Comparison

Game Studio Tycoon 3 vs Devices Tycoon Simulator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Game Studio Tycoon 3

Simulate a complete game development studio, from hiring staff and creating games to designing hardware and managing finances. Compete against AI studios and grow your business across decades of gaming history.

Highlights
  • Build and manage a game studio
  • Develop games for various platforms
  • Create custom gaming hardware
  • Manage employees and teams
  • Engage with a complex fan system
  • Compete against AI studios
Features
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It’s a dream of every amateur and pro gamer to have their own personal game studio where they can hire the best developers, create awesome video games and sell them for a huge profit! Game Studio Tycoon 3 gives you the chance to simulate a fully functional game development studio! Do you have what it takes to beat the competition and become the best studio in the industry? • Start on your own in a small office, and grow your gaming business to owning 7 buildings and managing 50 employees while tasking 3 independent teams of game developers to produce different projects at the same time! • Build your video gaming business alone, or try to get help from investors. A unique investor system allows you to sell off part of your company for money when you’re in a pinch! • Develop games for devices from 50 years of gaming history as well as the near future. • Create your own video games and even MMO’s! Determine the level of support for your MMO games, create updates, and run advertisement campaigns to attract new users! • Create your own hardware! You can create a traditional console, handheld device, or even a mobile device (tablet/phone). Once your hardware is released you can try to increase your market share by investing in third party developers to produce games for your hardware. Every game you release on your own hardware can help increase your market share! • Set the price for your games and hardware. Lower priced products tend to sell more, but turn less of a profit – find the right balance to capitalize! • Participate in 3 yearly conventions, each targeted at different types of fans. • Incredibly complex fan and user system. Each fan has a genre preference, and platform preference, and an age. On top of that, your fans will grow older as the game progresses! • Compare your studio against 7 AI studios and compete for yearly awards. • Analyze and strategize! Pour over various charts and graphs to determine what games you should make and decide what direction to take your company in. • Plan your game projects and hardware ahead of time. You can queue up to 3 projects for each team to work on for a total of 9 projects. This means when a team is done with their current project, they will move on to the next one right away! • Take a gamble and make games for big publishers! However, publisher deals rely on your past projects so be sure to have a high average game rating! • Certify your employees in 8 different technical fields to help improve their performance. Chase your dream and get immersed in the ultimate tycoon adventure of the Game Development industry!

About

Devices Tycoon Simulator

Build your own tech empire from a garage startup to a global leader. Design custom devices, manage finances, and outmaneuver rivals to dominate the market and climb real-time leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Create custom devices with a 3D editor
  • Design operating systems and kernels
  • Hire and manage staff
  • Manage company finances and stock
  • Execute marketing campaigns
  • Compete on real-time leaderboards
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Devices Tycoon Simulator is a living sandbox where you start alone in a garage and finish at the helm of a global tech empire. Build gadgets, manage finances, win fans from rivals and climb real-time leaderboards. Zero-to-Hero Start Create the company of your dreams: choose a name, pick starting capital and design a unique logo. At first it’s just you and an empty open-space, but tomorrow it could be a buzzing R&D hub. Limitless Device Builder Smartphones, laptops, computers, tablets, watches, TVs, headphones, game consoles—each category has its own 3-D editor. Operating System: design the kernel and UI, track active users and load your OS onto branded phones. More than 10 000 part combos—CPUs, screens, cameras, batteries, cases, colors, packaging—every choice affects price, popularity and rating. Offices & Staff Expand floor by floor: hire designers, engineers, marketers, level up their skills and form cross-teams to launch legendary product lines faster than competitors. Advanced Finance Suite Take loans on convenient terms, sell shares for quick liquidity or buy out rival stock to sway their decisions. Dashboards display profit, cash flow, company value and dividends. Contracts for Fast Cash Handle external projects—from mobile apps to AR services. Meet required design and tech points, hit deadlines to earn instant profit; miss them and pay a penalty. Marketing Under Your Control Run market research (paid or ad-supported), launch TV, radio, search, social, in-app, outdoor and influencer campaigns. Upgrade the department to boost campaign length and max budget, track ROI live and invest only in the best channels. Real-Time Leaderboards Best-selling devices (quality × volume) Most fans (active brand audience) Richest company (net worth) Longest on the market (years without bankruptcy) Highest average device rating (stars across the entire line) Positions update every minute—watch your rivals and break their records! Social Dynamics Fans can jump to hotter brands if you slow down. Gifting between friends and allies is coming—prepare for corporate loyalty wars! Live Economy Chip shortages, foldable booms, VR trends—one event can flip the market in a single game year. Pivot on the fly and protect your share. Your Goal—Become the Devices Tycoon Release iconic gadgets, grow a global fan base, dominate all five charts and carve your name into tech history as the legendary Devices Tycoon Simulator! Download for free and start building your empire right now—the tech world is waiting for you!

Screenshots

Game Studio Tycoon 34 screens
Devices Tycoon Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Devices Tycoon Simulator at Free against Game Studio Tycoon 3's $4.99. Game Studio Tycoon 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 19) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Devices Tycoon Simulator is free to download; Game Studio Tycoon 3 costs $4.99 up front. Devices Tycoon Simulator sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Game Studio Tycoon 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Game Studio Tycoon 3 against 3.8 for Devices Tycoon Simulator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 90 and 49 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Game Studio Tycoon 3's written reviews are positive against 39% of Devices Tycoon Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Game Studio Tycoon 3 ships an update every 8 days, Devices Tycoon Simulator weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Game Studio Tycoon 3 versus Devices Tycoon Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame Studio Tycoon 3Devices Tycoon Simulator
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (90 ratings)3.8 (49 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews — better39.1% of reviews
Number of ratings90 — better49
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB401 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAshley SherwinIshkhan Simonian

Customer experience

Game Studio Tycoon 3

All ratings90 ratings
Positive68.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive52.8%
Neutral15.7%
Negative31.5%

Devices Tycoon Simulator

All ratings49 ratings
Positive65.3%
Neutral10.2%
Negative24.5%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive39.1%
Neutral17.4%
Negative43.5%

Bugs and requests

Game Studio Tycoon 3

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Ratings Problem
  • Impossible To Win!
  • Doesn't fit iPhone notch
  • Разрешение экрана
  • Слiders don't work for engine
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  • Kein Update
  • Game over penalty is too small and easy is the best way to play
  • Load Game menu Dosen't work only some times works you sometimes have to redownload game.
  • After finishing the first50yrs, I was told to own those console and engine but I don't see anything when I create a new game
  • My game crashes every time I try to load a save after finishing the first 50yrs of game
  • Certification is insanely hard to get, I am wondering if there are function if I got those certification

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add a newsreel I feel like it'd be an interesting concept to the game
  • Sandbox mode
  • More genres and topics
  • Ability to move staff to a new office
  • Simplified Chinese
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  • Update Food Tyccon for iOS11 please

Devices Tycoon Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Game Studio Tycoon 3

No in-app purchases

19 purchases

Devices Tycoon Simulator

One-time19
  • Wrapping money$1.99
  • Just a little bit$2.99
  • influencer$2.99
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  • Car Play$2.99
  • 7G Internet$2.99
  • Encryption$2.99
  • 10k (4320•10240)$3.99
  • Bag of money$4.99
  • Case$5.99
  • No islands$5.99
  • Telephoto lens$5.99
  • Emerald Color$5.99
  • Chrome Color$5.99
  • Money safe$7.99
  • Double time acceleration$8.99
  • Box$8.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • All paid technologies$9.99
  • All in one$17.99

Questions

Is Game Studio Tycoon 3 free?
Game Studio Tycoon 3 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Devices Tycoon Simulator free?
Devices Tycoon Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Game Studio Tycoon 3 or Devices Tycoon Simulator?
Devices Tycoon Simulator is rated higher. Game Studio Tycoon 3 averages 3.8 out of 5 from 90 ratings, while Devices Tycoon Simulator averages 3.8 from 49 ratings.
Do Game Studio Tycoon 3 or Devices Tycoon Simulator have ads?
Devices Tycoon Simulator shows ads; Game Studio Tycoon 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, Game Studio Tycoon 3 or Devices Tycoon Simulator?
Game Studio Tycoon 3 ships an update every 8 days, and Devices Tycoon Simulator weekly. Most recently, Game Studio Tycoon 3 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Devices Tycoon Simulator on October 30, 2026.

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