# SimMayor — Do you have what it takes? > Text-based city building simulator where you manage a settlement as mayor. (iPhone/iPad app by InstCoffee Limited.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simmayor/id1523877459 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [InstCoffee Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1438883181) - Category: Games, Role Playing, Simulation - Price: Free - Rating: 3.47/5 from 103 App Store ratings · 70 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 9+ - Requires: iOS 10.0 · 87 MB - Languages: Catalan, Dutch, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish - Released: 2021-01-26 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simmayor/id1523877459/reviews.md ## What is SimMayor? Being a mayor is a tough job, but someone has to do it, right? If you’re a fan of simulators, and even more so city building / mayor simulators, this is the game for you! Summary: - Customizable settlement - Over 125 buildings to buy - You need to keep your residents happy - Respond to disasters - Fund the emergency services correctly - Correctly fund utilities - Make Profit - Enjoy yourself! SimMayor is a text based city building mayor simulator which gives you control of everything. When starting the game, you can name your mayor, the settlement and citizen names or, you can just choose to randomize them, it’s up to you! Once you’ve chosen the main details, it’s time to choose your starting budget, climate you then choose if you want the real experience of being up for election each year, or to just have control indefinitely. If you’re a fan of city building simulators then you’ll know that a good place to start a new settlement is to actually get some residents, right? With a choice of multiple residential buildings, you can start to create your ideal settlement. Next up on the list, jobs! Nobody just wants to go through life without being able to earn a living, right? With a choice of multiple commercial and office buildings, it’s your responsibility to make sure your residents are employed. Whether it’s working for a fast-food restaurant or, for a Tech Startup, any job is better than none. Along with making sure everyone has a job, you had better make sure there are enough utility buildings to keep the settlement ticking over. From making sure the garbage gets disposed of to making sure there’s water coming out of everyones taps, it's all on you! If you start to fail in this area, you’ll soon know about it! Residents will not keep quiet for long. Whether they start to talk about you on their social media or decide to riot, you need to be ready! This now leads us into the emergency services! To help keep your residents safe, you need to employ people for the police force, ambulance & fire service. If not, those fires will start to spread further than some nasty gossip about the mayor. Just to keep you on your toes, you will have a range of different disasters that will pop up. Will you choose to repair buildings caused by a fire or will you simply let them all burn to the ground? Will you repair buildings that have been vandalised as part of the ongoing riots around you because people don’t have clean water? To help raise the mood around town, you can throw events and bring your residents together to have a great time! If this can’t raise the public opinion then nothing can! Finally, it’s time for you to make some money. To do this, make sure you have enough commercial buildings to bring in profit each month once the payments have been made for everything else. If you can’t get the hang of this, you can always accept a bribe that’s offered to you, but you need to cross your fingers that you don’t get found out! Socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SimMayorGame Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/SimMayorGame Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/simmayor Latest Devlogs: https://inst.coffee/blog/ ## Key features - Customizable settlement - Over 125 buildings - Resident happiness management - Disaster response - Utility and emergency service funding - Profit generation ## What do users think of SimMayor? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay mechanics - 💡 Innovative city simulation concept - ⚡ Easy to pick up and play - 🎯 Good balance of features to manage - 👍 Responsive developer support - 🏗️ Multiple ways to generate income - 📱 Works well on mobile devices **Cons** - 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements - 💰 Difficult monetization model without ad removal option - 🐛 Frequent game crashes and data loss - ❌ Sandbox mode broken - can't purchase items - 😕 Unclear gameplay mechanics and tutorials - ⚙️ Poor UI/UX design with small buttons - 💸 Unrealistic economy and maintenance costs - 🎮 Unbalanced gameplay difficulty - 📊 Confusing statistics and resource tracking **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes every few seconds - Sandbox mode purchase functionality broken - Unlimited budget mode doesn't allow purchases - Building names display as null - Extend term feature breaks game progression - Public approval stuck at 0 with no recovery - Settings don't persist (manual time, elections, tutorial) - Text labels incorrect (shows 'corn' for all resources) - Game crashes when switching between owned buildings and farms - Data loss after viewing ads - Auto-time feature passes months randomly - Commercial buildings show negative income - Citizens riot despite 100% approval rating at high taxes **Most requested features** - Education buildings (schools, universities) - Transportation systems - Population growth through immigration and births/deaths - Town halls and law-making mechanics - Factory and employment centers for more jobs - Paid ad-free version or ad removal option - Term limits and election system improvements - Campaign and opponent election features - Better financial breakdown and expense tracking - Taller buildings and map locations - Inflation mechanics - Auto-save functionality improvements - Bulk purchase buttons (100x or 1000x build) - Realistic utility scaling - More detailed tutorial system ## Recent user reviews (10 of 70) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simmayor/id1523877459/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Good Game with some improvements *2024-11-01* include things like being able to hold town halls and write laws into affect. Also when playing in sandbox mode you can’t really buy things. ### 1/5 — Hi! *2024-05-29* This game keeps crashing every second don’t play it resets where you left off! ### 4/5 — The only thing missing in my opinion is education. *2023-08-02* It’s a great game overall. I hope they update it so there can be Education buildings added to it. ### 4/5 — Needs a little more *2023-06-25* Excellent game but it would be better if there were more things like education and transportation etc. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review! Let us know how you think education and transportation could work and i'll get it added to our suggestions list! ### 4/5 — Four Stars *2023-02-14* Ads a bit much but good game! Fun and enjoyable, had a perfect game! **Developer response:** Thanks for your review! As a free game, it's hard to find the right balance for ads which every player is happy with. Once we start to add some more content to the game, after we release Simplomacy (world leader simulator), we may look at adding an IAP to remove adverts. ### 3/5 — Not bad *2022-10-20, version 1.2.3* Over all the game is a decent playable game… Here are some suggestions: School- under jobs we count the uneducated, but we have NO WHERE to educate them. Allow people to make more money We need to add factories or employment centers which generate 1000+ jobs. It’s unrealistic to believe that I bought 30 males and still can’t employ over 50% of my city. Allow the city of grow on its own, add developers offering to build in the city. Add other way to make money outside of corruption and taxes. ### 3/5 — garbo *2022-09-28* just bring back instlife instead ### 5/5 — Great game *2022-07-14, version 1.2.3* Im having so much fun with this game but you said the next update will have ores but that was a year ago so i would be hoping to see that soon-kalob ### 2/5 — If there were no adds I would give a 4 or 3 *2022-07-12* Ok so this game is pretty good just everything is locked so you can’t you good stuff and I get to put a tiny bit of ads but every time there would be one and it’s annoying so I’m sorry but 2 stars 😔 **Developer response:** Thank you for your review - everything is unlockable, it just takes a little bit of time. We'll take note of your issue with the ads too and potentially create an in app purchase to remove them :) ### 1/5 — Pretty mid *2022-06-16, version 1.2.3* This app isn’t that fun if only instcoffee didn’t sell out ## Frequently asked questions about SimMayor ### What is SimMayor? SimMayor is a text-based city building and mayor simulator game. It puts you in control of all aspects of managing a settlement, from building structures to keeping your residents happy and responding to various challenges. ### What are the key features of SimMayor? Key features include a customizable settlement with over 125 buildings to buy, managing resident happiness, responding to disasters, funding emergency services and utilities correctly, and making a profit. You can also choose to face annual elections or have indefinite control. ### Is SimMayor free to play? The game is free to download and play, but it does contain advertisements. There may also be options for in-app purchases, though the description does not specify what these might be. ### What kind of challenges can I expect in SimMayor? You will face challenges such as keeping residents happy, responding to natural disasters like fires and riots, and ensuring essential services like water and garbage disposal are maintained. Failure to manage these can lead to unhappy citizens and potential unrest. ### Who is SimMayor designed for? This game is designed for players who enjoy simulator games, especially those who are fans of city building and mayor simulation titles. It appeals to those who like strategic management and decision-making in a virtual environment. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.2.3 — 2021-08-25 Bug: Fixed some building names appearing as empty or 'null' iOS: Added iOS 14 App Tracking supportAds: ------------------------------------------------ Moved ads from AdMob to UnityAds Buildings: Added 2 commerical buildings Buildings: Added 1 new park building Buildings: Added 2 new recreational building Corruption: Added 1 new corruption event Disasters: Added waterspout disaster Resources: Added the ability to cut down forests Tutorial: Added information on resources to the tutorial UI: Added a 'Take Me There' button when clicking an overview metric UI: Changed arcade icon UI: Changed water treatment plant icon UI: Fixed resource details pop-up not updating it's title ### 1.2.1 — 2021-03-25 Bug: Fixed being able to buy 1 building via multibuy even if you didn't have the money Bug: Fixed multibuy on Building Details being disabled when in Sandbox Mode Bug: Fixed Term Length not randomising on a random game Buildings: Added 3 new recreational buildings Buildings: Added 3 new farms Buildings: Added a multibuy button next to the quick-buy button (you can still multibuy from the details page) Buildings: Added the option to destroy multiples of buildings Buildings: You can now cut down a rainforest (if you started your game with one) for A LOT of wood resource Planned Events: Added 1 new planned event Planned Events: Planned Events can now be hosted on farms Resources: Added 4 new resources Resources: Added a details popup when the resource is clicked Resources: Added new resource type Resources: Every week a random resource is selected to be worth x2, time to get lucky! (The newspaper will tell you which resource it is) Sounds: Added a unique sound when buildings are destroyed UI: Added a shine to rare resources UI: Fixed Landmarks page title not appearing ### 1.2.0 — 2021-03-13 Ads: Lowered frequency of ads Biography: The biography areas of investment has been expanded to include Farm buildings Building Details: Added supported population values to Fire and Police buildings Building Details: Added the ability to view resources (if the building produces some) Buildings: Added 1 new police building Buildings: Added 2 new fire service buildings Buildings: Added 6 new commercial buildings Buildings: Added Farms with 10 new farm buildings Disasters: Added 1 new disaster Emergency Services: Reworked how Police and Fire Service coverage is calculated (now matches medical) Engine: Added building requirements to buildings (e.g. you'll need a farm to build a farmers market) Engine: Added building requirements to planned events (e.g. you'll need a pumpkin farm to plan pumpkin carving) Events: Added 3 new events News: Added more headlines Planned Events: Added 5 new events to plan Resources: Added 12 new resources Resources: Farms generate resources which are stored in your city to be sold Sandbox Mode: Removed Cuppy advice in Sandbox Mode UI: Added icon to crane fly event UI: Added the building name to the building unlock requirements pop-up UI: Fixed a handful of incorrect names assigned to buildings when bought ### 1.1.1 — 2021-02-24 Fixed the employment bug that was present in 1.1.0. ### 1.1.0 — 2021-02-23 Achievement: Added 2 new achievements Biography: Added extra section to biography Bug: Fixed Garbage Man achievement not unlocking Buildings: Added 1 new commercial building Buildings: Added 1 new recreational building Concerts: Added 1 new artist Concerts: Added information pop-up on concert day (if your settlement can host them, can be turned off) Engine: Optimised daily/monthly progression (should be 9x faster with higher population settlements) Events: Added 1 new event Monthly Report: Added detail for money earned from concerts New Game: Added a Create Sandbox Game button (mayor forever, unlimited money, no building restrictions, etc) New Game: Added the ability to select unlimited money New Game: Added the ability to set term length (default 1 year) News: There are now articles posted when your settlement unlocks a building Social Media: Added the ability to post to your social media timeline UI: Tweaked sizing of Building Name Title on the Building Details page ## Apps similar to SimMayor | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Life Way - Life Simulator](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/life-way-life-simulator/id1611115400) | 3.8 (102) | Free | Games | | [Enclaver - Life Simulator](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/enclaver-life-simulator/id1493799162) | 4.3 (1,661) | Free | Games | | [Eco inc. 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