Simulation City® vs Lazy Cat Shop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- City development and management
- Infrastructure expansion (airports, seaports)
- Trade and resource management
- Land value development
- Strategic planning
- Rural to metropolis transformation
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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.
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.
- Create and manage your own shop
- Prepare and sell food items
- Decorate store interior
- Customize cat character costumes
- Earn in-game currency
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Simulation City® | Lazy Cat Shop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Domyung Kim | dae woong PARK |
Customer experience
Simulation City®
Lazy Cat Shop
In-app purchases
Simulation City®
- 500,000 Money$1.99
Lazy Cat Shop
- 200 Gems$1.99
- 600 Gems$4.99
- Remove Ads$5.99
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- 1400 Gems$9.99
- ProPackage$14.99
- 2900 Gems$19.99
- 7500 Gems$49.99
- 15000 Gems$89.99
Questions
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