vinylempire vs Legacy Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
vinylempire
Build a record label empire by signing artists, releasing hit tracks, and earning passive royalties. This idle tycoon game lets you grow your business, hire staff, and even prestige for permanent multipliers. Enjoy a generative soundtrack that evolves with your success.
- Sign procedurally generated artists
- Release tracks and earn passive royalties
- Hire producers and managers
- Prestige for permanent multipliers
- Generative studio soundtrack
- Collect offline earnings
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Build the greatest record label in history — one hit at a time. Vinyl Empire is a laid-back idle tycoon where you sign artists, release tracks, and watch the royalties roll in. Your label earns money even while you're away, so every time you come back there's a fresh pile of cash waiting and a new upgrade to chase. GROW YOUR LABEL - Sign procedurally generated artists across genres, each with their own star potential - Release tracks that climb the charts and pay out passive royalties - Hire producers, managers, and tour agents to automate signing, releasing, and income - Every upgrade compounds — there's always a satisfying next purchase PRESTIGE & GO BIGGER - Sell your label to prestige into a bigger one with permanent multipliers - Restart smarter and faster, stacking bonuses run after run HEAR YOUR PROGRESS - A generative studio soundtrack adds new layers as your roster grows — your success is something you actually hear, not just a number PLAYS ITSELF, REWARDS YOU - Collect offline earnings when you return - Optional rewarded videos to double offline income or grab an instant cash boost - Prefer a clean run? A one-time Remove Ads unlock turns them off and auto-collects for you No account, no internet required to play — your empire is saved right on your device. Start small, think big, and build a Vinyl Empire.
Legacy Run
Build a basketball dynasty by drafting legendary player seasons and simulating full careers. Compete in various game modes, from classic seasons to daily challenges, and manage your roster as players age. Unlock advanced features and data with a Pro subscription.
- Draft player seasons from any team/year
- Simulate 82-game seasons and playoffs
- Manage aging rosters and make trades
- Daily challenges with rotating mini-games
- Multiple game modes (Classic, Arcade, Peak)
- Pro subscription for advanced features
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Legacy Run is a free basketball sim game. You draft five players from any team-season, and a rating engine calibrated on real pro basketball plays out how far that five would go. EVERY PLAYER IS A REAL SEASON Every card in the game is one specific season. The 2015-16 Stephen Curry you draft is the MVP year, with that year's real stats. BUILD YOUR FIVE Each of your five picks starts with a spin. The wheel lands on a real team and season, and you take one player from that roster. You get one team re-spin and one year re-spin per draft. You fill five positions: point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, and center. RUN THE SEASON The engine plays out a full 82-game season, complete with hot and cold streaks. You can then enter the playoffs against real championship teams from throughout league history. The competition gets tougher every year, with each title raising the difficulty. RUN IT BACK After any season, you can keep your five and run it back. Players age as their careers did, along with their real season statistics. You get one trade per season, with a value system that keeps deals fair. THE DAILY CHALLENGE There is a new puzzle every day, built around the same anchor star and a salary cap. The formats rotate through seven mini-games: Mystery Legend, Climb, Scout, The Trophy, Cliques, Board, and Roll Call. MODES Classic: draft five player-seasons and play out a full 82-game season. Make the playoffs, run it back, manage your roster as players age, and see how long you can keep a dynasty alive. Arcade: Classic player ratings, with an added layer of lineup chemistry. Peak: use an extra spin to turn one player you drafted into a different season from his career. Challenge Modes: Draft your team from a single franchise or decade. & Much More! PRO Pro unlocks every extra layer of Legacy Run. Advanced scouting reports and player stats, shot profiles, live broadcasts of playoff and head-to-head series, Team Vault and Dynasty Save slots, every past Daily Challenge, Ladders, and court skins. It is $4.99 a month or $19.99 once for life. Legacy Run is fan-made. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the National Basketball Association or any team or player. Player statistics come from the public Basketball-Reference-derived dataset by Sumitro Datta, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. The game uses no team logos and no player likenesses. SUBSCRIPTION AND TERMS Pro Monthly is an auto-renewable subscription at $4.99 per month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews every month unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the current period ends, and you can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase of $19.99 and does not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://legacyruns.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: vinylempire at 5.0 against Legacy Run's 4.5. Legacy Run's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. vinylempire sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Legacy Run sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
vinylempire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Legacy Run has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | vinylempire | Legacy Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (6 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Pedersen | isaac hoffstein |
In-app purchases
vinylempire
- Cash Boost$0.99
- Time Skip$1.99
- Gem Pack$2.99
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- Remove Ads$3.99
- Vinyl Empire Lifetime2 variants$4.99
- Cash Mega Pack$4.99
- Starter Bundle$6.99
Legacy Run
- Pro$4.991 Month
- Pro for life$19.99
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