Comparison

CRUNCH vs E

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

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About

CRUNCH

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Build the empire. Keep the receipts. CRUNCH is a dark, cutthroat studio-management tycoon. You start alone in a 1982 garage with a little cash and a lot of nerve — and claw your way to a game-industry empire across fifty brutal years. Make games. Make money. Make enemies. DESIGN GAMES THAT MATTER (OR SELL) Pick a topic, a genre, and a platform, then steer three stages of development across nine craft fields. Balance design against technology, match your focus to what the genre demands, squash the bugs you can afford to, and ship it — then watch four critics decide your fate in real time. BUILD A TEAM. THEN MIND IT. Hire programmers, artists, designers, and writers, each with their own talent, traits, and breaking point. Crunch buys speed and costs souls. Push too hard and your best people burn out and walk — straight into a rival's open door. SURVIVE THE INDUSTRY Predatory publishers. A venture capitalist whose money is a leash. Lawsuits, leaks, scandals, console wars, and a charismatic rival who considers your existence a rounding error. Eighty-plus events force real trade-offs: money or morale, reputation or quality, your integrity or your survival. GROW AN EMPIRE Research new genres and engine features. Move out of the garage, into a studio floor, a tower, a campus. Build your own console. Launch a live-service operation the players never leave. Forty fictional platforms rise and fall across six eras of an industry that eats its own. EVERY CHOICE IS A TRADE An authored story with a cast you'll grow attached to — and multiple endings. The empire. The acquisition. The cult legend. The reckoning. The landfill. How you get there is up to you, and it costs something either way. - 14 genres, 44 topics, 40 platforms across 6 eras - A deep research tree, your own console, and live-service late game - 80+ branching events and a multi-act story with several endings - Sign in with Apple to sync your studio across devices via iCloud — or play as a guest - Designed for iPhone and iPad, with a clean, dark, native interface - No ads. No tracking. No third-party servers. Built in a garage. Like everything else worth keeping.

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E

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Can you start with a small online store and build a global business empire? E-Commerce Life Simulator is a business game where every decision shapes the future of your company. Discover products, find suppliers, manage inventory, create marketing campaigns, process customer orders and turn a small e-commerce startup into a powerful international brand. This is more than a simple store simulator. You control every part of the company, from your first product to your biggest warehouse. Choose what to sell, decide how much stock to order, set your business strategy and find new ways to increase your profits. START YOUR BUSINESS LIFE Create your company and begin your journey as a new entrepreneur. You may start with limited money and a small operation, but every successful order brings you closer to becoming a business tycoon. Research the market, study customer demand and discover products with high sales potential. Some products may create fast profits, while others may become expensive mistakes. Make smart decisions and build a business that can survive changing market conditions. BUILD AND MANAGE YOUR STORE Choose products, create your online store and start selling to customers. Upgrade your store as your company grows and unlock new business opportunities. Manage prices, product demand and customer expectations. Keep your bestselling products available while avoiding unnecessary inventory costs. A successful store requires more than sales—it requires planning, timing and smart management. DISCOVER WINNING PRODUCTS Explore different product categories and search for your next bestseller. Compare product costs, demand, competition and possible profit margins before investing your money. Not every product will become successful. Follow market trends, take calculated risks and create a product strategy that helps your company grow. RUN MARKETING CAMPAIGNS Create social media campaigns, send promotional emails and use different marketing channels to reach new customers. Test campaigns, study their performance and invest in the strategies that generate the most sales. A successful marketing campaign can transform an unknown product into a bestseller, but spending money without a plan can quickly reduce your profits. MANAGE ORDERS AND CUSTOMERS Process customer orders, prepare deliveries and make sure products arrive on time. Happy customers can help your company grow, while delays and poor service can create negative reviews. Respond to customer feedback, improve your service quality and build a trusted e-commerce brand. CONTROL YOUR INVENTORY Keep track of every product stored in your warehouse. Avoid running out of popular items and do not waste your budget on products that are not selling. Expand your warehouse, increase storage capacity and improve inventory efficiency as your order volume grows. GROW YOUR COMPANY Upgrade your office, unlock new departments and hire employees to support your operations. Build a team that can handle product research, marketing, customer support, logistics and financial management. Your role changes as your business expands. You begin by managing every task yourself, but eventually you must think like a real boss and make decisions that affect the entire company. FEATURES • Create and manage your own e-commerce company • Research products and discover new opportunities • Find suppliers and compare business offers • Build an online store and increase your sales • Create social media and email marketing campaigns • Manage inventory, warehouses and customer orders • Hire employees and upgrade your office • Improve customer satisfaction and company reputation • Make strategic financial and management decisions • Grow from a small startup into a global business empire • Experience a detailed entrepreneur and boss life • Work toward becoming a millionaire business owner Every product is an opportunity. Every order is a win. Every decision can change your company’s future.

Screenshots

CRUNCH4 screens
E4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CRUNCH at none against E's 8. CRUNCH also leads on ads (none vs shown). E's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price 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. E sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. CRUNCH asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 2 level
CRUNCH versus E: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCRUNCHE
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB160 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFranky FernandezOmer ALBAYRAK

In-app purchases

None

CRUNCH

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

E

One-time8
  • Starter Coins$0.99
  • Growth Stack$2.49
  • Founder Vault$3.99
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  • New Founder Pack$4.99
  • Empire Chest$5.99
  • Unlimited Warehouse$7.99
  • Growth Pack$9.99
  • Unlimited Energy$9.99

Questions

Is CRUNCH free?
CRUNCH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is E free?
E is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CRUNCH or E have ads?
E shows ads; CRUNCH does not.

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