Trading Legend vs 16bars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trading Legend
Experience life as a common citizen in ancient China and build a business empire. Manage various shops, engage in global trade, and enjoy a slower pace of life with farming and crafting. This role-playing game features a traditional painting art style and offers a rich simulation experience.
- Business simulation
- Ancient China setting
- Traditional painting art style
- Shop management
- Global trade
- Estate operation
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[Time Travel to the Song Dynasty, run your businesses!] [Business Simulation Game of Ancient China in Traditional Painting Style] [Most Popular & Best Visually Designed Role-playing Mobile Game of the Year] Pavilions are stacked upon each other. There is no end for all-day songs and dances. In Bianliang, the capital city where business is encouraged, you will start as a common citizen. Get to know your neighborhood, open your own shop and eventually turn it into a business empire. ◆Bank ◎Adequate capital flow is the key to a business. Never let your money sleep. ◎Remember to deploy capable retainers to look after your business. ◆Inn ◎Update the menu daily and cater to customer tastes to raise the ratings of your restaurant. ◎Prepare all the ingredients for Bubble Tea, Minced Pork Rice etc.. ◎Indulge yourself in the joyful lifestyle of Bianliang. ◆Infirmary ◎Learn about different traditional Chinese medicines and treatments. ◎Run your infirmary with mercy and honesty to gain reputation. ◎Study bizarre medicines and herbs to find cure for rare diseases. ◆Global Trade ◎In the ancient time, international trade can be full of risks. Join a guild to explore the Silk Road with your fellow merchants. ◎Hindu, Misr, Malla...visit these ancient countries and discover different local specialties. ◎Keep an eye on the price of goods, sell higher, buy lower is the golden rule. ◆Operate your estate ◎Farming, fishing, tea picking...Back to a primitive life with slow pace ◎Wine brewing, dyeing, silkworm breeding...Gain harvest with your labor Official Info * Facebook Homepage: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/game.tradinglegend * Official Website: https://en.37games.com/dzgtl/index.html [Notes] Trading Legend is a free-to-play mobile game with in-app purchases. According to 37GAMES Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, this application is not intended for use by users under the age of 12. A device with internet access is required. [Subscription Intro] Trading Legend provides subscription services. Become a subscriber to enjoy exclusive boosts and rewards! 1. Content: Subscribe to get various privileges. 2. Subscription duration: 1 week 3. Subscription price: $0.99 4. Payment: Via your iTunes account 5. If you are a subscriber, within 24 hours before your weekly subscription expires, the subscription will be automatically renewed UNLESS you manually cancel it before then. 6. To manage and cancel subscriptions, please head to Settings - iTunes Store & App Store - Check Apple ID - Account Settings - Subscription. [Help] Do you need help? Feel free to contact us via the in-game Customer Service or send us an Email at: global.support@37games.com Privacy Policy: https://gpassport.37games.com/center/servicePrivicy/privicy Terms of Use: https://gpassport.37games.com/center/servicePrivicy/service
16bars
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16bars is a rhythm game where holding the chord is only the beginning. The real game is improvisation. Each stage gives you a 16-bar chord progression and a set of lit keys that fit the harmony. The melody plays itself — your job is the backing. Tap the falling orbs to lock into the groove, then break free: the glowing keys are yours to play, however you like. Land your notes on the 16th-note grid and the music rewards you instantly. Miss the beat and it costs you. FOLLOW, THEN IMPROVISE The campaign is a slow-burn on-ramp. Early stages hand you the drops to follow. As you climb, the guides thin out — until the orbs vanish completely and there's nothing left but you, the chords, and the beat. By the end, clearing a stage means improvising a full sixteen bars in time. It's demanding on purpose: get better at riding the groove, and the higher stages open up. CLEAR BY PLAYING, RANK BY FEEL You clear a stage by landing enough accurate, on-beat hits before the music ends — and every sloppy tap drags you back. Tight timing earns PERFECT and pushes your score, and that score decides your rank, from B up to S. Clean isn't enough; you have to be in the pocket. 100 STAGES, 116 INSTRUMENTS Work through a 100-stage campaign across dozens of keys and moods — bright majors, smoky jazz, stormy harmonic minors, dreamy modal vamps. Then recolor everything: choose from 116 instruments for your melody and backing, from grand pianos, organs, strings, brass and reeds to synths, guitars and world instruments. The same progression can sound like a cathedral or a jazz trio. FREE MODE Pick any of 100 public-domain classical pieces — Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Schubert, Satie and more, all from real transcriptions — set your instruments, and just play. Record your take, listen back, and save the performances you love. FEATURES - 100-stage campaign with a rising difficulty curve - Strict 16th-note timing with tight PERFECT windows - 116 instruments for melody and backing - 100 real public-domain classical progressions in Free Mode - Record, play back, and save your performances - Elegant black-and-gold design, built for landscape play Hold the chord. Ride the beat. The rest is up to you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 16bars at none against Trading Legend's 10. Trading Legend's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price 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
Both are free to download. Trading Legend sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. 16bars asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Trading Legend | 16bars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (4.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.5 GB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BUILDING-BLOCKS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO.,LIMITED | office-canard games |
Bugs and requests
Trading Legend
Reported bugs
3 issues- Disappearing accounts after updates
- Incorrect item rewards for purchases
- Inability to retrieve lost progress
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to merge servers
- More F2P-friendly events
- Option to disable repetitive voice lines
- Gender-neutral terminology for relationships
16bars
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Trading Legend
- 60 Ingots$0.99
- Bronze Pack$0.99
- Fancy Pack$3.99
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- 330 Ingots$4.99
- Platinum Pack$4.99
- 640 Ingots$9.99
- Diamond Pack$9.99
- Supreme Pack$14.99
- 1940 Ingots$29.99
- Excellence Pack$29.99
16bars
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Trading Legend free?
Is 16bars free?
Do Trading Legend or 16bars have ads?
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