City Ambitions
Set every price
Ask more and fewer shoppers buy. Ask less and the margin goes. Each product has its own price, and the street tells you when you got it wrong.
Business simulation for iPhone
Run a shop in New York. Clear the family debt.
Set every price, order every box, staff every shift, and turn one storefront into a company before Day 180.
- No ads
- No energy timers
- One purchase, ever
- Six languages
The story
Your mother's shop closed last winter.
She ran it for twenty years. Now the bank wants its money, and she will not ask you for help. That is why you are here.
You land in the rain with two thousand dollars and one number in your phone: Raymond, an old wholesaler who still sells umbrellas at cost. The first day is yours to win or lose.
- Family debt
- $100,000
- Days to pay it back
- 180
- Cash in your pocket
- $2,000
Inside the game
Every number is a decision.
No walking, no waiting on timers. Each screen is a choice and the result of a choice.
How it plays
A real shop, minus the walking.
Read Store Pulse
One screen shows what is holding the shop back today: price, empty shelves, too few hands at the till, closed hours.
Close the books at midnight
The Daily Close lays out revenue, cost of goods, wages, rent and tax. Profit is a number you earn, not a bar that fills.
Hire real shifts
The day has four six-hour blocks. Each hire covers one. Wages, morale and raises are all yours to manage.
Import by the container
Pick a source, a box size and how to pay. A cheaper unit cost is worth waiting for, until customs holds the ship.
Grow across the city
Open branches in new neighborhoods, run delivery routes, build a factory, buy property, and keep an eye on rivals on your block.
Try it now
Sell umbrellas in the rain. Thirty seconds, no download.
Play the game's first day in your browser: choose how many umbrellas to buy, set a price, and watch who stops and who walks on.
Play the first day
Questions
Is City Ambitions on Android?
Not yet. It is on iPhone today and Android is planned. Meanwhile, the first day runs in your browser on any phone.
What does it cost?
The download costs nothing, and you can run your first shop for as long as you like. The Full Game is a single in-app purchase that opens the rest of the city. There are no ads, no energy timers and nothing else to buy.
Which languages does it support?
English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese, both in the game and on the App Store.
Which devices can play it?
iPhone with iOS 18 or later. It also runs on Apple silicon Macs with macOS 15 or later, and on Apple Vision Pro.
Do I need an account?
No. Your company is saved on your phone. There is no sign-in.
Is it a city builder?
No. It is a business simulation: you run shops, set prices, buy stock, hire people and expand across New York neighborhoods. The city is where your company grows, not what you build.
The first day starts in the rain.
Download City Ambitions on iPhone, or play the first day here first.