Comparison

Simulation City® vs Detective Protocol

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

Detective Protocol

Features
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THEY CAN LIE TO YOU. CAN YOU CATCH THE CRIMINAL? Interrogate unscripted AI suspects that react to every question, hide details, and crack under pressure. Solve procedurally generated murder, theft, and arson cases using clues, alibis, and contradictions. No dialogue trees. No scripted conversations. Just your deduction skills, the evidence, and a suspect who wants to walk free. INTERROGATE THE SUSPECT Skip the multiple-choice buttons. Type your own questions and chat naturally with AI suspects. They have secrets to protect, and they may lie, deflect, or turn hostile under pressure. ENDLESS CASE FILES Every investigation is generated to feel fresh, with new suspects, motives, and contradictions in every session. CHOOSE YOUR SETTING Take on high-stakes cases across distinctive worlds, from gritty noir investigations to futuristic crime scenes and classic deduction mysteries. PRIVATE, IMMERSIVE GAMEPLAY Experience dynamic on-device case generation and interrogation designed to keep every investigation tense, replayable, and personal. Think you can catch the guilty suspect? Open your first case file and start the interrogation.

Screenshots

Simulation City®4 screens
Detective Protocol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Detective Protocol at Free against Simulation City®'s $6.99. Detective Protocol also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 20 months). Simulation City®'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On 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

Detective Protocol is free to download; Simulation City® costs $6.99 up front. Simulation City® sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Detective Protocol sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simulation City® ships an update every 20 months, Detective Protocol every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Simulation City® versus Detective Protocol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimulation City®Detective Protocol
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB82 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperDomyung KimMiguel Vieira

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simulation City®

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

Detective Protocol

One-time5
  • Global Jurisdiction$2.99
  • Elite Training Module$2.99
  • Visual-Freq Upgrade$2.99
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  • Restricted Case Files$2.99
  • Director's Clearance$9.99

Questions

Is Simulation City® free?
Simulation City® costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Detective Protocol free?
Detective Protocol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simulation City® or Detective Protocol have ads?
Detective Protocol shows ads; Simulation City® does not.
Which is updated more often, Simulation City® or Detective Protocol?
Simulation City® ships an update every 20 months, and Detective Protocol every 4 days. Most recently, Simulation City® was updated on October 14, 2026 and Detective Protocol on October 16, 2026.

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