Comparison

Skyscrapers by Tinybop vs CapitalMap

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

Head to head
About

Skyscrapers by Tinybop

Explore the inner workings of tall buildings from foundation to rooftop. Design facades, investigate utilities, and test structural integrity against natural disasters and unexpected events. Learn how people live and work within these massive structures.

Highlights
  • Explore skyscrapers floor by floor
  • Design building facades and tops
  • Investigate structural foundations
  • Test engineering against disasters
  • Manage building utilities
  • Simulate emergencies and repairs
Features
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Discover how people build, live, and play in skyscrapers. Go up and down, through every floor, and underground. Spark a blackout, fix a pipe, or clog the toilets. Test your building’s engineering when dinosaurs invade, lightning strikes, or the earth quakes. Find out what keeps skyscrapers standing tall and people happy in them all. Skyscrapers is No. 7 in Tinybop’s Explorer’s Library series. Apps in this series have been downloaded more than 5 million times and have won Best of the App Store, App Store Editors’ Choice, Parents’ Choice, and Children's Technology Review Editor’s Choice awards. FEATURES + Explore skyscrapers from the ground, up to the roof. + Design each building’s facade and top with different colors, spires, clock towers, and more. + Investigate a building’s structure, from the foundation to the frame. + See how soil affects a building’s stability. + Test and observe your building’s engineering in lightning storms, earthquakes, and high winds. + Move people throughout the building: up and down in elevators, through bathrooms, and in and out of rooms. + Investigate the utilities: water, electricity, and safety features. + Save the building in emergencies! Put out fires and repair water breaks. + Turn lights on and off. Cause a blackout! FREE handbook Our expert-reviewed handbook is full of facts, interaction hints, and discussion questions to support learning in this app, in the classroom or at home. Download in your app or at: http://tinybop.com/handbooks. Privacy policy We take your and your child’s privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your child, nor do we allow any third-party advertising. When the camera, microphone, and other services are used within an app, your information is neither collected nor distributed outside of the app. Read our complete privacy policy at tinybop.com. Tinybop, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based studio of designers, engineers, and artists. We make toys for tomorrow. We’re all over the internet. Visit us: www.tinybop.com Follow us: twitter.com/tinybop Like us: facebook.com/tinybop Peek behind the scenes: instagram.com/tinybop We love hearing your stories! If you have ideas, or something isn’t working as you expect it to, please contact us: hi@tinybop.com. Psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop.

About

CapitalMap

Explore the nations of the world with their flags and detailed country information. Measure distances between locations and test your knowledge with a fun flag game. Offers light and dark modes, and requires GPS for initial use.

Highlights
  • World map with country flags
  • Detailed country information
  • Distance measurement (miles/kilometers)
  • Flag quiz game
  • Light and dark mode options
  • GPS integration for location services
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Features: - shows the nations of the world with their own flag; - find out the information if you want to know more than one country; - in the detailed map you can see the distance in miles and kilometers between you and the selected country - have fun with the game of flags and get the highest score; - works with the GPS function that is required when using the app for the first time; - you can choose between light and dark mode; - no private data is requested or stored in the app; working language: English, Italian.

Screenshots

Skyscrapers by Tinybop4 screens
CapitalMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CapitalMap at 100% against Skyscrapers by Tinybop's 32%. CapitalMap also leads on price (Free vs $3.99). Skyscrapers by Tinybop's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

CapitalMap is free to download; Skyscrapers by Tinybop costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skyscrapers by Tinybop ships an update every 4 months, CapitalMap every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Skyscrapers by Tinybop versus CapitalMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyscrapers by TinybopCapitalMap
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (63 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews31.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings63 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB401 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTinybop Inc.Gianluca D Anastasio

Customer experience

Skyscrapers by Tinybop

All ratings63 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews163 reviews
Positive31.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative62.0%

CapitalMap

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Skyscrapers by Tinybop

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Background details disappear when zooming out on skyscraper
  • People turn into colored circles at certain zoom levels
  • App crashes immediately on startup
  • Black screen during gameplay
  • Game freezes on loading screen
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  • App won't launch on iPhone/iPad
  • Download fails despite sufficient storage
  • Incorrect language display (simplified Chinese instead of traditional)
  • Location permission requested unnecessarily

Requested features

14 requests
  • Character customization and personalities
  • Apartment/room customization options
  • Social interactions between characters
  • Character families and relationships
  • More building options and facades
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  • Objectives and progression system
  • Rewards and achievement system
  • More interactive tasks for characters
  • Ability to control characters directly
  • More variety in activities and mini-games
  • Level progression system
  • Character AI that acts independently
  • Shops and commercial spaces
  • More building customization elements

CapitalMap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Skyscrapers by Tinybop

No in-app purchases

None

CapitalMap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skyscrapers by Tinybop free?
Skyscrapers by Tinybop costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CapitalMap free?
CapitalMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Skyscrapers by Tinybop or CapitalMap have ads?
Neither Skyscrapers by Tinybop nor CapitalMap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skyscrapers by Tinybop or CapitalMap?
Skyscrapers by Tinybop ships an update every 4 months, and CapitalMap every 6 months. Most recently, Skyscrapers by Tinybop was updated on October 17, 2026 and CapitalMap on October 4, 2026.

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