happiness.

### How do I make my citizens happy?

Citizen happiness is increased by building parks, trees, and community buildings like schools, churches, and libraries. Happy citizens attract more people to your city, which in turn requires more residences and jobs.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.2 — 2016-11-30

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

* Now 200 levels instead of 150!
* Fixes for Facebook

### 1.5.1 — 2016-01-20

* Now supporting 6 more languages: Polish, Indonesian, Persian (Iran), Malaysian, Vietnamese, Filipino
* Giftcodes and Friendcodes feature removed :(

### 1.5.0 — 2015-12-20

- Added 6 translations: Polish, Persian (Iran), Filipino, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Indonesian
- Stability improvements and bugfixes

### 1.4.9 — 2015-08-28

Earn 1 gold for each video you watch!
New app icon
Bugfixes and minor changes

### 1.4.8 — 2015-06-07

- Bug fixes

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## More apps by Sparkling Society Games B.V.

- [City Island: Winter Edition - Builder Tycoon - Citybuilding Sim Game, from Village to Megapolis Paradise - Free Edition](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/city-island-winter-edition-builder-tycoon-citybuilding-sim-game-from-village-to-megapolis-paradise-free-edition/id767352693)
- [City Island 2: Building Story](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/city-island-2-building-story/id838193156)
- [City Island: Premium - Builder Tycoon - Citybuilding Sim Game from Village to Megapolis Paradise - Gold Edition](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/city-island-premium-builder-tycoon-citybuilding-sim-game-from-village-to-megapolis-paradise-gold-edition/id848246447)
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- [City Island 3: Building Sim](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/city-island-3-building-sim/id952174948)

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