# Crop Idle Tycoon — Farm, Automate, Beat the Storm

> Farm, Automate, Beat the Storm (iPhone/iPad app by John Ryles.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crop-idle-tycoon/id6799304095 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [John Ryles](https://appshunter.io/developer/622397853)
- Category: Games, Casual, Simulation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 45 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-10
- Data updated: 2026-11-13

## What is Crop Idle Tycoon?

An idle farm where you choose your own risk. Keep it calm and pure, or switch on a weather and insurance layer where hail, drought, frost, flood, heat, and pests threaten your crops.

Crop Idle Tycoon is built on one simple, satisfying loop: harvest, automate, multiply, repeat. Start with a single plot of wheat and grow it into a sprawling agricultural empire — orchards, vineyards, livestock, and full-scale agribusiness.

Tap to harvest, then hire Farmhands to run each operation on its own. Reinvest your cash into more plots, better seed, and heavy machinery. Hit quantity milestones to double your output, and when you're ready, Sell the Operation (prestige) to bank permanent Legacy bonuses that carry into your next run.

THE TWIST: WEATHER & INSURANCE
Most idle farms are just numbers going up. Crop Idle Tycoon adds a risk layer you can switch on or off:
• HOMESTEAD MODE — pure, calm idle. Harvests always pay out in full.
• OPERATION MODE — hail, drought, frost, flood, heat, and pests threaten your growing crops. Buy insurance coverage to trade a little profit for a lot less heartbreak on a bad streak.

It's a tense agricultural sim or a zen number-go-up clicker — your call, any time.

FIVE CLIMATE WORLDS, EACH PLAYS DIFFERENTLY
Unlock five grounded climates, each with its own crops AND its own weather profile:
• Heartland — gentle, the place to learn
• Desert — drought and heat punish the unprepared
• Tundra — brutal frost and freeze
• Tropics — frequent floods and storms
• Delta — water-driven wetland farming

Because every world threatens you differently, your insurance strategy has to change — so they're replayable, not reskins.

OFFLINE-FIRST, PLAYER-FIRST
• Keeps earning while you're away, with a "while you were away" summary on return.
• iCloud sync keeps your farm safe across devices.
• No ads. No tracking. No energy timers. No lock-outs.
• 100% completable without spending a cent — purchases are optional boosts and cosmetic themes.

Burst or marathon: a five-minute session feels complete, and a long one is deeply rewarding.

Plant the first seed. Build the empire. Beat the weather.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bumper Crop | $0.99 | one-time |
| Deep Storage | $0.99 | one-time |
| Autumn Harvest Theme | $0.99 | one-time |
| Midnight Fields Theme | $0.99 | one-time |
| Tundra Frost Theme | $0.99 | one-time |
| Tropic Lagoon Theme | $0.99 | one-time |
| Delta Bayou Theme | $0.99 | one-time |
| Classic Tractor Icon | $0.99 | one-time |


## Is Crop Idle Tycoon safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Crop Idle Tycoon.

## Is Crop Idle Tycoon legit?

Crop Idle Tycoon appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Crop Idle Tycoon is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-11-11

No release notes.

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