TheoTown vs Sfanko
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TheoTown
Build and manage your own cities, from small towns to vast metropolises. As mayor, design transportation networks, prepare for emergencies, and construct famous landmarks. Expand your game with user-created plugins for endless customization.
- City building and management
- Complex transportation networks
- Emergency preparedness
- Famous landmark construction
- User-made plugin expansion
- Mayor role simulation
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TheoTown is a city-building game where you can build and manage your own cities. Start with a small town and develop it into an enormous metropolis. Take on the role of mayor, shape impressive skylines, and manage the many systems that keep your cities running. Build complex transportation networks with roads, railways, buses, airports, and more. Create bus routes, expand your rail network, manage your vehicles, and even customize aircraft liveries. Prepare your cities for emergencies such as natural disasters, disease, crime, and fires. Construct famous landmarks including Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, and many more. Still missing something? Expand the game with user-made plugins and add new buildings, vehicles, decorations, and more.
Sfanko
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Command your fleet in Sfanko, a tactical naval strategy game built for quick battles and thoughtful play. Place your ships, read the enemy grid, and sink the opposing fleet before yours is lost. PLAY YOUR WAY • Challenge the AI at Easy, Medium, or Hard difficulty. • Share one device for a private two-player match with protected handoffs. • Create or join online battles using a match code. • Choose Classic rules or change the battle with special weapons. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED Start playing immediately. Sfanko has no advertising and no in-app purchases. Online safety controls let you block players and report inappropriate display names during a match.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sfanko at none against TheoTown's 10. Sfanko also leads on ads (none vs shown). TheoTown's advantage is chart position (#151 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. TheoTown sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Sfanko asks for nothing beyond the download.
TheoTown ships an update every 9 days, Sfanko weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TheoTown | Sfanko |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (19K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #151 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | blueflower GmbH | shaden alawaji |
Bugs and requests
TheoTown
Reported bugs
4 issues- Placement of power lines and pipes can be finicky
- Buildings sometimes fail to construct properly
- Occasional audio glitches and music bugs
- Difficulty deleting or modifying existing structures
Requested features
5 requests- Add more transportation options (trams, subways, etc.)
- Improve road and infrastructure customization
- Implement multiplayer and regional interactions
- Expand disaster and environmental management
- Introduce more advanced building types and specializations
Sfanko
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TheoTown
- 100 diamonds$2.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
- Starter Pack 2$3.99
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- 250 diamonds$4.99
- Landmarks II$5.99
- Landmarks IV$5.99
- 550 diamonds$6.99
- Unlimited Fast Speed$6.99
- Unlimited Tunnels$6.99
- 2,630 diamonds$29.99
Sfanko
No in-app purchases








