Rugged vs Master Trader E
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Rugged
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Rugged is a chaotic trading life simulator where every decision can turn you into a market legend or someone elseโs exit liquidity. Start with a tiny account, follow suspicious tips, chase ridiculous trends, survive crashes, and try to outperform the market before the year ends. Build your trading setup, unlock new markets, collect meme-filled sticker packs, upgrade your terminal, hire questionable experts, and discover increasingly powerful ways to gain an edge. Trade stocks, crypto, and forex while managing risk, reputation, leverage, and the constant temptation to make one terrible decision. As your success grows, the market fights back. Strategies lose their edge, rivals study your behavior, orders become harder to execute, and unexpected events can destroy a perfect run. Adapt to bull markets, bubbles, recessions, flash crashes, and complete financial chaos. Challenge powerful bosses with their own unfair advantages. Outsmart insider traders who always seem to know what happens next, unpredictable whales who control the hype, ruthless market makers, activist investors, short sellers, and advanced quant firms that learn your strategy as you play. Every run creates a different story. Become a disciplined investor, a reckless gambler, a meme-stock millionaire, a corrupt fund manager, or the greatest trader the market has ever seen. Disclaimer: Rugged is a fictional trading simulator made for entertainment. No real money or real-world securities are used. Rugged is free to play. An active internet connection is needed. Privacy Policy: https://exploringstudios.com/privacy-policy EULA Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions? Contact us at https://exploringstudios.com/support
Master Trader E
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Master Trader โ 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 1โ5 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Master Trader E at none against Rugged's 6. Master Trader E also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Rugged sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Master Trader E asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Rugged | Master Trader E |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 3 days |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Exploring Studios LLC | Eren Tigdemir |
In-app purchases
Rugged
- Rugged Monthly$7.991 Month
- Rugged Yearly$49.991 Year
- Starter Pack$3.99
- 300 Gold$5.99
- 700 Gold$11.99
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- 1500 Gold$19.99
Master Trader E
No in-app purchases









