StartUp Business: Tycoon Sim

Build Empire, Manage Workers

Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad

Build factories. Ship globally. Dominate markets. Version 3.0 brings industrial-scale production and real supply chains to your business empire. StartUp Business Build your empire from zero and rise to the top. Step into the role of a modern CEO and create the company you always envisioned. In StartUp Business, every decision is yours. Hire the right people, run factories, manage logistics, and compete on global markets as your business evolves in a living economy shaped by real supply, demand, and strategy. Build factories Place factories anywhere on the world map and industrialize production. Pick locations strategically to reduce costs and speed up delivery by staying close to resources and major markets. Ship globally Sign shipping contracts and move goods across continents. Connect factories, warehouses, and points of sale into a logistics network that keeps products flowing when competitors try to disrupt supply. Build your team Hire employees with distinct skills, personalities, salaries, and moods. Assemble teams, appoint leaders, and optimize productivity to unlock bonuses and support long-term growth. Relocate your HQ Move your headquarters to any city worldwide. Your location affects operating costs, access to opportunities, and how your brand shows up on the global stage. Expand your empire Upgrade your headquarters, rent warehouses, and manage space efficiently as you grow. Scale across multiple product lines and industries without losing control of performance. Produce and sell Turn raw materials into finished products and sell on a live global market. Prices change in real time based on market conditions and player activity, so every production decision can pay off or create risk. Trade with players worldwide Buy and sell resources with other players. Industry shifts happen fast: shortages, overproduction, and sudden demand can completely reshape markets and open new opportunities. Go public List your company on the stock market and let others invest in your success. Grow while managing reputation, growth expectations, and shareholder value. Stay informed Follow SBNews to track market changes, global trends, and emerging opportunities that can influence your next move. Compete every week Climb weekly leaderboards and earn exclusive rewards, including unique headquarters skins and premium boosts. If you enjoy building, trading, optimizing, and watching your company grow step by step, StartUp Business is your world. Ready to become the next global tycoon? Download StartUp Business today and start building your empire.

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What’s New Factories - Build and manage your own factories directly on the world map. Place factories wherever you want, organize production by category, and expand your industrial network from the ground up. Factories are now the foundation of your growth in 3.0. Shipping Contracts - Create shipping contracts to define delivery routes and control where your goods move. Choose destinations strategically, because every logistics decision directly affects your margins and profitability. Energy Contracts - Treat energy like a true operational resource. Track energy costs in detail, control usage, and make smarter business decisions. Energy is no longer free, and your planning will show it. Headquarter Relocation - Move your company headquarters to any city in the world. Select the location that best supports your geographic strategy and overall operations. Service Contracts Overview - Get a clear, at-a-glance view of all your active contracts. The new overview screen shows shipping, energy, and more in one place, so you can react faster to changing conditions. Weather Effects - The world now changes with dynamic weather effects. Turn weather on or off anytime from Settings to match your preferred level of realism. Employees - New Business Car benefit and Bonus options - Reward employees with Bonuses when they perform well. - Live chemistry score - Factories now show a live chemistry score for assigned employees, based on veteran seniority bonuses and personality conflict penalties. - Promotions! Promote employees to increase their stars and strengthen your team. Improvements: Warehouses - New tools help you distribute materials across transactions. A guided tutorial walks you through the warehouse-to-point-of-sale flow so you never miss a step. Employees - When hiring, you can now set a contract end date for tighter, more precise workforce planning. Stock and Trading -Refunds are now calculated automatically when you delete a stock item. Trading wallet handling has been improved for smoother transactions. Tutorial - New tutorial steps cover factory placement and shipping contracts, integrated into the existing guided flow. Performance and Stability - General optimizations, updated vacation protection logic, operational hours support, and UI improvements for clearer account status notifications. Bug Fixes - Resolved various data handling and stability problems. - Fixed a Star Quality issue in the Components market. Version 3.0 starts a new era for StartUp Business. Physical infrastructure, operational costs, and logistics are now at the center of the simulation. Welcome to the real game.

The developer, Francesco Cogliandro, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Used to Track You

    The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:

    • Usage Data
    • Diagnostics
  • Data Not Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • Location
    • Usage Data
    • Diagnostics

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Provider
  • Francesco Cogliandro
Size
  • 279.7 MB
Category
  • Strategy
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English and 16 more
  • English, Arabic, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian
Age Rating
4+
  • 4+
  • Infrequent
    Contests

    Contains
    Advertising
    Messaging and Chat
In-App Purchases
Yes
  • Enterprise Plan Yearly USD 99.99
  • Enterprise Plan USD 9.99
  • Growth Plan Yearly USD 49.99
  • France Buildings Bundle USD 1.99
  • Germany Buildings Bundle USD 1.99
  • Spain Buildings Bundle USD 1.99
  • Italy Buildings Bundle USD 1.99
  • Growth Plan USD 4.99
  • Sauron Office USD 8.99
  • Death Star 2025 USD 3.99
Copyright
  • © Francesco Cogliandro 2026