Comparison

SimCity BuildIt vs Roller Coaster Builder Mobile

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

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About

SimCity BuildIt

Design and build a bustling city metropolis, managing resources, citizen happiness, and urban challenges like traffic and pollution. Trade with other players, compete in city wars, and unlock unique landmarks and regional styles to create your dream city.

Highlights
  • Design and build city metropolis
  • Manage citizen happiness and services
  • Solve urban challenges like traffic
  • Trade with other players
  • Compete in Club Wars and contests
  • Unlock landmarks and regional styles
  • Build and customize train networks
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Includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items, including a random selection of virtual in-game items. Welcome, Mayor, to the city builder and simulator! Be the hero of your very own city metropolis. This is the city-building game to design and create a beautiful, bustling town or metropolis. Every decision is yours as your city simulation grows larger and more intricate. You need to make smart building choices as a city builder to keep your citizens happy and your skyline growing. Then build, trade, chat, compete, and join clubs with fellow city-building Mayors. The city game that lets you build your city, your way! BRING YOUR CITY METROPOLIS TO LIFE Build your metropolis with skyscrapers, parks, bridges, and much more! Place buildings strategically to keep your taxes flowing and your city growing. Solve real-life city-building challenges like traffic and pollution. Provide your town and city services like power plants and police departments. Strategize, build and keep traffic moving with grand avenues and streetcars in this fun city builder and simulator. PUT YOUR IMAGINATION AND CITY ON THE MAP The possibilities are endless in this town and city-building simulator! A worldwide city game, build Tokyo-, London-, or Paris-style neighborhoods, and unlock exclusive city landmarks like the Eiffel Tower or Statue of Liberty. Make building rewarding and discover new technologies with the Future Cities while getting athletic with sports stadiums to become a pro city builder. Build and decorate your town or city with rivers, lakes, forests, and expand along the beach or mountain slopes. Unlock your city-builder strategies with new geographic regions for your metropolis, such as the Sunny Isles or Frosty Fjords, each with a unique architectural style. The city-building game where there’s always something new and different to make your city simulation unique. BUILD AND BATTLE YOUR WAY TO VICTORY The city-building game that lets you defend your city metropolis against monsters or compete against other mayors in Club Wars. Plot winning city-builder strategies with your Club mates and declare war on other cities. Once the battle simulation is on, unleash crazy disasters like the Disco Twister and Plant Monster on your opponents. Earn valuable rewards to use in battle, in building or to improve your city. In addition, take on other players in the Contest of Mayors, where you can complete weekly challenges and climb the League ranks toward the top of this city game. BUILD A BETTER CITY WITH TRAINS The city-building game to improve as a city builder with unlockable and upgradeable trains. Discover new trains and train stations for your dream metropolis! Build, expand and customize your rail network to fit your unique city simulation. BUILD, CONNECT AND TEAM UP Join a Mayor’s Club to trade city supplies with other members who love and chat about city-building strategies and available resources. Collaborate with other town and city builders to help someone complete their personal vision as well as get support to complete yours. Build big, work together, lead other Mayors, and watch your city simulation come to life in this city-building game and simulator! ___ Important Consumer Information. This app: Requires a persistent Internet connection (network fees may apply). Requires acceptance of EA’s Privacy & Cookie Policy and User Agreement. Includes in-game advertising. Contains direct links to the Internet and social networking sites intended for an audience over 13. The app uses Game Center. Log out of Game Center before installation if you don’t want to share your game play with friends. User Agreement: http://terms.ea.com Privacy and Cookie Policy: http://privacy.ea.com Visit https://help.ea.com/en/ for assistance or inquiries. EA may retire online features after 30 days’ notice posted on www.ea.com/service-updates.

About

Roller Coaster Builder Mobile

Design and construct your own thrilling roller coasters. Customize tracks, add scenery, and then experience your creations through a virtual ride or even in VR. Explore a vast library of coasters built by the community.

Highlights
  • Build custom roller coasters
  • Lay track and add scenery
  • Ride your creations
  • Experience in VR
  • Explore user-created rides
Features
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Build your own Roller Coaster. Lay the track, pick awesome sceneries and props. Take your roller coaster for a ride or view one of the thousands of rides created by other users. Have a VR headset? We got you covered as you can even experience your ride in Virtual Reality.

Screenshots

SimCity BuildIt4 screens
Roller Coaster Builder Mobile3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Roller Coaster Builder Mobile at 4.6 against SimCity BuildIt's 4.1. Roller Coaster Builder Mobile also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 49%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). SimCity BuildIt's advantage is ratings volume (86K vs 7.4K) and chart position (#67 vs unranked). 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. SimCity BuildIt sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Roller Coaster Builder Mobile sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Roller Coaster Builder Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimCity BuildIt has 86K ratings behind it against 7.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of SimCity BuildIt's written reviews are positive against 70% of Roller Coaster Builder Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimCity BuildIt ships an update every 3 weeks, Roller Coaster Builder Mobile monthly. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
SimCity BuildIt versus Roller Coaster Builder Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimCity BuildItRoller Coaster Builder Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (86K ratings)4.6 (7.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.2% of reviews70.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings86K — better7.4K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#67 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size345 MB128 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperElectronic ArtsRabbit Mountain

Customer experience

SimCity BuildIt

All ratings85,884 ratings
Positive77.1%
Neutral7.0%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews10,476 reviews
Positive49.2%
Neutral9.9%
Negative40.9%

Roller Coaster Builder Mobile

All ratings7,430 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews168 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral6.5%
Negative23.2%

User reviews

SimCity BuildIt

From 86K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Great game
  • 🌇 Beautiful graphics
  • 🕹️ Enjoyable gameplay
  • 🤝 Supportive club community
  • 🕰️ Relaxing and not too demanding

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🕰️ Slow progression without paying
  • 🔍 Difficult to find needed items
  • 🤖 Aggressive monetization tactics
  • 🤯 Frustrating club war mechanics

Roller Coaster Builder Mobile

From 7.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🎢 Ability to create own roller coasters
  • 🎮 Enjoyable VR experience
  • 🎨 Good graphics
  • 🤩 Awesome game

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🛑 Limited track elements
  • 🐌 Slow gameplay and cart speed
  • 🤖 Unrealistic physics and coaster behavior
  • 📺 Too many ads

Bugs and requests

SimCity BuildIt

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cars phasing through trains
  • Inconsistent traffic patterns
  • Disappearing delivery trucks
  • Frequent crashes and connection issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add city layout editor
  • Allow raising/lowering train tracks
  • Improve free-to-play experience
  • Introduce search function for trade depot
  • Add option to disable construction bubbles

Roller Coaster Builder Mobile

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Coaster builder freezes or has a black screen
  • Glitches that delete or corrupt coaster designs
  • Compatibility issues with older devices
  • Crashes and performance issues

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more track elements and customization options
  • Implement a sandbox mode with unlimited money
  • Allow users to search and view other players' coasters
  • Improve the in-game economy and make it easier to earn currency
  • Add more background scenery and theming options
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  • Implement a way to save and share custom track pieces
  • Improve the overall physics and realism of the coasters
  • Reduce the number of ads or make them less intrusive

In-app purchases

10 purchases

SimCity BuildIt

One-time10
  • Small Daily SimCash$0.99
  • Pocketful of SimCash 3$1.99
  • Premium Vu Pass Level I$2.99
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  • Pocketful of SimCash$4.99
  • Premium Vu Pass Level II$5.99
  • Premium Mayor's Pass +$8.99
  • Little Stack of SimCash$9.99
  • Nice Pile of SimCash$19.99
  • Briefcase of SimCash$34.99
  • Big Sack of SimCash$49.99
10 purchases

Roller Coaster Builder Mobile

One-time10
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Small Cash Pack$1.99
  • Small Diamond Pack$1.99
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  • Medium Cash Pack$3.99
  • Medium Diamond Pack$3.99
  • Special Offer$3.99
  • Large Cash Pack$7.99
  • Large Diamond Pack$7.99
  • Millionaire Combi Pack$16.99
  • Special Offer$16.99

Questions

Is SimCity BuildIt free?
SimCity BuildIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roller Coaster Builder Mobile free?
Roller Coaster Builder Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SimCity BuildIt or Roller Coaster Builder Mobile?
Roller Coaster Builder Mobile is rated higher. SimCity BuildIt averages 4.1 out of 5 from 86K ratings, while Roller Coaster Builder Mobile averages 4.6 from 7.4K ratings.
Do SimCity BuildIt or Roller Coaster Builder Mobile have ads?
Both SimCity BuildIt and Roller Coaster Builder Mobile show ads.
Which is updated more often, SimCity BuildIt or Roller Coaster Builder Mobile?
SimCity BuildIt ships an update every 3 weeks, and Roller Coaster Builder Mobile monthly. Most recently, SimCity BuildIt was updated on September 25, 2026 and Roller Coaster Builder Mobile on September 25, 2026.

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