# Happy Citizens - Mayor Sim — user reviews > 687 indexed App Store user reviews of Happy Citizens by 净 邹, rated 4.70/5 from 4,532 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/happy-citizens-mayor-sim/id6745251520/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/happy-citizens-mayor-sim/id6745251520.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,833 · 4★ 394 · 3★ 167 · 2★ 47 · 1★ 91 ## What do users think of Happy Citizens? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Cute graphics and dialogues - 🚀 No forced ads - 🚀 Interesting side activities **Cons** - 🐛 Ads glitch out and don't allow you to close them - ⏱️ Obtaining money takes too long - 💰 Expensive to skip ads **Commonly reported bugs** - Lorand's city event conversation gets stuck - Unable to find a missing house key for a quest **Most requested features** - Allow other couples to have children - Upgrade apartments to have more rooms ## Newest reviews (15 of 687) ### 4/5 — Love the game, the ads are a problem *2026-09-03, version 2.4.5* I have been really loving this game and have no complaints about the gameplay! I like to use the ads to supplement my city’s income. However, some of the ads I have seen are extremely inappropriate, considering the app store recommends this game to kids age 4 and up. I have gotten several ads for story apps that contain explicit sexual content and it makes me deeply uncomfortable to think there could be a child playing this game that witnesses the same ad. Even as an adult playing this game, I have no desire to see such advertisements. If somehow this app could adjust who they have advertisement agreements with or which ads they are showing, gameplay would be much more enjoyable! ### 3/5 — TOO MUCH ADS *2026-08-30, version 2.4.5* I love this game, but the ads are unbearable. 😭 Everything involving money requires you to watch a long ad, and some of them are literally 1–2 minutes long. If the ads were shorter, I’d definitely still play, but having to sit through such long ads constantly makes me not even want to play anymore. ### 2/5 — Progress deleted or disappeared *2026-08-30, version 2.4.5* Loved this game got to level 550 opened the new area built 2 houses came back 2 day later areas closed houses gone. Game just seems to be glitching and deleting my progress. Can’t even explain why. ### 4/5 — Adorable *2026-08-24, version 2.4.5* This game is fun and the people are so cute . It’s relaxing and fun to play ### 2/5 — Alright *2026-08-24, version 2.4.5* This game is fun until you reach level 900 and then every upgrade cost 20 million but the one the town puts out isn’t enough to catch up. ### 4/5 — enjoyable *2026-08-24, version 2.4.5* it’s a fun game, down side is it’s impossible to find the partner for someone when it’s looking through tourists. i’m stuck at this point and cannot ever find the person who wants to stay. it’s annoying. ### 3/5 — Suggestion for update *2026-08-22, version 2.4.5* You should be able to design the houses !! ### 2/5 — Ads watching failures. *2026-08-18, version 2.4.5* I love this game! It’s one of the cutest games I’ve ever played. However, recently I’ve noticed that the option to watch ads has either been removed or there may be a system error. I’ve tried to watch the ads many times, but they just won’t load. At first, I thought I might have forgotten to update the software. Now I’ve updated the app to the latest version, but unfortunately, the ads still won’t load. Some activities in the game require watching ads, so this issue has been quite frustrating for me. I’m honestly starting to think about stopping playing and uninstalling the app. Could you please look into this issue and help fix it? Thank you in advance for your help! ### 5/5 — игра крутая *2026-08-16* jJAV1jjY0 добавляйтесь ### 5/5 — Love This Game *2026-08-15, version 2.4.1* I love this game and the mini games as well. You guys should consider making the garden event permanent. I loved that event!! ### 5/5 — Добавляйтесь *2026-08-15* l0nRojN40 ### 3/5 — 갤럭시에서 아이폰으로 바꿨는데 *2026-08-15* 그동안 결제했던거랑 키운게 다 날라갔어요 원래 아이디는 707r97V9J 입니다 복구 시급해요 제발 제발 살려주세요ㅠㅠ 지금 벌써 3일이나 못했어요 ### 4/5 — Pay to get *2026-08-14, version 2.4.1* Great game, there’s a new event that’s rubbed me the wrong way. The gardening one makes it seem that anyone can get the costume but it’s secretly a pay to get because you need to get 8 of every fruit, but you only get 5 free dragon fruit and I feel it’s unfair to trick people to think that they can get it when non payers can’t and I ask that it should be fixed. I know it probably can’t be fix logically but this feels like false advertising. Thanks for reading anyway ### 5/5 — AMAZING *2026-08-13, version 2.4.1* I have always been obsessed with mobile games, and play them for days after downloading. This is easily the best i’ve found. It has the typical rent sim vibe BUT also includes tons of fun mini games and challenges. There’s no ads unless you want extra coins, gems, etc. I have been playing for over a week and am still interested in the game and am still making new progress/ unlocking new features. 10/10!! ### 5/5 — Happy Citizens *2026-08-13* Ce jeu est calme donc si t’en tu t’ennuies, tu sais très bien, tu peux gagner de l’argent facilement et faire des petites choses ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — all ads *2026-09-02, version 2.4.5* Always asking to watch ads just to collect ingame items, ridiculous amount of times asking you to watch ads ### 1/5 — Bug *2026-09-01, version 2.4.5* When matching couples, the opposite gender of the child is whe parent they take the most traits from. This is inclusive to hair, and if they just allow the child to have the hair of the same sex at least, then it would feel more natural. At least the color could be the opposite gender. Or maybe they should randomize and give more creative value to the characters. But this isn’t as fun as I originally thought. The game kinda is short too. You don’t have many levels to go through to build ur town and citizens. ### 1/5 — Ads *2026-08-17, version 2.4.1* Just wants you to watch ads 24/7. Can’t do anything ### 1/5 — Complain *2026-08-14, version 2.4.1* Unfortunately after hours of game time throughout months. The gardening event has completely glitched my game. I haven’t been able to play in a month because everytime I open the app it takes me straight there. Forces me to “plant” a pineapple but I can’t click on anything or click out of it. I’m stuck! ### 1/5 — Artificially Slow *2026-08-13, version 2.4.1* This is one of those games with an insane amt of mircrotransactions and ads so it slows down regular progress and kinda forces you to pay for it or wait weeks for progress that u can pay $3 for. Kinda not worth it at all. ### 1/5 — False advertising *2026-08-11, version 2.3.0* Not like the ad at all. ### 1/5 — Das Event macht alles kaputt *2026-08-07* Ich liebe das Spiel! Das aktuelle Event ist aber absoluter Müll. Es ist NICHT möglich das Event zu beenden, ohne Geld zu zahlen. Absolut schade, dass das nicht möglich ist. **Developer response:** Hallo lieber Manager, vielen Dank für Ihre Liebe zum Spiel und Ihr ehrliches Feedback! Es tut uns leid, dass das Event Sie enttäuscht hat. Wir verstehen Ihren Frust, besonders wenn Fortschritt ohne Bezahlung unmöglich erscheint. Ihre Rückmeldung haben wir ans Team weitergeleitet, um das Balancing künftiger Events zu verbessern. Vielen Dank für Ihre Unterstützung! ### 1/5 — Can’t watch videos *2026-08-03, version 2.3.0* So this game doesn’t allow you to watch the videos and gain points or money or even prizes. I’ve tried to fix it, but apparently you can’t. ### 1/5 — . *2026-07-31, version 2.3.0* The invitation code doesnt show ### 1/5 — Endorsing AI *2026-07-30, version 2.3.0* Fun game if you don’t mind watching a bunch of ads. However, I take issue with one of the characters, Kevin the AI director. AI is something that is not regulated, harmful, and destroying the planet. For a game that is decently progressive (uses gender neutral language, allows LGBTQ partnerships, features non white characters- certainly could be more progressive but I’m only in the first town) I was really disappointed to see this game endorsing AI. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — so far so good and very cute *2026-09-05, version 2.4.5* i like playing and not an add yet ### 5/5 — Obsessed *2026-09-03, version 2.4.5* Game not working 9/3/26 - so sad, please fix, I am obsessed with this game ### 5/5 — zoo *2026-08-30, version 2.4.5* i really do love this game it’s so good! however for the zoo update i thought we were just building a zoo like how we build the buildings and stuff. although it is fun just wasn’t what i was expecting!! ### 5/5 — What an entertaining game! *2026-08-28, version 2.4.5* Good for people who like building communities in small games. It is a simulation of creating your own city! ### 5/5 — Pls bring back matching game *2026-08-26, version 2.4.5* I actually love playing this on my spare time and don’t mind the ads while im doing something else, i just really enjoyed the matching game with the veggies but i didnt know it was going to be so short. Pleas bring it back ### 5/5 — Fav *2026-08-24, version 2.4.5* So fun ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-08-21, version 2.4.5* I don’t know why some people are giving bad reviews because this game is definitely a 10/10 ### 5/5 — Good *2026-08-17, version 2.4.1* It’s fun but it’s has a limited amount of money. Like no hate to it but that’s why oh and 3 stars but i put 5 so you can see it 🥰😅 ### 5/5 — Obsessed *2026-08-17, version 2.4.1* I’m so happy about the update! I love this game and the Facebook community. Also- get the ad free version, it’s worth it ### 5/5 — I’m getting addicted to this game *2026-08-16, version 2.4.1* I saw this game pop up as an ad on one of my games i was playing and I thought let me try and see what this game is all about and I’m liking it, It’s addictive. I love games like these. --- *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.*