# App Developer Tycoon > Indie turn-based tycoon simulation game: dev your apps, beat your rivals. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pixelquiz.appdevelopertycoon](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pixelquiz.appdevelopertycoon) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.pixelquiz.appdevelopertycoon` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Carbon Snitch - **Category:** GAME\_SIMULATION - **Downloads:** 197 - **Version:** 1.2.6 - **Last updated:** 2026-07-22 - **First published:** 2026-05-14 - **Publisher country:** GB - **Size:** 19 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-22 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelquiz.appdevelopertycoon) - **Website:** [https://carbonsnitch.github.io/AppDeveloperTycoon/app-ads.txt](https://carbonsnitch.github.io/AppDeveloperTycoon/app-ads.txt) - **Privacy policy:** [https://carbonsnitch.github.io/AppDeveloperTycoon/privacy-policy](https://carbonsnitch.github.io/AppDeveloperTycoon/privacy-policy) ## Description App Developer Tycoon is a turn-based indie simulation game.

You just quit your job to build apps from your bedroom.

Mum is charging you $5 a day. ByteWorks already has 4 apps live. The App Store Review Board is watching. The clock is ticking.

App Developer Tycoon is a startup-simulator and a turn-based narrative tycoon game about the indie developer grind — from bedroom coder to Silicon Valley HQ.

━━━ HOW IT WORKS ━━━

Each day you get Action Points to spend. Learn a new skill. Attend a calendar event. Keep your app pipeline flowing. Every decision has real consequences. A coding game will keep your app on its toes.

• LEARN — A different skill is available to study each day. Miss it and it's gone until tomorrow.
• ATTEND EVENTS — Hackathons, investor pitches, design workshops, networking coffees. Some cost money. Some earn money. All of them matter.
• BUILD APPS — Choose a genre, write a compelling description, give it a name worth remembering. Then wait for the results.

━━━ THE APP STORE IS UNFORGIVING ━━━

Your apps are reviewed by real (simulated) users. A bad name tanks your score before a single person downloads it. A great description can save a mediocre app. Launch something brilliant and you might read:

"I don't usually leave reviews. I'm leaving one now."

Launch something terrible and:

"My nephew built a better version for a school project."

━━━ BUILD YOUR EMPIRE ━━━

Progress from Bedroom → Garage → Co-working Space → Studio → Silicon Valley HQ. Each workspace unlocks new genres, project slots, and possibilities — but comes with rising daily rent. The pressure never stops.

━━━ A WORLD THAT REACTS TO YOU ━━━

ByteWorks is watching. If your app goes to #1, they'll notice. If they clone your genre, they'll email you about it. The rivals are aggressive. The story events have teeth.

• Story events with real consequences
• A living app economy — trends shift, apps decay, nothing earns forever
• 46 Easter eggs hidden in app names (try naming your app "App Developer Tycoon")
• Tutorial emails from Mum, Dad, your insufferable cousin Kevin, and the App Store Review Board

━━━ FEATURES ━━━

✓ Turn-based daily loop — never feels rushed
✓ 10+ app genres to unlock
✓ Skill tree up to Level 25 per skill
✓ Rival studios that ship, compete, and taunt you
✓ Revenue charts, finance logs, Hall of Fame
✓ Auto-saves your progress

How far can you go?

https://carbonsnitch.github.io/AppDeveloperTycoon/app-ads.txt ## Rankings - #1,733,840 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.VIBRATE` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.android.vending.BILLING` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` - `com.pixelquiz.appdevelopertycoon.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [App Tycoon](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kuyimobile.apptycoon) — 38,467 users - [Ship It! Idle Tech Tycoon](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.softwaretycoon.shipit) — 17 users - [TrashApp Inc - Idle Dev Tycoon](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.anvel_gg.TrashAppInc) — 165 users - [Software Studio Dev Simulation](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.smartatum.softwarestudio) — 245 users, 4.50 / 5 - [Dev Tycoon: Software Empire](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.smartatum.devtycoon) — 8,251 users, 3.50 / 5 - [Game Dev Tycoon](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.greenheartgames.gdt) — 1,657,465 users, 4.80 / 5 - [Idle Startup Tycoon: Tech Sim](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.josebao.idlestartuptycoon) — 2,218 users, 4.80 / 5 - [Idle Game Dev Simulator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.playcroc.idlegamedev) — 24,214 users - [Games Tycoon - gamedev sim](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.InsignisGames.GamesTycoon) — 137,290 users, 3.92 / 5 - [Game Dev Studio Tycoon](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.OwlstudioGames.IndieGameStudio) — 2,590 users, 1.80 / 5 - [Idle Game Tycoon](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sunlightgames.idlegt) — 3,461 users, 2.67 / 5 - [Developer Simulator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.DeepSquad.DeveloperSimulator) — 7,440 users, 2.14 / 5 --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pixelquiz.appdevelopertycoon)