# City Island: Premium - Builder Tycoon - Citybuilding Sim Game from Village to Megapolis Paradise - Gold Edition

> Island city builder tycoon game with quests and over 85 unique buildings. (iPhone/iPad app by Sparkling Society Games B.V..)

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- Developer: [Sparkling Society Games B.V.](https://appshunter.io/developer/726048972)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Simulation, Strategy
- Price: $3.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 5 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 6.1 · 81 MB
- Languages: Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean and 13 more
- Released: 2014-04-08
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/city-island-premium-builder-tycoon-citybuilding-sim-game-from-village-to-megapolis-paradise-gold-edition/id848246447/reviews.md

## What is City Island?

If you liked the early Sim City tycoon games, you will definitely love this city building 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 and gold from your happy citizens.

Discover a life in a virtual world full of quests where you have the power to build a business empire with a choice of 85+ unique buildings, like hotels, cinema's, offices, bakeries, restaurants, and even oil platforms on your paradise island. Grow your tiny city into a large metropolis. Catch some fish with your boats, make people happy by building parks, schools, churches, libraries, museums, plants, and even a nice ferris wheel. It is all about insight and balance in this city tycoon game: happy people attract more citizens, who will need residences and jobs. You have all the power in this epic story: discover what is the best way to be a successful entrepreneur on this fabulous exotic island!


** Features **
- Fun tycoon game
- Tablet support
- HIGH QUALITY graphics
- Intuitive gameplay
- Challenge to create your own new virtual paradise
- Unlock and build from a list of 85+ Unique buildings (residential, commercial, community, decoration, plants, sea buildings like oil platforms and more)
- Currencies: gold and cash
- Attract citizens with parks, trees, and community buildings
- Build residences for your citizens
- Collect profit from your commercial buildings
- Upgrade your city buildings
- City park theme
- Collect XP and level up to unlock new buildings for construction
- Collect dozens of REWARDS while playing
- Expand the tiny city on your paradise island to create more room for constructing more buildings, and making your tiny city bigger and bigger
- Speed up construction/upgrade time using gold
- Lots of adventure and quests to unlock
- Help your citizens build a city on this exotic island
- Age independent story
- Find pirate chests around your island, containing cash or gold
- Tons of hours of fun
- Sim style architecture
- Play with your friends: enter friend codes and gift codes to receive cash and gold
- The "City Advisor" will provide insight and tell you what is needed in your city
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## Key features

- Build over 85 unique buildings
- Manage citizen happiness and jobs
- Expand your city to a metropolis
- Complete quests and collect rewards
- High-quality graphics and intuitive gameplay
- Tablet support
- Play with friends

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $3.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2,000,000 Cash | $1.99 | one-time |
| 2,500,000 Cash | $2.99 | one-time |
| 5,000,000 Cash | $2.99 | one-time |
| 7,500,000 Cash | $7.99 | 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 |
| 113 GOLD (75+38) | $7.99 | one-time |
| 300 GOLD (200+100) | $19.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (5 of 5)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/city-island-premium-builder-tycoon-citybuilding-sim-game-from-village-to-megapolis-paradise-gold-edition/id848246447/reviews.md

### 1/5 — None

*2015-09-24, version 1.4.9*

Crash on new IOS update, need to be fixed. Same problem happen. It's waste money for this game. Worst game. After some plays, screen is black????

### 2/5 — I paid a lot of money for these ads.

*2014-12-17, version 1.4.2*

If you are a city-building game fan, the game itself is good.  Not great, but entertaining for a bit.n the problem lies in that I paid for the game to avoid ads, in-app purchases and the need to use social media.  In order to advance, you're going to have to be very patient or very rich.  I'm really sorry I spent a dime on this.

### 5/5 — :o)

*2014-11-23, version 1.4.1*

I like this interesting and creative game!

### 5/5 — Bigger island please

*2014-09-06, version 1.0.3*

Good game but the island in the game is smaller than your free version, considering that I payed 5 bucks for this game I would like the best. Hope you guys will make the island bigger in the future.

### 1/5 — scam

*2014-07-08, version 1.0.1*

Paid Product yet constantly bombarded user with in game upgrades, requires watching promo videos, and constantly prods to connect to social media.  I uninstalled after one hour of play.  RIP OFF!

## Frequently asked questions about City Island

### What is the price of City Island?

City Island is a paid app priced at $3.99. This one-time purchase grants you access to the full game content.

### Does City Island have ads?

The provided data does not specify if City Island contains advertisements. As a paid app, it may not include ads, but this cannot be confirmed without further information.

### What devices is City Island compatible with?

City Island is supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. It also features tablet support for an optimized experience.

### How often is City Island updated?

City Island was last updated on January 20, 2016, with version 1.5.1. The frequency of future updates is not specified.

### What is the age rating for City Island?

City Island has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of players. The game's story is described as age-independent.

### Can I play City Island offline?

The description does not explicitly state whether City Island can be played offline. However, features like playing with friends suggest online connectivity may be required for certain aspects.

### What kind of buildings can I construct in City Island?

You can build over 85 unique buildings, including residential, commercial, community, and decorative structures. Options also include plants and sea buildings like oil platforms.

### How do I get more resources like gold and cash in City Island?

You can earn money and gold from happy citizens by creating jobs. Additionally, pirate chests may contain cash or gold, and friends can gift you resources.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.1 — 2016-01-20

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

* 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 — 2015-06-06

- Bug fixes

### 1.4.7 — 2015-05-28

- Bug fixes

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

- [City Island - Building Tycoon - Citybuilding Sim](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/city-island-building-tycoon-citybuilding-sim/id684194665)
- [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)
- [Battle Empire: Roman Wars - Build a City and Grow your Empire in the Roman and Spartan era](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/battle-empire-roman-wars-build-a-city-and-grow-your-empire-in-the-roman-and-spartan-era/id947918636)
- [City Island 3: Building Sim](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/city-island-3-building-sim/id952174948)

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