Comparison

Homeless 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

Homeless

Experience a challenging life simulation RPG where you start with nothing and must work your way up. Get a job, study, and build your own business while interacting with unique characters and improving your skills in a Russian-themed city.

Highlights
  • Start with nothing and build wealth
  • Seek employment and education
  • Engage in business ventures
  • Improve combat and charisma skills
  • Experience dynamic events and characters
  • Survive harsh weather conditions
Features
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You woke up in a city unknown to you with only clothes and pennies in your pocket. Get out of poverty: get a job, study, earn money and start your own business! Interact with other bums or gopniks, increase your prestige, buy items from them, upgrade your fighting skills and charisma in this Russian atmospheric game. What to do in the game? - Look for items in trash cans, beg, collect bottles and sell them. - Study at school, college and university - open lucrative jobs. - Buy clothes and accessories to stay warm and unlock bonuses. - Level up and unlock unique character skills! - Fulfill the tasks of homeless and gopniks - increase your authority. - Due to authority, open your business with homeless or gopniks, let them respect you. - Fight with gopniks and homeless, they like to steal other people's money. Game Features: - Plot and random events Meet the characters: Vasya, Kosoy, Fugort, Horse. Fight with the main villain gopnik, a bouncer named Baldy, who thinks he's allowed to do anything in city! - RPG-Survival The game is a simulation of life and at the same time RPG. Buy items from different stores, craft unique kits from them! Improve your strength in the fitness gym, level up and unlock skills. - Weather and atmosphere Find shelter from rain, hail or snowfall - it's easy to play in the summer, but in the winter it's hard to survive. The game is imbued with Russian atmosphere, play with headphones on! - Become a successful businessman! You will have a difficult path, there will always be something in the way, but once you pass all the difficulties and your wallet is filled with money - open a business with bums or gopniks, because now you are an authority! Compete with other players in the record table - whoever has the coolest character is higher! Unlock achievements, including secret ones: there are many references, secrets and rare items in the game. This is not a simulator of turning from a homeless person to a millionaire in one day - things are much more complicated here, come and check it out for yourself! Try to survive on hardcore, although few people manage to do so.

About

Life Simulator

Create and nurture a charming island community. Design unique residents with distinct personalities, foster friendships and romance, and build a thriving town with customizable buildings and engaging mini-games. Your cozy island life awaits, ready to be shaped by your creativity.

Highlights
  • Island building and expansion
  • Resident customization (looks & personality)
  • Friendship and romance system
  • Mini-games for rewards
  • Free building arrangement
  • Automatic progress backup
Features
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Welcome to Tiny Life — a cozy island life-sim where you grow a little world of your own. Create charming residents, help them become friends (and maybe fall in love), build and decorate your island, and watch a living community come to life one tiny moment at a time. Build & grow your island Place a Town Hall, restaurant, park, library, music stage, wishing well, and more. Upgrade your Town Hall to unlock new buildings, and watch your island literally expand as your community grows. Create one-of-a-kind residents Customize looks — hair, faces, outfits, colors — and give each resident a personality. Funny, Shy, Charmer, Artsy, Blunt, Sweetheart and more each change how they speak and who they click with. Friendships & romance Introduce residents and watch relationships blossom through personality-driven conversations. Level up friendships, play matchmaker, and witness heartfelt crush and dating moments unfold. Not every pairing gets along — chemistry matters! Play mini-games Jump rope at the park, run the pizzeria, and earn rewards that make your island happier and more prosperous. Make it yours Move and arrange buildings freely, cheer up residents who are feeling down, send gifts, and make wishes at the wishing well. Never lose your progress Your island is safely backed up, so it's always waiting for you. Whether you have five minutes or an afternoon, Tiny Life is the perfect place to relax, decorate, and watch your little community thrive. Start your tiny life today! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Homeless4 screens
Life Simulator3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Life Simulator at 100% against Homeless's 0%. Life Simulator also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). Homeless's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Both are free to download. Life Simulator sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Homeless asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Homeless holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Homeless's written reviews are positive against 100% of Life Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Homeless ships an update every 4 months, Life Simulator every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Homeless versus Life Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomelessLife Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB505 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperEvgeny GrishakovMarcelo Legaspi

Customer experience

Homeless

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Life Simulator

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Homeless

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Life Simulator

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pass$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time5
  • 100 Gems$0.99
  • 550 Gems$4.99
  • 1200 Gems$9.99
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  • 7000 gems$49.99
  • 12000 gems$99.99

Questions

Is Homeless free?
Homeless is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Life Simulator free?
Life Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Homeless or Life Simulator?
Homeless is rated higher. Homeless averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Life Simulator averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Homeless or Life Simulator have ads?
Neither Homeless nor Life Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Homeless or Life Simulator?
Homeless ships an update every 4 months, and Life Simulator every 2 days. Most recently, Homeless was updated on October 30, 2026 and Life Simulator on October 31, 2026.

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