Comparison

AnyLife vs PathLife

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

Head to head
About

AnyLife

This text-based life simulator allows you to build a career, family, and fortune from humble beginnings. Make choices that shape your life, from education and relationships to business ventures and financial investments. Experience life year by year, across generations, and create your unique legacy.

Highlights
  • Text-based life simulation
  • Career and business management
  • Family and relationship building
  • Financial and investment simulation
  • Generational gameplay
  • Choice-driven narrative
Features
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What will you make of your life? Start with nothing and build a career, a family, a fortune, a business empire — or lose it all along the way. Every life is different, and every decision changes what comes next. AnyLife is a deep, text-based life simulator where your choices shape your career, money, relationships, businesses, family, and legacy. Study, work, invest, build companies, buy property, raise children, and continue your story across generations. Live a quiet life, become enormously wealthy, climb the corporate ladder, build a business from the ground up, or make choices that send everything off the rails. Your life. Your choices. Your legacy. LIVE YOUR LIFE: - Start a new life and experience it year by year from birth to old age. - Choose your education, career, relationships, hobbies, and lifestyle. - Face events and decisions that can change the direction of your life. - Travel, move countries, buy homes and vehicles, care for pets, and explore different paths. - Every life can unfold differently depending on the choices you make. CAREER & SUCCESS: - Study, attend university, and build your qualifications. - Choose from dozens of careers and work your way up. - Earn promotions, interact with coworkers and bosses, and grow your income. - Follow a traditional career path or create something of your own. BUSINESS & MONEY: - Start and manage your own business across a wide range of industries. - Grow your company, build wealth, and work toward creating an empire. - Open bank accounts, use credit cards, take out loans, and build your credit score. - Buy property and manage your finances, taxes, and expenses. - Invest in stocks, penny stocks, bonds, funds, and cryptocurrency. - Access advanced financial opportunities as your wealth grows. - Acquire board seats, make shareholder proposals, and pursue corporate takeovers. FAMILY & LEGACY: - Date, fall in love, marry, divorce, have children, or adopt. - Build relationships with friends, partners, children, and relatives. - Watch your family grow and explore your family tree. - Create a will and pass your wealth to the next generation. - Continue playing as one of your children and build a family legacy across generations. YOUR STORY, YOUR WAY: - Build wealth or struggle financially. - Become a successful professional, investor, entrepreneur, or something completely different. - Chase achievements, experiment with different lives, and discover new outcomes. - Make smart decisions, terrible decisions, or anything in between. - There is no single correct way to live. ACCESSIBLE & PLAYER-FRIENDLY: - Dark mode and multiple visual themes. - Clean, text-based gameplay designed to be easy to navigate. - No forced advertising interrupting your life. One life can become a story. A family can become a dynasty. What will yours become?

About

PathLife

Shape your life story through a series of choices, from career and relationships to finances and family. Experience milestones, achieve goals, and explore different paths with each playthrough. Build your dream life and leave a lasting legacy.

Highlights
  • Age up year by year
  • Make life decisions
  • Balance happiness, health, relationships, finances
  • Build dream career
  • Fall in love and start a family
  • Earn, save, and invest money
  • Start and manage businesses
  • Travel and explore destinations
Features
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What life will you create? PathLife is a choice-driven life simulator where every year brings a new chance to shape your story. Build your dream career, fall in love, raise a family, grow your wealth, and discover where your decisions take you. Will you climb the career ladder or start your own business? Follow your heart or begin again after heartbreak? Save for your first home or spend your money on adventure? Life is full of opportunities, surprises, and unexpected turns. The choices are yours. CREATE YOUR OWN LIFE STORY • Age up year by year and experience life's milestones • Make decisions and discover unexpected life events • Balance happiness, health, relationships, and finances • Complete life goals and unlock achievements • Explore different paths with every new playthrough BUILD YOUR DREAM CAREER • Attend school and university • Develop skills and earn qualifications • Explore careers, find jobs, and earn promotions • Increase your salary or change your career path • Work towards the future you've always imagined FALL IN LOVE & START A FAMILY • Meet new people, make friends, and go on dates • Find love, build relationships, and get married • Navigate breakups, heartbreak, and divorce • Have children, experience twins or triplets, or choose adoption • Build a family legacy across generations MAKE MONEY & BUILD WEALTH • Earn, save, and manage your finances • Invest in stocks, crypto, funds, and real estate • Rent or buy homes and grow your property portfolio • Own cars, bicycles, boats, and private jets • Build your fortune and plan your inheritance BECOME YOUR OWN BOSS Dream of becoming an entrepreneur? Start your own business and turn your ambitions into reality. • Launch a game studio, gym, car wash, pharmacy, or other business • Manage employees, services, and business finances • Make strategic decisions and expand your operations • Build a business empire across multiple industries TRAVEL & EXPLORE • Discover destinations and enjoy holidays • Experience travel events and new opportunities • Earn driving, motorcycle, boat, and pilot licences • Improve your fitness, skills, and wellbeing • Enjoy life simulation gameplay offline NO TWO LIVES HAVE TO BE THE SAME Become a successful entrepreneur, a wealthy investor, a devoted parent, or a world traveller. Chase success, follow your heart, take chances, or create a completely different future. From your first big decision to the legacy you leave behind, it's your life to shape. YOUR LIFE. YOUR CHOICES. YOUR STORY. Start your PathLife journey today.

Screenshots

AnyLife4 screens
PathLife4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AnyLife at 63% against PathLife's 0%. AnyLife also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. AnyLife sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and PathLife sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AnyLife holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AnyLife has 46 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of AnyLife's written reviews are positive against 0% of PathLife's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnyLife ships an update every 3 weeks, PathLife every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AnyLife versus PathLife: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnyLifePathLife
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (46 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB402 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMaximilian Sebastian MeisterPATHLIFE STUDIO LTD

Customer experience

AnyLife

All ratings45 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral6.7%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

PathLife

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

AnyLife

One-time7
  • The Time Machine Single Use$0.99
  • Politician Job Pack$3.99
  • Support Pack$3.99
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  • Investor Expansion Pack$6.99
  • The Time Machine$8.99
  • Character Editor$8.99
  • Season Pass 1: Jungle Inferno$8.99
3 purchases

PathLife

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Millionaire Start$4.99
  • Ultimate Life Bundle$6.99

Questions

Is AnyLife free?
AnyLife is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PathLife free?
PathLife is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AnyLife or PathLife?
AnyLife is rated higher. AnyLife averages 4.5 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while PathLife averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do AnyLife or PathLife have ads?
PathLife shows ads; AnyLife does not.
Which is updated more often, AnyLife or PathLife?
AnyLife ships an update every 3 weeks, and PathLife every 2 months. Most recently, AnyLife was updated on November 13, 2026 and PathLife on November 9, 2026.

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