Designer City 4 Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience69.4% of reviews
Neutral12.5% of reviews
Negative experience18.1% of reviews

~ Based on 72 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Designer City 4 Safe?

Designer City 4 appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Designer City 4 is 92/100.

This assessment is based on 255 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

93.3% of ratings point to a safe experience
1.6% of ratings suggest some concerns
5.1% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 255 App Store ratings for Designer City 4.

Is Designer City 4 Legit?

Designer City 4 appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Designer City 4 is 80/100.

Based on 80 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Inconsistent

They are too inconsistent on updates, you run out of buildings to place without duplicating all of them, the game feels abandoned.

Response from developer

We’re disappointed that after enjoying the game and progressing all the way to level 290, you feel it warrants only 2 stars for “not much content.” The game contains over 3,000 buildings, including more than 500 famous landmarks and buildings from around the world – more than any other city-building game. Gold buildings are entirely optional and do not prevent progression. An iPhone 17 should not require low performance settings, so please contact us through in-game support so we can investigate this.

Keeps freezing

I was enjoying this game until level 48 and then it keeps freezing and it’s not enjoyable anymore!

Unstable

Crashes constantly

Response from developer

Unfortunately, Apple allows Designer City 4 to be installed on older devices that lack the hardware required to run it reliably. We have no control over this. We offer several other city-building games that run well on older devices. We don't believe a game deserves a 1-star rating simply because the device cannot handle it. Ideally, you shouldn't have been allowed to install a game your device cannot run properly. We recommend playing Designer City 4 on a more powerful device to experience our most realistic and advanced city-building game.

Le meilleur simulateur de ville

On a ici un jeu incroyable rempli de bonnes intentions et de possibilités. On ne compte plus le nombre de batiments disponibles, de paysages, de possibilités.. Le nombre d’analyses de graphiques et de visuels disponibles pour notre ville. Un beau travail qui donne sans cesse envie de progresser et d’améliorer sa ville.
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Love this game

I just downloaded this game today because I have the other designer city games and this is one of my favorite games I love this game

good game! It's a building request

Hi, I love Designer City 4!I would love to see more massive, wide-footprint office buildings added to the game, like the large commercial towers found in Marunouchi, Tokyo (e.g., the Marunouchi Building or Shin-Marunouchi Building). These chunky, wide skyscrapers would be perfect for building high-density business districts. Thank you!
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하면 할 수록 좋아지는 국밥같은 게임

처음엔 특유의 도트 느낌과 한 각도에서만 볼 수 있는 화면에 적응하는데 시간이 좀 걸린다. 하지만 심시티같은 개십 돈 빨아먹으려고 작정한 끔찍한 기믹들 없이도 그 이상의 도시를 쉽게 건설할 수 있는거에 만족감을 느끼고, 도시의 세부 통계나 세부적인 작은 기믹 하나하나 까지도 개발자가 얼마나 게임에 진심인지 느낄 수 있다

Bug

Le jeux et bien beaucoup de détail et de bâtiment mais y’as un problème il bug beaucoup j’ai un I phone 16 et il bug c’est pas normal il faut corriger ca merci

⚠️Addictive⚠️

Such a fun game to pass time and be creative.

특수 건물에서

주거용 건물하고 혼합 사용 건물좀 늘려주세요ㅠㅠ

Bug

Je trouve que depuis la dernière mise à jour, la connexion n’est pas terrible. Je suis en train de jouer d’un coup le jeu s’arrête.

Constantly Crashing

I’ve played several of your games (Designer City 1 and 2) on my iPad and have no problems until recently. Designer city 4, as I’ve been increasing the city size, it has been constantly crashing. I have plenty of memory and storage space. This HAS only been happening with DC4. Is it the recent update? I don’t understand what the problem is.

Also, you don’t have enough residences with high capacity to meet with the amount of industrial and commercial business. You end upmost with repeating the same residences to keep up with demand for jobs. This makes your city look repetitive and boring. You get a notification about your city needing more residences. You only have but so much real estate to work with.
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Response from developer

Sorry you’re experiencing this. Is your iPad updated to the latest iOS version? Does the game load if you enable airplane mode? Storage space and available memory (RAM) are different things. Designer City 4 is considerably more detailed and complex than Designer City 1/Designer City 2 and larger cities require more RAM. Please contact us from within the game so we can see your device diagnostics and identify why iOS is closing it. Designer City 4 contains around 500 different residential buildings, with a wide range of capacities. Some residential towers can accommodate up to 40,000 residents, so there is no need to keep using the same residential buildings. Each job requires a resident, so if your city has more jobs than residents, the game will correctly advise you that more housing is required. Balancing residential, commercial and industrial development is an important part of managing your city.

So far it seems decent

I love how almost nostalgic it feels, theres definitely a lot of freedom. there’s no ads, energy bars or building timers which i love. the only reason I’m not giving it 5 star is it needs a times 2 and times 3 button to speed up time, id love to see a speed option one day

Response from developer

Thanks for the feedback. All buildings are constructed instantly, with no waiting or build timers, and the city simulation runs in real time. We're pleased you're enjoying the freedom of the game and hope you'll consider rating it based on the overall experience.

Very good!

This instalment is the best one yet! Best designed out of all of them so far. It offers a fun challenge of making an excellent city and gives me good insight on how to improve. I was wondering if you could make it so I can increase or decrease the height of the terrain? That would make it extra real I think.
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Great game but some issues

This game is amazing. I am making NYC, great graphics and designs. This happened before you updated the game so there is no issues with the new update but it might be my phone because sometimes, if there is a train stoped at a station, the train behind it slowly goes into it. And when cars turn at the same time with another, they go inside of each other instead of stopping. Thanks so much for the game and it’s ok if you can’t fix the problem. I will still play and love the game.
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A última atualização o jogo não roda mais.

Está horrível

Response from developer

Lamentamos que esteja tendo um problema, mas não podemos investigar uma falha técnica por meio de uma avaliação, pois não recebemos nenhuma informação sobre seu dispositivo ou sobre o que está acontecendo. Entre em contato conosco pelo suporte dentro do jogo para que possamos investigar. Uma avaliação de 1 estrela não nos ajuda a resolver o problema.

リアルですが、、

面白いゲームですが、建物の価格がとても高いです。

Trash

This game is garbage, because every time a road is laid out there’s no traffic….. no cars…no buses and other’s…….this game is Booo Booo. Plus this game keeps shutting off…..

Response from developer

We feel a 1-star rating is unfair when the issue described is not a fault with the game, but simply that your roads have not been connected to the existing road network. Cars cannot simply appear on isolated roads. Connect new roads to the rest of your city and you will see traffic using them. The game is not shutting off; it is being closed by iOS because your device does not have enough free memory to allow the game to run correctly. We recommend using a more recent device with more memory. We’re happy to help, but unfortunately we cannot fix disconnected roads or increase the physical memory in your device.

Lacking

The graphics are great but my phone and it’s the latest iPhone gets really hot playing it compared to the other versions. Please add more beach options, walkways like the old ones, and more older historical buildings options. Lots of new things but little variety. All modern buildings and little classics. Lots of big skyscrapers which is great but few mid sizes
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Response from developer

Designer City 4 isn't missing content compared with our previous games. It contains over 500 more buildings than Designer City, plus more features and player customization than any of our previous titles. The monorail system has also been expanded to create more realistic transport networks. We're continuing to add even more content in future updates.

Decent.

See I don’t mean any offense to developer: first few games were great. But 4 feels really really pay to win. I would love the grind, but sometimes I don’t like wasting resources.
But practically everything else has been better. Sphere Games Studios are good developers making good games, but i wish 4 didn’t feel pay to win
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Response from developer

Thanks for the kind comments about our games. However, Designer City 4 is not pay-to-win. In fact, there is nothing to “win” — it is an open-ended sandbox city-building game. All essential gameplay is completely free, there are no forced ads, and there is no requirement to spend any money. Gold can be earned through normal gameplay and, once the Stock Exchange is unlocked, normal game money can be exchanged for gold. Managing resources and developing your economy are deliberate parts of the game’s progression. Purchases are entirely optional and simply provide a faster route for players who choose to use them.