Comparison

Patron vs Master Trader E

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

Head to head
About

Patron

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Build your business empire one decision at a time. Choose your first venture, hire the right people, manage weekly expenses, and expand across 15 business types and four progression tiers. Every choice affects your cash flow, reputation, staff, and long-term growth. BUILD AND MANAGE • Open 15 distinct business types, from local shops to software and industry • Hire employees with different skills, salaries, and happiness levels • Improve equipment, marketing, and efficiency • Complete weekly objectives and respond to business-specific events A LIVING ECONOMY • Balance revenue, wages, fixed costs, interest, taxes, and debt • Choose a safe, balanced, or aggressive tax strategy • Face audits, downturns, unexpected costs, and performance swings • Use financing carefully as your credit capacity grows MARKETS AND NEGOTIATION • Follow sector news and trade a fictional stock market • Use spot or leveraged positions with real risk of liquidation • Negotiate through an interactive timing challenge instead of automatic outcomes • Reach the top tiers, launch an IPO, and manage shareholder distributions BUILD A LIFE OUTSIDE WORK • Buy property and earn weekly rental income • Choose a lifestyle and make limited personal plans each week • Build relationships, get engaged, marry, and handle changing life events • Grow a professional network and unlock advisor advantages START AGAIN, STRONGER Reach major milestones, build a public company, and use the prestige system to begin a new career with permanent advantages. Patron: İşletme Tycoon is a single-player strategy simulation. All money and investments are fictional and have no real-world value. No account or in-app purchase is required.

About

Master Trader E

Features
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Master Trader — a realistic tycoon simulation where you turn an e-commerce startup into a business empire. STARTING OUT - Play in 6 languages: English, Turkish, Spanish, German, French and Portuguese - Start with $10K, $100K, $500K or $1M capital - 100+ products across 6 sectors, from earbuds and kitchen gadgets to smartphones, electric cars and caravans - 6 supply channels, from cheap factory imports to certified premium suppliers STRATEGY - Manage pricing, margins, inventory and quality - Balance price against quality: customers rate your store on value, not just cost - Ad budgets (Social Media, Google, Marketplace), with per-product control - Rival analysis and competitive positioning - Seasonal events (Black Friday, 11.11, Prime Days, Buen Fin...) - Yearly taxes, returns and cash-flow pressure keep every decision real GROWTH - Corporate tier: build factories, expand into new sectors - Flagship products with their own factories, and Mega products (electric cars, caravans, designer collections) with Mega factories - Exports: each country is its own store with separate pricing, competition and sales - Build your team: COO, CMO, CFO, deputy GM, PPC specialist and warehouse staff to automate pricing, ads and stock - Acquire competitors STOCK MARKET & BOARD - Take your company public, then trade your own stock and four global companies - Your share price reacts to supply, demand and your results - Yearly board meetings: set growth targets for sales, profit, new countries and factories, and watch your stock react ACHIEVEMENTS & WEEKLY CHALLENGE - 19 achievements with timed rewards: shipping and cost discounts, free insurance, ad credits - Weekly challenge: same seed and capital for everyone, with its own weekly ranking ENDGAME - Strategic Acquirer: sell to a global brand - Exit early any time: sell the company, hand over management with a 51% IPO, or quit - Holding: reach $1B in net cash and win - Finish with an end-game score out of 10,000 and a 1–5 star rating - Compare your score on the global Top 20 with a username of your choice FEATURES - 3 save slots with auto-save - Endless gameplay - Smart alerts for critical events - Plays offline (the leaderboards and purchases need internet) It's not easy. But winning is worth it.

Screenshots

Patron4 screens
Master Trader E4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Master Trader E at none against Patron's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Patron ships an update every 5 days, Master Trader E every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Patron versus Master Trader E: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatronMaster Trader E
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKADIR CAN C0BANDAGEren Tigdemir

In-app purchases

None

Patron

No in-app purchases

None

Master Trader E

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Patron free?
Patron is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Master Trader E free?
Master Trader E is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Patron or Master Trader E have ads?
Patron shows ads; Master Trader E does not.
Which is updated more often, Patron or Master Trader E?
Patron ships an update every 5 days, and Master Trader E every 3 days. Most recently, Patron was updated on October 11, 2026 and Master Trader E on October 24, 2026.

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