Comparison

Day Trader vs Life Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Day Trader

Simulate stock market trading with real-time updates and strategic gameplay. Build your portfolio, hire analysts, and gain followers by making profitable trades. Compete on global leaderboards in this engaging investment simulation game.

Highlights
  • Simulated market updates
  • Stock manipulation gameplay
  • Portfolio management
  • Analyst hiring
  • Gain followers and perks
  • Global leaderboards
Features
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Day Trader is the AD FREE companion to the hit indie investment game - INVEST Stock Market Simulator! They say you can't time the market but that doesn't mean you can't make millions... • Trade in a simulated market that updates every few seconds • Pump up stocks and dump them at the top for massive gains • Publish short reports and close out your short positions with huge profits • Hire analysts to formulate predictions • Manage your portfolio and trade history • Gain followers by performing profitable trades and unlock new perks • Monitor news sources for events that impact sector profitability and stock prices • Games take as little as 15 minutes or as long as you want • Compete on global leaderboards for the best return

About

Life Simulator

Experience a life simulation where you can pursue desired careers, gain education, and manage various businesses. Build wealth through investments, property rentals, and even develop your own ride-sharing app or manage an airport.

Highlights
  • Pursue various jobs and education
  • Invest in stocks and real estate
  • Buy and sell businesses
  • Manage social media accounts
  • Develop ride-share apps
  • Operate taxi businesses
  • Build and manage airports
Features
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The Life Simulator Game of this century where you can do everything you miss in a Real Life. ======================== > Work the Jobs you like most. > Get Education to improve your skill set. > Earn interest income from bank savings account > Earn rental income from rental properties > Buy and sell businesses. Become a business tycoon > Invest in shares in Stock Market Level up your trading game to become stock market tycoon > Manage Social Media Account and earn money with ads and sponsors income. > Start your own Taxi Cab Business and operate taxi business in multiple cities around the world. > Develop your ride share app from scratch, add features of your choice. > Manage your own Airport Start from an empty plot of land to a global aviation hub. > Apply for credit cards > Shop anything with your money. Entertainment, fun and travel around the world. > Live your online Life the way you always wanted. ======================== Taxi Cab Business Start taxi cab business in cities of your choice. Buy offices, garage, cabs and develop a fuel storage facility. Install cabs with multiple accessories. Hire drivers and start earning taxi cab fares. Develop ride share mobile app and run it as a business Develop your ride share app with features of your choice. Manage employees, train CEO for effective headhunting, multiple hosting plans and marketing strategies to gain users for the app. Airport Simulator and Airport Tourism City Buy land, purchase aviation license, build runways, passenger terminals and cargo terminals. Contract with multiple airlines that bring passengers and cargo flights to your airport. Manage every operation of an airport. From building boarding gates, waiting areas, premium shops, taxi, bus and train station to airport hotels and VIP lounges. Build an airport city that focuses on tourism. Build attractions for tourists that bring global passengers. Earn billions of dollars from your airport operations and airport city tourism. ======================== Prove that you were born for a better life! Become a rich and successful business tycoon, earn money to possess wealth and run your own business in this Business Life Simulator Financial Game. Ever wanted to build wealth and earn money like rich people do, having a constant income and cash flow so you can enjoy the desired financial freedom? Learn real life finance world! Life Simulator the game of life gives you the experience of a good business game at the same time it teaches you the real life money management skill. Become An Entrepreneur ! This game teaches you the importance of being an entrepreneur and the solutions to the problems faced by an entrepreneur all life. This game answers the most important question: How To Become An Entrepreneur? Start your life from Poor to Rich and rise from rags to riches. Turn from a poor homeless to rich billionaire tycoon! Sounds crazy, isn’t it? City Life Simulator is the game to really test your financial skills. From zero to hero become a rich business tycoon guy. It’s your success story: get the first job, rent an apartment , get education to climb the career ladder. Earn money to start realistic business. Do you have what it takes to become a sims game billionaire? Would you like to live a luxurious life? You can buy as many cars, boats, bikes and planes as you want with all your cash. And you will still have enough to buy several villas, king's castle and properties around the world or even an island! If you like tycoon games, business games, idle money cash games and management games, you will enjoy this life simulator game. Make important management decisions to build your business empire and grow your LIFE From Zero to Hero!!! BEST GAME FOR REAL BUSINESS LEARNERS ! App Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://www.umarkhaleeq.com/privacy-policy-life-simulator-game.html Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Day Trader4 screens
Life Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Life Simulator at Free against Day Trader's $0.99. Life Simulator also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 56%) and ratings volume (289 vs 71). Day Trader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence 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

Life Simulator is free to download; Day Trader costs $0.99 up front. Life Simulator sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Day Trader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Day Trader against 4.6 for Life Simulator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 289 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Day Trader's written reviews are positive against 74% of Life Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Day Trader ships an update every 2 weeks, Life Simulator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Day Trader versus Life Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDay TraderLife Simulator
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (71 ratings) — better4.6 (289 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews73.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71289 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChimpanzee, LLCMuhammad Umar Khaleeq

Customer experience

Day Trader

All ratings71 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

Life Simulator

All ratings289 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative18.4%

Bugs and requests

Day Trader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Life Simulator

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Paid removal of ads doesn’t work
  • Actions are broken and give minimal income
  • Tips on taxi service are glitched
  • Cannot buy stocks
  • CEO office in Pakistan button greyed out
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  • Expenses not adding up correctly
  • Credit card does not work
  • Cannot hire social media marketing team
  • Don't know how to earn research points
  • No auctions after month 4000
  • Drivers license class resets but takes money
  • Cannot hire anyone for ride share business
  • Ride share business upgrades unclear
  • Bank interest rate calculation incorrect
  • Cannot hire staff for rideshare business

Requested features

10 requests
  • More visual or other businesses and jobs
  • Add a feature for new job notifications
  • Stock market less randomized or influenced by in-game events
  • Explain how credit cards work
  • Add more businesses or things to do
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  • More frequent updates
  • Add a way to get rid of the 3-second timer
  • News to see stock market effects
  • More end-game businesses
  • More interactive gameplay instead of 3-second timer

In-app purchases

None

Day Trader

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Life Simulator

Subscriptions1
  • Remove All Ads$9.991 Month
One-time10
  • Purchase Asset 1$1.99
  • Ride App Business Points$2.99
  • Get Cash 1$2.99
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  • Perma Income - Mini Cash$4.99
  • Purchase Asset 2$5.99
  • Get Cash 2$7.99
  • Perma Income - Mega Cash$14.99
  • Get Cash 3$19.99
  • Purchase Asset 3$24.99
  • Perma Income - Ultra Cash$29.99

Questions

Is Day Trader free?
Day Trader costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Life Simulator free?
Life Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Day Trader or Life Simulator?
Day Trader is rated higher. Day Trader averages 4.6 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while Life Simulator averages 4.6 from 289 ratings.
Do Day Trader or Life Simulator have ads?
Life Simulator shows ads; Day Trader does not.
Which is updated more often, Day Trader or Life Simulator?
Day Trader ships an update every 2 weeks, and Life Simulator fortnightly. Most recently, Day Trader was updated on October 21, 2026 and Life Simulator on October 30, 2026.

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