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Pocket Trader. Business Tycoon – Strategy Game Review
Pocket Trader. Business Tycoon is a Strategy/Simulation game from Robert Grzybek, first launched in 1st October 2016.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 317+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Pocket Trader. Business Tycoon Stand Out
Are you ready to become the best Pocket Trader? Trade with ancient civilizations and do all in your power to grow a great business! Start buying and selling goods to make a profit and travel between all those towns!
You have plenty of amazing good types to choose from, ranging from bronze to rubies, salt, wine, spices, medicine, fish, fruit, coal, grains and even poison. As you play and earn more money you will be able to trade more goods and upgrade your caravan in order to carry more cargo.
If you want to stay safe on the road, you have the ability to hire mercenaries as they can help protect you. Keep in mind though that they have to be paid otherwise they will just go away. Use these mercenaries to battle savages that try to steal your cargo.
As you play, you can acquire illegal goods but you have to be aware of the guards as they can catch you. Pocket Trader comes with a wonderful quest system that will always keep you coming back for more as you explore more gameplay options and have fun. There are 5 islands to explore and online leaderboards you can access, so just download this game and check it out, you are bound to enjoy these great trading adventures!
Features:
• Multiple types of goods to sell
• Great quest system
• Explore 5 different islands
• Trade with ancient civilizations
• Hire mercenaries to protect you
• Easy to use upgrade system
• Wonderful graphics
This Strategy game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Pocket Trader. Business Tycoon is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 15th January 2024
Recent improvements include:
- Minor bug fixes
- New privacy settings window
Download & Availability
Pocket Trader. Business Tycoon is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Pocket Trader. Business Tycoon on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Game could be fun, but you cant get into the groove of it because every time you go from one city to the other and initiate your trade you have to watch an ad so you never get more than three or four minutes a game play before you watch another ad.
We come back to this one from time to time. Its a good wind down game imo.
Yes we love this game. Interesting but we dont know how to play well yet.
This game is not for people that dont like mind and time games being that they take a little while to really start getting into the real lootation but even if thats not true its still an overall great game and we recommend it to anyone.
Little repetitive. We like it tho. Been trading for a few days. Paid the dollar for the no ads island.
We wish there were more games like this. This one is pretty good, but we wish there was a way to purchase an ad-free version.
We like the game overall, and it would be a 5 star for sure. But the one thing that annoys the crap out of us about this game is the events. We get a random event every now and then to spice things up, but Im getting consistently robbed 2 sometimes 3 times between 2 cities that are like right next to each other. Its ridiculous. Constantly running into guards, bandits, random sleeping travelers, unopened crates, etc. It gets very annoying very fast. We count our blessings when we actually make a trip without an event happening because its so insanely rare to make it somewhere without being stopped for some stupid event. Other than that we like the game, but that one issue really really hurts how much we enjoy the game.
Game looks interesting but cant get anywhere having to look at ads every two seconds.
Game is not that good and theres an ad almost after every trade.
We love the game. We just cant play it. To many ads. We would pay to get rid of them if it was an option but we cant find one anywhere. The game makes us very sad.
Would give 4 stars except there are just way to many ads. Open a screen watch an ad. Close a screen watch an ad. Buy product watch an ad. Travel to another town watch an ad. Dont do anything at all watch an ad. Open gear screen watch an ad. Then watch an ad because you watched an ad. Just way to many ads. You watch more ads then play. Change the name to pocket ad watcher. If you like watching ads this is a must game for you.
Had about an ad a minute. We would be willing to invest in a game if we could actually experience the game play prior to purchase.
Its nice we just wish it had real money and did the ware house for you but we can do stuff justice.
You feel like business man in the old years.
We made millions so fast (due to narcotics and poison) lol.. We love it! Its fun. Its a great time killer! We could play this all day.
Easy to pick up and easy to learn the mechanics. Great for killing downtime.
We like how there is lots of strategy and planing you can put into the game witch makes it fun and an amazing game.
We remember playing Tradewinds on our familys computer back in the early 2000s. So glad we found a game thats similar.
Overall the game is wonderful and simple! We have been looking for a game like this for a long time. Our only gripe is that we wish the game had an ad free version. It seems like every 90 to 120 seconds there is an ad.
If you like game like tradewinds or other trading apps this is a simple enjoyable one. Not much on graphics, and there is a ton of ads! Ads ads everywhere – some you get coins for some you dont. Which there was an option to buy an ad free version. And the tutorial is rather lacking. Still, Ive had fun with it! Worth trying if you like these kinds of games.
At first, the encounters are a real risk, but when the thieves take 300 gold… And you have 15000 gold, it doesnt really matter. Overall, we recommend 100%.
Fun game, simple. Lots of ads.
We really love this game, but for us the green text is just too hard to read on that background. We really wish there was an option to change the text colors, or have a dark outline around the text to make it easier to read.
Would enjoy the games and would Be 5 stars but to many ads.
Not a bad game but honestly theres an ad almost every 2 minutes and its a little annoying.
Im all for watching ads for bonuses but when you are forced to watch ads every few minutes without any benefit, it gets old really quick. Otherwise it could have been a fun game but just way too many ads to get anywhere.
Interrupts game flow every 30 seconds. Very annoying. Game could be fun, but Im not about to spend the next several hours looking at ads. Dont have time for that. Deleting now.
Repetitive, boring, long, very little content. We were hoping it would be similar to Star Sonata on PC. Since it wasnt an idler… Meh.
The game is great but it takes away from the fun if we spend more time watching ads than playing the game.. Everytime we go to the map. Gonna be deleting.
Every 60 or so seconds there is an add and there are constant pop pops to watch adds. The game itself is very basic and for its ads to gameplay ratio we give it a solid D-. We.e. Not impressed and too many adds.
Played for less than 3 mins before an ad popped out.
There are too many ads. We wish there was a paid upgrade that got rid of the ads. Also we want a hard mode that gets rid of the game automatically telling you if you are making or losing money on a trade.
We like it but it gets to a point where there is no where left to progress.
We like this game but the first thing we noticed is that the banner ads. It mostly covers the buttons at the bottom. Believe us Im fine with banner ads its just that we hate when they cover the content of the app because then we cant do anything. Either move the banner ad placement or make it smaller or just delete it in general.
We have been looking for a game just like this for a long time. Thanks for filling a void in our gaming life.
We have a lot of games on our phone , and this game Ive had for a very very long time and its still one of our favorites, so exited it got a new update if anyone actually reads the comments before getting a game , do get this game.
These games are rare to find. It is simple yet complex enough to make you think about your choice before setting out.
A fun game. It starts slow but as you travel from island to island it really picks up. Overall a fun game.
This is a very basic game. Simple graphics Simple user interface Simple objectives It's free and that is the main advantage. To make it more interesting and challenging it requires a serious make over. Good for a few tries then it becomes boring.
This is a simple game that is fun to play. The best part is it doesn't get obnoxious with ads. All you have to do is deal with a small banner which you can get rid of for a very low price (we think 99). Also you don't have to pay a ton of real money to actually play like so many games anymore. We really hope a more robust version is released soon. DOWNLOAD IT.
When you find strangers and help them sometimes the join your party we think the wages should be lower.
This is a fun little trading game but pretty buggy. It's a simple "buy something at a low price and find a location to sell it at a higher price" straightforward game. The missions are fun though. We say give it a shot to get a taste then wait for a more robust version to be released.
Great Little Trading Game to play anywhere. Just got to follow the arrows and buy low sell high. …..And try to not get robbed. Mischief usually leads to high loots with even higher risks.
It's crude graphics aside this is a very well thought out game.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.17
- Size: 105.16 MB
- iOS: 12.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
- Developer: [Robert Grzybek]()
Last updated: 15th January 2024 | Genre: Strategy, Simulation | Developer: Robert Grzybek