Comparison

Simulation City® vs Lazy Cat Shop

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

Head to head
About

Simulation City®

Design and manage your ideal city, from rural towns to bustling metropolises. Expand infrastructure like airports and seaports, trade goods, and develop land to increase its value. Strategically plan your growth to overcome rising land prices and create a unique urban landscape.

Highlights
  • City development and management
  • Infrastructure expansion (airports, seaports)
  • Trade and resource management
  • Land value development
  • Strategic planning
  • Rural to metropolis transformation
Features
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Shape your dream city with visionary management and strategy. Transform quiet rural towns into bustling metropolises, or craft cities that match your unique vision — whether vertical skylines or charming countrysides. Expand airports to attract waves of new residents, export grain via railway, and import goods through your busy seaports. Master the grain market's ups and downs to turn profits. As each district grows in population, soaring high-rises will begin to emerge. Purchase farms, develop the land, and watch its value rise — but beware: with growth comes rising land prices. Plan wisely, build boldly, and create a city like no other.

About

Lazy Cat Shop

Design and manage your own virtual shop, preparing food and selling it to customers. Decorate your store's interior and dress up your cat character to attract more guests and increase profits.

Highlights
  • Create and manage your own shop
  • Prepare and sell food items
  • Decorate store interior
  • Customize cat character costumes
  • Earn in-game currency
Features
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You can make your own shop by following the order without a complex formula. -Simple store operation- Create the items you need for the store and make food! Sale foods made to customers and make money! -My own store interior- Decorate the interior of the store. New interiors entertain guests. The profit will also increase. -Your own cat costume-- I can't go to work every day! New clothes can appeal to your attractiveness from your guests! The atmosphere of the store can increase and earn additional profits.

Screenshots

Simulation City®4 screens
Lazy Cat Shop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lazy Cat Shop at 90% against Simulation City®'s 0%. Lazy Cat Shop also leads on price (Free vs $6.99) and rating (4.6 vs 1.0). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Lazy Cat Shop is free to download; Simulation City® costs $6.99 up front. Simulation City® sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lazy Cat Shop sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lazy Cat Shop holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lazy Cat Shop has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Simulation City®'s written reviews are positive against 90% of Lazy Cat Shop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simulation City® ships an update every 20 months, Lazy Cat Shop every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Simulation City® versus Lazy Cat Shop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimulation City®Lazy Cat Shop
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings111 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB152 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperDomyung Kimdae woong PARK

Customer experience

Simulation City®

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Lazy Cat Shop

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simulation City®

One-time1
  • 500,000 Money$1.99
8 purchases

Lazy Cat Shop

One-time8
  • 200 Gems$1.99
  • 600 Gems$4.99
  • Remove Ads$5.99
Show 5 more
  • 1400 Gems$9.99
  • ProPackage$14.99
  • 2900 Gems$19.99
  • 7500 Gems$49.99
  • 15000 Gems$89.99

Questions

Is Simulation City® free?
Simulation City® costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Lazy Cat Shop free?
Lazy Cat Shop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simulation City® or Lazy Cat Shop?
Lazy Cat Shop is rated higher. Simulation City® averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Lazy Cat Shop averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do Simulation City® or Lazy Cat Shop have ads?
Neither Simulation City® nor Lazy Cat Shop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simulation City® or Lazy Cat Shop?
Simulation City® ships an update every 20 months, and Lazy Cat Shop every 3 days. Most recently, Simulation City® was updated on November 2, 2026 and Lazy Cat Shop on November 3, 2026.

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