# Foundermode: Startup Tycoon — Startup sim. Most runs die.

> Startup sim. Most runs die. (iPhone/iPad app by Stefan Sathianathen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/foundermode-startup-tycoon/id6801687906 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Stefan Sathianathen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1273492859)
- Category: Games, Simulation, Strategy
- Price: $4.99
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 43 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-10
- Data updated: 2026-09-11
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/foundermode-startup-tycoon/id6801687906/reviews.md

## What is Foundermode?

Founder Mode is a single-player startup simulator. You take a company from a spare room toward an IPO or a sale. Most runs do not get there.

The whole simulation runs on your phone. Saves stay on the device. There are no ads and no tracking.

You hire, you raise, you ship product, you sit in board meetings, you decide whether to take the deal. Cash runs out. The board can remove you. Competitors ship. Difficulty is set when you create the founder and does not change.

This is meant to be hard. Surviving should feel like you earned it.

No in-app purchases, no subscription, no energy timers.

If the game crashes, an optional crash report can leave the device. That is off if you turn Crash reports off in Settings. Details: the privacy policy URL on this page.

## Chart rankings

- #199 in Top Paid · Strategy (US App Store)


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-09-10

No release notes.

## More apps by Stefan Sathianathen

- [Power Winner](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/power-winner/id1437713970)

All apps by Stefan Sathianathen: https://appshunter.io/developer/1273492859

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-11.*