Comparison

Hobo Simulator vs Scratch Inc.

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

Head to head
About

Hobo Simulator

Embark on a rags-to-riches journey, starting as a homeless individual. Engage in various street activities to earn money, build businesses, and climb the social ladder. Manage your health and happiness to survive and thrive in this random, life-simulation game.

Highlights
  • Earn money through street activities
  • Start businesses and startups
  • Manage health, happiness, and satiety
  • Randomly generated events
  • Compete with friends
  • Purchase immortality pill
Features
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• Get drunk and achieve the maximum popularity! • Search for coins on the streets, wash cars, get into street fights, rob strangers and banks! • Open your office or found your own startup! • Make the most money in the shortest time! Compete with your friends! Almost every event in this game happens randomly. Every move equals one day. Every day your health, happiness and satiety decrease. If your health, happiness or satiety will drop to zero, you have 7 days to improve the situation, otherwise you will die. Every year you will celebrate your birthday and get presents. Every day you have a chance to find empty bottles and then sell them. Sooner or later you will die from old age. To avoid that, you can buy an immortality pill. Note that it DOES NOT protect you from dying from hunger, sickness, unhappiness or poverty.

About

Scratch Inc.

An idle incremental game where you build an empire by scratching cards and earning points. Upgrade your cards, unlock automation, and prestige to progress faster. Enjoy endless upgrades, achievements, and global leaderboards with no ads or wait timers.

Highlights
  • Endless Upgrades
  • Prestige for Progress
  • Achievements with Rewards
  • Global Leaderboards
  • Playable Offline
  • No Ads
Features
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Build an Empire, From Scratch Scratch cards, earn points, and grow your empire in this idle/incremental game. Upgrade your cards, unlock automation, prestige across industries, and climb the leaderboards — all with no ads, ever. • Endless Upgrades – Boost your point gain, match multipliers, grid size, and so much more. • Prestige for Progress – Reset to climb faster across deep progression layers. • Achievements with Rewards – Earn Gold and multipliers by completing fun challenges. • Global Leaderboards – Compete with others across the world across a variety of challenges. • Playable Offline – Play anywhere anytime • No Ads. No Wait Timers. Just Progress and Big Numbers. Made by a solo dev. Built to respect your time. (A reimagining of my first game)

Screenshots

Hobo Simulator4 screens
Scratch Inc.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Scratch Inc. at every 6 days against Hobo Simulator's monthly. Scratch Inc. also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 78%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Hobo Simulator's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Hobo Simulator sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Scratch Inc. sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scratch Inc. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.7K and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Hobo Simulator's written reviews are positive against 93% of Scratch Inc.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hobo Simulator ships an update monthly, Scratch Inc. every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hobo Simulator versus Scratch Inc.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHobo SimulatorScratch Inc.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.7K ratings)4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews93.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.7K — better1.9K
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB40 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperDenis TokarevMakopaz LLC

Customer experience

Hobo Simulator

All ratings2,742 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews371 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral7.5%
Negative14.3%

Scratch Inc.

All ratings1,918 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews465 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative2.6%

User reviews

Hobo Simulator

From 2.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive game
  • 💡 Unique concept
  • 🚀 No ads
  • 🚀 Low power consumption

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy save system
  • 🐛 Unclear mechanics and lack of tutorial
  • 🐛 Overly harsh random events
  • 🐛 Difficulty progressing early on

Scratch Inc.

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 🚀 Satisfying idle mechanics
  • 💡 Active developer listening to feedback
  • 👍 Optional in-app purchases
  • 👍 Polished interface

Room to improve

  • 💰 In-app purchases feel expensive
  • 🔧 Needs more balance and content
  • 🐛 Offline rewards not working consistently

Bugs and requests

Hobo Simulator

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incorrect deduction amounts for bodyguard and lawyer
  • Inability to survive on disability for too long

Requested features

4 requests
  • Calendar and calendar events
  • More variety in jobs and content
  • Notification for impending death
  • Rebirth/prestige system

Scratch Inc.

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Offline rewards rarely triggering
  • Lacking sound effects

Requested features

2 requests
  • More skin tone options for avatar
  • Better variety and more offline rewards

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Hobo Simulator

One-time6
  • The Immortality Pill$0.99
  • Pack 1$0.99
  • Pack 2$1.99
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  • Pack 3$3.99
  • Pack 4$6.99
  • Pack 5$9.99
5 purchases

Scratch Inc.

One-time5
  • 20 Gold$1.99
  • 55 Gold$4.99
  • 120 Gold$9.99
Show 2 more
  • 260 Gold$19.99
  • 750 Gold$49.99

Questions

Is Hobo Simulator free?
Hobo Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scratch Inc. free?
Scratch Inc. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hobo Simulator or Scratch Inc.?
Scratch Inc. is rated higher. Hobo Simulator averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Scratch Inc. averages 4.7 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Hobo Simulator or Scratch Inc. have ads?
Neither Hobo Simulator nor Scratch Inc. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hobo Simulator or Scratch Inc.?
Hobo Simulator ships an update monthly, and Scratch Inc. every 6 days. Most recently, Hobo Simulator was updated on October 15, 2026 and Scratch Inc. on October 15, 2026.

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