Comparison

Computer Building Simulator vs PC Tycoon 2

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

Head to head
About

Computer Building Simulator

Learn to build a gaming PC virtually without the hassle of physical components. This simulation game offers realistic component visuals and placement, making the PC building process fun and educational.

Highlights
  • Virtual PC component selection
  • Realistic component visuals
  • Interactive component placement
  • Educational PC building guide
  • Confidence building for real builds
Features
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Have you ever wanted to build a gaming PC but didn't want to go through the hassle of buying components and unpacking boxes? Wouldn't the whole process be easier if you could just select your parts from a table and slot them into place with few taps? No, I'm not talking about using a custom pre-built service. The answer is PC Building Simulator, available now for download on App Store!! The purpose of this game is to try to teach people about building PCs while still having fun. All the components have realistic look and placement! If you’ve never built a PC but have wondered about the magical parts you can see through the perspex window your PC mystifyingly came with, this’ll help explain. Maybe it’ll give you confidence to build a real PC!

About

PC Tycoon 2

Manage a computer company, develop PC components, and build custom computers. Research new technologies, improve your facilities, and compete with other businesses to become a tech giant.

Highlights
  • Develop PC components (processors, video cards, etc.)
  • Create custom laptops and monitors
  • Develop and test operating systems
  • Build PCs for gaming, office, or server use
  • Research over 3000 technologies
  • Manage office and factory improvements
  • Hire employees and invest in marketing
Features
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PC Tycoon 2 is a brand new version of PC Tycoon. In the game you have to manage your computer company and develop your PC components: processors, video cards, motherboards, RAM, disks. You can create your own laptop, monitor, or develop an operating system that you can test. You will also be able to build a PC, as in PC Creator 2 or PC building simulator. Research new technologies, improve your office and your factory, hire the best employees, invest in marketing, or save money and buy one of the computer giants! PC Tycoon 2 gives you almost complete freedom of action. Create components for your computer from scratch by selecting the desired characteristics and design. The game has a lot of features that are not found in other games of this genre, such as PC Creator 2 or Devices Tycoon: detailed statistics of your company and products, intelligent algorithms for evaluating products and behavior of companies, a computer simulator, interactive operating systems created by the player that you can test. You can become a PC Builder. You can create a gaming, office or server PC. PC Tycoon 2 is a company management simulator and a PC or laptop building simulator. The variety of game mechanics makes the game very exciting. Also in the game there are: * 3000+ technologies for research * Challenging mode for fans of economic strategies * Smart behavior of competitors, automatic development and release of products * The ability to run the OS on your gaming PC * 10 levels of office improvement with beautiful 3D models * Many ways to invest your money, including buying companies, marketing, paid employee search Many more new features are planned to be added in future updates, such as: * PC Assembly * Animations of employees in the office * Office skins * Many new component designs * Season passes with exclusive rewards * Cloud synchronization Computer tycoon 2 is a business simulator game that is worth your attention and is a serious player among economic strategies. You can always ask your question, suggest an idea, communicate with developers and other players and become part of the game community by logging into discord or telegram: https://discord.gg/enyUgzB4Ab https://t.me/insignis_g Have a good game!

Screenshots

Computer Building Simulator1 screens
PC Tycoon 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PC Tycoon 2 at 71% against Computer Building Simulator's 11%. PC Tycoon 2 also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.9). Computer Building Simulator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Computer Building Simulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PC Tycoon 2 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PC Tycoon 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 295 and 179 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Computer Building Simulator's written reviews are positive against 71% of PC Tycoon 2's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Computer Building Simulator versus PC Tycoon 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComputer Building SimulatorPC Tycoon 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (295 ratings)4.3 (179 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.0% of reviews71.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings295 — better179
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB202 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMateusz GrabowskiALEXANDR VLADIMIR NAUMOV, IE

Customer experience

Computer Building Simulator

All ratings295 ratings
Positive17.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative76.9%
Written reviews127 reviews
Positive11.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative81.9%

PC Tycoon 2

All ratings179 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews211 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral11.4%
Negative17.5%

User reviews

Computer Building Simulator

From 295 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy controls
  • 🚀 Simple to use
  • 💡 Good learning tool

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy controls
  • 🤔 Lack of customization
  • 💤 Boring after one build
  • 🚫 Incomplete experience
  • 💰 Paid version not worth it

PC Tycoon 2

From 179 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good game
  • 🚀 Can play for hours non-stop
  • 👍 Ads are not too frequent
  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 👍 Lots of content and features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game crashes or freezes
  • 🐛 Bugs with product creation and sales
  • 🐛 Zoom/UI issues on some devices
  • 🔍 Too many ads
  • 💰 In-app purchases are expensive

Bugs and requests

Computer Building Simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Can't get past tutorial
  • Parts disappear or get stuck
  • Glitchy camera and controls
  • Crashes and restarts progress

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels or PCs to build
  • Ability to choose parts
  • More detailed PC building simulation
  • Informative component labels
  • Ability to test the built PC

PC Tycoon 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect pricing and sales issues
  • Saves not working properly
  • Zoom/UI issues when opening menus
  • Crashes and freezes during gameplay

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add PC/desktop creation
  • Improve company/product comparison
  • Expand sandbox mode
  • Introduce more product categories (AI, VR, consoles)
  • Add news/press features
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  • Improve salary/employee management
  • Expand office/company size limits
  • Introduce more customization options

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Computer Building Simulator

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Version$1.99
6 purchases

PC Tycoon 2

One-time6
  • 100 gems$1.99
  • 200 gems$2.99
  • 500 gems$3.99
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  • Premium$5.99
  • Time acceleration$5.99
  • Sandbox$9.99

Questions

Is Computer Building Simulator free?
Computer Building Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PC Tycoon 2 free?
PC Tycoon 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Computer Building Simulator or PC Tycoon 2?
PC Tycoon 2 is rated higher. Computer Building Simulator averages 1.9 out of 5 from 295 ratings, while PC Tycoon 2 averages 4.3 from 179 ratings.
Do Computer Building Simulator or PC Tycoon 2 have ads?
PC Tycoon 2 shows ads; Computer Building Simulator does not.

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