# CodeForCash - Software Developer Coding Simulator Game — user reviews

> 76 indexed App Store user reviews of CodeForCash by Lazily Inspired, rated 4.30/5 from 221 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/codeforcash-software-developer-coding-simulator-game/id896367987/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/codeforcash-software-developer-coding-simulator-game/id896367987.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 148 · 4★ 32 · 3★ 14 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 20

## What do users think of CodeForCash?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 😊 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- ⏰ Great time-killer for boredom
- 🎮 Simple yet complex mechanics
- 🎨 Good graphics and visual design
- 😄 Fun and satisfying experience
- 💻 Clever coding/developer references
- 🎵 Satisfying keyboard sound effects
- 📱 User-friendly interface
- 🏆 Incremental progression system works well

**Cons**

- 🐛 Performance lag with coin drop effects at high earnings
- 🔢 No comma separators in large numbers (hard to read)
- ❌ Misleading marketing as 'coding game' (no real coding)
- 😴 Gets boring after extended play
- 🎮 Lacks clear instructions for beginners
- 🔇 Random muting issues
- 💰 Poor value for paid upgrades (Intern feature)
- 🎯 Generic gameplay concept
- 📊 Limited story or narrative depth

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Hardware upgrades grayed out or limited to one purchase at a time
- Random audio muting during gameplay
- Performance degradation with coin drop effects at high earnings rates
- Number display shows 'Null' with certain locales (French comma separator)
- FPS drops significantly during active gameplay

**Most requested features**

- Number formatting with commas and K/M/B abbreviations
- Stock market and contracts as money-making methods
- Hold-down tapping mechanic for passive income
- Ability to disable coin sprite effects
- More detailed upgrade descriptions and costs
- Better tutorial/instructions for new players
- More narrative or story elements
- Passive income improvements for paid upgrades
- Sound mute functionality improvements

## Newest reviews (16 of 76)

### 2/5 — Not coding

*2020-01-04*

This game is not actually for coding, you click on the screen and get money, faster click More money.

### 4/5 — Good

*2019-11-12, version 1.3*

Nice app

### 4/5 — For developers

*2019-10-22*

Noticed you have an option to mute sound and you in context that you don’t know how to mute sounds exactly if you need some pointers or help let me know I’d gladly help for free.

### 3/5 — Umm

*2019-10-04, version 1.3*

What?

### 5/5 — Dev

*2019-04-14, version 1.3*

Creates structure for automatic development for online deep surface web , perfect start kit. I would say ether um fosho or most deff!

### 3/5 — Game

*2019-02-08*

Good but no instructions

### 4/5 — Addicting, But...

*2019-01-27*

It’s supper addicting but I think they should add a part to each section saying how much you get a second

### 5/5 — I love this game i even like it because the clicking while your typing

*2019-01-14*

I love these kinds of games and i like the clicks

### 5/5 — Very good :D

*2018-07-05, version 1.3*

Good game keep the good work :D

### 4/5 — Fun little game!

*2018-06-30*

Fun little game.  Would love to have commas so it would be easier to read the money amount, though.

### 5/5 — Nice

*2018-05-04, version 1.3*

Cutesie

### 4/5 — Great game but

*2018-04-22, version 1.3*

Don’t get me wrong it’s a great game but it just feels generic there’s something that make it feel generic.

### 3/5 — Love it but one thing

*2017-11-02, version 1.3*

So it’s good but would you make a thing that makes you hold it down? Please add that and make sure it costs 1k and give 4b when you hold down

### 5/5 — amazing!!!!,!,!,,

*2017-08-19, version 1.3*

get now!!!,!,!🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮💻⌨️🖥📺📼💾🕹🖨💻⌨️🖥🖲🖱

### 5/5 — Ok

*2017-08-14*

Cool

### 5/5 — Fun...fun....fun

*2017-07-12, version 1.3*

Super fun game

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Lazily Inspired is right!

*2022-08-31, version 1.3*

Do NOT, I repeat, do NOT waste your time on this app, and more importantly, do NOT waste your real money on this app.  Sure, it is really a great way to waste ALL YOUR TIME!!!  No imagination AT ALL!  Wasted, wasted, wasted energy.  I even feel that I wasted my time choosing to write a review.  I have done it for all of the people that are thinking of wasting time and money on such a ridiculous application .

### 1/5 — Just want the vacation

*2021-02-21, version 1.3*

Sooooo

### 1/5 — Read full review

*2018-09-20*

The App is well built, no issues at all.
After a day usage you will uninstall the application. The goal of the app is not in line with what’s described here.

### 1/5 — Intern killed it for me

*2018-06-27*

I was loving the game. Would have rated it as 4 stars (it loses a star for not having commas in your $ so you have to count the digits to see if you can afford something.)

But then I bought the Intern upgrade. $10 real world cash. Pricey, but I believe in supporting developers. Problem is what the intern does. The description says you don’t have to tap for money any more. You can just hold down. Okay, that’s true. Problem is that holding down gives you money as if you were tapping veeeeery sloooowly. Sorry, devs, but if I’m going to give you $10 real world cash, that intern needs to pay me as if I was tapping like the wind. With the pathetic rate at which the intern earns money, I still need to tap to earn at a decent rate. And that makes my $10 a complete waste.  I can forgive a lot in a game, but I can’t forgive wasting your customers’ real world money.

1 star.

### 1/5 — Not real coding

*2017-03-28, version 1.3*

Not real coding

### 1/5 — Garbage

*2016-05-14, version 1.3*

Being advertised as a coding game, I thought real coding would be involved. That is not the case.

Spending time creating a product does not guarantee a good product. This is an unimaginative and useless app.

### 1/5 — Umm...what was I thinking.

*2015-09-08, version 1.3*

The concept sounds good. That, however, the fun stops. First. Let me explain what you do. You tap a fake keyboard really fast. While you tap, code pops on the screen and coins fall down from the top. 

Basically all this game is, how fast can you tap the screen. Nothing more. Then, if you get suckered into it, you can pay for the program to tap itself. 

This is not a game, it is a time waster. You would get the same thing if you got a "talley" app and hit the plus sign as fast as humanly possible.

### 1/5 — ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!

*2015-08-25, version 1.3*

So so stupid.

### 1/5 — WHAT IN THE?

*2015-05-13, version 1.3*

The creator of this app has lost his mind.......................................

### 1/5 — Is this a joke?

*2015-05-04*

I don't get it. All you do is tap the screen real fast and it makes typing sounds and increases your money. You don't actually type anything and you certainly don't do any coding.  Is this some kind of joke? What are these reviewers talking about? Glad I didn't pay for it.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Really fun

*2022-12-21*

Really fun to play when your trying to pass time or just bored in general and it’s so simple yet so complex it could use a few updates though I would suggest a stock market and contracts as money making methods

### 5/5 — Awesome game!

*2022-10-11*

Awesome game. I love the graphics and the game play. The concept, while pretty simple, is engaging and fun. One problem is that I spend a lot of time playing this game that I get behind schedule. There’s one problem with the game too. My hardware updates are all grayed out and I am only able to buy 1 at a time. Is that how it’s supposed to be or is it a bug?

### 5/5 — I love it

*2021-11-26, version 1.3*

I love it

### 5/5 — typed out an Confused

*2021-07-13, version 1.3*

So Stupid and I’m Hooked,What else can u say but u gots to try it because I can get it right hots to get 4000000 for next up grade😔

Been a couple weeks and still hooked some one teach me this skill , I need to make money doing this , is it possible at this point ! Need a youngster to teach me I am 20 years behind and would give 1 soul for the skilll of doing what you crave and getting paid PHat!! I could stop telling people I sweat and bread for at living it’s rough😎

### 5/5 — Fun

*2020-11-05*

The game is fun but the coin drops significantly drop the FPS (frames per second) derastucly so that typeing on the keyboard for money at a high cash earning rate lags the game a lot so if you could developers Add a setting that turns off coin sprites

### 5/5 — For developers

*2020-09-11*

Great game, super fun, only issue is it randomly mutes.

### 5/5 — I like it a lot. Gives me satisfaction

*2020-08-01*

Yeah I really do you like it

### 5/5 — Just because

*2020-04-05*

I’m starting my game developing thing and i find this game really inspiring..

I really respect you :) i wish i had the chance to chat with you :/

### 5/5 — Rockstar

*2019-11-03*

This game is awesome costing hacking type of game

### 5/5 — Good

*2019-05-03*

Amazing kinda

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