Comparison

Crime Tycoon vs Idle App Studio

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

Head to head
About

Crime Tycoon

Engage in a turn-based trading game where you buy low and sell high across city districts. Manage your criminal enterprise, avoid law enforcement by controlling 'Heat,' and launder your profits to build a powerful empire. Progress through ranks from Runner to Kingpin and beyond.

Highlights
  • Turn-based daily economy
  • Heat and law enforcement mechanics
  • Money laundering and empire building
  • Rank progression system
  • Offline-first gameplay
  • Global leaderboard
Features
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Every day is a turn. Every deal leaves a trail. CRIME TYCOON: KINGPIN drops you into a city that never sleeps. Buy low in one district, move the product, sell high in another. Simple, until Heat catches up with you. THE DAY LOOP One day, one turn. Check the market, place your buys, plan your route, end the day. Prices shift overnight: yesterday's steal is tomorrow's trap. Every deal raises Heat, and Heat draws the law. Run hot too long and a crackdown seizes your cash or locks you out for days. Stay clean, stay invisible. Bank your money to keep it out of reach, then launder it when you need it working again. CLIMB THE RANKS Start as a Runner. Work up through Lieutenant and beyond, all the way to Kingpin: one hundred million dollars, and every district knows your name. Past that, the empire keeps growing: open fronts to explain the money, buy influence to ease the pressure, prestige to start again stronger. FAIR PLAY, NOT A LEASH No energy bars. No timers. No forced waits between turns. Offline-first: your empire keeps ticking without a connection and syncs the moment you're back. Paying never beats playing: every system in this game can be won with time and skill alone. FEATURES - One-turn-a-day economy: buy low, sell high, plan your route - Heat and law: the risk that makes every deal matter - Laundering, fronts, and influence: turn dirty cash into a clean empire - Prestige loop: outgrow Kingpin and keep climbing - Global leaderboard: see where your empire ranks - 18 languages, fully localized - Offline-first, syncs everywhere The throne is empty. Can you claim it?

About

Idle App Studio

Features
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Create your own app studio and turn a simple idea into a true digital empire! In Idle App Studio, you start with limited resources, but every line of code, every upgrade, and every new app brings you closer to success. Launch your projects, generate revenue, improve your tools, and grow your studio step by step. Even when you are not playing, your studio keeps making progress. Come back regularly to collect your earnings, unlock new upgrades, and expand your business. Features: • Develop apps and grow your studio • Earn money automatically with the idle system • Upgrade your tools, revenue, and productivity • Progress step by step through a simple and addictive experience • Build your own app empire Idle App Studio is an accessible idle game that is quick to learn and designed for anyone who enjoys progression, management, and continuous upgrade games. Launch your studio, code your first apps, and become the next great app creator! EULA: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rVkXuX8cJxIby6jked9g7_CeMR6Dy3ad8kp1nsX0_t8/edit?usp=sharing Support: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pcieoSc86whcXqk5Bt8GvQGfDC3EvEpMMa_mR9CpAsk/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

Crime Tycoon4 screens
Idle App Studio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Idle App Studio at 3 against Crime Tycoon's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Crime Tycoon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Idle App Studio sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crime Tycoon ships an update fortnightly, Idle App Studio every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Crime Tycoon versus Idle App Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrime TycoonIdle App Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB63 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBranko BorotaDIMITRI DAVID

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Crime Tycoon

One-time1
  • Backer Stash$0.99
2 purchases

Idle App Studio

One-time2
  • Nuit blanche de code$0.99
  • Café XXL$0.99

Questions

Is Crime Tycoon free?
Crime Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle App Studio free?
Idle App Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crime Tycoon or Idle App Studio have ads?
Neither Crime Tycoon nor Idle App Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crime Tycoon or Idle App Studio?
Crime Tycoon ships an update fortnightly, and Idle App Studio every 2 weeks. Most recently, Crime Tycoon was updated on November 5, 2026 and Idle App Studio on November 7, 2026.

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