USSR Simulator vs War Tycoon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USSR Simulator
Lead a Soviet nation, develop its economy, and maintain control through strategic decisions. Collect taxes, fulfill ambitious five-year plans, and manage dissent to build a communist future. Compete with friends and unlock achievements as you rise through the ranks.
- Develop your country
- Collect taxes
- Fulfill 5-year plans
- Repress enemies
- Unlock achievements
- Compete with friends
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USSR Simulator - upgrade communism and build your own bright future! Imagine yourself as a Soviet official - develop your country, collect taxes, fulfill 5-year plans and fight against enemy of the people by means of repressions! ► earn money and upgrade more than 50 activities ► perform five-year plans for the national economy ► repress traitors and everybody who disagree with your course ► complete tasks and unlock achievements ► compete with your friends in game ratings
War Tycoon
Become a global arms dealer in this military capitalist simulator. Build your empire from the ground up, corrupting your way to the top of the global leaderboard. Make deals with countries and profit from wartime economies.
- Build a weapons dealing empire
- Corrupt and build your network
- Make deals with countries
- Profit from wartime economies
- Climb the global leaderboard
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The world is at war, Someone has to supply all the weapons and ammo, why can't that someone be you? Well, now it can! Build your way up from the bottom the easy way, as a weapons dealer. Corrupt everything you touch, slowly build up your network and wealth, can you top the global leaderboard? As you climb the ranks and raise enough capital you will be able to make deals with countries. From China to the United States there is no time to sit around. They say wars strengthen economies, just remember to make sure you get your cut.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: War Tycoon at 1.2K against USSR Simulator's 276. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. USSR Simulator sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and War Tycoon sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for USSR Simulator against 4.6 for War Tycoon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 276 and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 85% and 86% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USSR Simulator | War Tycoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (276 ratings) | 4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 276 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Farida Yarullina | Corey Smith |
Customer experience
USSR Simulator
War Tycoon
User reviews
USSR Simulator
From 276 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😊 Highly addictive and fun gameplay
- ⏱️ Great idle/tycoon mechanics
- 🎮 Simple and easy to learn
- 🇷🇺 Unique Soviet/USSR theme
- 🎵 Soviet anthem integration
Room to improve
- 💸 Excessive in-app purchases
- 📺 Too many ads
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay
- ⚠️ Pay-to-win mechanics
- 🐛 Game crashes lose progress
War Tycoon
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Ads not spammed
- 👍 Watching ads is worth it
- 👍 Good game overall
- 👍 Good for boredom
- 👍 Fun little manager game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Orders should not be so hard to get
- 🐛 Fairly static gameplay experience
- 🐛 Sluggish after playing sometime
- 🐛 Game stopped working so I reinstalled it and all my data was gone
- 🐛 Prestige multiplier loop crashed my game at level 102
Bugs and requests
USSR Simulator
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game Center connection issues
- Lag and performance issues
- Game crashes causing progress loss
- False time-cheating detection
- Unclear UI elements (green bar functionality)
Requested features
10 requests- More activities and gameplay variety
- Actual decision-making and strategy elements
- War and nuclear launch mechanics
- Country/map visualization
- Hardbass and gopnik elements
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- USD to RUB currency converter
- Cross-platform save synchronization
- Kremlin or Soviet cityscape background
- Remove five-year plan speed limits
- UK version of the game
War Tycoon
Reported bugs
3 issues- Orders should not be so hard to get
- Game stopped working so I reinstalled it and all my data was gone
- Prestige multiplier loop crashed my game at level 102
Requested features
4 requests- More things introduced like the old facebook game World at War
- Update the graphics
- Add helicopters, war ships/ aircraft carriers, armored vehicles (armored cars), tactical equipment (helmets, holsters etc.)
- Update the rank system
In-app purchases
USSR Simulator
- Cup of tea$0.99
- Portrait of Stalin$0.99
- Set for repression$0.99
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- Tobacco pipe$0.99
- Get through connections$1.99
- Money machine$1.99
War Tycoon
- 200 Diamonds$1.99
- 560 Diamonds$4.99
- 1200 Diamonds$9.99
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- 3200 Diamonds$24.99
- 6900 Diamonds$49.99
- 16000 Diamonds$99.99
Questions
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