# My Business Empire — user reviews > 117 indexed App Store user reviews of My Business Empire by Brandon Stecklein, rated 3.30/5 from 46 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-business-empire/id997778368/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-business-empire/id997778368.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 16 · 4★ 10 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 12 ## What do users think of My Business Empire? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎨 Hand-drawn artwork and unique visual style - 😊 Addictive and engaging gameplay mechanics - 🧠 Encourages strategic thinking about business management - 💰 Rewarding progression system with money accumulation - 📱 Works in background after initial setup - 🆓 Free to play with no mandatory IAP - ⚡ Simple and easy to understand concept - 🎯 Good introduction to basic business concepts **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues - ⚠️ Game progress resets unexpectedly - ⏱️ Doesn't generate income when app is closed - 🎮 Too easy to complete quickly - 📊 Confusing and unclear game mechanics - 💸 Accountant feature crashes the game - 🔢 Mathematical inconsistencies and calculation errors - 🎨 Art misalignment causing button placement issues - 📈 Unbalanced business profitability - 🚫 Severe bugs after premium purchase **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes when hiring accountants - Game crashes when taking out loans - Unexpected progress resets after extended app closure - Game crashes on premium purchase - Gray screen appears after payment - Game crashes when rotating device - Crashes when buying certain businesses - Crashes every 3 minutes during gameplay - Art/UI elements shift out of sync with buttons - Cannot access game after launch - Business level and manager count caps incorrectly - Offline income calculation inaccurate - Scroll bar doesn't reach bottom of property list - Income display shows infinity or incorrect values - Real-time clock doesn't work properly **Most requested features** - Ability to sell or demolish businesses - Sound effects and audio - Faster bulk purchasing of businesses - Business analysis before purchase - Time/clock display showing hours until next day - Loan system functionality - More business types and options - Grouping of duplicate businesses - Scrollable interface for many properties - Swipe navigation between businesses - Custom background images - General staff hiring separate from managers - Banking and savings account features - Employee happiness and wage negotiation system - More detailed game tutorial and instructions - ROI and profitability statistics - Income history graphs - Better balance between manager limits and profitability - Offline income generation - Create custom business types ## Newest reviews (18 of 117) ### 4/5 — Fun but a severe problem… *2023-12-27* I love this game, but any time I exit the app for too long all my businesses reset and I have to start over from the lemonade stand. I tried making an account to fix this, but it didn’t work. Please fix this, I want to beat the game but I can’t do it in one sitting! ### 2/5 — Reset *2023-09-30, version 2.0.0* I have been playing the game for over a year and clicked on today to discover all my progress had been reset ### 4/5 — It is nice *2021-04-29, version 1.21.0* If the graphics aren’t a problem for you it’s a cool business MOBILE game. I think people forget that it is not a full masterpiece new god of war game and it shouldn’t be. Simple Game for fun to play when your in bathroom or something ### 4/5 — Good potential *2020-05-04* The game is fun in general. I feel like there is a lot of potential but just needs more options. (Like whether or not to pay taxes). In accounting it says illegal income but I’m not sure how you can get that. Maybe a feature could be monitoring employee happiness with periodic requests for raises. I lowered employee income to $1 and operations were still normal. Possibly more options for income (with regards to illegal income) like avoiding taxes, hiding income, paying too little to employees, hiring certain accountants to cut corners, or businesses that create illegal revenue. Ie. drug dealing, money laundering, creating counterfeit cash with option to hire better guys to make better money with a less likelihood of being caught! ### 2/5 — It’s ok *2019-10-29, version 1.19.0* I thought the game was okay but I only played it for probably two minutes. After being able to change the name I thought okay, I tried to change the price to what I thought would be some what realistic and cool, you could only change the price when you level up, I suddenly became uninterested in the game at that point ### 4/5 — Please update. *2019-02-25* Please update so that managers are not limited, and allow us to hire general staff. Make it so that we need to find a balance. I like that original way better. Also, add more business options. I’ve had the game since it had been out and stuck with it. I like the game but feel so limited now. Also, adding more banking options. I feel like I’m always fighting with the accounting system in place because there is no savings account. AND A LOAN IS NOT REVENUE. ### 3/5 — Hiring an accountant *2018-09-21, version 1.16.0* It wont let me hire an accountant or take out a loan if i wanted. It crashes when i try to hire an accountant! ### 3/5 — Maxed out after only upgrading 4 times on Lemonade Stand *2018-09-15, version 1.16.0* I like the idea of the game. Played it a few times in the past. I decided to reinstall this game once i got a new iPad. The only issue having with this is when buying businesses and upgrading it maxes out after a few times. Never had this issue in the past when previously playing this game. ### 3/5 — I passed the game *2018-07-30* The game is fun in in general but it’s to easy. I passed the game in (y22,m1,d13) in game time, which I don’t know how much it is in real time but i didn’t pay for the full Game because I read the comments that it has been crashing on them and can’t get a refund. The game has business that’s give more profit then others but I bought the last business and the most expensive one to and it doesn’t give me not even half of what other cheaper business give me. I was so excited to get the terraforming operation but on max it only gave me (day: 52,252). The one that gave me the most is Defense contractor making (day: 145,233). That’s a little disappointing. In total I make (monthly: 380,713,756). I will keep playing and keep increasing the money but hopefully they add more business with more profit and harder obstacles. ### 4/5 — Good *2018-02-13* Except for accounting hit it and crashes ### 3/5 — Good game needs work *2018-01-05, version 1.12.0* This is a really good game however the numbers don’t add up and the is no rhyme or reason to the increases in money for levelling up the business and hiring managers also you should have to add more staff members as in some business i have 18 managers but only one staff member ### 3/5 — Ratings by Zero *2017-11-06* I have the unlocked version of the game which is worth it in order to get the ad free experience and for $1.99 that isn’t too bad. Now I have only had two issues with the game. 1)crashing when trying to hire an accountant. 2) when you own a lot of businesses you stock screen won't scroll down. ### 2/5 — Game crashes *2017-10-27* Game crashes when you try to hire an accountant. ### 4/5 — Problem with Purchase *2017-09-26* I paid to get the full benefits of the game and when I did a gray screen shows up and now I can’t play... Any Help? ### 4/5 — Really fun *2017-07-05, version 1.9.0* This is a really fun game ### 4/5 — Good and geting better *2017-05-24* I can't wait for your next update it's looking great ### 4/5 — Lots of fun! *2017-04-29, version 1.9.0* Would be nice to have an analysis of a business before purchasing. ### 4/5 — Dope *2017-04-20, version 1.9.0* Definitely room for improvement and more things to spend money on but its dope ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — To easy *2025-04-17* I maxed everything out in less than half an hour and the art work is mid. ### 1/5 — Needs update *2018-08-21* The managers number and amount of businesses owned max out after 2 and 5. Needs fixed. ### 1/5 — DONT BUY PREMIUM!!! *2018-07-05* I would like a refund but I can’t get one. I paid for the full thing and as soon as I did I can’t do anything on the game. If I tap anything on the screen it just closes out. Such a rip off! ### 1/5 — The ‘bug’ that was fixed ruined the game *2018-05-20* 2 days ago an ‘unknown’ bug was fixed in the newest version and completely runnier the game. Prior you could build up a business with as many managers and levels as you wanted. There was a perfect ‘number’ of managers per level to maximize profit. The challenge was to find this number while valuing investment vs profit gained - just like building a business. Now the ‘bug’ that was ‘fixed’ caps the number of levels and managers each business could have. Therefore the developer is limiting the rate of growth and horribly dragging the game to a halt. It also helped that the JR game carried on while off my device. Now it doesn’t move unless the app is open. What was once a decently fun game is now a waste of effort with now point or strategy. ### 1/5 — Kinda bull**** *2018-02-04* Paid the $1.99 specifically to be able to hire accountants but every time I try to hire one the game crashes. Originally I thought $1.99 was reasonable but not when what they said you would get isn’t actually available. Kinda bull****! I have never taken the time to write a review until now. ### 1/5 — Fun, but Flawed *2017-12-26* I paid, for the full version.....save your money. When I try to buy an accountant, the game crashes on my iPad Pro. The game is difficult to figure out and you really can’t decipher the ledgers. Whoever designed this has no business experience. Overall, walk away. I have. ### 1/5 — Don't pay to upgrade *2017-09-26* I paid to hire accountants and now my game won't work. Fully updated iPhone 7s user. ### 1/5 — Annoying *2017-04-01, version 1.9.0* I CAN'T GET IN THE GAME ### 1/5 — Math!!!!!! *2017-03-28, version 1.9.0* The game would be amazing if you could count correctly, I am supposed to be making a little bit under 3 million a day and it is more like 800,000 a day. Unbelievably annoying ### 1/5 — App is Crashing *2016-11-13, version 1.6.0* This games looks to be fun but I can't get pass buying the first business without it CRASHING. I've closed out the app and restarted my phone and it's still crashing. Please fix ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Addictive *2025-02-20* Great game. I wish there was a faster way to by more businesses instead of clicking and upgrading one business at a time. ### 5/5 — Please *2019-12-07, version 1.20.0* Please can you translate the game in french ### 5/5 — Highly underrated *2018-07-29* I don’t know what’s wrong with you guys but I love this game and I’m excited to what more they can do. Keep up the great work developers😁 ### 5/5 — Addictive *2018-07-24* Great game. I wish there was a faster way to by more businesses instead of clicking and upgrading one business at a time. ### 5/5 — Interesting *2018-05-26, version 1.16.0* It was very clever and neat because not a lot of tycoon games are hand drawn or have drawings however it does need some Improvements maybe more flexible and fluent Like a improvement on how fast it goes.But overall I think it has potential. ### 5/5 — Gameplay *2017-03-12, version 1.8.0* Really love this game! It gives you a general look into entrepreneurship. ### 5/5 — One of a kind *2017-03-12* I like business games, were u have to think about what u are doin, and this game is that. ### 5/5 — Cool *2017-03-03, version 1.8.0* Cool ### 5/5 — Brilliant Fun *2017-02-22, version 1.8.0* Simple straight forward game play, thoughtful design. Build fans won't be disappointed. ### 5/5 — Addicting *2017-02-15, version 1.8.0* This game is about as addicting as games come. Simple and fun. 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