Comparison

Shadow Node vs CyberCityTrading

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

Head to head
About

Shadow Node

Features
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Welcome to Shadow Node – the ultimate hacker idle experience. You are an elite hacker on a mission to infiltrate global networks, breach high-security servers, and mine valuable data fragments. Your ultimate goal? The legendary Shadow Node—a network so secretive it is only spoken of in whispers on the deepest dark web forums. Are you ready to bring the digital world to its knees? FEATURES Progressive Hacking Network Work your way up from simple local networks to complex government databases. Every successful hack brings you closer to the top of the digital food chain. Idle Gameplay: Your Botnet Never Sleeps Progress even while you’re offline. Your scripts automatically gather data fragments while you're away. Return to collect massive rewards—perfect for hackers on the go. Deep Upgrade System Invest in cutting-edge hacking tools, AI assistants, massive botnets, and quantum processors. Optimize your mining rate with hundreds of unique upgrades. Strategic Prestige System Perform a strategic reset to unlock permanent bonuses and multipliers. Plan your ascension carefully to exponentially increase your earning potential. Milestones & Achievements Complete challenging objectives to unlock legendary Dark Matter upgrades that fundamentally transform your gameplay. Immersive Cyberpunk Atmosphere Experience an atmospheric soundtrack and a dark aesthetic designed to pull you deep into the world of cybercrime. HIGHLIGHTS Offline Progression: Your mining operations run 24/7. Fully Customizable: Tweak visual effects, haptic feedback, and choose from multiple languages. Mobile Optimized: Smooth gameplay and intuitive touch controls. PREMIUM MODE (Optional) Maximize your efficiency with the Premium Upgrade: 2x Mining Rate: Double the speed of your data extraction. Ad-Free: No interruptions, just pure hacking. Instant Boosts: Get immediate payouts with zero delays. Leave no trace. Download Shadow Node now and begin your ascent to hacker stardom!

About

CyberCityTrading

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You're a lone trader in a galaxy of cyberpunk city-states, each with its own economy, factions, and secrets. Buy low, sell high, dodge pirates, and outmanoeuvre rival traders who are working the same routes — and you won't even see them coming until it's too late. Cyber City Trading is a turn-based trading simulator inspired by classics like FTL and No Man's Sky, designed from the ground up for iPhone. A galaxy that hides its secrets. Most cities start shrouded in darkness. Explore to uncover new markets, anomalies, and one-time discovery events. Be the first trader to reach an undiscovered city and earn a permanent Founding Merchant discount. Markets that fight back. Prices shift every turn based on supply, demand, events, and the invisible hand of rival NPC traders. A Corporate War can spike weapons prices overnight. A Drug Ban can wipe out your cargo's value. Adapt or go broke. Rivals you have to find. Enemy traders aren't marked on your map. You'll feel their impact — depleted stock, crashed prices — before you ever meet them. Build a dossier on each rival as you cross paths, and decide whether to compete, undercut, or avoid. Your ship, your edge. Upgrade your cargo hold, engines, armour, and stealth systems. Fuel is finite — plan expeditions carefully or risk being stranded between cities. Cities that grow with you. Invest in infrastructure and watch an Outpost evolve into a Town, then an Industrial Hub, then a Megacity — unlocking new industries and exports at every stage. Key features: — Turn-based strategy built for mobile: deep but never overwhelming — Fog of war exploration across a procedurally connected galaxy map — Dynamic economy simulation across every city — Rival traders with hidden AI behaviour and market impact — Random events: corporate wars, embargoes, food shortages, black market crackdowns — Ship upgrades and fuel-based expedition planning — NPC contacts who sell intel, tip you off, and offer exclusive deals — Cyberpunk aesthetic with glitched data, neon UI, and dense atmosphere — Autosave every turn, pick up exactly where you left off Every run is different. Every route is a risk. How far will you push before the galaxy pushes back?

Screenshots

Shadow Node4 screens
CyberCityTrading4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CyberCityTrading at none against Shadow Node's 1. CyberCityTrading also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). Shadow Node's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Shadow Node sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CyberCityTrading asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadow Node ships an update weekly, CyberCityTrading daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
Shadow Node versus CyberCityTrading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow NodeCyberCityTrading
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB46 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNETBYTE UG (haftungsbeschränkt)David Bawcutt

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shadow Node

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99
None

CyberCityTrading

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shadow Node free?
Shadow Node is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CyberCityTrading free?
CyberCityTrading is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shadow Node or CyberCityTrading have ads?
Shadow Node shows ads; CyberCityTrading does not.
Which is updated more often, Shadow Node or CyberCityTrading?
Shadow Node ships an update weekly, and CyberCityTrading daily. Most recently, Shadow Node was updated on November 5, 2026 and CyberCityTrading on October 31, 2026.

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