Elevator Operator vs Elevator Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elevator Operator
Manage elevators in a busy, five-story building. Your goal is to transport passengers to their requested floors as quickly as possible before time runs out. Experience the challenge of efficient vertical transportation.
- Elevator management simulation
- Five-story building environment
- Time-based challenges
- Passenger transport gameplay
- Fast-paced action
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*** Free for a limited time! *** Ever waited what seemed like hours for an elevator? Think you could do a better job managing them? Our new game, ElevatorOperator, puts you in control of an elevator in a bustling five story building. Get the people to their requested floors as fast as you can...time is running out!
Elevator Simulator
Experience realistic elevator simulations with customizable cabins, sounds, and animations. Adjust buttons, floors, and cabin speed, or explore unique modes like 'Crazy mode' and encounter a horror monster.
- Realistic sound and animations
- Adjustable buttons and floors
- Customizable backlight color
- Multiple cabin speeds
- Crazy mode
- Horror monster encounters
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Elevator cabin simulator with many customizable options, realistic sounds and design. What's here: - Realistic sound and animations - Adjustable number of buttons from 2 to 30 - Floors from -5 to 30 - Optional zero floor - Service buttons: open door, close door, cancel, ringer, fan - Different button shapes - Customizable backlight color - Cabin speed from 1 to 5 - Calm background music - Standby mode with light off - Crazy mode (use at your own risk) ! - A chance to meet and kick out a scary elevator horror monster! Hint: use the closet, wardrobe or pantry for more realistic lift effect!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elevator Simulator at 100% against Elevator Operator's 50%. Elevator Simulator also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 9 months vs every 38 months). Elevator Operator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Elevator Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elevator Simulator has 25 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Elevator Operator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Elevator Simulator's.
Elevator Operator ships an update every 38 months, Elevator Simulator every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elevator Operator | Elevator Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.4 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | David Bireta | Yan Koev |
Customer experience
Elevator Operator
Elevator Simulator
In-app purchases
Elevator Operator
No in-app purchases
Elevator Simulator
No in-app purchases
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