# Pocket Trader. Business Tycoon — user reviews

> 118 indexed App Store user reviews of Pocket Trader. Business Tycoon by Robert Grzybek, rated 4.20/5 from 315 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-trader-business-tycoon/id1155905318/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-trader-business-tycoon/id1155905318.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 169 · 4★ 90 · 3★ 29 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 18

## What do users think of Pocket Trader. Business Tycoon?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🎮 Simple and addictive gameplay mechanics
- 💰 Free-to-play with no mandatory purchases
- 🧠 Strategic depth in buy-low-sell-high trading
- ⏰ Great time-killer for downtime
- 🎯 Easy to learn and understand
- 📱 Lightweight and accessible game
- 🌍 Similar to classic Tradewinds games
- 👍 Relaxing and engaging experience

**Cons**

- 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🎨 Poor color contrast on price displays
- 🐛 Game freezes during video ads
- ⚠️ Frequent random events disrupt gameplay
- 📱 Poor iPad interface scaling
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay after initial hours
- ❌ No ad-free premium option available
- 🎮 Limited content and progression

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Quest completion not registering in tavern
- Game freezes when watching ads
- Banner ads covering bottom buttons
- Missions not working on iPhone XR
- Various game crashes and glitches

**Most requested features**

- Ad-free premium version or purchase option
- Island zoom-out feature for better overview
- City price comparison list view
- Faster price change mechanics
- Improved text color contrast or dark outlines
- More animations and visual stimulation
- Additional quests and missions
- Hard mode without automatic profit indicators
- Warehouse automation features
- More caravan options
- Improved tutorial system
- Stronger hired companions with higher wages

## Newest reviews (13 of 118)

### 2/5 — Terrible colour choice on prices!

*2025-11-23, version 1.17*

The brightest green and red makes it almost impossible for me to read the prices. Ruined the game unfortunately

### 4/5 — Game of ads

*2025-06-27*

Game could be fun, but you can’t get into the groove of it because every time you go from one city to the other and initiate your trade you have to watch an ad so you never get more than three or four minutes a game play before you watch another ad

### 4/5 — まぁ良いんじゃない

*2024-05-02, version 1.17*

機内モードで広告無くせば更に快適に？

### 3/5 — Gutes Komzept, aber nicht ausgereift.

*2022-01-30, version 1.14*

Ich mag diesen spieletyp, aber ich habe folgende verbesserungsvorschläge:

-Insel herrauszoomen
-Alle städte auf einer Liste für den Preisvergleich
-Schnellere Preisveränderung damit man nicht 20mal zwischen den gleichen 2 städten pendelt.

### 3/5 — Too much adv

*2022-01-24, version 1.14*

Too much adv

### 1/5 — Too many ads

*2021-10-15, version 1.14*

Can’t look around for prices without getting an ad , so 5 seconds of gameplay 30 seconds of ad . Lol

### 3/5 — So many ads

*2021-09-03, version 1.14*

Would be happy to pay to stop them, but there’s no way of doing so. So every 3-4 minutes you’re interrupted by the kind of ads that don’t allow you to stop. I lasted 10 minutes. Looks like fun, but too frustrating to continue.

### 2/5 — Werbung

*2021-08-28, version 1.14*

Zu viel Werbung!! 
Vielleicht ne Möglichkeit um dir Werbung zu entfernen wäre gut 

Fazit:

Gelöscht

### 2/5 — Too many ads

*2021-08-15*

Game looks interesting but cant get anywhere having to look at ads every two seconds

### 1/5 — To many ads

*2021-08-08*

Would give 4 stars except there are just way to many ads. Open a screen watch an ad. Close a screen watch an ad. Buy product watch an ad. Travel to another town watch an ad. Don’t do anything at all watch an ad. Open gear screen watch an ad. Then watch an ad because you watched an ad. Just way to many ads. You watch more ads then play. Change the name to pocket ad watcher. If you like watching ads this is a must game for you.

### 4/5 — Fun but

*2021-08-05*

Little repetitive. I like it tho. Been trading for a few days.  Paid the dollar for the no ads island 🤷🏻‍♂️

### 3/5 — Events are WAY too common

*2021-07-30*

I like the game overall, and it would be a 5 star for sure. But the one thing that annoys the crap out of me about this game is the events. I get a random event every now and then to spice things up, but I’m getting consistently robbed 2 sometimes 3 times between 2 cities that are like right next to each other. It’s ridiculous. Constantly running into guards, bandits, random sleeping travelers, unopened crates, etc. it gets very annoying very fast. I count my blessings when I actually make a trip without an event happening because it’s so insanely rare to make it somewhere without being stopped for some stupid event. 

Other than that I like the game, but that one issue really really hurts how much I enjoy the game.

### 1/5 — TOO MANY ADS

*2021-07-11, version 1.14*

The gameplay can be addicting and you might get players that will buy in-app purchases. Instead, you're turning players away with the amount of ads the game has. I wanted to enjoy this game but no thamks

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Such a simple game, why so many ads?

*2025-09-29*

Seriously, it’s a super watered down tradewinds clone. Why is it so full of ads? Like I can’t play more than 2 minutes without getting stopped for another ad popping up. It takes me out of the game, and I lose track of the cities I’m supposed to be going to and the price comparison that I JUST looked at before you locked me out with another ad break.

### 1/5 — Fun but omg full screen ads

*2025-09-05*

I totally get that they need sponsors and things like that to keep stuff like this going to make money and I was really excited because as I was playing, it asked me I was like hey do you wanna watch a ad to earn some gold sure that sounds nice and I’m really glad you don’t hit me with a full screen ad and give me the option instead watch a video so that both parties are pleased. Then not even 10 seconds later I get hit with a full screen ad and immediately Uninstalled.

### 1/5 — Lots of ads

*2025-06-27, version 1.17*

I can not play the game bc there is lots of mandatory ads to be watched, they pop up every second.

### 1/5 — Ad simulator

*2024-06-18, version 1.17*

Played for six minutes. Spent a total of two minutes playing and four minutes watching ads.

### 1/5 — Zu Viel Werbung

*2023-11-06, version 1.14*

Spiele das Spiel jetzt keine 5 Minuten und musste mir 4 Werbungen anschauen und da macht das Spielen keinen sinn , würde sogar 0,99€ bezahlen dafür

### 1/5 — Unplayable due to ads

*2023-09-25*

First island was entertaining enough (I downloaded it before hopping on a plane). By 2nd and 3rd island (roughly 30 minutes of playtime in), the ads were unbearable. Every single move there were ads. After the last “a word from our sponsor…” I deleted the game. Not a huge loss, there is zero story. You just buy stuff in one town and go somewhere else to sell it. Meh, good riddance.

### 1/5 — Typical ad machine

*2023-07-22, version 1.14*

Deleted

### 1/5 — Not a great start

*2022-06-10, version 1.14*

Just uploaded, very first video freezes the game. So sick of lazy greedy developers doing this. Just wasting gamers time. Would never spend a penny on a game that falls over in less than 3 minutes. Will persevere for an hour. If it continues, DELETED.

Oh dear, second video, game frozen. 

Utterly pathetic.

Game deleted.

### 1/5 — too many adds

*2022-04-20, version 1.14*

game is not that good and theres an ad almost after every trade.

### 1/5 — Ads.

*2021-11-04, version 1.14*

I love the game. I just can’t play it. To many ads. I would pay to get rid of them if it was an option but I can’t find one anywhere. The game makes me very sad.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Cool little distraction

*2023-07-07, version 1.14*

I come back to this one from time to time. It’s a good wind down game imo

### 5/5 — Sehr Gutes Spiel vielleicht zu gut?

*2023-02-09, version 1.14*

Ich habe das Spiel schon mehrmals durchgespielt, aber irgendwie fehlt mir etwas neuer Content. Bestimmt könnte man aus dem Konzept ein Wahres Juwel hervorbringen

### 5/5 — Suppe

*2022-10-18, version 1.14*

Lecka Lanka

### 5/5 — I love this game

*2022-09-09, version 1.14*

Yes i love this game. Interesting but i dont know how to play well yet

### 5/5 — About this awesome game

*2022-08-15*

This game is not for people that don’t like mind and time games being that they take a little while to really start getting into the real lootation but even if that’s not true it’s still an overall great game and I recommend it to anyone!

### 5/5 — Woww

*2022-03-18, version 1.14*

I can say its really good🎉

### 5/5 — Good concept

*2022-01-12, version 1.14*

I really enjoy this game although it can get a bit repetitive but it really captures price fluctuation of goods in a market across different region according to their supply and demand really well so five stars ✨

### 5/5 — MT

*2020-12-29, version 1.13*

It’s nice I just wish it had real money and did the ware house for you but I can do stuff justice

### 5/5 — Fun

*2020-10-03, version 1.13*

Yeah

### 5/5 — Nice

*2020-05-27*

You feel like business man in the old years

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