In the early years of the app store, back before freemium titles starting raking in millions through microtransactions, EA released a decent if feature-poor version of Sim City 3000 simply titled Sim City for iPhone. If you go in the app store right now, you won’t find it. EA removed it several years ago, replacing it with Sim City Buildit, a free-to-play replacement with enough timers to drive even the most serious city planner to leave town.
The App Store on the iPad is actually a hotbed of fantastic little simulators, be it titles “inspired” by other hit games, like GameDev Tycoon or Project Highrise, or outstanding ports of ’90s hits like Transport Tycoon and Roller Coaster Tycoon Classic. What’s been missing, at least from my searches, is a decent city builder. Until now.
Source: Destructoid Review: Pocket City