Comparison

Startup Simulator vs Labmaster

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

Head to head
About

Startup Simulator

Features
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Sarup Simmulator : Inc. โ€” The ultimate startup simulation game where you live the founder's journey. Start with nothing but ambition and a laptop in a garage. Make critical decisions that shape your company's destiny. Will you bootstrap your way to success, or chase venture funding? Every choice matters. Key Features: โ€ข Idle+Active Hybrid Gameplay โ€” Grow your startup while you sleep, or actively manage campaigns and product launches for accelerated progress โ€ข Core Metrics Management โ€” Balance Cash, Users, Code quality, and Hype as you scale from Seed round to Series A, Series B, and ultimate Unicorn status โ€ข Team Building & Hiring โ€” Recruit engineers, designers, marketers, and CEOs to unlock new capabilities and scale faster โ€ข Strategic Campaigns โ€” Launch marketing initiatives, pivot your product, and compete in brutal market conditions โ€ข Tech Stack Upgrades โ€” Invest in better infrastructure, databases, and architecture to handle growth โ€ข Random Events System โ€” Navigate viral moments, competitor attacks, server crashes, and surprising opportunities that test your leadership โ€ข Dark Mode Dashboard โ€” Sleek, modern UI designed for late-night grinding and marathon gaming sessions โ€ข Multiple Victory Paths โ€” Raise venture funding, achieve profitability, go public, or get acquired โ€” your path to success is yours to define Gameplay Loop: Earn cash from users, hire team members to boost production, invest in upgrades to scale faster, survive random market shocks, and progressively unlock new mechanics as you grow. The deeper you play, the more complex and rewarding the strategy becomes. Why It's Fun: Experience the highs and lows of building a startup without the real financial risk. Learn how venture-backed companies actually work. Make bold decisions and see the consequences play out in real-time. Compete with friends and climb global leaderboards.

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Labmaster

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Labmaster is an idle computer lab tycoon about growing a tiny rack into a huge server farm that actually runs. Drop nodes, match colored ports, and keep data flowing through processors, buffers, gateways, and bigger lab parts. A simple route starts earning credits, then guided contracts push you to rebuild smarter, unlock more tools, and expand across 12 rack rows. It starts easy: blue goes with blue, yellow output goes to gateways, and clean routes earn more. As the lab expands, splitters, upgrades, energy limits, and generated missions turn each layout into a satisfying incremental optimization puzzle. Core features: - Build a visual node graph with colorful live connections. - Route data through processors and gateways to earn in-game credits. - Grow an idle server farm across 12 expandable rack rows. - Add buffers, splitters, CPUs, and late-game system parts. - Follow clear three-step missions and rebuild smarter. - Zoom, drag, expand, and keep improving your computer empire. - Optional rewards and boosts stay optional. Labmaster is designed as a free-to-play game. Credits and cash shown in the game are fictional in-game resources and are not real-money earnings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Startup Simulator4 screens
Labmaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Startup Simulator at none against Labmaster's 5. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Labmaster sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Startup Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Startup Simulator versus Labmaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStartup SimulatorLabmaster
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB155 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSiamSquared Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd.jaehyun pung

In-app purchases

None

Startup Simulator

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Labmaster

Subscriptions1
  • Lab Pass Monthly$4.991 Month
One-time4
  • 120 Gems$0.99
  • Starter Lab Pack$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
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  • 730 Gems$4.99

Questions

Is Startup Simulator free?
Startup Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Labmaster free?
Labmaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Startup Simulator or Labmaster have ads?
Both Startup Simulator and Labmaster show ads.

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