Cells in Life vs Romopolis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cells in Life
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View life in small scale as if through a microscope. You can see how each cell reacts with its neighbors to keep itself alive, revive, or...die! With this simulation, you can play and pause the simulation as well as change the conditions with which each cell reacts to its neighbors. You can even draw in the cell grid or tap each cell to bring it to life or kill it. Be mesmerized as simple rules can create beautiful patterns almost as if they were ALIVE.
Romopolis
Construct and manage an idyllic ancient Roman city, providing services to happy residents. Earn money, fame, and honor through a comprehensive campaign or custom scenarios. Enjoy a classic time management simulation with trophies and awards.
- Construct ancient Roman cities
- Provide services to residents
- Comprehensive campaign mode
- Custom scenario creation
- Earn money, fame, and honor
- Win trophies and awards
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Build ancient Roman cities. Earn money, fame and honor in this casual simulation game. Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city with plenty of houses and keep your residents happy by providing all the services they need. You'll be rewarded with money, fame and honor. It's up to you how to play - you can work your way to the top in the comprehensive campaign mode or you can create and play your own custom scenarios. Build dozens of Roman-styled houses, structures and other buildings. Trophies and awards available for the meticulous gamer! * Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city. * Build dozens of Roman-styled houses, structures and other buildings. * Win trophies and awards in 24 unique campaign scenarios. * Play your own custom scenarios. * Reach up to 22 achievements. Enjoy this classic and simple time management simulation game from the popular Townopolis-Romopolis-Megapolis series. Achieve various goals by building ancient Roman cities on a limited area with limited resources and in a limited time. But don't worry - you can pause the game at any time, or play casually without the time limit if you prefer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Romopolis at every 2 months against Cells in Life's every 48 months. Cells in Life's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Cells in Life costs $0.99 and Romopolis $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cells in Life ships an update every 48 months, Romopolis every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cells in Life | Romopolis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 48 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Preferred Mobile Applications, LLC | Lonely Troops |
In-app purchases
Cells in Life
No in-app purchases
Romopolis
No in-app purchases
Questions
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