Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Tap Sim

Name: Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Tap Sim
Rating: 4.0689654 (64214 reviews)
Author: ALEXPLAY

ALEXPLAY

★ 4.1 (64,214 ratings)

⬇ 10,000,000+ downloads

Est. actual: 10,652,280

Style: Simulation

Free

Released: May 28, 2017

IAP: $1.99 - $14.99 per item

Contains ads

Rated: Everyone

Mechanics Tycoon & management Life sim & virtual pet Idle / incremental

Signals

4 this week · 1 positive · 1 warning All of this week's signals →

📈Last 7 days +4.6K installs — 59% slower than the week before (+11K) · 998/day since Sep 18
🏆Among Simulation games top 8% by installs gained this week (21463 peers growing)
⭐Rating steady at ★ 4.07 since Sep 18
🛠Updates quiet · updated 53 days ago

Installs since launch

+44,928 installs · +56 ratings since Sep 18

SDKs in the app · version 2.4.14, analysed Oct 2, 2026

Ad mediationAppLovin MAX ironSource / Unity LevelPlay
Ad networkAdColony AppLovin SDK DT Exchange (Fyber)Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) 22.2.0 Liftoff Monetize (Vungle) 7.0.0 Meta Audience Network 6.16.0 Pangle 5.5.0.5 Tapjoy Unity Ads 4.9.2 myTarget
AttributionAppsFlyer Facebook App Events 11.3.0
ConsentGoogle User Messaging Platform 2.0.0
Engagement & messagingPlay In-App Review 2.0.1
Game engineUnity (engine)
Game servicesPlay Games Services 23.1.0
PaymentsPlay Billing Library 7.0.0
Social & loginFacebook Gaming Services Facebook Login Facebook SDK (core) 11.3.0 Facebook Share Google Sign-In 20.4.1

13 mediation adapters

Adapters connect a mediation SDK to an ad network. An adapter alone does not mean the network’s own SDK is bundled.

AppLovin MAX adapter → TaboolaAppLovin MAX adapter → TaboolaAppLovin MAX adapter → YandexironSource/LevelPlay adapter → unityads 4.3.39ironSource/LevelPlay adapter → unityads 4.3.45ironSource/LevelPlay adapter → unityads 4.3.34ironSource/LevelPlay adapter → vungle 4.3.15ironSource/LevelPlay adapter → vungle 4.3.40ironSource/LevelPlay adapter → vungle 4.3.28ironSource/LevelPlay adapter → vungle 4.1.18ironSource/LevelPlay adapter → vungle 4.3.22ironSource/LevelPlay adapter → vungle 4.1.25ironSource/LevelPlay adapter → vungle 4.3.22

Found by static analysis of the app package; bundled is not the same as active. All SDKs →

Update history

2.5.6 Sep 10, 2026 · seen Sep 18, 2026

- The interface has become more user-friendly and intuitive<br>- The store logic has been redesigned<br>- An AI worker has been added that farms passive income<br>- A x2 bonus to earnings has been added

Only the current version so far — new entries appear as the game ships updates.

Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Tap Sim screenshot

Hacker or Dev Tycoon? Tap Sim is a simulation game by ALEXPLAY with 10,000,000+ downloads (about 11M estimated). +4.6K installs in the last 7 days. Rated 4.1 from 64K ratings. Released May 28, 2017. Install growth, rank history, SDKs and ad networks.

From the store listing: “Welcome to Hacker real life simulator - a game where you will create your own games and applications and earn your first million dollars. You will go from a beginner to the richest programmer in the world. There will be many adventures on the way to success: ● you will improve your programming skills; ● open office…”