# Tropico — user reviews > 686 indexed App Store user reviews of Tropico by Feral Interactive Ltd, rated 4.70/5 from 2,019 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tropico/id1264531625/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tropico/id1264531625.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,771 · 4★ 131 · 3★ 33 · 2★ 26 · 1★ 58 ## What do users think of Tropico? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Smooth gameplay - 👍 Faithful port of PC version - 💰 Fair one-time purchase price - 🎨 Excellent graphics - 🕹️ Intuitive touch controls - 🕰️ Lots of replayability **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and save data loss - 🔋 High battery consumption - 🤔 Clunky road building - 🕰️ Slow construction speed - 🕹️ Finicky camera controls **Commonly reported bugs** - Missions not triggering properly - Inability to build or demolish roads - Audio issues (speed up, no sound) - Flickering minimap **Most requested features** - More campaign missions and scenarios - Improved population growth and AI - Ability to customize terrain - Multiplayer or online features - Support for older iPad models ## Newest reviews (10 of 686) ### 2/5 — Bugged missions!! *2026-07-30, version 1.4.3* This game is fun and all but for this price, it should run. Many missions just bug out and never trigger events. You end up playing a long time on a mission but cant ever complete it. I don’t recommend any game where the devs can’t be bothered to produce a working product. Find another game!!! ### 3/5 — 幾年了,還沒有中文 *2026-05-14, version 1.4.3* 很喜歡的遊戲,多年前已在電腦玩,可惜手遊沒中文 ### 2/5 — Constant crash *2026-01-15, version 1.4.3* Fun game but keep on crashing ### 4/5 — Update please *2026-01-03, version 1.4.3* Kurang update sudah 2 tahun tidak ada update terbaru , seperti game yang di tinggalkan ,tambah jalan bagian satu jalur atau bangunan baru , tambahkan fitur listrik dan pipa di bawah tanah supaya tidak merusak estetika perkotaan pada game ### 3/5 — 2026 review *2026-01-02, version 1.4.3* Love this game, I’ve been playing for a long time and it’s easily one of my favorite city builders on mobile. One thing that could make it even better would be adding more advanced difficulty options, such as higher crime rates and increased standards of living, to really challenge experienced players. Another idea that could be fun is an optional “sandbox” with unlimited money, while still keeping key mechanics active (like rebel attacks, unrest, and consequences). That way players can experiment and build creatively without removing all challenge. Overall though, amazing game these additions could really take it to the next level for long term players. ### 2/5 — Add controller support *2025-12-12, version 1.4.3* I keep coming back to this game after buying it in 2020 but I cannot enjoy it at all because it’s only touch controls which are super intuitive. A simple update to add controls for controllers would make this version way better than what it is currently. ### 4/5 — Fantastic game *2025-11-14, version 1.4.3* If I had to nitpick, the scroll bar or the arrows to adjust amounts (wages or fee) can be hard to click. Otherwise love the gameplay. ### 5/5 — สนุก *2025-10-30, version 1.4.3* เล่นสนุก เพลิน อยากให้ทำเกมส์แบบนี้ออกมาอีก เป็นเหมส์ที่advance มากๆ ### 3/5 — Crash after year 2001 *2025-10-26, version 1.4.3* I love this game but it seems to be crashing after auto saving in year 2001. Deletes all my newly built buildings ### 4/5 — Good but with significant bugs *2025-10-10, version 1.4.3* It’s really fun but multiple scenarios so far (“The Great Game,” “Freedom”) have bugs where events that are necessary to progress the scenario don’t trigger. In The Great Game, I restarted like six times and only when I returned to it the next day did I get the pop ups elucidating the end game conditions and allowing me to choose one. Similar thing happened in “Freedom” twice (so far… I haven’t successfully gotten through it yet) where I didn’t get the building contracts that were supposed to pop up. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Controls are bad *2026-07-21, version 1.4.3* Unplayable. The camera is buggy and difficult to navigate the game when building. ### 1/5 — Bugs *2026-05-25, version 1.4.3* No excuse for so many bugs. Locks out the scenarios. ### 1/5 — Tropicana dream add on *2026-04-30, version 1.4.3* I paid for this and nothing has downloaded. No stars ### 1/5 — Oyun eksik satışda *2026-04-22, version 1.4.3* İpad sürümünde Thy Great Game misyonunda bilgisayarda oynayanlara gelen sosyalizm veya kapitalizmi seçme mesajı gelmiyor , seçim ekranı gelmediği için misyonu tamamlanamıyor bilgisayar sürümünde gelen tercih mesajları gelmiyor eksik misyon kodlanmış denemek isteyen bir bilgisayar oyuncusunun YouTube videosunu açsın bire bir o ne yapıyorsa yapsın görecek aradaki farkı ### 1/5 — Bien mais bugs répétés *2026-02-16, version 1.4.3* Excellent jeu que je pratique autant sur Mac qu’iPad mais des bugs répétés empêchent d’y jouer. Le jeu se coupe intempestivement ou lors des sauvegardes … ### 1/5 — Craash *2026-01-24* Meu jogo está crashando, e agora o que eu faço com um jogo caro que não funciona? **Developer response:** Lamentamos que esteja enfrentando problemas no Tropico. Se o problema persistir, tente reiniciar o seu dispositivo. Caso o problema continue, entre em contato conosco através do "Suporte por e-mail", acessível pela opção "Suporte" no menu principal do jogo. Inclua uma descrição completa do problema e teremos prazer em ajudar. ### 1/5 — Length, unlimited Money *2025-11-29, version 1.4.3* I just bought it! But I didn’t know it’s not like PC! Here you cant play with unlimited money, ok maybe it is not problem! But length time! Why? You play from 1950 maximum limit to 2000!! Then games end you have to play again from the beginning ### 1/5 — Poor 3-D view and touchpad gameplay. *2025-11-01, version 1.4.3* The zoom in and zoom out mechanics does work properly when using your fingers. It’s difficult to switch from a certain bird’s eye view to a more 3-D view of the game. Building roads are not smooth even with using straight form instead of free-form. The A.I. glitched when I hired foreign workers for a production building such as an oil refinery and they don’t arrive at the building and start working. ### 1/5 — クラッシュが多すぎる *2025-10-11* セーブ時や平常時もクラッシュする **Developer response:** Tropico で問題が発生しているとのこと、申し訳ございません。 それでも問題が解決しない場合は、デバイスの再起動をお試しください。それでも問題が解決しない場合は、ゲームのメインメニューにある「サポート」から「メールサポート」までご連絡ください。問題の詳しい内容をご記入いただければ、喜んでお手伝いさせていただきます。 ### 1/5 — Glitch and no update of the game *2025-10-06, version 1.4.3* So sad that this incredible game is not updated for so long. Having said that, every-time that i reach a certain level in the game it’s always glitching and logging me out for no reason. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Please Update *2026-07-26, version 1.4.3* I love this game. I was so happy when I discovered the iPad app. Please please keep updating the game. ### 5/5 — COMPRAD EL PACK DE MISIONES *2026-05-21, version 1.4.3* la verdad el juego como tal está bien pero si no quieres aburrirte si lo quemas mucho si se compra el pack el juego es bastante entretenido gran juego ### 5/5 — GREAT PORT *2026-05-14, version 1.4.3* I’ve played Tropico 4 & 6. I absolutely loved them and had a blast with both of them. My PC recently broke down and I haven’t had the money to repair it. But I was feining for Tropico tropico so desperately bought this one and what a game. From what I’ve seen it’s a port from Tropico 3 but it has plenty of content for a mobile Tropico and it’s amazing. I’ve had no bugs in campaign nor sandbox. It does load it a little slower once you reach the time limit and keep playing but besides that, 0 issues. Great game for experienced tropico players and new ones! The tutorial and first campaign missions are a great way to learn!! $13 is quite pricey for a mobile game but I’ve most definitely spent more than 30 hours on this game so it was well worth my money. ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2026-05-12, version 1.4.3* My favourite game! Lovely playmode, great missions and perfect music. Recommend 10000% ### 5/5 — Ci vogliono più giochi così! *2026-03-18, version 1.4.3* Questa tipologia di gioco è bellissima, Tropico è il meglio che si trova di questo genere su cellulare. Sarebbe bello avere una seconda edizione. Mi mancano molto da giocare sul cellulare giochi come empire earth, Zeus, faraon, che costruisci, trovi le materie prime, conquisti, e avanzi nel tempo. ### 5/5 — Best city builder *2026-03-01, version 1.4.3* I think this is the most in depth city builder genre you can find. This is technically a port of Tropico 3, but highly optimised for touch screen. Expect humour and dictatorship references in a tongue and cheek way. Of course there are elections! Each citizen is simulated in game. From child to elder. Resource building will grow or harvest resources, teamsters will transport goods to manufacturing or export. Citizens will take brakes from work to find buildings to fill their needs. Some people just don’t appreciate El Presidente and will form rebellions. Hire generals and soldiers to defend your island. No idle clicking, no timers, no micro transactions -except extra champagne missions. I highly recommend. ### 5/5 — Came back in preparation for Tropico 7, saw new dlc *2026-02-26, version 1.4.3* This has been given some seriously, feral love. It was a great port before, but man it runs so good now. It is an absolute dream to play on the go. ### 5/5 — Please update the game and improve the game. *2026-02-01, version 1.4.3* Please update the game and improve the game. ### 5/5 — El mejor trópico *2026-01-14, version 1.4.3* Está muy pulido y sn duda es el mejor trópico de todos ### 5/5 — Content *2025-12-19, version 1.4.3* This game runs great on the iPad. I really like all the add ons. I have been playing it off and on mainly because it’s very replayable and also you don’t need an internet connection to enjoy it. I was hoping for more content eventually to keep it fresh. --- *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 2026-09-09.*