Designer City
City building game
How much does Designer City cost?
Prices are current as of 7 Oct 2026.
10 one-time purchases from $1.99
In the United States, Designer City has 10 one-time purchases priced $1.99 – 24.99.
| Product | Price |
|---|---|
| Teeny bag of diamonds | $1.99 |
| Teeny bag of gold | $1.99 |
| Tiny bag of diamonds | $3.99 |
| Tiny bag of gold | $3.99 |
| Tiny mixed bag | $4.99 |
| Small mixed bag | $6.99 |
| Small bag of diamonds | $8.99 |
| Small bag of gold | $8.99 |
| Large mixed bag | $11.99 |
| Giant mixed bag | $24.99 |
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| Rating / 5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| Reviews | 24K | 141K | 83K | 52K | 41K | 21K | 15K | 14K | 10K | 5.7K | 5K |
| Released | 2015 | 2012 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2015 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 |
| One-time price | $4.99 | $4.99 | $9.99 | $4.99 | $4.99 | $4.99 | $4.99 | $4.99 | $4.99 | $5.99 | $2.99 |
The going rate for each plan in United States, in its own currency, shaded from the cheapest price on the row to the dearest. Plans fewer than four in ten of the priced apps sell are left out.
Designer City reviews
4.8 out of 5, based on 23,790 reviews.
What people like
- Very creative and fun to play
- Easy to understand for beginners
- Great graphics compared to older games
- Really addicting once you get it
What they complain about
- Ads interrupt you constantly
- Game crashes frequently on my device
- Support never actually helps with issues
- Device gets uncomfortably hot while playing
Just a thought
I really like this game you can be creative as well, I wish you could zoom in closer. I would like to see the tiny city better. I would like more options mountains, lakes, ponds woods would be awesome more entertainment options would be cool. It’s a awesome little game no ads either
Good but..
Why does it heat my tablet up so bad ? I mean my iPad gets so hot I can barely Hold on to it and I sweat like Im working out Please fix this heat problem and I’ll change my 1 to 5 stars thank you.
Fun but………
Its fut but a little expensive
Pretty good but
needs to make this game have a 360 view.
Good
Surprise park is so trash. Everything else is pretty good though but I wouldn’t let anyone get away with a mini game that is that garbage
Highways Plz
Please add highway and interstate features to this version😀
Stole
I paid money to have all of the buildings get back on the game and it’s back locked and my money is gone
Great but needs a futuristic update because primum buildings still aren’t enough
I would love a futuristic update also get premium buildings so you do not need a dimond pack
Ai trains are crashing without signal
At this game but is on bruh crash
Lagging
This game is really good I’ve been playing it for a while but it would be better if you added a modern block with shops built at the bottom or a flat like that or even a historical building so it would be similar to the ones in Paris or London or any European country as most of them have it but it would be better if it was a modern block or flat
So so addictive… in a good way
I loose track of time (I’m retired;0) and pick up where I left off at when I remembered to charge my iPad. This is the best capitalist game ever,ha! In the beginning I was looking for the Sim City flavor and I stumbled over this game. I liked the look and the price (free). The challenges hit you right away with the options of purchasing minerals to feed the urge to grow your city and take care of your citizens. Now back in the day the buying buttons were strategically placed so you would hit it every now and then for a ad, once the ad was finished you would receive some gold (was a little frustrating, but not enough to make me stop playing this great game). Love the transportation system (planes, trains, and automobiles). I’d like those even better if the landing strips had numbers. I’d like the monorails if they were one way, and I’d absolutely love it if the military aircraft had different types; cargo, warthogs, and of course an Air Force One would be awesome! Lastly I have invested a lot of time in this awesome game I too wish there was a way to add “New landmass”, now I’d pay for that!
Doesn’t Deliver
Game offers rewards if you watch commercials, very long, multi-segment commercials… After sitting through the commercial you rarely get the promised reward. They just outright lie and collect advertising money.
Very good but can be glitchy
I love this game and I have spent many hours on it. However, I would like to point out that recently I have noticed a glitch. Occasionally I will open the transport menu and it will not let me select anything or close it. Therefore I have to restart the game (though I don’t mind that much because it only takes a minute to load). If this could be corrected in a future update I would certainly give 5 stars. Thanks!
Needs a touch of happiness
No matter what I my happiness is always low
列車間隔がバラバラ
線路を伸ばして駅を増設するたび、勝手に列車の本数が増えてしまいます。まぁ、増えるのは良いんですが、問題は列車間隔がバラバラになってしまうところなんですよ。 前の列車通過後、一旦線路の一部を撤去し、後ろの列車を折り返しさせ、そしてまた線路を繋ぐことで手動で列車間隔を調整しようとするのですが、どうしてもバラバラになってしまいます。 後ろの列車を遅らせても時間が経つとまた列車間隔が狭くなることがあります。 列車間隔を自動的に調整できる仕様にして欲しい。 欲を言えば、列車の本数を自分で決められる仕様にしてほしい。
Most recommended building game
When I first started playing this game I didn’t really get it, but once you understand how the system works, you start to have fun. It’s really simple and easy. I recommend playing it for starters.
Annoying
I would place a building Down right next to water and it would still say it has no water super annoying
Graphics need work!
Overall a great game, but the fact you can’t spin perspective and the rails don’t bend in a realistic manner is a drawback.
いいんだけどねまあ
全然ダイヤがたまらん駅設置できん 操作むずい これならPocket Cityのほうがマシ まあでもイラストいいし何気にいい悪くない
It’s just ok…
So I like the game…kinda but! Every city sandbox game needs a sandbox mode…it just gets boring I want freedom not work
Designer City: Overview
In terms of engagement, quality, and entertainment, there’s not a city-building game out there to compare with Designer City. Sim City would obviously be the popularity rival, but being an older game than Designer City, the graphics and city statistics just aren’t at this level. I’ve built a city six Sphere Game Studios city-building games, and I’d recommend every one. My city is titled “Horizons Edge” in this game if you’d like to check it out. Happy designing!
No Customer Service
I was actually really enjoying the game, and actually spending money on it. Unfortunately I came up with a technical issue, and I tried to use their support option to get it resolved. On iOS however you’re not able to submit a ticket because the keyboard covers the game key to submit. Just seems like careless design- but I’m leaving this review in the hopes my game and purchases can be salvaged, and someone will reply.
Changes to be made
There are some buildings which has small heights get hide due to high rise buildings i should be able to view my design city from all the angles so that it will make more interesting for players please make these changes for our future play interesting
I prefer City Skyline’s
I prefer City Skylines more cause it’s more fun and 3D and there is music to so I can listen to my favourites songs on the radio and they have the mod manager the best part of it is you can unlock all and have infinite cash.
Переплата
На айфон 7500 алмазов стоит 8 тысяч рублей. На андроид 7500 алмазов стоит 3500₽ в вашей игре! Почему я должен переплачивать?
Pleeeeease
I LOVE this game it is so fun but I just have a suggestion that you could add by when you delete a building you get the money/gold/diamonds back
Paid for $22.99 for premium buildings which didn’t unlock
Paid for $22.99 for premium buildings upgrade and none were unlocked. Really poor software. Disappointing for quite a pricey upgrade. Needs to be fixed and need to be refunded for the update that was not supplied.
Cool
!!!!
Worse as time goes by
Was fun at first but it gets more rigged as time goes by. I have so many farm properties to get diamonds and as time goes by they make less diamonds? Even the daily spin wheel NEVER lands on diamonds!
ちょっと詐欺あり
デイリーボーナスのルーレットが、実はイカサマ。 まぁ無料だから良いんだけど、一種の詐欺ですね。
Not bad
I like it could have a few more commercials and park buildings same with farming but it ain’t bad hope the team behind this game series is doing well
I think I’ll stick to SimCity (sorry)
I was looking for a city building game I tried this one and I didn’t like it at all the graphics are not the greatest but it was also really confusing to me so I think I’ll stick to this new one I got.
Why I say 4
It’s a really fun game, but there is a lot of building to it but really above that it’s is great
Keeps cutting out
I can’t get passed level 40 without the game crashing. Defeated and reloaded the game 5 times now and same thing. Very disappointing.
City
I love this game because you can build but I make it five stars if you can make us make humans like creating it please
ADD MORE LAND TO UNLOCK
Amazing game! 6/5 stars! But we need more land to be able to unlock!!!!!
Bad layout
The new app icon and layout (how everything on the game other than the buildings is placed) is worse than the previous one. Please can you change it back.
Really fun but I have some suggestions
I recently started playing this game and it’s totally addicting! However, I have some suggestions to make it even better: - More options for decorations, such as boardwalks, lifeguard chairs, decorative gardens, or large parks with play structure. - A way to see how much income you make per minute/hour - A button to visit random cities - More opportunities for diamond and gold income; it’s becoming increasingly difficult to get, but is vital for city expansion. - A way to edit your rating of other cities - More resource options, such as rain collectors or public trash cans - Sidewalks - The ability to pick up a large of buildings at once and move them while still maintaining original arrangement - The ability to mass build from storage -Filtering buildings in the store by employee count/income/resource usage/ecology/happiness - A confirmation button when you delete something in storage; I have lost extremely valuable buildings because of a misclick
Gioco stupendo ma c’è un paio di problemi
Gioco stupendo ma lascia una perplessità su uno degli edifici degli edifici speciali che il palazzo di Westminster che si trova nella categoria governments della sezione Edifici Speciali è troppo costoso se lo volessi prendere non avrei abbastanza diamanti perché costa 300 diamanti che io non potrei permetterlo di prendere perché non è ho abbastanza se potete abbassare il prezzo a 25 ne sarei grato e all’inizio il gioco ti da 50 di oro e di diamante e io li mi lascia una perplessità anche lì se potrete cambiare alla inizio che il gioco invece di dare 50 di oro e di diamanti ne a potrebbe dare 200 e li sarei grato di quello Comunque bel gioco provatelo Io lo adoro all’arte quei due problemi ma io a designer city ma anche a designer city 2 che sono entrambi bellissimi
If you wanna make a city, this is the app that you can make Towers and building
The gamer released back in summer in 2015
No sound !
No matter what I do or how many times I reset it no sounds come out
Fun Building Game
I’ve been playing this game for more than a year and I love that you can create a fantasy city or a real city. I like all the analytics so you can keep track of how your city is growing. There are a few glitches here and there. When placing buildings, you have to be aware of not placing them on top of trees that you paid for because they will disappear. Why did you “fix” the waterfalls? You need to undo what you did because you have messed up my landscape. Or create more than 1 style of waterfall. I wish you would create more buildings and bridges like the Brooklyn bridge, London bridge, Big Ben and Parliament in England. I would love to see the MET museum. There are some glitches with bridges where they create gaps and cars disappear. I wish there was a way for the pager to pick the bridge of their choosing and not have it be designated by the amount of water spaces. Also, where is the camera? Why did you remove it? It would be fun to see more seasonal items. By the way, those walkways over the roads are a disaster. They should be more functional and look actually like walkways. It would be nice to see more interactives, such as more people traffic, animals, sea life like fishes, whales and seals. Too bad the playing space can’t be increased. I’m always moving things around and redesigning. It would be nice to create a buy back program for items you no longer want or need. I would love to be able to sell items back that I may have brought by accident or no longer want.
good game but why no Chinese language to choose
Really not happy that no Chinese, pls must fix that
The good game
Very cool,creative and fun.
Boring. No disasters or emergencies
I loved the original Sim City. It was challenging because there was always something going on eg a disaster or fires or too much crime. In this version you just alternate between building house, businesses, and industrial properties. I don’t see the point.
Was a 5 star game until recently
Stop the videos for a free gold coin from taking you out of the game to the Apple app page!
Сделайте в на конец мосты
Они так нужны, без мостов не удобно, и я имею в виду мосты над дорогой, над железной дорогой, возможно и над маленькими зданиями
Designer City price by country
A one-time purchase costs $3.91 in New Zealand and $22.99 in Cote Divoire — 6× more for the same thing. Below is the going rate for each plan in every country that sells it — the middle price of what the app charges there, in the country's own currency with the dollar equivalent beneath it.
| Country | One-time |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | $18.99 |
| Albania | $22.99 |
| Algeria | $18.99 |
| Angola | $13.99 |
| Anguilla | $18.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $18.99 |
| Argentina | $6.99 |
| Armenia | $7.99 |
| Australia | A$7.99$5.55 |
| Austria | €5.99$6.72 |
| Azerbaijan | $22.99 |
| Bahamas | $4.99 |
| Bahrain | $19.99 |
| Barbados | $22.99 |
| Belarus | $22.99 |
| Belgium | €5.99$6.72 |
| Belize | $18.99 |
| Benin | $22.99 |
| Bermuda | $18.99 |
| Bhutan | $8.99 |
| Bolivia | $18.99 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | €19.99$22.41 |
| Botswana | $18.99 |
| Brazil | R$29.90$5.96 |
| British Virgin Islands | $18.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | $18.99 |
| Bulgaria | €12.99$14.56 |
| Burkina Faso | $6.99 |
| Cambodia | $7.99 |
| Cameroon | $22.99 |
| Canada | CA$6.99$4.89 |
| Cape Verde | $18.99 |
| Cayman Islands | $6.99 |
| Chad | $8.99 |
| Chile | CLP 4,990$5.05 |
| Colombia | COP 24,900$7.58 |
| Congo | $22.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | $18.99 |
| Costa Rica | $4.99 |
| Cote Divoire | $22.99 |
| Croatia | €5.99$6.72 |
| Cyprus | €14.99$16.80 |
| Czech Republic | CZK 99.00$4.54 |
| Denmark | DKK 79.00$11.84 |
| Dominica | $18.99 |
| Dominican Republic | $18.99 |
| Ecuador | $4.99 |
| Egypt | EGP 249.99$4.77 |
| El Salvador | $6.99 |
| Estonia | €14.99$16.80 |
| Fiji | $18.99 |
| Finland | €5.99$6.72 |
| France | €5.99$6.72 |
| Gabon | $13.99 |
| Gambia | $18.99 |
| Georgia | $7.99 |
| Germany | €5.99$6.72 |
| Ghana | $22.99 |
| Greece | €7.99$8.96 |
| Grenada | $18.99 |
| Guatemala | $18.99 |
| Guinea-bissau | $18.99 |
| Guyana | $18.99 |
| Honduras | $8.99 |
| Hong Kong | HK$88.00$11.21 |
| Hungary | HUF 1,790$5.46 |
| Iceland | $9.99 |
| India | ₹999.00$10.37 |
| Indonesia | IDR 89,000$5.08 |
| Iraq | $18.99 |
| Ireland | €5.99$6.72 |
| Israel | ₪29.90$9.80 |
| Italy | €5.99$6.72 |
| Jamaica | $13.99 |
| Japan | ¥800$5.06 |
| Jordan | $6.99 |
| Kazakhstan | KZT 2,990.00$6.55 |
| Kenya | $22.99 |
| Kosovo | €19.99$22.41 |
| Kuwait | $11.99 |
| Kyrgyzstan | $19.99 |
| Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | $19.99 |
| Latvia | €14.99$16.80 |
| Lebanon | $8.99 |
| Liberia | $18.99 |
| Libya | $18.99 |
| Lithuania | €7.99$8.96 |
| Luxembourg | €14.99$16.80 |
| Macao | $18.99 |
| Macedonia | $18.99 |
| Madagascar | $18.99 |
| Malawi | $18.99 |
| Malaysia | MYR 22.90$5.60 |
| Maldives | $18.99 |
| Mali | $13.99 |
| Malta | €19.99$22.41 |
| Mauritania | $18.99 |
| Mauritius | $22.99 |
| Mexico | MX$99.00$5.47 |
| Micronesia | $18.99 |
| Moldova | $9.99 |
| Mongolia | $18.99 |
| Montenegro | €17.99$20.17 |
| Montserrat | $18.99 |
| Morocco | $17.99 |
| Mozambique | $18.99 |
| Myanmar | $18.99 |
| Namibia | $18.99 |
| Nauru | $18.99 |
| Nepal | $22.99 |
| Netherlands | €5.99$6.72 |
| New Zealand | NZ$6.99$3.91 |
| Nicaragua | $18.99 |
| Niger | $18.99 |
| Nigeria | NGN 7,900.00$5.94 |
| Norway | NOK 59.00$6.15 |
| Oman | $4.99 |
| Pakistan | PKR 1,100$3.97 |
| Palau | $18.99 |
| Panama | $8.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | $18.99 |
| Paraguay | $18.99 |
| Peru | PEN 49.90$14.51 |
| Philippines | ₱299.00$4.77 |
| Poland | PLN 24.99$6.39 |
| Portugal | €5.99$6.72 |
| Qatar | QAR 29.99$8.24 |
| Romania | RON 19.99$4.20 |
| Russia | RUB 349.00$4.10 |
| Rwanda | $18.99 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | $18.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 19.99$5.33 |
| Senegal | $22.99 |
| Serbia | €19.99$22.41 |
| Seychelles | $18.99 |
| Sierra Leone | $18.99 |
| Singapore | SGD 6.98$5.45 |
| Slovakia | €5.99$6.72 |
| Slovenia | €19.99$22.41 |
| Solomon Islands | $18.99 |
| South Africa | ZAR 99.99$6.01 |
| South Korea | ₩11,000$8.19 |
| Spain | €5.99$6.72 |
| Sri Lanka | $18.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $18.99 |
| St. Lucia | $18.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $18.99 |
| Suriname | $19.99 |
| Swaziland | $18.99 |
| Sweden | SEK 49.00$4.88 |
| Switzerland | CHF 6.00$7.22 |
| Taiwan | NT$290.00$9.12 |
| Tajikistan | $19.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 39,900.00$15.10 |
| Thailand | THB 249.00$7.39 |
| Tonga | $18.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $18.99 |
| Tunisia | $18.99 |
| Turkey | TRY 199.99$4.07 |
| Turkmenistan | $18.99 |
| Turks and Caicos | $18.99 |
| Uganda | $22.99 |
| Ukraine | $4.99 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 24.99$6.81 |
| United Kingdom | £8.99$11.89 |
| United States | $4.99 |
| Uruguay | $8.99 |
| Uzbekistan | $3.99 |
| Vanuatu | $18.99 |
| Venezuela | $18.99 |
| Vietnam | ₫119,000$4.58 |
| Yemen | $18.99 |
| Zambia | $22.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $22.99 |
Designer City FAQ
- Is Designer City free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 174 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $1.99 (US), across 10 one-time purchases.
- Does Designer City have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- Where is Designer City cheapest?
- A one-time purchase costs NZ$6.99 (≈$3.91) in New Zealand and $22.99 in Cote Divoire, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to Designer City?
- Megapolis: City Building Sim (4.5 from 140,968 reviews, premium from $1.99), TerraGenesis - Space Settlers (4.6 from 82,575 reviews, premium from $0.99) and City Island 5: Building Sim (4.7 from 51,775 reviews, premium from $1.99).
Designer City download
Last updated 2 days ago.
Designer City sells in 174 countries. It was released 11 years and 1 month ago, on 12 Aug 2015. It holds a 4.8 rating from 23,790 reviews.
Supports 11 languages: English, Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.
How much does Designer City make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.
Revenue by plan
- One-time 100%
Revenue by country
- United States 44%
- Japan 10%
- United Kingdom 7%
- Canada 7%