Best Make Your Own City Apps & Games

249+ iOS apps & games curated and reviewed

4.7 avg rating
19 free apps & games
Updated August 2026

From beginner-friendly picks to power-user tools, our make your own city list covers 249+ iPhone apps and games updated through August 2026. Compare ratings, prices, and screenshots in one place.

Compare top Make Your Own City Apps & Games (August 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1TheoTownTheoTownFree4.8★ (17K)YesYesAug 2026
2SimCity BuildItSimCity BuildItFree4.1★ (85K)YesYesAug 2026
3Designer City 2Designer City 2Free4.9★ (4.1K)YesYesAug 2026
4Global City: Building gamesGlobal City: Building gamesFree4.8★ (6.1K)YesYesAug 2026
5Designer CityDesigner CityFree4.9★ (8K)YesYesAug 2026
6Citytopia® Build Your Own CityCitytopia® Build Your Own CityFree4.5★ (3.5K)YesYesAug 2026
7City Island 3: Building SimCity Island 3: Building SimFree4.5★ (3.1K)YesYesAug 2026
8Bit City: Building EvolutionBit City: Building EvolutionFree4.6★ (8.5K)YesYesAug 2026

Top Picks for Make Your Own City

TheoTown#1

TheoTown by blueflower GmbH

Build and manage your own city
Editor's Choice
🎮 Games
4.8😊(17K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Build and manage your own city from a small town to a sprawling metropolis. Design transportation networks, handle emergencies, and construct famous landmarks. Customize your city with user-created plugins.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Best city builder on mobile
  • 👍 Pixel art style and retro vibe
  • 🎨 Highly customizable with plugins
  • 💰 No microtransactions or ads

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and performance issues
  • 🔍 Lack of clear instructions and tutorials
  • 🎨 Outdated or basic graphics for some users
SimCity BuildIt#2

SimCity BuildIt by EA Swiss Sarl

Build your extraordinary city.
Strong Contender
🎮 Games
4.1😐(85K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#30in Games
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Design and build a bustling city metropolis, managing resources, citizen happiness, and urban challenges like traffic and pollution. Trade with other players, compete in city wars, and unlock unique landmarks and regional styles to create your dream city.

What We Love

  • 🌟 Great game
  • 🌇 Beautiful graphics
  • 🕹️ Enjoyable gameplay
  • 🤝 Supportive club community

Room to Improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🕰️ Slow progression without paying
  • 🔍 Difficult to find needed items
Designer City 2#3

Designer City 2 by Sphere Game Studios

City building game
Worth Considering
🎮 Games
4.9😊(4.1K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Design and build your dream city without timers or energy bars. Construct residential, commercial, and industrial zones, manage resources, and create a unique skyline with landmarks and over 2,000 buildings. Play offline or online.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Awesome graphics
  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 🚀 Lots of buildings and transportation options
  • 🚀 Complex but easy to understand

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Game crashes occasionally
  • 🔒 No Chinese language support
  • 🐛 Trees disappear when zoomed out

More Make Your Own City apps to explore

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Global City: Building games
Global City: Building games
Global City: Building games
Pocket builder・designer tycoon
Free

Build and manage a thriving city with high-quality graphics. Develop resource production, complete quests for rewards, and expand your settlement into a bustling megapolis. Connect with friends to trade and compete.

High-quality city graphicsResource production and managementQuest completion for rewards
🎮 Games
(6.1K)
free with in-app purchases
5
Designer City
Designer City
Designer City
City building game
Free

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.

No wait times or timersDesign unique city skylinesBuild residential, commercial, and industrial zones
🎮 Games
(8K)
free with in-app purchases
6
Citytopia® Build Your Own City
Citytopia® Build Your Own City
Citytopia® Build Your Own City
Top Town Pocket Strategy Game
Free

Design, build, and grow a town into an extraordinary metropolis. Strategically place buildings to develop your skyline, attract citizens, and boost your economy. Complete challenging missions and collect cards to unlock new creations and upgrade infrastructure.

Design and build citiesUnlock neighborhoods and expandComplete challenging missions
🎮 Games
(3.5K)
free with in-app purchases
7
City Island 3: Building Sim
City Island 3: Building Sim
City Island 3: Building Sim
Build your own city!
Free

Build and manage your own cities across a tropical archipelago. Start with a single house and expand to a bustling metropolis, balancing citizen happiness, jobs, and resources. Decorate your islands with hundreds of items and unlock new buildings and transport options.

Build and decorate islandsManage city resourcesUnlock new buildings
🎮 Games
(3.1K)
free with in-app purchases
8
Bit City: Building Evolution
Bit City: Building Evolution
Bit City: Building Evolution
by NimbleBit LLC
Free

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.

City building simulationIdle gameplayProfit collection
🎮 Games
(8.5K)
free with in-app purchases
9
Pocket City
Pocket City
Pocket City
Build your own city as mayor!
$2.99

Become a mayor and construct your own thriving metropolis. Design residential, commercial, and industrial areas, add recreational spaces, and manage challenges like crime and disasters to see your city flourish.

Build residential, commercial, and industrial zonesCreate parks and recreation areasRespond to crime and disasters
🎮 Games
(5.1K)
free
10
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™
Fun Theme Park Game
Free

Build and manage your dream theme park, from designing thrilling roller coasters to customizing every detail. Expand your park, attract more visitors, and compete in fun challenges.

Design custom roller coastersCollect and customize attractionsManage park operations
🎮 Games
(86K)
free with in-app purchases
11
Idle Island - City Tycoon
Idle Island - City Tycoon
Idle Island - City Tycoon
Build and manage your own town
Free

Develop your dream city on a private island. Manage your real estate business, earn cash, and expand your empire. This offline city builder offers an idle tycoon and clicker experience with intuitive gameplay and challenging tasks.

Build towns and citiesManage real estate businessEarn idle cash offline
🎮 Games
(46K)
free with in-app purchases
12
Megapolis: City Building Sim
Megapolis: City Building Sim
Megapolis: City Building Sim
Build global pocket metropolis
Free

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.

Design your own cityEconomic simulation gameplayBuild famous landmarks
🎮 Games
(28K)
free with in-app purchases
13
Cityscapes: Sim Builder
Cityscapes: Sim Builder
Cityscapes: Sim Builder
Build the best cities!
Free

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.

Sustainable city planningCitizen needs managementUtility and service provision
🎮 Games
(11K)
free
14
Town City - Building Simulator
Town City - Building Simulator
Town City - Building Simulator
Build your own Town City
Free

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.

Offline city buildingUnlock 300+ unique buildingsExpand across 6 islands
🎮 Games
(1.5K)
free with in-app purchases
15
Pixel Plex: City Builder
Pixel Plex: City Builder
Pixel Plex: City Builder
Town Building Sim with Friends
Free

Collaborate with up to 40 players to build, trade, and expand a shared city. Design unique structures, manage resources, and engage in market trading to grow your collective cityscape. Participate in mayoral elections to influence city-wide decisions in this ad-free, relaxing simulation.

Collaborative city building with up to 40 playersResource trading and market managementOver 60 unique, evolving buildings
🎮 Games
(2K)
free with in-app purchases
16
Designer City: Empire Edition
Designer City: Empire Edition
Designer City: Empire Edition
Design and build your empire
Free

Design and build a historic town that grows into a sprawling empire across diverse ancient civilizations. This free offline city-builder lets you create your ideal metropolis without wait times, managing resources and citizen happiness.

Build historic towns and sprawling empiresDesign and construct without wait timesManage resources and citizen happiness
🎮 Games
(911)
free with in-app purchases
17
Pocket City 2+
Pocket City 2+
Pocket City 2+
Create and Explore
Free

Build your dream city, manage its policies, and live the life of a mayor. Explore your creation as your avatar, adopt pets, fly planes, and engage in various city activities and challenges.

City building and zoningAvatar exploration and customizationPet adoption and interaction
🎮 Games
(3.3K)
free
18
Nexurb: City Building Sim
Nexurb: City Building Sim
Nexurb: City Building Sim
Construct Roads & Landmarks
Free
🎮 Games
(0)
19
Super Citycon™ - Build a City
Super Citycon™ - Build a City
Super Citycon™ - Build a City
Building Tycoon Simulation
Free

Design and build your dream city with unlimited creative freedom. Experience unparalleled city-building adventures, from rapid construction to expansive maps. Master tycoon strategy and creative puzzle-solving to grow your metropolis and keep citizens happy.

Sandbox construction modeBoundless mapsRegion view integration
🎮 Games
(1.4K)
free with in-app purchases
20
City Rising 3D
City Rising 3D
City Rising 3D
Collect, Grow, Build!
Free
🎮 Games
(0)

FAQ about Make Your Own City

What are the best make your own city apps & games for iPhone?
TheoTown tops our make your own city apps & games ranking as of August 2026, with a 4.8-star average from 17K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 19 of the top make your own city apps & games we rank are free to download, including TheoTown and SimCity BuildIt.
TheoTown shows ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of August 2026.
We track 249+ make your own city apps & games on the iOS App Store as of August 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
TheoTown is a city building and management simulation game. Players take on the role of a city builder to create and manage their own cities, from small towns to large metropolises. The game allows for extensive customization and strategic planning.
Key features include building and managing multiple cities, designing complex transportation networks with various vehicle options, tackling emergency events like natural disasters and crime, and constructing famous world landmarks. The game also supports user-created plugins for added content.