# Merchant Master — A business simulation game > Business simulation game of building a merchant empire with talent recruitment and family building. (iPhone/iPad app by HaoPlay Limited.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/merchant-master/id1561951410 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [HaoPlay Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1518979561) - Category: Games, Role Playing, Simulation - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.63/5 from 1,914 App Store ratings · 51 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 9.0 · 906 MB - Languages: English, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Chinese, Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese - Released: 2021-05-19 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/merchant-master/id1561951410/reviews.md ## What is Merchant Master? There was a young man who dreamed of becoming a wealthy and powerful merchant, with the hope of becoming the richest man in the world. Recruit talents, obtain pets, and meet your beloved beauties. From a humble merchant to the master of merchant empire, this is the way of merchant! - Game Features - 1. Nostalgic scenery and beautiful view: With full ink wash painting graphics, this game presents you a fully recreated ancient prosperous town. 2. Manage the best business in town: In this thriving town, there are various business to run: bank, grocery store, tavern. Start from scratch, work your way up to the master! 3. Recruit all the talents: Magician, taylor, jester, poet, all the talents from each profession are here to aid you. They are the best at their time, now it's time for you to shine in this ancient era. 4. Meet the beloved: Travel through the world and meet all the charming gorgeous ladies. The lovely maid, exotic princess, female general, who will accompany with you along the way to the very top? 5. Raise offsprings: Raise children with your beloved; male, female and even twins. Then look for a matching partner within the fellow merchants, to bond together with marriage; thus creating a strong merchant empire. 6. Mythical beast, spiritual pet: Either a house cat or a mythical beast, you will be able to collect them in this game. Exploring in the deep forest, traveling across the sea, pets will grant you a great boost in the world full of business war. ## Key features - Ink wash painting graphics - Manage bank, grocery, tavern - Recruit magician, taylor, poet - Meet and romance companions - Raise offspring and arrange marriages - Collect pets and mythical beasts ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Ingots Pack (S) | $0.99 | one-time | | Ingots Box (S) | $14.99 | one-time | | Battle Pass | $29.99 | one-time | | Ingots Pack (M) | $4.99 | one-time | | Ingots Box (XL) | $99.99 | one-time | | Benefits Fund | $29.99 | one-time | | Ingots Box (L) | $49.99 | one-time | | Ingots Box (M) | $29.99 | one-time | | Monthly Premium | $3.99 | one-time | | Annual Premium | $45.99 | one-time | ## What do users think of Merchant Master? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Simple and fun to play - 🎁 Lots of freebies in the game - 🎨 Good graphics and animations **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and issues with the game - 💰 Pay-to-win model and lack of content for free players - 🤖 Dominated by Russian players, making it hard to communicate **Commonly reported bugs** - Issues with adding money and credits in the game - Sudden game crashes and server connection problems - Lost progress and money due to server issues **Most requested features** - Add ability for players to marry and interact with each other - Implement gift giving between players - Provide a comprehensive game guide and tutorial ## Recent user reviews (10 of 51) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/merchant-master/id1561951410/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Awesome game👍🏻 *2023-07-13* It’s simple and fun to play, I like it very much! I want to suggest if you guys could program players marrying each other? I feel like it would be fun and players would interact with each other more to find a good partner to play with and could help each others revenue go up. Also as well as giving gifts to other players like friends. Thank you for creating this game 🙇🏻‍♀️ ### 1/5 — Parameter error *2022-08-08, version 1.0.29* Can’t use items from inventory. And the problem still happening across all servers. Is the problem so hard to solve? ### 4/5 — Bug Problem or Doesn’t have any new servers?? *2022-08-07, version 1.0.29* First of all, I want to say this game is good and I am really enjoying myself playing with it. Second, there are a lot of freebies in game which I think is great. Like I never seen so many freebies in every event of the game! But every since I started to play the game, I think I’ve been experiencing bug in the system. Like all of a sudden it stopped adding money every time I tap the treasury building or sometimes the credits won’t appear every time I was in auto tap in the stages section. Or suddenly the game stops and I don’t know why or what happened. I don’t know if it is really a bug in the system or recently my server got full. And if it was a bug problem, I hope you can fix this immediately. Because it was ruining my fun in the game. And if it was the lack of servers in the game. I hope in the future you’ll add more, so that everyone can play without any problems. Thank you!! ### 1/5 — Full of Russians *2022-08-03, version 1.0.29* Literally only Russian people play this game ### 1/5 — Lost out on all progress and money *2022-04-12, version 1.0.27* I lost out to all my progress and money I put into the game because a server is crowded and won’t let me back in this is why I wait to give reviews ..reached out to no avail. ### 1/5 — 垃圾游戏 *2022-02-26, version 1.0.27* 垃圾游戏登陆都有bug导致登陆不了，一顿垃圾还有没好意思卖99.99刀？哪里来的勇气？ ### 1/5 — Couldn’t open the game *2022-02-26, version 1.0.27* We have been trying to login the game for the last 10 hours but couldn’t get past the “haven’t seen the master for…” Are the devs even aware of this issue? The first update made me want to quit but still gave it another chance because I’ve met a lot of great people in the game. But the never ending bugs and issues make me want to stop playing altogether. ### 1/5 — 游戏卡bug，游戏进不去 *2022-02-25, version 1.0.27* 游戏卡在来钱啦！在界面 进不去游戏， 7个小时过去 还是进不去游戏 ### 3/5 — Good game but… *2022-02-07, version 1.0.27* Is there no other way to get worker recruitment cards? If not can you add something like a shop or missions to get more. I can’t move onto the next mission due to lack of workers. I’ll add 5 stars once this problem is fix. It’ll be sad to drop this game because I really do enjoy this game. ### 1/5 — No male beloved *2022-01-27, version 1.0.27* They only allow you to date very provocative scantily dressed large breast clearly objectified women. Even if your character is a woman. So you can either be a male character who objectifies multiple women or an objectified female character that somehow has children with other female characters in an ancient Asian community. It is extremely clear to me that men created this game. ## Frequently asked questions about Merchant Master ### What is Merchant Master? Merchant Master is a business simulation game where players aim to become the wealthiest merchant in the world. The game features a beautifully recreated ancient prosperous town with various businesses to manage, talents to recruit, and companions to meet. ### What are the key features of Merchant Master? Key features include managing businesses like banks and taverns, recruiting diverse talents such as magicians and poets, meeting and romancing various companions, raising offspring, and collecting pets and mythical beasts for in-game boosts. ### Is Merchant Master free to play? Yes, the game is free to download and play. It offers in-app purchases, allowing players to enhance their gameplay experience or speed up progression through optional purchases. ### What kind of businesses can I manage in Merchant Master? Players can manage a variety of businesses within the thriving ancient town. These include essential establishments like a bank, a grocery store, and a tavern, allowing for diverse management strategies. ### Can I build a family in Merchant Master? Yes, the game allows players to meet and romance beloved companions, raise offspring with them, and even arrange marriages for their children with other merchants. This feature helps in creating a strong merchant empire. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.0.32 — 2023-10-18 Updates: 1. Gameplay optimization 2. Added new battlepass 3. Added new talent skins ### 1.0.31 — 2023-01-11 Updates: 1. New event: Spring Festival Events Series 2. New cosmetics for the main character ### 1.0.30 — 2022-08-12 Updates: 1. Skin exchange shop in the Cosmetic Pavilion. 2. New character cosmetics 3. Brand new deluxe skin series 4. Increase beloved skill caps. ### 1.0.29 — 2022-06-07 Updates: 1. Game Optimizations. 2. Multiple language interface. ### 1.0.28 — 2022-05-16 Updates: 1. Skin exchange shop in the Cosmetic Pavilion. 2. New character cosmetics 3. Brand new deluxe skin series 4. 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User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*