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City Island - Building Tycoon - Citybuilding Sim

Sparkling Society Games B.V. · Games · United States store
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$4K
Likely $1.3K to $11.9K
New ratings
Tracking
Daily counts start building from today
Rating
3.9 of 5
127 ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
0
was 0 on Oct 19, 2026

Revenue

Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 26, 2026 in the 53 countries we track, and ratings growth on the App Store.

EST. REVENUE / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$47.7K
Both stores combined. Small app estimate, so no split per store
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
4.4K to 12.7K
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • Vietnam #67 Games: Simulation (Play)$2.8K · 71%
  • United Kingdom #74 Games: Simulation (Play)$578 · 15%
  • France #90 Games: Simulation (Play)$330 · 8%
  • Australia #74 Games: Simulation (Play)$225 · 6%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Small app: combines its grossing ranks with ratings growth (1.6 new ratings a month on average since launch). Tested on 418 apps with verified revenue: typically off by about 2.6 times, so the range is wide. Countries we don't track (and Google Play in China, which doesn't exist) aren't included, and neither are ads or web payments. Gross revenue before store fees.
RATINGS
127
AVG RATING
3.93
PRICE
Free
AGE
13.1y
LAST UPDATE
3617d ago
VERSION
1.5.2
SIZE
83 MB
AGE RATING
4+

Last 30 days

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DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
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COUNTRIES NOW
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Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
9 purchases listed
  • 5,000,000 Cash$2.99
  • 50 Gold$2.99
  • 2,000,000 Cash$1.99
  • 150 Gold$7.99
  • 2,500,000 Cash$2.99
  • 25 Gold$2.99
  • 75 Gold$7.99
  • 38 GOLD (25+13)$2.99
Top in-app purchases as listed on the App Store, in local prices.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
0.4 reviews / week
  • Trendfalling
  • Recent reviews average3.9 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share17%
From the latest 271 written reviews, covering 4784 days.
RELEASE CADENCE
0 updates in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases26 days
From the last 25 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
127 ratings
5★56%
4★14%
3★11%
2★5%
1★14%

What users want

From the latest 271 reviews on the United States App Store, Sep 21, 2013 to Sep 14, 2026: 17% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Too many ads26%

12 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I tried download this today not even 5 minutes in and have pop up ads yall need to delete this app now
★★★★★ I don't know if this is happening to anyone else because all I see are good reviews but ads pop up every few minutes.
★★★★★ I really do enjoy playing but would love to play more than 5 minutes with out having to watch an Ad. Have spent at least $10 on upgrades. Doesn't help. So if you like to get stopped every 5 minutes while playing,…
Price and subscription23%

11 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ And before people rip me for complaining about the ads, I'm not about to spend real money on a game I'm just trying out to see if I like.
★★★★★ You do nothing but start the construction of houses or businesses and wait for your next hourly money reward.
★★★★★ Now it is full of full-screen pop ups that will not go away and messages urging you to spend money.
Crashes and freezes9%

4 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Restarted 3x got to level 30+ and now it wont open...not starting again.
★★★★★ Well now the app won't even load, crashes within the 10seconds.
★★★★★ Have reinstalled 3 times and keeps crashing!!!
Worse after an update9%

4 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Just installed the new update, to fix the minor issues....
★★★★★ Game will not open since last update.
★★★★★ Fun game until the last update.
Bugs, things not working6%

3 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Free gold is not working when you try to watch a video
★★★★★ Then there is a glitch that takes your gold, it has taken over $20 worth of gold from me.
Limits, credits, locked features6%

3 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ DO NOT PURCHASE ANY IN APP CREDITS
★★★★★ You have to pay for everything in this game if you want to do anything.
★★★★★ You literally have to pay an arm and a leg for this app to be any good.
Lost data, sync, backup4%

2 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ I love this game, but i give it a one star because i was on level 37 and out of no where, when i went back to play i had to restar again, my city was deleted, so dissapointed!!!!
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • Oh My Fricking God, City Island 1, it Takes Forever Like 7000 Years to Make City Island Building Tycoon Infinite Money Untill 9025 AD, Please Make a New Update Now 3★, Apr 13, 2025
  • It would be awesome if there was a mode that allows you to collect profit while you are not playing the game because ports for example set sail catch a fish and come back in every like 15 seconds,why right??? 4★, Aug 4, 2016
  • With that said, please make it work for us because from what I was able to get out of it,, it is an awesome game! 3★, Mar 28, 2016
  • OK so me I like this game a lot and I feel like it needs a little more stuff to make it seem more like a city like it would be like more hoodies stuff like I want to be able to make a hood part of the city because I am… 5★, Jan 10, 2016
  • I need more room and more levels!! 5★, Mar 22, 2015
  • I wish it could be bigger. 5★, Mar 5, 2015
  • This app is such a very cool game.Imagine on how can we build our own town as beutiful on real life or even better than that.The items may seem cool and decorative.The houses,comercials,community was the most perfect… 5★, Nov 1, 2014
  • I love this game, it is simple and easy to get money, in which I like, not like Airport City, It's so hard to earn money, I Rate 5 Stars but could you add in the next upgrade, The locked buildings' Info as the open… 5★, Oct 17, 2014
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS
spend money4
WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Fun, addictive37%

69 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ This game is fun, and mostly accessible.
★★★★★ I just want to be able to enjoy it as much as everyone else.
★★★★★ This game is fun but the others when I played it it didn't work because my thing is not good that much but finally I got this.
Easy to use5%

9 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Its easy to earn money, earn gold, buy buildings, and upgrade buildings.
★★★★★ Its very easy to make money, im trying to expand land, and the prices are really getting high, 500,000 o_O and 25M?!?
★★★★★ Easy to play, good way to pass time.
Fast2%

4 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Moves along pretty fast, doesn't cost anything to upgrade :-) None of my FB friends play so I need friends!
★★★★★ Love this games u can make money fast
★★★★★ I got this game because I was looking for a good tycoon game, and I enjoy this one. I just got it, and so far I haven't noticed any big glitches. The only ones I've seen are some minor graphical bugs, which you may not…
Worth the money1%

2 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ One of the best free city builder games.
★★★★★ You can speed-up upgrading buildings by cash OR gold for a cheap price.

Found by matching words and phrases in the reviews, not read by a person. A review can count toward more than one theme.

What users say

Latest reviews, United States App Store.

★★★★★Sep 14, 2026
I wish that you could buy this game

Terrible

★★★★★Jun 17, 2026
What

I tried download this today not even 5 minutes in and have pop up ads yall need to delete this app now

★★★★★Aug 23, 2025
Love

My favorite city game! I keep coming back to this one. Classic

★★★★★Apr 13, 2025
Needs A New Big App Update

Oh My Fricking God, City Island 1, it Takes Forever Like 7000 Years to Make City Island Building Tycoon Infinite Money Untill 9025 AD, Please Make a New Update Now

★★★★★Sep 28, 2024
It’s okay but can’t add sidewalk, canal & railway

It’s probably okay because can’t add sidewalk ,canal and railway and no ads and many more and you start with 100,000 cash.

★★★★★May 15, 2023
Needs updated

Like the game, takes forever to earn money. Facebook log in doesn’t work. Please update and fix!!!

Store screenshots

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App Store ads

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Growth research

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Meta Ad Library ↗Active Facebook and Instagram adsTikTok Creative Center ↗Top performing TikTok adsTikTok creators ↗Organic videos mentioning the appInstagram ↗Reels and posts under its hashtagYouTube ↗Reviews, tutorials and ShortsDeveloper site ↗Landing page and pricing

ASO keywords

Most repeated terms in the listing. Highlighted ones also appear in the title.

city9buildings8citizens6game4happy4sim city3community buildings3unique buildings3attract citizens3buildings collect3cash gold3build3community3collect3sim2island2create2jobs2unique2people2building2parks2attract2residences2

What's new in 1.5.2

* Now 200 levels instead of 150! * Fixes for Facebook

Released Sep 18, 2013. Current version shipped Nov 30, 2016.

Store description

If you liked the early Sim City games, you will definitely love this 'sim city style' game! In City Island you will build houses for your citizens, decorations and community buildings to make them happy, and create jobs so you can earn money from your happy citizens. Build a business empire with a choice of 85+ unique buildings, like hotels, cinema's, offices, bakeries, restaurants, and even oil platforms. Catch some fish with your boats, make people happy by building parks, schools, churches, libraries, museums, and even a nice ferris wheel. It is all about balance in this city game: happy people attract more citizens, who will need residences and jobs. ** Features ** - FREE game - HIGH QUALITY graphics - Intuitive gameplay - 85 Unique buildings (residential, commercial, community, decoration) - Attract citizens with parks, trees, and community buildings - Build residences for your citizens - Collect profit from your commercial buildings - Upgrade your buildings - Collect XP and level up to unlock new buildings - Collect dozens of REWARDS while playing - Expand your city to create more room for constructing more buildings, and making your city bigger and bigger - Speed up construction/upgrade time - Help your citizens - Find pirate chests around your island, containing cash or gold - Enter friend codes and gift codes to receive cash and gold - The "City Advisor" will tell you what is needed in your city Follow us on Twitter, and Like us on Facebook, to get FREE giftcodes every week for the coolest city building game!!

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