The best games like BitLife on iOS and Android right now are Everlife 2 if you want a deeper text life sim, DogLife and CatLife if you want the exact BitLife formula from the same studio, and Reigns if you like making life-or-death calls one card at a time. Every pick below is on both the App Store and Google Play, and we checked each store listing on October 15, 2026 for price, ads and ratings.
BitLife still sits at a 4.8 rating from almost 1.8 million App Store reviews, so the bar is high. This list sorts the alternatives by what you loved about BitLife in the first place: text-based chaos, generational family trees, ruling a kingdom, or watching a 3D character grow up.
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Quick answer
- Closest overall: Everlife 2, a generational text life sim with 35 career paths and an ad-free update.
- Same developer, same feel: DogLife and CatLife, Candywriter’s BitLife spin-offs for dogs and cats.
- Best one-time purchase: Reigns ($2.99, no ads or in-app purchases listed on Google Play).
- Best for history and dynasties: Medieval Life (called Medieval Age on Google Play).
- Best 3D alternatives: 100 Years, Life Choices and The Sims FreePlay.
- Something different: Alter Ego, a choice-driven story about your own personality.
Games like BitLife at a glance
| Game | Style | Price model | App Store rating | Google Play downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everlife 2 | Text, generational | Free, in-app purchases (ads removed in patch 1.1) | 4.7 (about 400 ratings) | 1K+ |
| DogLife | Text, life as a dog | Free, ads + in-app purchases | 4.6 (62,700) | 1M+ |
| CatLife | Text, life as a cat | Free, ads + in-app purchases | 4.7 (14,400) | 1M+ |
| Reigns | Swipe cards, monarch | $2.99 one-time | 4.8 (7,600) | 1M+ |
| Medieval Life | Text, medieval ruler | Free, ads + in-app purchases | 4.8 (2,500) | 100K+ |
| 100 Years | 3D, birth to old age | Free, ads + in-app purchases | 4.6 (181,500) | 10M+ |
| Life Choices | 3D story + town building | Free, ads + in-app purchases | 4.6 (14,200) | 5M+ |
| Alter Ego | Story, personality tests | Free, ads + in-app purchases | 4.9 (13,900) | 1M+ |
| Virtual Families 3 | Real-time family sim | Free, ads + in-app purchases | 4.8 (111,800) | 1M+ |
| The Sims FreePlay | 3D town and family sim | Free, ads + in-app purchases | 4.6 (463,000) | 10M+ |
Ratings are US App Store figures; download counts are from Google Play. Both were checked on October 15, 2026.
1. Everlife 2: the deepest BitLife-style text sim
If you have maxed out BitLife and want more systems, start here. Everlife 2 from Eververse arrived on the App Store in September 2026 and plays out one season at a time from birth to old age. When your character dies you read their obituary, then start over, resurrect them or continue down the family tree, inheriting property, money and relationships.
The numbers are what make it stand out: the developer lists 35 career paths with ten ranks to climb, 350 jobs, and more than 20 skills you can pour into projects like writing a novel, recording an album or building an app. Patch 1.1 removed ads for all players and added a God Mode expansion that lets you edit stats, control aging and prevent death. It is also on Google Play. The original Everlife (4.6 from about 4,400 ratings) is still on the App Store too.
Best for: BitLife players who want long family legacies and real career ladders.
DogLife uses BitLife's choice cards and stat bars, but every life starts as a puppy. Image: Candywriter
2. DogLife: BitLife, but you are the dog
DogLife comes from Candywriter, the studio behind BitLife, so the menus, stat bars and random-event popups will feel instantly familiar. You pick a breed and one of four starting habitats (a household, a shelter, a pet store or the streets), then react to hundreds of scenarios. The Google Play listing also mentions a kennel feature for sending puppies to friends and a custom character option so you can recreate your own pet.
It is free with ads and in-app purchases on Android and iOS, and the App Store rates it 17+, the same as BitLife.
Best for: anyone who wants BitLife’s humor in a shorter, sillier life.
3. CatLife: the cat version, same studio
CatLife is Candywriter’s second spin-off. You start as a kitten and decide whether to live as an alley cat or a pampered house cat. It is a smaller download than DogLife (about 200 MB on iOS versus about 480 MB) and is also free with ads and in-app purchases on Google Play. Both spin-offs received maintenance updates in August and September 2026, so they are still supported.
Best for: cat people, and BitLife fans who have finished DogLife.
4. Reigns: one swipe decides your whole reign
Reigns from Devolver Digital boils the BitLife idea down to a single gesture. Each card is a request from an advisor, peasant or enemy; swipe left or right and watch four meters move: the church, the people, the army and the treasury. Let any of them run too high or too low and your reign ends, and the next ruler in your dynasty takes the throne.
It costs $2.99 on iOS and Android, and the Google Play listing shows no ads and no in-app purchases. An August 2026 update for the game’s 10th anniversary added more than 190 new cards and a new ending for free. If you get hooked, Devolver also sells Reigns: Her Majesty, Reigns: Game of Thrones, Reigns: The Witcher and the new space-rock spin-off Reigns: Beyond.
In Reigns every card moves the church, people, army and treasury meters. Image: Devolver Digital
Best for: quick sessions and players tired of ads.
5. Medieval Life: BitLife with crowns and castles
Naji Studios’ Medieval Life (listed as Medieval Age on Google Play) puts you in charge of a realm as anything from a count to an emperor. Alongside the life-sim basics like marriage, education and heirs, you manage gold and an army, host feasts and hunts, go on pilgrimages, scheme against rivals and press claims on neighboring kingdoms. The June 2026 update lets widowed rulers remarry and fixed crashes in marriage, war and succession events.
It is a light download at about 70 MB on iOS and holds a 4.8 rating on the App Store.
Best for: fans of BitLife’s royalty content who want a full dynasty game.
6. 100 Years: Life Simulator: the 3D take
Voodoo’s 100 Years follows the same birth-to-death structure as BitLife, but each choice plays out as a short 3D scene instead of a line of text. With 10M+ downloads on Google Play and over 181,000 App Store ratings, it is the most popular pick here after The Sims. Note that its last update was in October 2025.
Best for: younger players or anyone who finds walls of text tiring (it is still rated 17+ on the App Store).
7. Life Choices: Life Simulator: life stories plus a town to rebuild
Life Choices comes from Unico Studio, the makers of Brain Test. You live characters’ lives from birth to old age through more than 1,000 choices, build their intelligence, strength and art skills, and use your progress to restore the town of Unicoville and decorate houses. The listing says it can be played offline. Unico also released Life Choices 2; neither game has been updated since January 2025, so expect no new content.
Best for: players who like a goal beyond a single life, and anyone often without signal.
8. Alter Ego: choices about who you are
Alter Ego by Caramel Column is the odd one out, and the highest rated game on this list (4.9 on the App Store, 4.8 from over 144,000 ratings on Google Play). Instead of simulating a career, it is a story built around personality tests: you tap to collect “EGO”, spend it to move the story forward, and your answers change which of the multiple endings you reach. The developer pitches it at players interested in literature, philosophy and psychology.
Best for: BitLife fans who enjoy the “what would I do?” side more than the money grind.
Virtual Families 3 keeps running in real time, even when the app is closed. Image: Last Day of Work
9. Virtual Families 3: a family that lives in real time
Last Day of Work’s Virtual Families 3 trades BitLife’s yearly “Age +1” button for real time. Your little family keeps eating, working and sleeping when the app is closed, and follows your time zone, so they get ready for bed when it gets dark where you are. You adopt a character, start a family, guide behavior by praising or scolding, restore and remodel the house, and pass it down to the kids. The developer says the game is balanced to be playable without paying. It is on Google Play as well.
Best for: players who like checking in a few times a day rather than speed-running lives.
10. The Sims FreePlay: the full 3D life sim
EA’s The Sims FreePlay is the big-budget option: up to 34 Sims, custom homes with pools and multiple floors, relationships, marriage, kids and pets, and a Sim Town that expands with shops and a beach villa. It was updated on October 13, 2026, so it is actively maintained. The catch: it is a large download (about 2.7 GB on iOS) and the listing warns that in-game purchases include random item selections. It is also on Google Play. For more picks in this style, see our list of games like The Sims for iOS and Android.
Best for: players who want to see their characters’ homes, not just read about them.
Which BitLife alternative should you pick?
- You want more BitLife: Everlife 2, then DogLife and CatLife.
- You hate ads: Reigns (one-time $2.99) or Everlife 2 (ads removed in patch 1.1).
- You love BitLife’s royalty and crime chaos: Reigns and Medieval Life.
- You want visuals: 100 Years for quick scenes, The Sims FreePlay for full homes.
Still playing BitLife itself? Our guides on how to become a lawyer and judge in BitLife and how to become a billionaire in BitLife cover two of the most-searched goals. And if you want a mobile game with a longer strategy grind, our Kingshot beginner guide gets you started.
FAQ
What is the closest game to BitLife?
Candywriter’s own DogLife and CatLife use the same interface and humor. For a human life sim, Everlife 2 is the closest match, with a season-by-season structure, careers and generational play.
Are there games like BitLife without ads?
Yes. Reigns is a one-time $2.99 purchase with no ads or in-app purchases listed on Google Play, and Everlife 2 removed ads for all players in patch 1.1 (it still has optional in-app purchases).
Is there a 3D version of BitLife?
There is no official 3D BitLife, but 100 Years: Life Simulator and Life Choices follow the same birth-to-death choice structure with 3D scenes, and The Sims FreePlay is a full 3D life sim.
Are these games on both iPhone and Android?
Yes. Every game on this list has a US App Store and Google Play listing as of October 15, 2026. Medieval Life is called Medieval Age on Google Play.
Sources: App Store and Google Play listings for each game (descriptions, prices, ratings, update notes and download counts, checked October 15, 2026), including BitLife, Everlife 2, Reigns and Virtual Families 3.
Featured image: AI-generated illustration
