# Vacation Tycoon — Idle Money > Idle simulation game about building and managing a tropical resort empire. (iPhone/iPad app by Hyper Hippo Publishing Ltd..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vacation-tycoon/id1512317319 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Hyper Hippo Publishing Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1290530385) - Category: Games, Simulation - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 3.84/5 from 255 App Store ratings · 106 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 11.0 · 331 MB - Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and 1 more - Released: 2022-08-22 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vacation-tycoon/id1512317319/reviews.md ## What is Vacation Tycoon? Ever dreamed of starting your own tropical paradise? Wanted to become a Resort Tycoon? Are you looking for a holiday? Then Vacation Tycoon is the perfect idle resort game for you! Our concierge team is here for your feedback, questions, and all your Tycoon needs at vacationtycoon@hyperhippo.ca VACATION IN PARADISE Start building your Resort and work your way towards becoming the number one vacation destination in the world! Start a new Resort every season to gain more bonuses and earn more money. Paradise begins with you! TAP TO BUILD YOUR RESORTS It’s as simple as one tap to start building your Resort Empire. Guests arrive in style, in a YACHT, then start tapping your way to the top! DIFFERENT SHOPS GALORE! Expand and diversify your resort with different shops and buildings for your guests to explore. Build hotels, restaurants, spas, golf courses and many many more! HIRE AND PROMOTE MANAGERS Earn and collect different Resort Managers to help build the perfect paradise! Each Manager is equipped with unique abilities! Promote your Managers to increase your money making abilities so that you can relax and focus on building to become a Vacation Tycoon! HAVE FUN AND PARTY IN STYLE Everybody CONGA! Celebrate the good times with your guests and start your own conga line! Make some extra money while you tap away to the rhythm and beat! COLLECT REWARDS Reach milestones in your businesses and collect Trunks to unlock rewards. Money, Tokens, Upgrades and more are ready for you to earn! --------------------------------------------------------------- Vacation Tycoon is free to download and play, but it also allows you to purchase virtual items with real money inside the game. You can disable in-app purchases in your device’s settings. Playing Vacation Tycoon requires an internet connection. Vacation Tycoon includes advertising for third parties, some of which may be targeted to your interests. You may choose to control targeted advertising by using your mobile device settings (e.g. by re-setting your device’s advertising identifier and/or opting out of interest based ads). Terms of Use: https://hyperhippo.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://hyperhippo.com/privacy-policy/ ## Key features - Build and expand resorts - Tap to build empire - Diverse shops and buildings - Hire and promote managers - Collect rewards and bonuses - Participate in in-game parties ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Handbag of Gems | $4.99 | one-time | | Suitcase of Gems | $9.99 | one-time | | Duffle Bag of Gems | $19.99 | one-time | | Barge of Gems | $49.99 | one-time | | Boatload of Gems | $99.99 | one-time | | Starter Pack | $7.99 | one-time | | Weekday Offer | $2.99 | one-time | | Weekday Offer: Mini Gacha | $5.99 | one-time | | Weekend Offer: Legendary Gacha | $11.99 | one-time | | Permanent Event Offer | $19.99 | one-time | | Rank up Event Offer | $4.99 | one-time | | Rank up Event Offer | $24.99 | one-time | | Rank up Event Offer | $11.99 | one-time | | Carload of Gems | $29.99 | one-time | | Starter Pack | $7.99 | one-time | | Ad-Skip Pass | $4.99 | one-time | | Starter Pack | $12.99 | one-time | | Rank up Event Offer | $1.99 | one-time | | Rank up Event Offer | $4.99 | one-time | ## What do users think of Vacation Tycoon? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Fun game - 👍 Enjoyable gameplay - 🚀 Addictive - 👍 Disability representation **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and glitches - ⏱️ Slow progression - 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics - 🔍 Lack of balance - 📺 Excessive ads - 🛑 Game freezes/crashes **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezes at level 5 - Progress reset after closing app - Unable to exit season menu - Audio issues - Soft-locks at certain levels **Most requested features** - Add reset option - Improve event balancing - Increase card/resource rewards - Implement prestige system - Add more seasons/content ## Recent user reviews (10 of 106) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vacation-tycoon/id1512317319/reviews.md ### 2/5 — Not the best idle *2025-09-25, version 2.5.0* Try their other games. Much better!!! This one is just a bit too hard to understand and play. ### 3/5 — Bug *2025-09-06* I’ve been playing the AdVenture games for a while so when I found out about this I had to get it, but when I got to level 5 every time I open the game it makes me click on the level in the top left corner and I can’t do anything. It just sits me on that screen. So I’m stuck at level 5 and can not play the game. I even tried deleting it and re-downloading it and it did not work. **Developer response:** Sorry to hear about this issue! Please contact our Support Team directly here and we can help resolve this problem: https://bit.ly/VacationSupport ### 5/5 — I like it A Lote *2025-08-14, version 2.5.0* Its good and all. But, please add a reset option. Once i hit Season 11, it slowed considerably. Stuck on it for a couple days now. If not a reset, maybe a prestige system of sorts. ### 2/5 — Used to be fun *2025-06-29, version 2.5.0* This game used to be really fun but after reaching later levels, it just becomes such a slog. The special events were really fun and broke from the monotony but now they’ve become insanely hard and boring. You can wait days on end just to level up one of the venues now. I’m at level 54 now and it’s just boring ### 1/5 — Game Breaking *2025-06-25, version 2.5.0* Game breaking bug basically soft locked. Since I see the last update was 2 years ago they probably don’t care, but it’ll force me to click on the season number and then basically lock out any input from there no matter what I do, no matter how many times I close out ### 1/5 — Worst Hyper Hippo Game *2025-06-12, version 2.5.0* I’ve played several of their games in the past and enjoyed them. This one however makes so many pay blocks it’s not worth anyone’s time. ### 2/5 — Seems broken *2025-05-22, version 2.5.0* It’s not letting me play anymore. It makes me click on my level and then won’t let me click off of it. Have tried removing it, clearing the data and still it will not let me play the game! I liked the game until this happened. Unplayable ### 2/5 — Ads are killing this game *2025-03-22* I’ve been a fan of hyper hippo games for awhile. Most of the previous ones I played for years until they didn’t update them anymore and I’d been top level for awhile. The problem with this game is that the ads make it not worth playing. The worst ads are the webpage that you have to look at for forty seconds but have to hit X every ten seconds to continue the timer. Second worst are the more than 60 second ads. I refuse to be forced to interact with an advertisement multiple times. Other games don’t force you to do that. Every once in a while I try to play again to see if they’ve fixed it but they haven’t. **Developer response:** Thanks for that feedback! We will share your review with our team. Ads are provided by a third party so we don't have direct control over which ads are shown. If you encounter any problem ads, make sure to report them directly to our in app Support Team (tap your Season > settings > ‘Get Help’). ### 1/5 — Play the other games, not this one. *2025-03-08, version 2.5.0* I’m a fan of these Hyper Hippo games but man, this one REALLY misses the mark. The early game is incredibly rushed (it took about 6 minutes to get through the first 8 or 9 “seasons” (this is when you reset your progress to start over) and then everything just grinds to a halt… unless you’re paying for things that is. It now takes two days to progress to the next season if you want to complete all tasks (which you should to get as many cards as you can). Basically I’m not “playing” this game like I do with the other ones. It’s just not engaging or fun. The events are even worse. So incredibly slow to the point of not needing me to play them for days at a time (they only last a handful of days anyways) and the rewards aren’t worth sinking currency into. Speaking of that, they share the same currency as your main game. So to progress the event, you have to sacrifice progressing your main game OR spend real money… watching ads isn’t worth it as up have to watch THREE ads before getting ONE card (keep in mind it takes exponentially more cards to level up, so one card every 4 hours is pretty much useless when you need 16 of them) All of that being said: This game takes all the bad designs from the other games and keeps none of the good. Honestly, I have no idea who made this since it’s definitely not the same people as the first three games OR they just forgot how to make their own games, I guess. I would skip playing this one and try the other one if you’re interested in this type of game. I’ll give them 1/5 stars and they can watch 10 ads to get 0.1 more star from me (limit one per week) if they want to boost my review… 😜 just kidding, the App Store isn’t greedy like these predatory mobile games are! ### 5/5 — Fun *2025-03-05, version 2.5.0* Would more likely buy the no ads option if it was forever and not just 7 days ## Frequently asked questions about Vacation Tycoon ### What is Vacation Tycoon? Vacation Tycoon is an idle simulation game where you build and manage your own tropical resort. The goal is to become the number one vacation destination by expanding your resort with various facilities and earning money. ### What are the key features of Vacation Tycoon? Key features include building and expanding your resort empire with a simple tap, diversifying with different shops and buildings like hotels and spas, hiring and promoting managers with unique abilities, and collecting rewards by reaching business milestones. ### Is Vacation Tycoon free to play? Yes, Vacation Tycoon is free to download and play. However, it does offer the option to purchase virtual items within the game using real money. You can disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. ### What are the system requirements for Vacation Tycoon? Playing Vacation Tycoon requires an internet connection. The description does not specify other system requirements, but it is available for mobile devices. ### How do I make money in Vacation Tycoon? You earn money by building and managing your resort. Guests arrive and spend money, and you can increase your earnings by building more shops and facilities, and by hiring and promoting managers who boost your income-making abilities. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.5.0 — 2023-01-16 Greetings Vacation Tycoons! An exciting new Vacation Package just arrived! - NEW SEASONS! Sit back & relax; your stay was extended! - CLEANUP! Continued bug fixes and improvements! Our concierge team is here to help you at vacationtycoon@hyperhippo.ca Stay Fabulous! ### 2.4.0 — 2022-12-05 Greetings Vacation Tycoons! An exciting new Vacation Package just arrived! - NEW SEASONS! Sit back & relax; your stay was extended! - CLEANUP! Continued bug fixes and improvements! Our concierge team is here to help you at vacationtycoon@hyperhippo.ca Stay Fabulous! ### 2.3.0 — 2022-10-31 Greetings Vacation Tycoons! A brand new Vacation Package just arrived! - POLISH! Overall improvements to game art and layout! - CLEANUP! Continued bug fixes and improvements! Our concierge team is here to help you at vacationtycoon@hyperhippo.ca Stay Fabulous! ### 2.2.0 — 2022-10-03 Greetings Vacation Tycoons! An exciting new Vacation Package just arrived! - NEW SEASONS! Sit back & relax; your stay was extended! - POLISH! Overall improvements to game art and layout! - CLEANUP! Continued bug fixes and improvements! Our concierge team is here to help you at vacationtycoon@hyperhippo.ca Stay Fabulous! ### 2.1.0 — 2022-09-12 Greetings Vacation Tycoons! An exciting new Vacation Package just arrived! - FINE TUNING! Improved balance in early Seasons for a better experience! - DETAILS! Clearer information on your Managers' skills and bonuses! - POLISH! Overall improvements to game art and layout! - CLEANUP! Continued bug fixes and improvements! For all our new players, thank you for your support and feedback! Our concierge team is here to help you at vacationtycoon@hyperhippo.ca Stay Fabulous! ## More apps by Hyper Hippo Publishing Ltd. - [AdVenture Capitalist：Simulator](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/adventure-capitalistsimulator/id927006017) - [AdVenture Communist](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/adventure-communist/id1225683141) - [AdVenture Ages: Idle Clicker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/adventure-ages-idle-clicker/id1510649539) All apps by Hyper Hippo Publishing Ltd.: https://appshunter.io/developer/1290530385 --- *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 2026-06-10.*