Theft Tycoon vs Project
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Theft Tycoon
Become a criminal mastermind in this idle simulator. Start from the bottom, corrupt your way to the top, and build a criminal empire. Plan and execute heists to amass wealth and influence.
- Idle criminal progression
- Network building
- Wealth accumulation
- Execute heists
- Drug hauls
- Bank robberies
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Build your way up from the bottom the easy way, as a criminal. No one wants to stay a noodle boy forever. Corrupt everything you touch, slowly build up your network and wealth, can you have an influence on the presidential office? As you climb the ranks and raise enough capital you will be able take part in heists. From a drug haul to the classic bank robbery there is no room for error. They say crime always pays, and well, heists pay the best.
Project
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Hollow Creek, 1932. Your grandpa is gone. He left you his cabin, a still in pieces, and a debt of $5,000 to Silas Crane, the man who owns half the town. Crane wants his money every week, at his gate, in person. So you get to work. GROW AND BREW Clear the overgrown yard, plant corn and bring Grandpa's copper still back to life. Run it just right for smooth shine, bottle it, and give it a name. Flavor it with apples or peaches, or let it rest in an oak barrel until it's worth twice as much. SELL WITHOUT GETTING CAUGHT Take orders from the townsfolk. Deputies walk the streets and their eyes are always open: carry goods into their view and you'll need to talk, pay, or run. Watch your Heat, lay low when it burns hot. BUILD YOUR OPERATION Fix the cabin, furnish it, hide the yard behind hedges and tall planks. Hire hands to tend the corn, run the still and bottle the spirit. Send runners out across town. Build a second still, then a third, and a hidden one out in the woods where nobody looks. TAKE THE TOWN Two crews run Hollow Creek's blocks. Push into their turf, make a truce with one, and win the streets block by block. A STORY WORTH FINISHING Eight chapters. A forged note, a town full of families paying a debt they never owed, a judge who needs proof, and one night inside Crane's house. When the story ends, the game doesn't: buy the neighbours' land, build a barn, and become the King of Hollow Creek. FREE TO START Chapters 1 and 2 are free. One purchase unlocks the rest of the story and the endless sandbox. No ads, no gems, no timers. Your save is always yours. Isometric pixel art, a 1930s country soundtrack, and a town that keeps living while you work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Project at none against Theft Tycoon's shown. Theft Tycoon's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.0). On price and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Theft Tycoon sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Project sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Theft Tycoon | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Corey Smith | Dominik Hurcik |
Bugs and requests
Theft Tycoon
Reported bugs
3 issues- Heists getting stuck at 99% completion
- Disappearing diamonds and other progress issues
- Compatibility problems on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More interactive and visual elements (e.g., heist cutscenes)
- Faster progression and more ways to scale up
- Better user interface and quality of life improvements
- More diverse business types and gameplay mechanics
Project
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Theft Tycoon
- 200 Diamonds$1.99
- 560 Diamonds$4.99
- 1200 Diamonds$9.99
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- 3200 Diamonds$24.99
- 6900 Diamonds$49.99
- 16000 Diamonds$99.99
Project
- Full game$4.99









