Comparison

Megapolis vs Bit City

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

Head to head
About

Megapolis

Design and build your dream metropolis in this economic simulation game. Make strategic decisions to grow your city, manage resources, and construct iconic landmarks and infrastructure. Compete with others and unlock new opportunities for urban development.

Highlights
  • Design your own city
  • Economic simulation gameplay
  • Build famous landmarks
  • Develop urban infrastructure
  • Advance scientific knowledge
  • Develop industrial complexes
  • Compete in state contests
Features
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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Megapolis - a city building simulator where you can build the world's best metropolis. A true economic simulation game based on the rules of the market, Megapolis allows you to design your own city to your heart's content! Megapolis is fun for all the family - it doesn't matter how old you are or what type of player you are. Every decision is yours to make, as your peaceful town grows into a sprawling Megapolis. Once you start developing your own strategy, you'll be unstoppable! Make clever business decisions to keep your citizens happy and design your skyline. It’s all there for you to enjoy! Become the most creative tycoon the world's ever seen - and the best builder, too! Build, expand, plan your strategy - Megapolis is in your hands! You'll never be bored in Megapolis - there are plenty of opportunities to grow! Build a bridge to unlock new areas and create perfect urban infrastruсture; advance scientific knowledge by founding a research center; expand your mining industry for natural resources; become a true oil tycoon and much more... the sky's the limit in your urban simulation! Create realistic buildings and monuments Ever wanted to see Stonehenge, the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty - all on the same street? Well, now you can! Build hundreds of famous buildings and landmarks that look exactly the same as their real-world counterparts. Build houses, skyscrapers, parks and choose the monuments you'd like to add to your skyline. Build a bridge to connect your districts, and place buildings strategically to keep the taxes flowing and your city growing. There’s always something fresh and exciting to make your town unique! Build urban infrastructure Megapolis is constantly growing! Create one of the busiest transport hubs ever seen and provide your citizens with all the blessings of modern civilization. Construct infrastructure such as a Ring Road for vehicular traffic, a railroad and train stations for cargo and passenger trains, airports with fleets of airplanes to send flights all over the world, and much more! Advance scientific knowledge To progress faster and conquer the galaxy, your Megapolis will definitely need a research center! Discover new materials, advance engineering skills and build a spaceport to fire rockets into space. Don't forget to invest in high-tech equipment, such as survey boats, atmospheric sounders, deep-submergence research vehicles and much more! Develop an industrial complex Develop your own manufacturing system strategy in the industrial simulator. Develop deposits, collect and process resources, build factories, extract and refine oil, and more. Choose your own path and become a true industrial tycoon! Compete in state contests Cooperate with other Mayors and compete in the fast-paced state contests. Once the weekly contest starts, earn as many points as you can to get rewards and climb the ranks to advance through Leagues. Compete in seasonal contests to get even more valuable prizes - become a top State and get a unique state emblem and rewards to upgrade and beautify your city! Featuring... - Real-life buildings and monuments - Research center: advance scientific knowledge to progress faster - Industrial complex: collect and process resources - Infrastructure upgrades: railway, airport, ring road, ships and more - Military base: develop new weapons and enter the arms race - State contests: Create your own state and join the contests Love urban life simulation in your building simulator! Please note: Megapolis is free to play, but some game items can also be purchased for real money - if you'd prefer, you can earn these items for free by simply playing the game: watching ads, winning contests, logging in every day, trading with other players and much more. An internet connection is required to play Megapolis to download the latest updates, autosave your progress and communicate with your teammates in this city construction simulation game.

About

Bit City

Develop a small town into a bustling metropolis in this idle city-building simulation. Earn profits, invest in upgrades, and unlock new buildings and vehicles to expand your urban landscape. Customize your city with famous landmarks.

Highlights
  • City building simulation
  • Idle gameplay
  • Profit collection
  • Upgrade investments
  • Unlock new buildings
  • Vehicle collection
  • Landmark customization
Features
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Build your own Bit City! Start from a tiny town and grow to a thriving metropolis in this city building idle game from the creators of Tiny Tower. Collect profits and invest in upgrades that keep your city growing. Fill your city with new types of cars, planes and ships. Unlock cool new buildings, including famous landmarks to customize the look of your city. What are you waiting for? Start building YOUR own Bit City now!

Screenshots

Megapolis4 screens
Bit City4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Megapolis at fortnightly against Bit City's every 2 months. Megapolis also leads on ratings volume (28K vs 8.5K) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Bit City's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 59%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Megapolis sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Bit City sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Megapolis against 4.6 for Bit City. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28K and 8.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Megapolis's written reviews are positive against 79% of Bit City's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Megapolis ships an update fortnightly, Bit City every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Megapolis versus Bit City: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMegapolisBit City
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (28K ratings) — better4.6 (8.5K ratings)
Positive reviews58.6% of reviews78.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28K — better8.5K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size331 MB288 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSocial QuantumNimbleBit LLC

Customer experience

Megapolis

All ratings27,593 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews2,408 reviews
Positive58.6%
Neutral10.9%
Negative30.5%

Bit City

All ratings8,469 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews935 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral8.9%
Negative12.3%

User reviews

Megapolis

From 28K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and responsive
  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 🚀 Addictive and engaging
  • 👍 Great graphics and visuals

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • ⏱️ Slow progression without spending money
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate large cities
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs

Bit City

From 8.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to play
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 💎 Great for casual time-wasting
  • 🎨 Charming pixel art style

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Slow progression and repetitive gameplay
  • 🔀 Inability to rotate buildings
  • 🤑 Expensive special buildings
  • 🤔 Prestige feature not as beneficial as expected

Bugs and requests

Megapolis

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Glitches with territory expansion
  • Inconsistent performance after updates
  • Login issues and account resets
  • Disappearing/relocated buildings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add 360-degree city view
  • Improve material/resource acquisition
  • Provide more free ways to earn premium currency
  • Allow moving buildings between islands/districts

Bit City

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Prestige feature not working as intended
  • Occasional crashes and progress loss
  • Ads sometimes freeze the app

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to rotate buildings
  • Option to choose building types
  • Ability to visit and upgrade past cities
  • More city themes and building variety
  • Collect all vehicle earnings at once

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Megapolis

One-time10
  • Some megabucks$1.99
  • Simple City Building Pack$1.99
  • Citizen Pack$1.99
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  • A few City Megabucks$4.99
  • Megapolis Golden Pass$4.99
  • Special City Building Pack$6.99
  • Citizen Pack$7.99
  • Megapolis Golden+ Pass$9.99
  • Sim Citizen Pack$16.99
  • Pile of City Megabucks$19.99
5 purchases

Bit City

One-time5
  • Pension Pig$2.99
  • Stack of Bux$4.99
  • Infinite Double Time$4.99
Show 2 more
  • Bag of Bux$9.99
  • Vault of Bux$19.99

Questions

Is Megapolis free?
Megapolis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bit City free?
Bit City is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Megapolis or Bit City?
Megapolis is rated higher. Megapolis averages 4.6 out of 5 from 28K ratings, while Bit City averages 4.6 from 8.5K ratings.
Do Megapolis or Bit City have ads?
Both Megapolis and Bit City show ads.
Which is updated more often, Megapolis or Bit City?
Megapolis ships an update fortnightly, and Bit City every 2 months. Most recently, Megapolis was updated on November 6, 2026 and Bit City on November 5, 2026.

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