182+ iOS apps & games curated and reviewed
The Atlantic Magazine is the household name in bracket city, but it's far from the only option. We track 182+ alternatives and competitors on iOS — many free, many higher-rated than you'd expect.
| # | App | Price | Rating | Ads | In-App Purchases | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Free | 4.9★ (135K) | Yes | Yes | Aug 2026 |
| 2 |  | Free | 4.9★ (8K) | Yes | Yes | Aug 2026 |
| 3 |  | Free | 4.2★ (2.8K) | No | Yes | Aug 2026 |
| 4 |  | Free | 4.0★ (126) | No | Yes | Aug 2026 |
| 5 |  | Free | 4.6★ (8.5K) | Yes | Yes | Aug 2026 |
| 6 |  | Free | 4.7★ (20K) | Yes | Yes | Aug 2026 |
| 7 |  | $2.99 | 4.6★ (349) | Yes | Yes | Aug 2026 |
| 8 |  | Free | 4.6★ (28K) | Yes | Yes | Aug 2026 |
Access in-depth reporting on politics, tech, and culture. Enjoy curated daily selections, narrated articles, and offline reading. Includes a daily crossword puzzle and accessibility features.
Design and build your dream city without any waiting times. Construct various buildings, manage resources, and create a unique skyline with over 2,000 landmarks. Play offline or online with optional in-game purchases.
Become a mayor and build a vibrant city from the ground up. Construct various buildings, manage businesses, and watch your citizens thrive. Decorate your metropolis with parks and landmarks, and expand your territory to create rivers and lakes.
Build a thriving city by constructing residences, businesses, and community buildings. Manage your citizens' happiness and create jobs to earn money and expand your empire. Discover over 85 unique structures and unlock new ones as you level up.
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.
Build your army by tapping to spawn stickmen and attack enemy towers. Upgrade your defenses to protect your own territory. This strategy game offers simple controls but challenging gameplay.
Build a medieval empire from a small village, managing resources, economy, and citizen happiness. Defend your town from bandits and overcome disasters. Enjoy unrestricted sandbox gameplay without ads.
Design and build your dream metropolis in this economic simulation game. Make strategic decisions to grow your city, manage resources, and construct iconic landmarks and infrastructure. Compete with others and unlock new opportunities for urban development.
Explore the complete history of the Men's College Basketball Tournament, from 1939 to the present. Examine over 85 championship brackets and detailed team histories. Perfect for bracketology enthusiasts and novices looking to create tournament pools.
Become a celebrated mayor in this sustainable city-building simulation. Make meaningful decisions to ensure citizen happiness and health by managing housing, jobs, utilities, and services. Strategize for environmental and social sustainability to develop a thriving metropolis.
Build and automate a thriving transportation network in a growing city. Manage resources, upgrade vehicles, and unlock new systems to maximize income and expand your empire, even while offline. Become the ultimate transport magnate.
Manage a growing metropolis by strategically building residential, commercial, civic, and industrial areas. Compete against friends or AI, or embark on a campaign to conquer real-life cities with unique goals. Grow your population wisely to achieve victory.
Design and expand your own city from a small village to a bustling metropolis across exotic islands. Unlock hundreds of unique buildings, manage resources, and keep your citizens happy in this offline casual simulation game.
Develop a small town into a futuristic metropolis by building and upgrading amenities, optimizing visitor flow, and attracting new guests through marketing. This calm, decision-driven game lets you design your dream city with stylized 3D graphics and animations.
Build your dream city by combining match-3 puzzles with city-building simulation. Design urban landscapes, manage transit, attract tourists, and care for the environment. Your decisions shape the city's growth and the happiness of its citizens.
Engage in satisfying destruction by using a saw to break down the world. Upgrade your tools and unlock new areas to amass wealth and progress.
Construct and explore a vibrant 3D metropolis, managing zones, landmarks, and special buildings. Live the life of a mayor, from building your own house to surviving disasters and hosting events. Enjoy a dynamic world with seasons, a day-night cycle, and engaging minigames.
Embark on an adventure to discover lost lands and build your dream town by merging identical items. Evolve buildings, harvest crops, and unlock heroes to expand your city. This puzzle and city builder hybrid offers relaxing and addictive gameplay.
Become a master builder and construct a variety of houses and buildings from the ground up. Manage your resources, expand your business by reinvesting earnings, and enjoy a colorful, immersive visual design. Intuitive controls make building quick and easy.
Merge items to create and rebuild a once-famous holiday resort. Design your dream city, attract new residents, and compete with players worldwide. Collect cards, raise pets, and raid friends to become the ultimate city builder.