Start Your Business vs CEO Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Start Your Business
Experience the world of game development and build your own empire. Prove your capabilities and try your luck in this simulation game.
- Game development simulation
- Build your empire
- Showcase your capabilities
- Try your luck
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Try your own luck in world of game development. Show everyone, what you are capable of.
CEO Run
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Think you can run a company? Prove it in 30 seconds. CEO Run is a decision-training tool for real founders and executives. Face real business scenarios — financial crises, PR disasters, product pivots — and decide in 30 seconds. YOUR COMPANY. YOUR SCORING. Enter your real company details. CEO Run adapts scoring to your actual situation — bootstrapped founder or Series B CEO. 5-DIMENSION QUALITY SCORING Scored on Balance, Recovery, Risk Awareness, Difficulty, and Speed. Every session ends with a detailed breakdown. 15 CEO MATCHES Lead like Tim Cook? Steve Jobs? Adam Neumann? Get matched based on how you actually decide. PERSONALITY PROFILE Commander, Analyst, Diplomat, or Visionary — track how your leadership style evolves. OWN YOUR DATA Export every decision as CSV or JSON. Your data, your insights. 6 INDUSTRIES · 10 RANKS · 43 ACHIEVEMENTS Tech, Fintech, Food, Healthcare, Crypto, Space. Climb from Intern to Legendary CEO. PREMIUM — ONE PRICE. FOREVER. Unlimited sessions, all industries, full reports, data export. No subscriptions. No ads. $4.99. PRIVACY FIRST Zero personal data collected. Everything stays on your device. Privacy Policy: https://quick-random-317.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-for-CEO-Run-31d2d7b4c05680f6b2f3cd870f683b83 Terms & Conditions: https://quick-random-317.notion.site/Terms-and-Conditions-31d2d7b4c056805aa8dde27721e09df7 One session takes 30 seconds. Your reputation takes a lifetime.One session takes 30 seconds. Your reputation takes a lifetime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Start Your Business at none against CEO Run's 1. Start Your Business also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. CEO Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Start Your Business asks for nothing beyond the download.
Start Your Business ships an update every 4 days, CEO Run every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Start Your Business | CEO Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marian Mali | Krashless inc |
In-app purchases
Start Your Business
No in-app purchases
CEO Run
- Premium Unlock$4.99
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