Comparison

大富翁 4 Fun vs Pocket Academy 3

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

Head to head
About

大富翁 4 Fun

Experience classic board game strategy in a virtual world. Build your empire, outwit opponents with diverse cards, and navigate the favor of gods. Engage in mini-games for extra points and invest in the stock market to accelerate your wealth.

Highlights
  • Business strategy gameplay
  • Diverse card system
  • Fortune and Misfortune Gods
  • Built-in mini-games
  • Stock market investment
  • Multiple language support
Features
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Enjoy classic monopoly game play in Richman 4 fun's world where you can use your business strategies to be one of the millionaires building your own world. ● Lots of different cards to build different strategies. ● Amusing character with unique character voices ● Beware of the gods! Get possessed by Fortune Gods which will help you build, earn more rent or pay less rent, but avoid Misfortune Gods along the way! ● 3 built-in mini games: Coin Catching, God Shooting, Hiding Rabbit, earn points to purchase cards within these mini games! Practice these mini games anytime in the Playground on the main screen. ● Invest you funds in the stock market as a quick way to get rich! Support for English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese (adjusts according to your phone’s Language settings) Compatible with iPhone 5 or above, iPod Touch 5th or above. Supported OS: iOS 10.0 or above ### Tips: ### To recover previously purchased contents after App update or iOS update, please go to the "Settings" menu and select "recover purchase". Then simply enter your AppStore ID and password to recover the contents with no additional payments.

About

Pocket Academy 3

Build and manage your dream school, from classrooms to clubs. Create popular spots, host festivals, and guide students to success in placement tests and competitions. Experience a refined school simulation with new features.

Highlights
  • Build and customize school facilities
  • Create popular facility combinations
  • Host school festivals
  • Manage school clubs and competitions
  • Guide students for placement tests
  • Drag and pinch zoom controls
Features
Currently charting
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Your favorite dream school simulator is back and better than ever! Introducing: The super fun school festival! Build facilities and create a great school environment. Set up classrooms, a cafeteria...and a counseling room! (A little nerve-wracking for students to get called in there!) Place compatible facilities together to create popular spots which will make your school really stand out. As the school's popularity and rep go up, enrollment applications will flood in. Once you get the hang of things, hold a school festival, complete with fun activities for all! Get serious about school clubs, too! Once your students get good enough to breeze through practice matches, enter them into the nationals and help them reach that sweet victory. They may even get scouted for their talent! Help your students prepare for placement tests so they can realize their dreams. Much sweat and many a tear will be shed as you build your ideal school! 12 years since Pocket Academy, we've perfected the recipe for an exciting school management simulator, packing in lots of new features! -- Supports drag to scroll and pinch to zoom. Search for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games! Kairosoft's pixel art game series continues! Follow us on X(Twitter) for the latest Kairosoft news and information. https://twitter.com/kairokun2010

Screenshots

大富翁 4 Fun4 screens
Pocket Academy 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pocket Academy 3 at 96% against 大富翁 4 Fun's 49%. Pocket Academy 3 also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). 大富翁 4 Fun's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $5.99). On chart position 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

大富翁 4 Fun costs $1.99 and Pocket Academy 3 $5.99 up front. 大富翁 4 Fun sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pocket Academy 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Academy 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Academy 3 has 509 ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of 大富翁 4 Fun's written reviews are positive against 96% of Pocket Academy 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

大富翁 4 Fun ships an update every 2 months, Pocket Academy 3 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
大富翁 4 Fun versus Pocket Academy 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter大富翁 4 FunPocket Academy 3
Price$1.99 — better$5.99
Rating3.1 (57 ratings)4.9 (509 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.4% of reviews96.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings57509 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#80 — better#119
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size419 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT INC.Kairosoft Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

大富翁 4 Fun

All ratings56 ratings
Positive46.4%
Neutral8.9%
Negative44.6%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive49.4%
Neutral8.3%
Negative42.2%

Pocket Academy 3

All ratings502 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews277 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative0.7%

User reviews

大富翁 4 Fun

From 57 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Classic game
  • 👍 Nostalgic experience
  • 💡 Potential for improvements

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 💰 Excessive in-app purchases
  • 🔍 Compatibility issues
  • 🔧 Unresolved bugs

Pocket Academy 3

From 509 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun
  • 👍 Best game
  • 👍 Easy and Addictive
  • 👍 Great game
  • 👍 luv it

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Can finish in 3 days — lacks micromanagement
  • 🐛 Fun
  • 🐛 Needs Fixing

Bugs and requests

大富翁 4 Fun

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Purchased content disappearing after updates
  • Screen layout issues on newer devices
  • Login and purchase failures
  • Inconsistent game performance

Requested features

5 requests
  • More maps and characters
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Customizable language settings
  • Retina display support
  • Difficulty level options

Pocket Academy 3

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Stuttering performance issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More combos and events than previous!
  • Needs pause menu when day ends to make rearranging easier
  • More uniform types
  • More types of clubs

In-app purchases

10 purchases

大富翁 4 Fun

One-time10
  • Richman 4 Fun US Adventure$0.99
  • 「Japan & Hong Kong Package」$0.99
  • Richman 4 Fun Chinese Paladin package$0.99
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  • Richman 4 fun korea package$0.99
  • Richman 4 fun SWD package$0.99
  • Richman 4 Fun ChinesePaladin5 package$0.99
  • Richman 4 fun Paradise & Dinosaur Island$0.99
  • Richman 4 Fun Hawaii & South Pole Island$0.99
  • Richman 4 Fun PARIS & LONDON$0.99
  • 900,000 Yuanbao$4.99
None

Pocket Academy 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 大富翁 4 Fun free?
大富翁 4 Fun costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Academy 3 free?
Pocket Academy 3 costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 大富翁 4 Fun or Pocket Academy 3?
Pocket Academy 3 is rated higher. 大富翁 4 Fun averages 3.1 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Pocket Academy 3 averages 4.9 from 509 ratings.
Do 大富翁 4 Fun or Pocket Academy 3 have ads?
大富翁 4 Fun shows ads; Pocket Academy 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, 大富翁 4 Fun or Pocket Academy 3?
大富翁 4 Fun ships an update every 2 months, and Pocket Academy 3 every 2 days. Most recently, 大富翁 4 Fun was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pocket Academy 3 on November 7, 2026.
Which is more popular, 大富翁 4 Fun or Pocket Academy 3?
大富翁 4 Fun currently peaks at #80 in the App Store charts, and Pocket Academy 3 at #119. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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