Comparison

Sheikh Tycoon vs HackStack

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

Head to head
About

Sheikh Tycoon

Build a business empire from a small kiosk to a global conglomerate. Manage 15 unique businesses, trade virtual assets, research technologies, and compete in leagues. Your empire grows even when offline.

Highlights
  • Build 15 unique businesses
  • Virtual stock and commodity trading
  • Research and develop technologies
  • Compete in weekly football leagues
  • Cooperative 20-player space program
  • Offline idle progress
Features
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Start from a fast food kiosk. Finish as the world's wealthiest tycoon. Sheikh Tycoon is a deep idle business simulator where every strategic decision pays off. Build 15 unique companies, trade a virtual portfolio, research dozens of technologies, compete in weekly football leagues, and join a 20-player cooperative space program. Your empire keeps earning even when the app is closed. BUILD 15 BUSINESSES Every business has its own unique management loop. - Fast Food, Car Wash, Gym, Shisha Lounge, Perfume Boutique. Your starter portfolio with marketing campaigns, upgradable bays, group classes, hookah crafting, and signature scents. - Taxi, Cargo, Travel Agency, Spa Center. Mid tier operations with vehicle wear and repair, freight contracts, package tours, and luxury treatments. - Hotel, IT Company, Airline, Global Bank, Sea Port, Oil Refinery. Top tier giants with VIP rooms, software projects, global routes, lending spreads, port contracts, and barrel auctions. VIRTUAL TRADING SIMULATOR A built-in portfolio simulator lets you diversify like a real capitalist, with no real money involved. - 20 in-game stocks with daily dividends and 24-hour price charts - 10 digital assets with highly volatile price action - 20 commodities (gold, oil, silver and more) for steady long-term holds RESEARCH AND SYNERGIES Every business unlocks its own tech tree, featuring 11 trees and over 50 technologies. Permanent income boosts, lower upgrade costs, and gameplay perks. Smart picks reveal cross-business synergies: Taxi with Airline, Hotel with Airline, IT with Bank, and more. WEEKLY FOOTBALL LEAGUES Sign 16 players across 6 tiers, train your coach, and climb the weekly leaderboard for top finishes. CO-OP SPACE PROGRAM Team up with 19 other players. Build 11 rocket modules together over a 7-day cycle, boost each launch with shared energy, and split the ultimate rewards. TRUE OFFLINE PROGRESS Your businesses keep earning idle cash when the app is closed. Come back to a stack of cash, reinvest, and scale up. The billionaire lifestyle is one tap away. Download Sheikh Tycoon, make your first investment, and start building your empire. Terms of Use: https://shemyakin.dev/terms-of-service

About

HackStack

Features
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Build your hacking empire from nothing. HackStack is an idle clicker set in a cybersecurity underworld. You tap to run exploits, deploy tools that earn while you sleep, research new tech, and build out your rig. It's a cyberpunk parody of the infosec world with real hacking history baked into every corner. EXECUTE exploits to earn CREDS, your in-game currency. Start with a humble Port Scanner. End up running Neural Exploits and a Digital Consciousness. Every tool you deploy keeps earning even when you close the app. RESEARCH 24 tools across 6 categories. Each one comes with an intel card covering real cybersecurity history and lore. 177 cards to find. BUILD YOUR RIG. Upgrade your CPU, RAM, GPU, Storage, Cooling, and PSU. Better hardware means faster research and access to higher-tier tools. EARN CERTIFICATIONS across three branches: Offensive, Defensive, and Management. 23 certs, 69 tiers. They shape how you play and what you can unlock. SURVIVE BREACHES. Phishing attacks, ransomware, DDoS, insider threats. They show up unannounced, they mess with your income, and you need to deal with them fast. COMPLETE DAILY OPS for XP. Quick wins, standard missions, and challenge-tier operations. Something different every day. PRESTIGE when you're ready. Wipe your progress, earn Shadow Creds, buy permanent upgrades, and come back stronger. Free to play. No pay-to-win. Made by one developer who thought Cookie Clicker needed more firmware implants.

Screenshots

Sheikh Tycoon4 screens
HackStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sheikh Tycoon and HackStack are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Sheikh Tycoon sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and HackStack sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sheikh Tycoon versus HackStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSheikh TycoonHackStack
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB68 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperOleksandr ShemyakinJacob Woodfield

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sheikh Tycoon

Subscriptions1
  • No Ads - 1 Week Subscription$1.997 Days
One-time4
  • Starter Chest$0.99
  • Treasure Chest$4.99
  • Remove Ads forever$9.99
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  • Sheikh’s Treasure$9.99
4 purchases

HackStack

One-time4
  • Remove Banner Ads$2.99
  • Remove Offline Ads$2.99
  • Remove Ops Ads$2.99
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  • Remove All Ads$6.99

Questions

Is Sheikh Tycoon free?
Sheikh Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HackStack free?
HackStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sheikh Tycoon or HackStack have ads?
Both Sheikh Tycoon and HackStack show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sheikh Tycoon or HackStack?
Sheikh Tycoon ships an update weekly, and HackStack weekly. Most recently, Sheikh Tycoon was updated on August 26, 2026 and HackStack on September 15, 2026.

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