Comparison

CTMayor vs Town Builder Idle

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

Head to head
About

CTMayor

Manage cities across different eras, from ancient Rome to modern times, or run a bustling hospital and a comprehensive transport network. Each mode offers unique challenges in planning, resource management, and citizen satisfaction.

Highlights
  • Ancient Rome city management
  • Modern city zoning and infrastructure
  • Transport network simulation
  • Hospital management and patient care
  • Multiple simulation modes
  • Disaster and crisis response
Features
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CTMayor offers four distinct simulation modes, each focusing on a different era and style of city management: • Ancient Rome Mode Rule as a provincial governor of the Roman Empire. Plan and grow prosperous cities, satisfy citizens’ needs, and respond to disasters, divine unrest, and hostile forces. Inspired by classic Roman city-building simulations. • Classic City Mode Design and manage a modern city by zoning residential, commercial, and industrial areas, building infrastructure, and collecting taxes to support expansion. Maintain quality of life, balance the economy, and monitor environmental health to prevent decline or bankruptcy. Inspired by early city-building classics. • Transport Company Mode Create and operate a comprehensive transport network using trucks, buses, trains, aircraft, and ships. Connect towns and industries, deliver cargo efficiently, and reinvest profits to expand your network. Spanning 1950–2050, your objective is to achieve the highest performance rating. • Hospital Mode Build and run your own hospital. Construct rooms, hire doctors, nurses, and handymen, and diagnose and cure patients suffering from a range of comical illnesses. Research new treatments, keep your finances healthy, and cope with epidemics and VIP inspections. Inspired by classic hospital management simulations. For information about how the app works and how your data is handled, please review our policies: Service Terms: https://drwjf.github.io/ctm/ctm-terms.html Privacy Policy: https://drwjf.github.io/ctm/ctm-privacy.html

About

Town Builder Idle

Build your own city with a variety of landmark buildings, from houses to shopping malls and essential services. Collect coins, plan your strategy, and unlock new levels to expand your urban landscape. Enjoy a simple yet engaging city-building experience.

Highlights
  • City construction with landmark buildings
  • Coin collection and saving for upgrades
  • Strategic planning for city expansion
  • Unlock new levels and buildings
  • Simple tap and click gameplay
Features
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Build the cozy town of your dreams, one charming building at a time. Town Builder Idle is a relaxing idle tycoon sim you can play offline, with no account needed. Place houses, bakeries, cafés and parks on a colorful isometric map, tap to collect coins, and watch your village grow into a bustling metropolis while the coins keep rolling in. BUILD AND DECORATE • Place buildings anywhere and move them whenever you like • Small and large houses, lumber mills, quarries, bakeries, cafés, markets, parks, schools and a Town Hall • Decorate with flower beds, fountains, statues, benches, street lamps, trees and roads • Smart placement bonuses: parks boost nearby houses, shops thrive by the road, and markets love being near houses • Expand your land to make room for even more UPGRADE AND GROW • Tap the bubbles to collect coins, or collect from every building at once • Upgrade your buildings and watch them change their look at levels 10 and 25 • Raise your town level and earn new titles, from Village to Hamlet, Small Town, Growing City and Metropolis • Found a New Town to earn Town Stars, each giving +5% income EARN WHILE YOU'RE AWAY • Your town keeps producing when you close the app, for up to 4 hours • Unlock up to 12 hours of offline earnings with gems • A Welcome Back screen shows what you earned, with an optional 2x boost by watching an ad ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO • Follow a story of quests, then carry on with endless ones • Daily tasks, a Daily Chest and 7-day login rewards • Special visitors, including a merchant, an artist, a wizard and a lost dog • Bonus chests to find along the way • Watch your citizens stroll around with their own thought bubbles PLAY YOUR WAY • Calm music and a gentle pace, with no pressure • Perfect for a quick tap on the go or a long cozy evening • No account needed, works offline • Available in English, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, German, French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese • Made for iPhone and iPad Town Builder Idle is free to play. Optional in-app purchases include Remove Ads, a Starter Pack and gem packs, and optional rewarded ads are available for extra boosts. A banner ad appears at the bottom of the screen. Start building your cozy town today.

Screenshots

CTMayor4 screens
Town Builder Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Town Builder Idle at 5.0 against CTMayor's 3.8. Town Builder Idle also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). CTMayor's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 55 months) and ratings volume (41 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. CTMayor sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year and Town Builder Idle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Town Builder Idle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CTMayor has 41 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CTMayor ships an update every 3 weeks, Town Builder Idle every 55 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CTMayor versus Town Builder Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCTMayorTown Builder Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (41 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 55 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size391 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJianfeng WuThang Vu

Customer experience

CTMayor

All ratings41 ratings
Positive58.5%
Neutral24.4%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive45.7%
Neutral19.6%
Negative34.8%

Town Builder Idle

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

Bugs and requests

CTMayor

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Ads block menu
  • Ads block building buttons
  • Mouse cursor offset
  • Game crashes
  • Game lags
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  • Unable to quit game
  • Power not working
  • Budget screen sliders have no effect
  • Game not saving progress
  • Police and fire systems not covering city
  • Pollution levels too high
  • Game progression is too slow
  • Directional menu for tracks is confusing

Requested features

16 requests
  • Auto budget on city simulator
  • Add AI and multiplayer
  • Add sandbox mode
  • Add colony survival mode
  • Add trams
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  • Add more airplane and train options
  • Add bonus buildings (casinos, parks, etc.)
  • Add street view mode
  • Add rescue center
  • Improve graphics and settings
  • Add download/temp download feature for GRFS
  • Make all directions for trains/roads possible
  • Add zoom in and zoom out feature
  • Make time fluid (speed up/pause)
  • Add headquarters for police stations
  • Translate comments from other languages

Town Builder Idle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CTMayor

Subscriptions1
  • Sponsorship Yearly$0.991 Year
4 purchases

Town Builder Idle

One-time4
  • Pouch of Gems$0.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
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  • Chest of Gems$9.99

Questions

Is CTMayor free?
CTMayor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Town Builder Idle free?
Town Builder Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CTMayor or Town Builder Idle?
Town Builder Idle is rated higher. CTMayor averages 3.8 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Town Builder Idle averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CTMayor or Town Builder Idle have ads?
Both CTMayor and Town Builder Idle show ads.
Which is updated more often, CTMayor or Town Builder Idle?
CTMayor ships an update every 3 weeks, and Town Builder Idle every 55 months. Most recently, CTMayor was updated on November 11, 2026 and Town Builder Idle on November 3, 2026.

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