Bit City vs City Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- City building simulation
- Idle gameplay
- Profit collection
- Upgrade investments
- Unlock new buildings
- Vehicle collection
- Landmark customization
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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!
City Planner
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The city needs strategic investments! Place electricity, water, hospital, fire department and police departments correctly and solve the puzzle. Download and play City Planner now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: City Planner at none against Bit City's 5. City Planner also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Bit City sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. City Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bit City ships an update every 2 months, City Planner daily. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bit City | City Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 288 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NimbleBit LLC | Studio Billion Oyun Teknolojileri Anonim Sirketi |
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
City Planner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bit City
- 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
City Planner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bit City free?
Is City Planner free?
Do Bit City or City Planner have ads?
Which is updated more often, Bit City or City Planner?
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