Comparison

[AR] Curling vs AI Startup CEO

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

Head to head
About

[AR] Curling

Experience the thrill of curling anywhere with this augmented reality game. Enjoy realistic 3D movements and customizable settings for a unique gaming experience. Play without in-app purchases or ads.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality curling
  • Realistic 3D movements
  • Customizable rink friction
  • Adjustable stone sensitivity
  • Scalable game environment
  • High-quality 3D graphics
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Ever played curling elsewhere than in an appropriate location for doing this? With «[AR] Curling» you have an entire rink right in your pocket. Play curling wherever you want. And for sure, you won’t get a cold. With «[AR] Curling», you get the first augmented reality curling app, that really gives you a feeling of playing around with a curling-stone on a real sized rink, combined with a completely new gaming experience. Play curling with proper 3D movements. Really curly the stone. Add a special target-screen to visually follow the stone and closely observe the target-area. Use the settings menu. Here you find useful configuration options such as the sensitivity of the stone, the friction of the rink, the number of opposite stones or the direction of light. You can even scale the entire game, to fit in your home. All graphic 3D elements are of the highest quality. As always, this game will be without in-app purchases or annoying ads to help you get a nice product. We wish you a lot of fun with this AR title.

About

AI Startup CEO

Manage a cutting-edge AI startup from humble beginnings to a trillion-dollar enterprise. Juggle resources, make strategic decisions, and navigate the volatile tech industry to achieve AGI or immense wealth.

Highlights
  • AI startup tycoon simulation
  • Six tech stack layers
  • Six founder origin stories
  • Quarterly planning and fundraising
  • Team building and management
  • Founder legacy progression
  • Rival leaderboard and nemesis system
Features
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Play free through your first 5 in-game years. Build from a WeWork desk to a trillion-dollar AGI lab, then unlock the full game with one purchase - no subscription, ever. You are the founder and CEO of an AI startup. Starting from a cramped WeWork desk with a laptop and a dream, navigate the chaotic, hype-driven, venture-funded world of artificial intelligence and try to build AGI, get obscenely rich, or both. Move fast and train things. AI Startup CEO is a fast-paced, text-based business simulation and tycoon game that puts you in the driver's seat of a Silicon Valley AI company. Every quarter you juggle cash, compute, talent, data, hype, and reputation while making decisions that could turn your scrappy startup into the next trillion-dollar AI lab, or leave you begging your VCs for a bridge round. PICK YOUR STACK Choose your primary focus at the start: Compute and Hardware, Foundation Models, Infrastructure and Tooling, AI Applications, Data and Pipelines, or Safety and Governance. Each layer has its own tech tree, starting capital, and competitive landscape. CHOOSE YOUR ORIGIN Ex-Google researcher, Stanford dropout, serial entrepreneur, open source legend, Wall Street quant, or government researcher. Your founder identity shapes your starting bonuses, your investor pitch, and the random events that hit your inbox. RUN THE QUARTER LOOP Review metrics and news, allocate R and D, ship products, hire and fire, set culture, raise capital, sign enterprise deals, and react to a steady stream of random events: viral launches, regulatory probes, rival acquisitions, data breaches, and the occasional AGI scare. BUILD A REAL TEAM Recruit engineers, researchers, salespeople, product leaders, and executives. Each hire has stats, salary expectations, and morale. Crunch mode ships features faster but burns out your best people. Offsites, bonuses, and a strong culture keep them around. RAISE THE ROUND Pitch seed, Series A, Series B, and mega rounds to a cast of VCs with very different personalities. Close deals, sign contracts, and watch your valuation climb or collapse based on revenue, hype, and team quality. WIN THE ENDGAME IPO, get acquired, achieve AGI, or go bankrupt trying. Every run is different, driven by your stack choice, origin story, and the decisions you make under pressure. BUILD YOUR LEGACY Every completed run shapes your founder profile. Sell your company, IPO, or achieve AGI, and carry forward permanent bonuses into your next startup. Unlock new starting scenarios as your legacy grows. Turn on Ghost Rivals to race against replays of your own past companies and see if your new strategy can beat your personal best. FEATURES - Deep tycoon and business simulation in the world of AI startups - Six stack layers with full tech trees and progression - Six founder origin stories with unique bonuses and callbacks - Quarterly planning, fundraising, hiring, and product shipping loops - Rival leaderboard and nemesis system that reacts to your moves - Cinematic quarter reports, runway crisis mode, and event cards - Founder Legacy: cross-run progression with tiered bonuses and unlockable scenarios - Ghost Rivals: race against replays of your own past companies - Multiple save slots to run different strategies side by side - Goal tracker, tutorial system, and continue-game support - iPhone and iPad support, portrait and landscape on iPad - Play free through your first 5 in-game years, then unlock the full game with one purchase, no subscriptions PERFECT FOR - Fans of tycoon games, business sims, and incremental strategy - Tech workers, founders, and anyone who lives near the AI hype cycle - Fans of Game Dev Story, Hipster CEO, and classic management sims Download AI Startup CEO today, pick your stack, and see how far you can push. Privacy Policy: https://indiecraft.net/privacy-policy-mobile-apps/ Terms of Use: https://indiecraft.net/tos

Screenshots

[AR] Curling4 screens
AI Startup CEO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AI Startup CEO at Free against [AR] Curling's $1.99. AI Startup CEO also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 40 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). [AR] Curling's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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

AI Startup CEO is free to download; [AR] Curling costs $1.99 up front. AI Startup CEO sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. [AR] Curling asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for [AR] Curling against 5.0 for AI Startup CEO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

[AR] Curling ships an update every 40 months, AI Startup CEO weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 2 level
[AR] Curling versus AI Startup CEO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter[AR] CurlingAI Startup CEO
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPhilippe ZayIndieCraft LLC

Customer experience

[AR] Curling

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AI Startup CEO

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

[AR] Curling

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

AI Startup CEO

One-time2
  • Save Slots Expansion$1.99
  • Full Game Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is [AR] Curling free?
[AR] Curling costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AI Startup CEO free?
AI Startup CEO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, [AR] Curling or AI Startup CEO?
[AR] Curling and AI Startup CEO are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do [AR] Curling or AI Startup CEO have ads?
AI Startup CEO shows ads; [AR] Curling does not.
Which is updated more often, [AR] Curling or AI Startup CEO?
[AR] Curling ships an update every 40 months, and AI Startup CEO weekly. Most recently, [AR] Curling was updated on November 11, 2026 and AI Startup CEO on November 9, 2026.

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