# Side Hustle Empire — Merch Tycoon: Garage to Global

> Merch Tycoon: Garage to Global (iPhone/iPad app by Aidan Lucero.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/side-hustle-empire/id6824740871 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Aidan Lucero](https://appshunter.io/developer/6824740874)
- Category: Games, Business, Casual, Simulation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 16 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-23
- Data updated: 2026-10-29
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/side-hustle-empire/id6824740871/reviews.md

## What is Side Hustle Empire?

You have $100, a hand press, and a garage that smells like your dad's car. Turn it into a global clothing empire.

PRINT. POST. PROFIT.
Buy blank shirts, print them, and post memes so people know you exist. Watch the line form outside your door in a full 3D street that grows with your business.

RUN A REAL BUSINESS
• Set your prices and see who buys: college kids, regulars, and rich dads
• Drop new designs before the old ones go stale, and chase the trend
• Hire printers, managers and a social team, each with their own personality
• Pay rent, wages and taxes every night, or get to know a guy named Vinny

FROM GARAGE TO SPACE PROGRAM
Move from an online shop to a warehouse, a flagship store, a retail chain, a skyscraper HQ, a merch theme park and a launch pad. Unlock San Diego, Austin, Miami, New York, London, Tokyo and Las Vegas, each with its own look and rules.

CHAOS INCLUDED
Rival brands roast you online. Influencers post your shirt and then get cancelled. Bulk orders show up with impossible deadlines. Your mom DMs you about the loan.

KEEP COMING BACK
Daily goals, crates, a login streak, a monthly season pass, a weekly challenge with the same rules for everyone, and legacy perks that carry into every new run. Your crew keeps selling while you're away.

PLAY YOUR WAY
Nine game modes, from Speedrun to Hardcore to Influencer. Four difficulties. Plays fully offline.

Go Pro to remove ad breaks between days. Reward ads are always optional.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Go Pro | $4.99 | one-time |
| Pouch of Gems | $0.99 | one-time |
| Bag of Gems | $4.99 | one-time |
| Chest of Gems | $9.99 | one-time |
| Vault of Gems | $19.99 | one-time |
| Mountain of Gems | $49.99 | one-time |
| Comeback Bundle | $2.99 | one-time |
| Starter Pack | $1.99 | one-time |


## Is Side Hustle Empire safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Side Hustle Empire.

## Is Side Hustle Empire legit?

Side Hustle Empire has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Side Hustle Empire is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/side-hustle-empire/id6824740871/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Muddy Spud Shirts!

*2026-10-25*

My “brand” is off to a great start and I’m loving the business coaching along the way! Addictive!

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-10-27

Easier to learn, easier on your battery.

• A longer tutorial that sticks around until you finish it, now covering your first hire, first payday and moving online
• Tap any stat (blanks, returns, profit per shirt, stale designs, your rival, the line) to see what it means and how to fix it
• "What's hurting your rating" on the reviews page, plus a rating breakdown in the nightly report
• Simpler first minutes: menus unlock as you need them, and the first days run a little slower
• Your rating now really matters: bad reviews mean fewer customers, at any size
• Offline earnings rebalanced, plus an optional "your vault is full" reminder
• Big battery and heat improvements, especially in the late game
• Fixed sound cutting out after leaving the app, calls, or flipping the silent switch
• Fixed returns tanking your rating at bigger stores
• Lots of smaller fixes

### 1.1.1 — 2026-10-24

New music for every city, from surf rock in San Diego to lounge jazz in Vegas. Rain sounds like real rain now (and much quieter). Fixed music sometimes cutting out. Balance: maxing your price no longer prints free money.

### 1.1 — 2026-10-23

New guided tutorial for first-timers. Tougher economy and real bankruptcy stakes, plus automation backlash: run your shop with robots and fans turn on you. Morale now affects how fast your crew prints. Way more (unhinged) comments in your feed. Big battery-life improvement. Fixed Settings opening behind the home screen.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-23

No release notes.

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*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 2026-10-29.*