# Idle Franchise - Market Tycoon — Incremental Business Simulator

> Incremental business simulator game focused on resource management and franchise expansion. (iPhone/iPad app by Daniel Blackwell.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-franchise-market-tycoon/id1638755546 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Daniel Blackwell](https://appshunter.io/developer/1312646052)
- Category: Games, Role Playing, Simulation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 646 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2022-10-19
- Data updated: 2026-06-05
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-franchise-market-tycoon/id1638755546/reviews.md

## What is Idle Franchise?

Can your businesses take over? Your path to success is simple: gather resources, create items, and then sell those items. Upgrade every aspect of your business to increase profits. Once you have the money, you can purchase new franchises to further boost profit. Each franchise comes packed with its own set of resources, factories, and stores along with tons of objectives to complete for rewards.


Gather resources: Purchase new resources to extract and then upgrade them to harvest more resources at a time. Purchasing new resources allows for new items to be created in your factory.


Produce items: Your factory turns raw resources into items that can be sold in your store. Purchase more factory tables to expand production and then level up each table to increase the amount of items created.


Sell items: After items are created in the factory, you then sell them in your store. Add cashiers, purchase more item shelves, and add decorations to sell more items for larger sums of cash. 


Purchase new franchises: After you have earned enough money you can start buying new franchises. Each new franchise unlocks new resources, factories, and stores. This allows you to boost your overall profit and continue upgrading to better and better franchises. Each franchise also unlocks a brand new set of objectives and world goals.


Complete Objectives: Every franchise has its own unique set of objectives to complete. Every objective completed awards you multiple rewards to help boost profits. Every franchise also has world goals for you to complete over the lifetime of the franchise. Completing all objectives and world goals for a franchise gives extra sweet rewards.


Level up store items: Each item in your store has its own level. Collect store item tokens from completing objectives. Leveling up your store items increases how much of this item you can produce and how many coins you can sell it for.

## Key features

- Gather and upgrade resources
- Produce items in a factory
- Sell items in your store
- Purchase and manage new franchises
- Complete objectives for rewards
- Level up store items

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Diamond Fund | $9.99 | one-time |
| Handful of Diamonds | $1.99 | one-time |
| Pile of Diamonds | $4.99 | one-time |
| Pouch of Diamonds | $9.99 | one-time |
| Barrel of Diamonds | $19.99 | one-time |
| Chest of Diamonds | $29.99 | one-time |
| Chest of Upgrade Gems | $1.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-franchise-market-tycoon/id1638755546/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Basic but shows promise!

*2024-08-15*

Update, reinstall seemed to work. It's alright but a little basic. The store page way over sells it for what you get. 

Also actually seeing customers and items for sale would be good. The game is pretty much an interface type game that looks like a tycoon game but isn't, all the pieces are static and there's no movement.

I think this might be someone's first attempt at a game and if so have gone an amazing job thus far. 

Looking forward to seeing where this game ends up!.

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Tutorial got itself one step ahead and I can’t continue, reload, or do anything. Looks like a really well made idle shop sim and will happily replay and rereview once it’s fixed.

**Developer response:** Hello MiddayEnglishman,

Sorry to hear that the tutorial got stuck! I'd love if you could send me an email at PaperlessApplications@gmail.com so that I can get the issue figured out.

### 5/5 — Small but thorough

*2023-07-21*

It's small and simple, has very basic pixel art, not many animations. But the tutorial is very thorough and not overwhelming. It gets you set up on producing things, then explains the rest of it as you go clicking around. It also has a nice quest / rewards system. Haven't made it out of the first world yet but I definitely plan to keep playing :)

Tips to keep in mind:
- in the store, you get free coins every 5 minutes. Can watch ads for coins and gems, I think that's infinite.
- can upgrade resources 10 levels, then need to increase the cap to level another 10, it's explained in-game.
- TO UNLOCK NEW ITEMS, you get these red tickets from quests. In the store, flip through the different tabs, you can buy chests with cards. It's the usual sort of, get 10 cards and you can level it up.
- Note: if you're off wifi, all the store prices show $0.00 - not accurate, it's not a sudden deal for cheap.

## Frequently asked questions about Idle Franchise

### What is Idle Franchise - Market Tycoon about?

Idle Franchise - Market Tycoon is an incremental business simulator where you gather resources, produce items, and sell them to build a business empire. You can upgrade your operations and purchase new franchises to increase profits and complete objectives for rewards.

### How do I make money in Idle Franchise - Market Tycoon?

You make money by gathering resources, producing items in your factory, and selling those items in your store. Upgrading your production, store, and purchasing new franchises will further boost your profits.

### Can I play Idle Franchise - Market Tycoon offline?

The provided data does not specify if Idle Franchise - Market Tycoon supports offline play. It is recommended to check the app store page for the most up-to-date information on connectivity requirements.

### What devices can I play Idle Franchise - Market Tycoon on?

Idle Franchise - Market Tycoon is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. The game is rated for ages 4 and up.

### How often is Idle Franchise - Market Tycoon updated?

Idle Franchise - Market Tycoon was last updated on November 1, 2022, with version 1.0.1. The release date was October 19, 2022.

### Does Idle Franchise - Market Tycoon have ads?

Yes, Idle Franchise - Market Tycoon contains advertisements. This is indicated by the 'hasAds' flag being true in the application data.

### Are there in-app purchases in Idle Franchise - Market Tycoon?

Yes, Idle Franchise - Market Tycoon offers in-app purchases. This allows players to buy items or currency within the game.

### What do users like about Idle Franchise - Market Tycoon?

Based on the available rating of 5.0 stars from 2 ratings, users appear to have a very positive sentiment towards Idle Franchise - Market Tycoon. Specific user feedback is not detailed in the provided data.

## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2022-11-01

Minor bug fixes:
-Fixed issue causing max node levels to not be increased after watching an ad
-Fixed other small ad related issues
-Small behind the scene fixes

### 1.0.0 — 2022-10-19

No release notes.

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