Comparison

TheoTown vs Sfanko

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • City building and management
  • Complex transportation networks
  • Emergency preparedness
  • Famous landmark construction
  • User-made plugin expansion
  • Mayor role simulation
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

Sfanko

Features
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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.

Screenshots

TheoTown4 screens
Sfanko2 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TheoTown sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Sfanko asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TheoTown ships an update every 9 days, Sfanko weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
TheoTown versus Sfanko: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTheoTownSfanko
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings19K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#151 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB110 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerblueflower GmbHshaden 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

10 purchases

TheoTown

One-time10
  • 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
None

Sfanko

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TheoTown free?
TheoTown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sfanko free?
Sfanko is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TheoTown or Sfanko have ads?
TheoTown shows ads; Sfanko does not.
Which is updated more often, TheoTown or Sfanko?
TheoTown ships an update every 9 days, and Sfanko weekly. Most recently, TheoTown was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sfanko on October 31, 2026.

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