Russia Simulator vs The Prison Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Russia Simulator
Experience the thrill of building your own Russian Empire in this humorous simulation game. Engage in strategic resource management, challenge players worldwide in online rankings, and enjoy unique gameplay mechanics.
- Rule your own country
- Steal money and get kickbacks
- Build your Russian Empire
- Online player ratings
- Funny gameplay
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Rule your own country, steal money, get kickback and build your own Russian Empire! ► This funny game will make you smile ► Get kickback even if your phone is switched off ► Challenge most popular and powerful gamers in online ratings! ► This game has no relation to the real politics
The Prison Simulator
Experience life as a prison warden, managing every aspect of your correctional facility. Balance inmate needs, staff, and external pressures to maintain order and prevent riots. Grow your prison from humble beginnings into a thriving, efficient institution.
- Build and expand prison infrastructure
- Manage prison economy and resources
- Maintain order and prevent riots
- Balance inmate, staff, and external pressures
- Hire staff and set rules
- Make strategic decisions with consequences
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Try yourself as a prison warden. You start with a small prison made of just a few barracks, and only you decide how it will grow. Maintain order to prevent fights, manage the economy and constantly make sure hunger riots never begin. But that’s not all. In this prison simulator, you must constantly balance between greedy officials focused on profit, mafia bosses running shady deals, and inmates who only dream of getting out as soon as possible. Every decision has consequences: increase security and inmate dissatisfaction will rise; make a deal with the mafia and risk losing government trust. Develop infrastructure, open new cell blocks, improve living conditions, hire staff and set the rules behind prison walls. Can you maintain the fragile balance of power, prevent riots and turn a rundown prison into an efficient and profitable correctional facility? The choice is yours. For any questions, contact us at: support@appscraft.am
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Russia Simulator at 4.7 against The Prison Simulator's 4.1. Russia Simulator also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 18%). The Prison Simulator's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (280 vs 34). On price, ads, 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. Russia Simulator sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and The Prison Simulator sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Russia Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Prison Simulator has 280 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Russia Simulator's written reviews are positive against 18% of The Prison Simulator's.
Russia Simulator ships an update every 2 months, The Prison Simulator every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Russia Simulator | The Prison Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (34 ratings) — better | 4.1 (280 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.9% of reviews — better | 18.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 280 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Farida Yarullina | Appscraft |
Customer experience
Russia Simulator
The Prison Simulator
Bugs and requests
Russia Simulator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Prison Simulator
Reported bugs
15 issues- In-app purchases charge money but don't deliver items/currency
- Restore purchases button doesn't function
- Mission 34: Sewing workshop income cap at 60 instead of required 65
- Mission 16: Prisoner won't disappear or die as required
- Mission 20: Canteen feeding progress not registering (0/10)
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- Prisoners freeze or become immovable in certain rooms
- Prisoner models appear in wrong locations
- Interrogation room dialog boxes unresponsive with no close button
- Dining hall building gets stuck in corner of screen
- Game crashes or hangs at specific mission levels (20, 25, 34)
- Prisoner release blocked incorrectly claiming half-term not served
- Game music settings reset on each app launch
- Support contact page fails to load
- Mission objectives impossible to complete (e.g., recruit rat without torture room)
- Game lag and performance issues
Requested features
10 requests- Mission restart button without waiting for timer expiration
- Ability to change language in-game settings
- Auto-fill features for repetitive tasks (feeding, work assignments)
- Freedom to manage prison without strict mission constraints
- Better tutorial and on-screen guidance for new players
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- Ability to play custom music instead of game music
- Cross-device synchronization for game progress
- More female prisoner characters
- Faster money earning methods
- Reduced feeding costs for prisoners
In-app purchases
Russia Simulator
- Money printer$0.99
- MFUA diploma$0.99
- Offshore account$0.99
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- Thief mask$0.99
- VIP status$2.99
The Prison Simulator
- 10000 coins$0.99
- 5 tickets$0.99
- Premium building$0.99
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- Premium room$0.99
- Second chance$0.99
- Disable advertisement$0.99
- 30000 coins$1.99
- 15 tickets$1.99
- 22000 coins$1.99
- Special offer$2.99
- Starter pack$2.99
- Supper Pack$2.99
- 40000 coins$2.99
- 50 tickets$3.99
- 100000 coins$4.99
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