Comparison

Dev Tycoon vs TheBigLeagues

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

Head to head
About

Dev Tycoon

Build a software company from the ground up. Hire a team, develop SaaS products, and manage your finances to achieve success or face collapse. A simulation game focused on business strategy.

Highlights
  • Start a software company
  • Hire developers and marketers
  • Create SaaS products
  • Gain customers and revenue
  • Manage company finances
  • Business simulation gameplay
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Start with $50,000 and a dream. In Dev Tycoon, you play as a 25-year-old founder building a software company from scratch. Hire developers and marketers, create SaaS products, gain customers, and watch your revenue grow, or watch it all collapse if you run out of cash!

About

TheBigLeagues

Build a business empire from scratch by acquiring businesses, managing sports teams, trading stocks, and pursuing a political career. Your ventures generate revenue even when you're offline, allowing for empire growth at your own pace.

Highlights
  • Build and grow diverse businesses
  • Manage football and basketball clubs
  • Engage in stock market trading
  • Pursue a political career
  • Offline revenue generation
  • Skill tree specialization
Features
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BigLeagues is a business tycoon game where you build an empire from scratch buying businesses, managing sports clubs, trading stocks, and climbing the political ladder. Buy and grow businesses Start with a small shop and work your way up. Restaurants, tech startups, retail chains, each business earns revenue that keeps flowing even when you're not playing. Manage your football club Take charge of a real squad with player ratings, formations, and tactics. Scout youth prospects, sign players on the transfer market, and compete across league tiers. Win promotions, lift trophies, and build a dynasty. Play the stock market Buy low, sell high. Trade stocks, deal in options, and short sell if you've got the nerve. The market moves every tick, time it right and you'll make a fortune. Enter politics Run campaigns, hold rallies, and climb from City Councillor all the way to President. Higher ranks boost your entire empire's revenue, but corruption is always tempting. Your empire, your pace BigLeagues is designed to be played in short sessions. Your businesses earn while you're away, so there's always something waiting when you come back. Start a tech company Start as a unknown start up raise all the way to a unicorn company. Additionally: • 150+ football clubs across 10 leagues • Full squad management with youth academy • Basketball team management • Stock market with real-time price movement • Political career from citizen to president • Skill trees to specialize your playstyle • 3 languages: English, French, Turkish

Screenshots

Dev Tycoon4 screens
TheBigLeagues4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TheBigLeagues at 5.0 against Dev Tycoon's 3.8. Dev Tycoon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. TheBigLeagues sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dev Tycoon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TheBigLeagues holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dev Tycoon ships an update every 6 days, TheBigLeagues every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dev Tycoon versus TheBigLeagues: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDev TycoonTheBigLeagues
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB37 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOrkun OrbayEmre Yenen

In-app purchases

None

Dev Tycoon

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TheBigLeagues

One-time1
  • Supporter Pack — Instant Rewards$2.99

Questions

Is Dev Tycoon free?
Dev Tycoon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TheBigLeagues free?
TheBigLeagues is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dev Tycoon or TheBigLeagues?
TheBigLeagues is rated higher. Dev Tycoon averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while TheBigLeagues averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dev Tycoon or TheBigLeagues have ads?
TheBigLeagues shows ads; Dev Tycoon does not.
Which is updated more often, Dev Tycoon or TheBigLeagues?
Dev Tycoon ships an update every 6 days, and TheBigLeagues every 4 months. Most recently, Dev Tycoon was updated on November 5, 2026 and TheBigLeagues on October 31, 2026.

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