Comparison

Box Office Sim vs MMA Career Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Box Office Sim

Manage your own movie studio, from independent films to blockbusters. Create scripts, cast actors, set release dates, and run marketing campaigns to achieve box office success and win awards.

Highlights
  • Manage your own movie studio
  • Create or buy scripts
  • Cast and negotiate contracts
  • Set release dates and marketing campaigns
  • Earn awards and win film festivals
  • Build from indie films to blockbusters
Features
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Box Office Sim is a business sim game in which you manage your own movie studio. Start as a small independent film studio and see if you have what it takes to rise through the ranks and become one of the few Major film studios. Create your own scripts, or buy existing spec scripts off the market, then cast and negotiate cast contracts. Set opportune release dates and run marketing campaigns, for the best possible opening weekend. Make the best quality movies that you can and see if you can earn the top prize at yearly award shows. Bid on and win completed movies, ready for distribution, at bi-annual film festivals. See if you have what it takes to move up the ranks, starting from making low budget indie films, to making multi-movie franchises and blockbusters.

About

MMA Career Simulator

Build and train a fighter from scratch, then compete in real-time fights to climb the ranks and become a UFC champion. Manage your career, finances, and rivalries to achieve GOAT status on the global leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Build fighter from scratch
  • Real-time fight control
  • Career progression
  • Weight management
  • Injury system
  • Global leaderboard
Features
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UFC Career — MMA Fighter Your octagon. Your legacy. Your GOAT story. From unknown to UFC Champion — every punch, takedown, and submission is YOUR decision. This is the most immersive MMA career simulator ever built for mobile. BUILD YOUR FIGHTER FROM SCRATCH Choose your background — Boxer, Wrestler, BJJ Specialist, or Kickboxer — and mold your fighter across 11 attributes. Every training session matters. Every recovery week counts. Push too hard and you're injured. Play it safe and your rivals pass you by. FEEL EVERY FIGHT This isn't tap-and-pray. When the moment comes — a submission attempt, a knockdown, a KO shot — YOU take control. Real-time minigames put your fate in your hands. Escape that rear-naked choke. Finish the fight when your opponent is rocked. Heart-pounding finishes every single time. Your fighter’s attributes directly influence the difficulty and duration of each challenge, creating realistic advantages and disadvantages against different opponents. There is no random winner: if neither fighter secures a finish, the victory goes to the fighter who performed better throughout the fight and controlled the action most effectively, just like a real judges’ decision. THE GRIND IS REAL Start in the regional circuit. Impress the scouts. Land that Contender Series contract. Then survive the UFC — where every opponent is elite and one bad night can derail everything. Manage your finances, negotiate contracts, cut weight, and build rivalries that shake the entire division. BECOME THE GOAT Multiple careers. One Hall of Fame. Compete on the global leaderboard for the greatest UFC record of all time. Wins, losses, title defenses, championship reigns — every stat tells your story. Will you dominate one weight class or chase glory across them all? EVERY DECISION MATTERS * •
8 weight classes from Flyweight to Heavyweight
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Train 11 unique fighter attributes
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Real weight cuts with consequences — miss weight and pay the price
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Injuries that can derail your title shot
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Rivalries, title reigns, and main event appearances
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Global leaderboard — prove you're the best in the world The cage is waiting. Are you ready to answer the call?

Screenshots

Box Office Sim4 screens
MMA Career Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Box Office Sim at 4.3 against MMA Career Simulator's 3.1. Box Office Sim also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 61%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). MMA Career Simulator's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Box Office Sim sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MMA Career Simulator sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Box Office Sim holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Box Office Sim has 397 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Box Office Sim's written reviews are positive against 61% of MMA Career Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Box Office Sim ships an update every 10 days, MMA Career Simulator monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Box Office Sim versus MMA Career Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBox Office SimMMA Career Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (397 ratings) — better3.1 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews — better60.7% of reviews
Number of ratings397 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB78 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJohn JacoSimone Miali

Customer experience

Box Office Sim

All ratings395 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral7.6%
Negative5.9%

MMA Career Simulator

All ratings22 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral22.7%
Negative31.8%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral25.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Box Office Sim

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
3 purchases

MMA Career Simulator

One-time3
  • 50 Champion coins$1.99
  • $1 million$3.99
  • Auto train pass$4.99

Questions

Is Box Office Sim free?
Box Office Sim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MMA Career Simulator free?
MMA Career Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Box Office Sim or MMA Career Simulator?
Box Office Sim is rated higher. Box Office Sim averages 4.3 out of 5 from 397 ratings, while MMA Career Simulator averages 3.1 from 22 ratings.
Do Box Office Sim or MMA Career Simulator have ads?
Box Office Sim shows ads; MMA Career Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Box Office Sim or MMA Career Simulator?
Box Office Sim ships an update every 10 days, and MMA Career Simulator monthly. Most recently, Box Office Sim was updated on November 3, 2026 and MMA Career Simulator on November 5, 2026.

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