# City Island: Collections Sim

> Build, merge and collect game

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6443777088](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6443777088)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6443777088`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sparkling Society Games B.V.
- **Category:** Simulation
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (212 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-11
- **First published:** 2022-12-18
- **Size:** 364 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/city-island-collections-sim/id6443777088)
- **Website:** [https://www.sparklingsociety.net/](https://www.sparklingsociety.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.sparklingsociety.games/privacy-policy/](https://www.sparklingsociety.games/privacy-policy/)

## Description

City Island: Collections Sim is a nostalgic merge-city builder by Sparkling Society. Build, collect, and merge hundreds of buildings from City Island 1–5, upgrade rarities, and design your dream city. It’s a trip down memory lane for longtime fans, with offline play, card packs, and challenges to keep you engaged.\n\nTrade with friends, open packs to earn cards, and merge buildings from common to legendary to craft a city as unique as you are. Unlock new islands as you level up, decorate your town, and enjoy the charming graphics that define the City Island series.

## Rankings

- #101,623 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, reviewers enjoy the core city-building concept and show loyalty to the City Island series, but a recurring set of issues dampens experience. The top concerns are heavy monetization and the need to purchase land/cards to progress, frequent duplicates from packs, and slow or gated progression (island unlocks). Users also report persistent UI/UX bugs (drag/rotate placement, scrolling, missing task bar) and occasional bugs (coins lost, unresponsive support). Many want more features and updates (events, weather, card filtering) to refresh gameplay. Despite flaws, the game has solid appeal and a dedicated audience.

### Pros

- Fun and engaging city-building gameplay.
- Positive overall experience and enjoyment of the City Island series.
- Potential for future updates and new features (events, weather, card filtering).
- Solid core game with room to grow.

### Cons

- High monetization; progression relies on real-money purchases to buy land/cards.
- Frequent duplicates from card packs; limited value for purchases.
- Progression pacing is slow/gated (island unlocks too early).
- UI/UX issues like placing/rotating buildings and excessive scrolling; missing task bar.
- Bugs and support issues (coins lost on exit; unresponsive customer service).

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