Comparison

Upland vs +3

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

Head to head
About

Upland

Build and manage cities on a persistent, real-world map. Trade virtual properties, design lasting structures, and shape neighborhoods in a player-driven economy. Your progress never resets, and digital assets can be sold for real-world value.

Highlights
  • Build on real-world map
  • Persistent progress, never resets
  • Player-driven economy
  • Trade virtual properties
  • Design lasting structures
  • Digital ownership with real-world value
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Build Real-World Cities That Last Forever Play a completely new type of simulation game: Upland is the real-world city-builder where your progress never resets and every decision shapes living neighborhoods. Enter a persistent, shared map of actual places—from New York to Paris—where you plan, build, and trade in a thriving player-driven economy. Unlike traditional city builders, your properties are tied to real addresses and stay with you permanently. Your strategic choices create lasting impact in this revolutionary city-building tycoon sim. Strategic City Building • Plan your empire - Scout new city openings and choose prime neighborhoods • Optimize collections - Build strategic property portfolios for maximum returns • Real-world context - Own your childhood home, Times Square, or the Eiffel Tower Build Cities That Matter • Design lasting structures - Create buildings, décor, and styles that define your skyline • Shape neighborhoods - Your constructions influence entire districts • Never resets - Everything you build remains permanently in the world Player-Driven Economy • Trade with real players - Buy, sell, and swap virtual properties • Run your business - Open shops in your buildings and add service structures • Digital ownership - The digital assets you create or acquire: they are yours, and you're free to sell them and earn real-world value Compete & Collaborate • Join neighborhood teams - Work together on massive city projects • Climb leaderboards - Prove your strategy in global competitions • Community events - Participate in limited-time challenges and rewards Play Anywhere, Always • Cross-platform progress - Seamlessly switch between mobile and web • Email-only signup - Start building in seconds • Persistent world - Your cities evolve 24/7, even when you're offline Perfect For Strategy Fans Ideal if you love city sims, tycoon games, management strategy, town builders, or location-based gameplay. Combines the depth of complex city simulators with the social dynamics of MMO gaming. Join a thriving global community of 3M+ players building collaborative cities mapped to the real world since 2019. Disclosure: Digital ownership refers to in-game assets only.

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+3

Features
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Your opponent picks a secret 4-digit code. You pick yours. First one to crack the other's code wins. Every guess comes back as a score — nothing else. +2-1 means two of your digits are correct and in the right place, and one more is in the code but sitting in the wrong spot. That's all you get. The rest is deduction. HOW IT WORKS * Both codes are 4 digits, no digit repeats, no leading zero * Guess, read the score, eliminate, repeat * No luck, no hidden mechanics — the same information is available to both players, every single turn RANKED 1v1 Get matched against a real opponent in seconds and play for ELO. Win in fewer guesses and you climb faster. Track your rating, your streak and your place on the global leaderboard. PLAY WITH FRIENDS Share a link, your friend taps it, the duel starts. No account hunting, no friend codes. Add the people you enjoy playing and rematch them any time. SOLO PRACTICE Play the bot whenever you want a game with no stakes and no waiting. It thinks like a strong human opponent, so beating it actually means something. PUZZLE MODE Hand-built stages you clear in order, each one solvable by pure deduction from the clues in front of you. No bot, no timer, no analysis helper — just you and the logic. BUILT-IN ANALYSIS In duels and solo practice, the keypad keeps score for you: digits your guesses have already proven to be in the code light up, digits you have ruled out go dark. It only ever states what your own guesses have logically forced — it never leaks the answer. On for everyone, no setting to fiddle with. NO ADS Not one. No banners, no interstitials, no rewarded videos — for free players and premium players alike. Nothing interrupts a duel. START IN ONE TAP Play as a guest immediately. No email, no signup wall. Save your progress with Apple or Google later, whenever you feel like it. PREMIUM Free players get 5 online matches a day. Premium removes the daily limit — play as much as you want. Solo play, puzzles and the tutorial are always free and unlimited. Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, available as $2.99 per week, $7.99 per month or $39.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://plus3minus1.lafon10.com/privacy Simple rules. Very hard to master. Crack the code.

Screenshots

Upland4 screens
+34 screens

Verdict

The call

Upland and +3 are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Upland sells 89 one-off in-app purchases and +3 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Upland versus +3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpland+3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (4.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.9K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB48 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperUplandme, IncLafonten Finansal Yazilim Limited Sirketi

Bugs and requests

Upland

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Purchasing properties often fails
  • Disappearing assets and lost progress
  • Inconsistent and unreliable gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved onboarding and tutorials
  • More control over player movement
  • Easier property acquisition for new players
  • Expanded map coverage beyond US cities
  • Ability to cash out earnings more easily

+3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

89 purchases

Upland

One-time89
  • Care Package$1.39
  • 2K UPX + AirCrisp Pro$1.99
  • Mini Service Structure2 variants$2.99
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  • Bakery Service Structure$2.99
  • 5K UPX + MixMaster$4.99
  • Tokyo Pass$4.99
  • Miami Expansion Pass$4.99
  • Las Vegas Expansion Pass$4.99
  • Paris Expansion Pass$4.99
  • Park City Pass$4.99
  • Miami Beach Pass$4.99
  • Saint-Denis Pass$4.99
  • Paris Pass$4.99
  • Bermuda Pass sale$4.99
  • Sydney Pass$6.49
  • Frost Season Pass$6.99
  • Blossom Season Pass$6.99
  • City Pass v3$6.99
  • $5 Worth of SPARKLET v1$6.99
  • City Pass$6.99
  • Small Service Structure$6.99
  • 5K UPX + Buenos Aires BE$6.99
  • $PARKLET Warz Pass$6.99
  • 5,000 UPX$6.99
  • Welcome Pack$6.99
  • Wonderland Season Pass$6.99
  • Harvest Season Pass$6.99
  • Sizzle Season Pass$6.99
  • Potions Bundle$8.99
  • Structure$9.99
  • Season Pass$9.99
  • Medium Service Structure$9.99
  • Genesis Season Pass$9.99
  • Blossom Season Pass$9.99
  • $10 worth of ETH + Degen BE$9.99
  • The Elusive Prop$9.99
  • Stock Car Pro | Starter Bundle$9.99
  • Bermuda Map Assets$9.99
  • Intro Bundle$11.99
  • Essential Bundle$11.99
  • Sizzle Map Asset$11.99
  • Purge Pirates Bundle$12.99
  • Krypto Knights Bundle$12.99
  • Cypher Cyborgs Bundle$12.99
  • Large Service Structure$14.49
  • $10 Worth of SPARKLET$14.49
  • 10,000 UPX$14.49
  • 10K UPX + 60 Protem$14.49
  • Blossom25 | Miami Town House$14.99
  • Harmony for Healing BE$14.99
  • XStacks Map Asset Bundle$15.99
  • Town House Bundle$19.99
  • Pack of Fortune: Bronze$19.99
  • 20K UPX + Saint Patrick's BE$19.99
  • 20K UPX + NFLPA Collectible$19.99
  • 20K UPX + Thrifty Trader$19.99
  • Genesis 24 Apartment Building$19.99
  • Starter Bundle$22.99
  • Robotz Kart$24.99
  • Upland Karts$24.99
  • NFLPA Pro Bundle$24.99
  • Evolution Bundle$26.90
  • Uppies V1$28.49
  • Mid Price Properties$28.49
  • 20,000 UPX$28.49
  • $20 Worth of SPARKLET$28.49
  • 0.05 USPK$29.99
  • 30K UPX + LV Block Explorer$29.99
  • 30K UPX + Wonderland Elves$29.99
  • Prestige Bundle$29.99
  • 30Kupx+Sparklet Block Explorer$29.99
  • 30K UPX + Aviation Wizard$29.99
  • Apartment Building Bundle$32.99
  • Intro Bundle$37.99
  • Stock Car Pro | Pass Bundle$49.99
  • NFLPA Pass Bundle2 variants$49.99
  • $50 Worth of SPARKLET$49.99
  • 0.1 USPK$54.99
  • Master Bundle$66.99
  • 50,000 UPX$70.99
  • Advanced Bundle$85.99
  • Premier Bundle$89.99
  • Deluxe Bundle$98.99
  • 100K UPX + 1100 Protem$99.99
  • Pack of Fortune: Gold$99.99
  • 2024 MV Motors Series T$99.99
  • 2023 Stock Car Pro Trainer$99.99
  • Deluxe Bundle$129.99
  • 100,000 UPX$142.99
3 purchases

+3

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Unlimited$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Unlimited$7.991 Month
  • Annual Unlimited$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Upland free?
Upland is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is +3 free?
+3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Upland or +3 have ads?
Neither Upland nor +3 shows ads.

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