Comparison

American Rapper vs StageStar

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

Head to head
About

American Rapper

Step into the shoes of an underground rapper and navigate the music industry. Customize your style, produce hit albums, and climb the charts to achieve fame. Explore a dynamic beat market, level up your career, and build a talented crew to conquer the rap game.

Highlights
  • Economic simulation of a rapper
  • Customize unique style
  • Produce hit albums
  • Beat market exploration
  • Level up career progression
  • Hire sound and video engineers
  • Climb online charts
Features
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American Rapper - an economic simulation of a rapper, where you'll step into the shoes of an underground American rapper. Your goal? Break through the ranks of the ruthless music industry and claim the coveted number one spot on the online charts. Customize your unique style, showcase your lyrical prowess, produce hit albums, and bask in the glory of fame. Dive deep into the intricate world of rap music with a wealth of statistics from the 2024 music scene, enriching your experience as you climb to the top. But that's not all - American Rapper offers a plethora of exciting features to enhance your journey: Beat Market Exploration: Visit the beat market and sign talented beatmakers who will provide you with top-notch beats to elevate your tracks to new heights. Level Up: Explore new levels within the game to unlock access to even more talented artists and collaborators, expanding your network and potential for success. Hire Your Crew: Build your dream team by hiring a sound engineer and a video engineer to refine your productions and conquer the competitive music market. With American Rapper, the power to shape your destiny in the rap game is in your hands. Are you ready to take on the challenge and become the next hip-hop sensation? Hip-hop simulator Rapper tycoon game Music industry simulation Create your rap persona Produce albums Rise to fame Learn about rap music Online leaderboard Aspiring rapper journey

About

StageStar

Become a music superstar in this immersive artist simulator. Create your artist, write hit songs, interact with fans and rivals, and embark on world tours to achieve global fame. Experience the drama and excitement of the music industry.

Highlights
  • Create your dream artist
  • Automated Albums system
  • AI-generated social media posts
  • Interact with other artists
  • Build and manage fanbase
  • Compete and collaborate with rivals
  • Go on world tours
Features
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Build your dream music career and become a global superstar in StageStar, a music artist simulator where every release, decision, rivalry, and career move shapes your rise to fame. Create your own artist and start from the beginning. Release singles and albums, build a loyal fanbase, climb the charts, go on world tours, interact with other artists, and turn your name into a music empire. Whether you want to become a pop star, rapper, singer, underground artist, or industry icon, your career is yours to control. • CREATE YOUR ARTIST Design your artist, choose your sound, and build a career from the ground up. • RELEASE MUSIC Write and release singles, albums, live albums, soundtracks, and career-defining eras. Use Automated Albums to keep your discography growing. • CLIMB THE CHARTS Compete for the biggest positions, grow your streams and sales, earn loyal listeners, and chase worldwide success. • BUILD YOUR FANBASE Gain fans across your career, deal with haters, grow your fame, and experience the chaos that comes with becoming a superstar. • LIVE THE SOCIAL MEDIA DRAMA Post and interact with fans and artists through dynamic social moments. Start conversations, react to other artists, and watch the industry respond to your choices. • COLLABORATE OR START BEEF Build relationships with other artists, become friends, create collaborations, compete with rivals, or turn a disagreement into a full-blown feud. • RELEASE DISS TRACKS Take your rivalries into the studio, release diss tracks, receive responses, and let the fans decide who won. • GO ON TOUR Plan tours, perform around the world, build setlists, earn money, and grow your career beyond streaming. • BUILD YOUR MUSIC EMPIRE Earn money, grow your influence, manage your career, create your own record label, work with other artists, and expand your place in the industry. • CREATE YOUR OWN STORY No two careers have to be the same. Become a chart-dominating superstar, an underground favorite, a controversial celebrity, an industry mogul, or anything in between. StageStar is more than a music simulator. It is your own music industry universe filled with strategy, creativity, competition, fame, relationships, and drama. From your first song to your biggest stadium tour, your stage is waiting.

Screenshots

American Rapper4 screens
StageStar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: StageStar at 3.9 against American Rapper's 3.2. StageStar also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 42%) and chart position (#35 vs unranked). American Rapper's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. American Rapper sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and StageStar sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StageStar holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 137 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of American Rapper's written reviews are positive against 58% of StageStar's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
American Rapper versus StageStar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmerican RapperStageStar
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (51 ratings)3.9 (137 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews58.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51137 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#35 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size369 MB161 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMateusz WosEdmond Szabo

Customer experience

American Rapper

All ratings49 ratings
Positive53.1%
Neutral10.2%
Negative36.7%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral13.9%
Negative44.4%

StageStar

All ratings132 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral12.1%
Negative19.7%
Written reviews406 reviews
Positive58.1%
Neutral17.5%
Negative24.4%

User reviews

American Rapper

From 51 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Great game idea
  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🔥 Fire for rappers
  • 💡 Unreal in-game features
  • 💡 Most worthy rap simulator

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game does not work
  • 🐛 Cannot purchase beats
  • 🐛 Cannot collect earnings
  • 🐛 Failed in-app purchase not credited
  • 🐛 No autosave

StageStar

From 137 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Beautiful UI
  • 🚀 Smooth animations
  • 🚀 Fast loading times
  • 👍 Easy to navigate
  • 👍 Love StarTok

Room to improve

  • 🐛 It takes forever to load
  • 🐛 StarTok has too much influence on song performance

Bugs and requests

American Rapper

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • Cannot purchase beats
  • Cannot collect earnings
  • Failed in-app purchase not credited
  • Reputation not going up
  • Cannot collect streaming money
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  • Cannot start pre-sales on album
  • No autosave
  • Game closes when album finishes
  • Progress not saved
  • No sound
  • Game is broken
  • Unfunctional as progresses
  • Lost progress and gems
  • Restore purchase doesn't work
  • Album release button needs multiple taps
  • Lost money from in-app purchase
  • Stuck on level 15 due to uncollectible money
  • Stuck on level 25
  • Stuck on level 25 (reputation/lifestyle points)
  • Game doesn't save progress
  • Game is too buggy, nothing works
  • Game doesn't save
  • Have to pay diamonds to replay album

Requested features

19 requests
  • Add American PoPstar simulator
  • Add tour and music awards
  • Add dissing in the game
  • Sign to labels or create a label at level 20
  • More hairstyles (dreadlocks, Afro)
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  • More tattoos
  • Charts for albums & songs
  • Streaming services (Spotify, Apple Music)
  • More social medias (Twitter, Instagram, TikTok)
  • Types of albums/songs (EP, remix, deluxe)
  • Awards (Grammys, Billboard)
  • Features for songs/albums (collabs)
  • Radio pay
  • Write/produce songs for other artists
  • Hire artists for record label
  • Touring
  • Merch
  • Marketing/promoting on social media
  • Add sound

StageStar

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • StarTube doesn't seem to be working
  • Buggy

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add more genres like folk, punk, metal
  • Make it harder to gain traction and get big success quickly
  • Add flop eras
  • Add more streaming platforms
  • Improve tour options and make them last more than 1 year
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  • Add diss tracks
  • Add awards like Grammys and Brits
  • Improve chart stability
  • Allow artists to own a record label
  • Add more realistic features

In-app purchases

6 purchases

American Rapper

One-time6
  • Diamonds: 200$1.99
  • Cash: $10M$1.99
  • Diamonds: 500$4.99
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  • Cash: $30M$4.99
  • Diamonds: 1000$9.99
  • Cash: $100M$9.99
9 purchases

StageStar

Subscriptions2
  • StageStar+ (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • StageStar+ (Annual)$49.991 Year
One-time7
  • Demo Fund$0.99
  • Studio Fund$2.49
  • Campaign Fund$4.99
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  • Gift StageStar+ (Annual)$6.99
  • Tour Fund$9.99
  • Era Fund$19.99
  • Gift StageStar+ (Monthly)$39.99

Questions

Is American Rapper free?
American Rapper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StageStar free?
StageStar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, American Rapper or StageStar?
StageStar is rated higher. American Rapper averages 3.2 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while StageStar averages 3.9 from 137 ratings.
Do American Rapper or StageStar have ads?
StageStar shows ads; American Rapper does not.

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