USA Simulator vs Authority NYC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USA Simulator
Engage in a political simulation game where you can earn money, evade taxes, and expand your country's influence. Manage economic processes and compete with friends in online rankings to achieve world domination. This game is for entertainment purposes only.
- Political simulation gameplay
- Earn money and evade taxes
- Develop your country
- Expand sphere of influence
- Manage economic processes
- Compete in online rankings
- Over 50 unique game activities
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Welcome to the USA Simulator! Experience yourself as a politican - earn money, evade taxes and exceed authority! Develop your country, extend the sphere of influence and lead the country to the world domination! ► Use more than 50 unique game activities ► Manage economic processes ► Compete with your friends in the online rankings This game has no relation to the real politics. Just have fun!
Authority NYC
Manage a tollbooth to build infrastructure and gain influence in a city-building simulator. Emulate historical figures or forge your own path to power. This idle game explores the history of American infrastructure and the nature of influence.
- Tollbooth management
- Infrastructure building
- Influence brokering
- Idle gameplay
- Historical simulation
- Empire creation
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What makes New York the greatest city in the world? Power. Money. Influence. Can you make an earth changing mark on Gotham? Use money like a bludgeon and influence like a scalpel? Can you wield one of the most awesome powers known to man — the power of the tollbooth? Learn to broker power like the player who invented the game: Robert Moses. Upgrade and build to re-create the empire of bridges, tunnels, highways, beaches, massive projects and World’s Fairs that define 20th century New York City. Can you mimic Moses’ accomplishments, or will you achieve what even he could not? Authority is an easy-to-pickup, idle toll booth simulator game about the rich history of American infrastructure and the banality of power. Official entry - 'The Power Broker' Game Challenge
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Authority NYC at 4.7 against USA Simulator's 3.8. Authority NYC also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). USA Simulator's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (373 vs 82). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. USA Simulator sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Authority NYC asks for nothing beyond the download.
Authority NYC holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 373 and 82 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of USA Simulator's written reviews are positive against 71% of Authority NYC's.
USA Simulator ships an update every 3 months, Authority NYC every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USA Simulator | Authority NYC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (373 ratings) | 4.7 (82 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 373 — better | 82 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Farida Yarullina | Sources and Methods |
Customer experience
USA Simulator
Authority NYC
Bugs and requests
USA Simulator
Reported bugs
12 issues- Game icons and images fail to load or display
- Purchase system broken - charges card but doesn't deliver items
- Signature validation errors preventing purchases
- Text disappears on certain iOS versions
- App crashes and force closes
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- Buttons unclickable despite having sufficient funds
- Christmas theme overlay breaks interface
- Scrolling lag after updates
- Incorrect currency symbol placement
- Upgrade percentage calculations are inaccurate
- Time cheating detection system bans legitimate players
- Leaderboard shows impossible scores from cheaters
Requested features
16 requests- World map with wars and international conflicts
- Building and upgrading infrastructure system
- Stats dashboard showing population/economy/crime growth
- Debates, polling, and TV appearances
- Natural disasters and media crisis events
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- Monthly budget overview and spending reports
- Customizable avatar with appearance options
- Newspaper headlines reflecting player decisions
- State of the Union annual events
- Political party selection (Democrat/Republican)
- Population counter display
- Consequences and backlash for policy choices
- Hover tooltips explaining game elements
- Proper tutorial system for new players
- In-game currency for premium items
- Improved earnings when not actively clicking
Authority NYC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
USA Simulator
- Tax turbocharger X9000$0.99
- Harvard Diploma$0.99
- Calculator$0.99
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- Crown$0.99
- Thief mask$0.99
- Money printer$1.99
- Gentlemen's club$2.99
- Gold bullion$3.99
Authority NYC
No in-app purchases
Questions
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