What is the best simulation game app for iPhone?

My Supermarket Simulator 3D®, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.7 by 132,553 people.

Which simulation game apps are free?

40 of 40 are free to download: My Supermarket Simulator 3D® (S), Teacher Simulator: Study Time! (S), Idle Ants - Simulator Game (S), Idle Guy: Life Simulator games (S) and more. 35 of them sell in-app purchases.

Which simulation game app has the best App Store rating?

PewDiePie's Tuber Simulator at 4.9 from 224,675 ratings.

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Best Simulation Game Apps for iPhone (2026)

40 apps ranked S through F · Updated 2026-10-19 · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

My Supermarket Simulator 3D® is the top-ranked of 40 simulation game apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.7/5 from 132,553 ratings.

1
My Supermarket Simulator 3D®S
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 132,553 ratings · score 96
2
Teacher Simulator: Study Time!S
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 829,910 ratings · score 96
3
Idle Ants - Simulator GameS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 171,433 ratings · score 95
4
Idle Guy: Life Simulator gamesS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 72,627 ratings · score 94
5
Driving School Simulator : EVOS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 20,405 ratings · score 94

What belongs in this list

Play a game that simulates a real activity, job or world so I can experience it virtually.

Not here: a game emulator alone; a gun simulation game alone; a title keyword alone

More lists: Best Animal Simulation Apps · Best Aquarium Game Apps · Best Football Career Simulation Apps · Best Football Simulation Apps · Best Life Simulation Apps

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

Compare every app

1
My Supermarket Simulator 3D®S
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 132,553 ratings · score 96 · best in class
2
Teacher Simulator: Study Time!S
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 829,910 ratings · score 96 · best in class
3
Idle Ants - Simulator GameS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 171,433 ratings · score 95 · best in class
4
Idle Guy: Life Simulator gamesS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 72,627 ratings · score 94 · best in class
5
Driving School Simulator : EVOS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 20,405 ratings · score 94 · best in class
6
Vehicle MastersS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 157,857 ratings · score 94 · best in class
7
Car Driving Simulator GamesS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 105,478 ratings · score 94 · best in class
8
Bus Simulator : EVOS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 24,011 ratings · score 93 · best in class
9
Airline Commander: Flight GameS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 82,504 ratings · score 93 · best in class
10
Life Sim 3D: Family SimulatorS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 145,909 ratings · score 93 · best in class
11
Bus Simulator : UltimateS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 210,897 ratings · score 92 · best in class
12
PewDiePie's Tuber SimulatorA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 224,675 ratings · score 91 · excellent
13
Store Manager Simulator 3DA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 33,845 ratings · score 91 · excellent
14
The Wolf: Animal Game MMORPGA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 94,432 ratings · score 91 · excellent
15
Prison Escape Simulator 3DA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 5,573 ratings · score 91 · excellent
16
Fishing Clash: Sport SimulatorA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 158,378 ratings · score 91 · excellent
17
Hobo - Real Life SimulatorA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 40,959 ratings · score 91 · excellent
18
Driving School Simulator 3DA
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 71,502 ratings · score 90 · excellent
19
Virtual Families 3A
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 111,818 ratings · score 90 · excellent
20
Sunday City: Life SimulatorA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 8,088 ratings · score 90 · excellent
21
Airport City Manager SimulatorA
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 60,108 ratings · score 90 · excellent
22
Car Sales Simulator 25B
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 41,480 ratings · score 89 · good
23
SimCity BuildItB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.1 · 87,151 ratings · score 89 · good
24
Infinite Flight SimulatorB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 28,313 ratings · score 89 · good
25
From Zero to Hero: Idle game!B
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 291,924 ratings · score 89 · good
26
Flight Pilot Simulator 3D!B
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 52,636 ratings · score 89 · good
27
Goat Simulator: Pocket EditionB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 41,640 ratings · score 89 · good
28
Fallout ShelterB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 566,295 ratings · score 88 · good
29
School Bus Simulator Drive 3DB
Free download · ★ 4.5 · 132,526 ratings · score 88 · good
30
Operate Now: HospitalB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 93,337 ratings · score 88 · good
31
FarmVille 2: Country EscapeB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 235,831 ratings · score 88 · good
32
Truck Simulator : UltimateB
Free download · ★ 4.5 · 245,252 ratings · score 88 · good
33
Port City: Ship SimulatorC
Free download · ★ 4.7 · 13,965 ratings · score 86 · situational
34
Car Simulator Multiplayer 2026C
Free download · ★ 4.4 · 30,512 ratings · score 86 · situational
35
EMERGENCY HQ: Firefighter GameC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 31,495 ratings · score 86 · situational
36
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Touch™C
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 86,380 ratings · score 86 · situational
37
Spaceflight SimulatorC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 97,739 ratings · score 86 · situational
38
Supermarket Motel Simulator 3dC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 5,703 ratings · score 86 · situational
39
Flight Simulator AdvancedC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 9,062 ratings · score 86 · situational
40
Extreme Car Driving SimulatorC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 72,122 ratings · score 85 · situational

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Questions people ask

What is the best simulation game app for iPhone?: My Supermarket Simulator 3D®, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.7 by 132,553 people.
Which simulation game apps are free?: 40 of 40 are free to download: My Supermarket Simulator 3D® (S), Teacher Simulator: Study Time! (S), Idle Ants - Simulator Game (S), Idle Guy: Life Simulator games (S) and more. 35 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which simulation game app has the best App Store rating?: PewDiePie's Tuber Simulator at 4.9 from 224,675 ratings.
How many simulation game apps reach S or A tier?: 21 of 40. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.