Comparison

Bit City vs TheoTown

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

Head to head
About

Bit City

Develop a small town into a bustling metropolis in this idle city-building simulation. Earn profits, invest in upgrades, and unlock new buildings and vehicles to expand your urban landscape. Customize your city with famous landmarks.

Highlights
  • City building simulation
  • Idle gameplay
  • Profit collection
  • Upgrade investments
  • Unlock new buildings
  • Vehicle collection
  • Landmark customization
Features
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Build your own Bit City! Start from a tiny town and grow to a thriving metropolis in this city building idle game from the creators of Tiny Tower. Collect profits and invest in upgrades that keep your city growing. Fill your city with new types of cars, planes and ships. Unlock cool new buildings, including famous landmarks to customize the look of your city. What are you waiting for? Start building YOUR own Bit City now!

About

TheoTown

Build and manage your own city from a small town to a sprawling metropolis. Design transportation networks, handle emergencies, and construct famous landmarks. Customize your city with user-created plugins.

Highlights
  • Build and manage multiple cities
  • Design transportation networks
  • Handle emergency events
  • Construct world wonders
  • User-created plugins
Features
Currently charting
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TheoTown is a city-building game where you can build and manage your own cities. Start with a small town and develop it into an enormous metropolis. Take on the role of mayor, shape impressive skylines, and manage the many systems that keep your cities running. Build complex transportation networks with roads, railways, buses, airports, and more. Create bus routes, expand your rail network, manage your vehicles, and even customize aircraft liveries. Prepare your cities for emergencies such as natural disasters, disease, crime, and fires. Construct famous landmarks including Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, and many more. Still missing something? Expand the game with user-made plugins and add new buildings, vehicles, decorations, and more.

Screenshots

Bit City4 screens
TheoTown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TheoTown at fortnightly against Bit City's every 2 months. TheoTown also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and chart position (#175 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Bit City sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and TheoTown sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TheoTown holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8.5K and 18K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 79% and 80% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bit City ships an update every 2 months, TheoTown fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Bit City versus TheoTown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBit CityTheoTown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8.5K ratings)4.8 (18K ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews79.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.5K18K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#175 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size288 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNimbleBit LLCblueflower GmbH

Customer experience

Bit City

All ratings8,469 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews933 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative12.2%

TheoTown

All ratings18,445 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews1,742 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative13.5%

User reviews

Bit City

From 8.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to play
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 💎 Great for casual time-wasting
  • 🎨 Charming pixel art style

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Slow progression and repetitive gameplay
  • 🔀 Inability to rotate buildings
  • 🤑 Expensive special buildings
  • 🤔 Prestige feature not as beneficial as expected

TheoTown

From 18K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best city builder on mobile
  • 👍 Pixel art style and retro vibe
  • 🎨 Highly customizable with plugins
  • 💰 No microtransactions or ads
  • 🎮 Engaging and addictive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and performance issues
  • 🔍 Lack of clear instructions and tutorials
  • 🎨 Outdated or basic graphics for some users
  • 🔋 High battery drain on larger cities
  • 🛑 Limitations on city size and terraforming

Bugs and requests

Bit City

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Prestige feature not working as intended
  • Occasional crashes and progress loss
  • Ads sometimes freeze the app

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to rotate buildings
  • Option to choose building types
  • Ability to visit and upgrade past cities
  • More city themes and building variety
  • Collect all vehicle earnings at once

TheoTown

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Placement of power lines and pipes can be finicky
  • Buildings sometimes fail to construct properly
  • Occasional audio glitches and music bugs
  • Difficulty deleting or modifying existing structures

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more transportation options (trams, subways, etc.)
  • Improve road and infrastructure customization
  • Implement multiplayer and regional interactions
  • Expand disaster and environmental management
  • Introduce more advanced building types and specializations

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Bit City

One-time5
  • Pension Pig$2.99
  • Stack of Bux$4.99
  • Infinite Double Time$4.99
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  • Bag of Bux$9.99
  • Vault of Bux$19.99
16 purchases

TheoTown

One-time16
  • Landmarks III$2.99
  • Landmarks VI$2.99
  • Landmarks V$2.99
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  • Christmas Pack$2.99
  • 100 diamonds$2.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Valentine's Day bundle$2.99
  • Landmarks I$2.99
  • Starter Pack 2$3.99
  • 250 diamonds$4.99
  • 550 diamonds$5.99
  • Landmarks II$5.99
  • Landmarks IV$5.99
  • Unlimited Fast Speed$6.99
  • Unlimited Tunnels$6.99
  • 2,630 diamonds$29.99

Questions

Is Bit City free?
Bit City is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TheoTown free?
TheoTown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bit City or TheoTown?
TheoTown is rated higher. Bit City averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8.5K ratings, while TheoTown averages 4.8 from 18K ratings.
Do Bit City or TheoTown have ads?
Both Bit City and TheoTown show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bit City or TheoTown?
Bit City ships an update every 2 months, and TheoTown fortnightly. Most recently, Bit City was updated on October 15, 2026 and TheoTown on October 20, 2026.

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