Comparison

Crime Life Simulator vs Hacker Sim

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

Head to head
About

Crime Life Simulator

Immerse yourself in a text-based strategy RPG where you start from the bottom, facing debt and fighting for survival. Build your criminal empire, from petty theft to running an organization, in a dynamic open world. Every decision impacts your rise to power or your ultimate downfall.

Highlights
  • Vast open world exploration
  • Turn-based tactical combat
  • Build a criminal empire
  • Skill development and customization
  • Sandbox mode for unique gameplay
  • High stakes decision-making
Features
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Step into the gritty underworld of crime in this immersive text-based strategy RPG, now available on mobile. Start at rock bottom, buried in debt to ruthless loan sharks, and claw your way up in a relentless fight for survival. From stealing cars to running your own criminal empire, every choice you make could lead to fortune—or your downfall. Are you cunning enough to outsmart the system and rise to power, or will you lose everything? Key Features: • A Vast Open World: Explore and interact with a sprawling, dynamic city filled with endless opportunities—and risks. • Turn-Based Tactical Combat: Outsmart your enemies in intense, strategic encounters. • Build Your Empire: Start small and work your way up to control an entire criminal organization. • Skill Development & Customization: Train and manage your character’s skills, purchase essential equipment, and grow your influence. • Sandbox Mode: Go off the rails and carve your own path—no two games are ever the same. • High Stakes Gameplay: Stay sharp—one wrong move could mean arrest or worse. Can you rise from nothing to become a crime kingpin, or will the streets claim you? The choice is yours. Download Crime Life Simulator now and experience the thrill of a rogue-like open world where every decision matters! [Contact & Feedback] Discord: https://discord.gg/znNXPqxZJ9 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beastoutx Email: 119shenhao@gmail.com

About

Hacker Sim

Build a digital empire through strategic hacking, trading, and mining. Manage your "Heat" level, complete contracts, and upgrade your rig. Features a new story mode where you battle a cyber threat.

Highlights
  • Story Mode with branching objectives
  • Multi-stage hacking mechanics
  • Real-time Heat management system
  • Simulated cryptocurrency market trading
  • In-game crypto mining
  • Botnet building and management
  • Hardware and skill upgrades
Features
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Your rig is humming. The target is live. One clean breach and the Blacknet pays out. Hacker Sim is a layered hacking strategy game — not a tapper. Run live multi-stage breaches, upgrade your rig, trade a simulated crypto market, and keep your Trace low enough to stay invisible. Your operation keeps earning while you're away. RUN LIVE BREACHES Recon. Penetrate. Escalate. Extract. Cleanup. Every stage shifts your odds, payout, and Trace exposure. Push deeper for a bigger score, or abort before the grid lights up. MANAGE TRACE Every action leaves a signal. Let Trace climb and targets harden, success rates fall, and the net closes in. Cool down, lay low, and choose your moment to strike again. BUILD YOUR RIG Upgrade CPU, RAM, GPU, storage, network, and cooling. Better hardware means faster breaches, higher success rates, and stronger mining output. EARN WHILE YOU'RE AWAY Mining rigs and botnets keep working when the app is closed. Come back to stacked earnings, finished research, and a cache waiting to be claimed. TRADE THE BLACKNET Track a simulated crypto market with live price movement, volatility, and portfolio value — then unlock the Trading Desk to buy, sell, and ride the swings. COMPLETE CONTRACTS Time-boxed contract work with escalating rewards and streaks. Operator Pass members unlock the Operator Contract Board with higher-value objectives. RESEARCH NEW CAPABILITIES Develop your Research Lab to unlock new methods, skills, and permanent advantages for breaching, mining, and staying hidden. CLAIM DAILY CACHES Log in daily to build your streak and collect escalating rewards. Operator Pass unlocks a second Daily Cache Lane every day. PLAY STORY MODE Step into Aegis Sentinel's SOC in Circuit Breakers — a narrative cyber thriller where you triage threats, investigate incidents, and battle The Choir across episodic missions with branching choices. COMPETE AND PROGRESS • Earn cash, reputation, achievements, and titles • Climb Game Center leaderboards • Long-term progression that respects your time OPERATOR PASS Full Blacknet membership: the Trading Desk, Operator Contract Board, a second Daily Cache Lane, Circuit Breakers access, extra operation capacity, an extra research queue, and no ads on sponsored rewards. IMPORTANT Hacker Sim is a strategy simulation game. It does not teach, enable, or encourage real hacking. All hacking, crypto, malware, botnet, and market systems are fictional and simulated for entertainment only. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Crime Life Simulator4 screens
Hacker Sim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crime Life Simulator at 96% against Hacker Sim's 50%. Crime Life Simulator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Crime Life Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hacker Sim sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crime Life Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crime Life Simulator has 557 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Crime Life Simulator's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hacker Sim's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crime Life Simulator ships an update fortnightly, Hacker Sim every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Crime Life Simulator versus Hacker Sim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrime Life SimulatorHacker Sim
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (557 ratings) — better4.6 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews95.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings557 — better17
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB45 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developer浩 申JOBEE DEVELOPMENTS LTD

Customer experience

Crime Life Simulator

All ratings557 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews319 reviews
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.5%

Hacker Sim

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral17.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Crime Life Simulator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes during certain events
  • Debt system not functioning as intended
  • Inconsistent behavior of NPC characters

Requested features

4 requests
  • More varied and dynamic storylines
  • Improved character customization options
  • Additional gameplay modes and challenges
  • Better balancing and difficulty adjustments

Hacker Sim

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Crime Life Simulator

One-time10
  • Pack 2$0.99
  • Small Coin Pack$0.99
  • Mini Coin Pack$0.99
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  • Medium Coin Pack$2.99
  • Pack 3$4.99
  • Big Coin Pack$6.99
  • Pack 4$9.99
  • Pack 5$12.99
  • Pack 6$29.99
  • Pack 1$59.99
16 purchases

Hacker Sim

Subscriptions2
  • Operator Pass Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Operator Pass Annual$39.991 Year
One-time14
  • Extra Streak Freeze$0.99
  • Cash Pack (Small)$1.99
  • Heat Amnesty Token$1.99
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  • Recovery Kit$2.99
  • Crypto Stash (Small)$2.99
  • Heat Insurance (1hr)$2.99
  • Field Kit$3.99
  • Cash Pack (Medium)$3.99
  • Black Budget Cache$4.99
  • Research Boost Bundle$4.99
  • Crypto Stash (Medium)$5.99
  • Circuit Breakers Forever$6.99
  • Cash Pack (Large)$9.99
  • Lifetime Operator License$14.99

Questions

Is Crime Life Simulator free?
Crime Life Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hacker Sim free?
Hacker Sim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Crime Life Simulator or Hacker Sim?
Crime Life Simulator is rated higher. Crime Life Simulator averages 4.9 out of 5 from 557 ratings, while Hacker Sim averages 4.6 from 17 ratings.
Do Crime Life Simulator or Hacker Sim have ads?
Hacker Sim shows ads; Crime Life Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Crime Life Simulator or Hacker Sim?
Crime Life Simulator ships an update fortnightly, and Hacker Sim every 5 weeks. Most recently, Crime Life Simulator was updated on October 19, 2026 and Hacker Sim on October 13, 2026.

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