# The Sims™ FreePlay

> Virtual Town & Story Builder

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id466965151](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id466965151)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id466965151`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Electronic Arts
- **Category:** Simulation
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (461,336 ratings)
- **Version:** 117.1.280231
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **First published:** 2011-12-15
- **Size:** 2.43 GB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-sims-freeplay/id466965151)
- **Website:** [http://www.ea.com/iphone](http://www.ea.com/iphone)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://tos.ea.com/legalapp/WEBPRIVACY/US/en/PC](http://tos.ea.com/legalapp/WEBPRIVACY/US/en/PC)

## Description

The Sims FreePlay Chrome extension offers a mobile-style life simulation experience in your browser. Build a growing SimTown, customize your Sims, design homes, and guide careers and relationships as your town thrives. Connect with friends by visiting their towns and sharing your creations, all while shaping your Sims’ stories.

Note: the game includes optional in-game purchases and ads, and requires a network connection. This extension provides an overview and links to official help and policy pages for privacy and terms.

## Rankings

- #963 — Overall
- #12 — Must-Play Games
- #17 — Essential Simulation Games
- #17 — Be Creative
- #15 — life
- #16 — family

## Review summary

The Sims™ FreePlay on iOS is praised for a fun, casual, mobile-friendly Sims experience, good for daily play and nostalgia, with a mostly free-to-play model and cross-device portability. However, users repeatedly report stability issues (crashes), long task timers, and slow progression. Monetization is a major gripe, with many items requiring real money and perceived misrepresentation of FreePlay. Cloud save data loss and limited customization also surface. Overall, enjoyable but reliability and cost concerns heavily affect the experience.

### Pros

- Fun and engaging mobile Sims experience
- Mostly free-to-play and accessible without heavy spending
- Great for casual play and daily routine; nostalgic for long-time players
- Portable on iPhone/iPad; play anywhere on mobile
- Positive about updates and ongoing development (overall good game)

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and stability issues across updates
- Long wait times and slow progression for tasks/events
- Monetization is expensive; many items require real money and some feel FreePlay is misrepresented
- Cloud/iCloud save problems causing data loss or rollback across devices
- Limited customization/content compared to PC/Sims 4; desire for more features and variety

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id466965151)