Is BitLife free?

Yes. BitLife is free to download and play. It shows ads, and it sells optional extras.

Candywriter makes BitLife. The App Store page says the game is free with in-app purchases. This post lists each purchase, explains what it does, and says what you can skip. We read the App Store page on October 1, 2026.

The App Store page lists these purchases. We do not print the prices, because prices change. Open the page to see the current numbers.

The page also lists combined packages. Add up the purchases that you plan to make before you start.

No. Candywriter describes the game as a life simulator where you live from the cradle to the grave. You can start it for free.

The ads are the visible cost. The App Store page says that BitLife shows ads, and that the Remove Ads purchase removes them. Each pack is named for a type of life, such as a landlord or an investor.

Buy by need. If you play for five minutes at a time, the ads may not bother you. If you play for an hour, the Remove Ads purchase may be worth the money. We cannot judge this for you.

The App Store page names four packs: Landlord, Investor, C.U.L.T., and Movie Director. It also says that a Music Producer pack is the final job pack. That pack adds beat production and work with artists.

Each pack sells separately. A pack changes the kind of life that you can play, so choose the one that matches how you like to play. Do not buy a pack because it is on a list.

This matters for your total cost. The free game is the start of the spending, not the end. If you plan to buy the full set of packs, add up the prices on the store page first.

Yes, on a Mac. The App Store page lists iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision, and iPod touch. Candywriter lists BitLife for iOS and Android.

We found no official Windows version or web version. Many sites sell “unlocked” BitLife files. We did not open them, and we cannot vouch for them. A file from a site that is not Candywriter can contain harmful software. Use the store.

For free games that run in a browser, read life sims you can play in your browser.

No. The App Store rates BitLife 18+. Children should not play it.

Read the age rating on the store page before you install the game on a shared device.

Yes. The table shows how each game handles money, from the pages that we read.

Read games like BitLife for a longer list.

The App Store privacy label says that the app collects location, identifiers, usage data, and diagnostics. It says that some of this data can track you across other apps. The label also says that some data is not linked to your identity and serves advertising, analytics, and app functions.

Free games with ads often collect data. This is how ads work. If this matters to you, read the full privacy label on the store page and use the privacy settings of your phone.

A game with no ads has a simple advantage here. Echoes, for example, says it has no ads and no store, and that it keeps saves in your browser.

Use one rule: pay for a problem that you have. Do not pay for a feature that you have not missed.

Play the free game for a few sessions. Write down what bothers you. If the ads bother you, look at Remove Ads. If you finish every life the same way and you are bored, look at one pack. If you never get bored, spend nothing.

This rule protects you from the biggest cost of a free game: the small purchases that add up. The game is free to start. It is a business, and the store page shows how the business earns money.

Last, check your subscription page after any purchase. Know if you bought a one-time item or a pass that renews. The store page states the type of each item. Read it before you confirm.

Candywriter lists four live games on its site. BitLife is the first. DogLife and CatLife are two more, where you live as a pet. The fourth is Letter Soup, a word puzzle.

The site lists a store rating for each game: 4.8 for BitLife, 4.6 for DogLife, 4.7 for CatLife, and 4.6 for Letter Soup. It says that the BitLife rating comes from 1.8 million ratings on the App Store.

The site also lists 68 old games that Candywriter stopped. The studio belongs to Stillfront Group and is based in Miami, according to the same page.

We did not read the store pages of DogLife and CatLife today. Open each page to see the cost. For a longer list of games in the BitLife style, read games like BitLife.

LifeSim has no ads and no purchases. It is free in the browser. But it is not a faster BitLife. It is a slower game.

In LifeSim, the clock runs by itself, and you live one life on a real map. You talk to people, and they remember. Stay with BitLife if you like short sessions and dark jokes. See LifeSim vs BitLife for the full comparison.

Who makes BitLife?

Candywriter makes it. The Candywriter site lists Miami as its home and Stillfront Group as its parent company.

Does Candywriter make other games like BitLife?

Yes. DogLife and CatLife, where you live as a pet.

Is BitLife free on Android?

Candywriter lists BitLife for iOS and Android. Open the store page on your phone to see the current purchases.

Do I need an account to play BitLife?

We did not check this. Open the store page, and read the privacy label, before you install the game.

Is there a version of BitLife with no ads?

Yes. The Remove Ads purchase removes them.

What is a life simulator?

A game where you live a life instead of winning one. More on life simulators.

• BitLife on the App Store
• Candywriter: games
• Infinite Life Simulation on the App Store
• Altworld
• Echoes on itch.io
• CoreLife