HITLADDERPress kit
Press kit
Hitladder: Rapper Simulator is a text-based music career game for iPhone, released on the US App Store on October 9, 2026 by a solo developer. Everything on this page may be used in coverage.
Fact sheet
| Name | Hitladder: Rapper Simulator |
|---|---|
| Platform | iPhone, iOS 17 or later (runs on iPad as an iPhone app) |
| Price | Free. Hitladder Pro $6.99 one-time. Optional cash packs $0.99, $2.99, $4.99. No ads, no subscription. |
| Release | October 9, 2026 (1.0). 1.0.1 on October 10, 2026 (store listing only). |
| Availability | United States App Store |
| Genre | Music career simulation. Text-based, single player, offline. |
| Age rating | 13+ |
| Developer | Solo developer, Istanbul |
| Contact | [email protected] |
| App Store | https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hitladder-rapper-simulator/id6816506156 |
In one paragraph
Hitladder is a text-based music career simulator for iPhone. You start at 18 with $1,000, a part-time job and a notebook of ideas, and play one week at a time: write, record and release songs, play shows, sign with a major or stay independent, and try to crack a Top 100 where 96 fictional rivals release, rise and fall every week. Rapper or singer, seven genres, 91 events, tours, label deals with the math on the table, and a career that's saved every week on your phone. Free, no forced ads, no subscription.
Key points
- Career, not battles: no lyric typing, no rhythm taps. Decisions, consequences, charts.
- 96 fictional rivals on a live Top 100 and seven genre Top 25s; your streams have to beat theirs.
- Label offers show the advance, royalty, recoup and release count before you sign. Every contract ends.
- Six stages from open mic to stadium; open for a bigger act or headline your own tour.
- 91 events, from hecklers and sponsored posts to lawsuits and label drama.
- Honest money: free to play, one-time Pro, cash packs that can't buy fans.
- Offline, no account, no analytics, no ads. Saved every week on the device.
How it was made
The code was written with Claude Code. Event texts were drafted with AI and edited by hand. The look is type and color; the icon is drawn in code. There is no AI-generated art or music, and nothing AI runs inside the app.
Assets
Free to use in coverage. Larger screenshots (1320×2868) and a 1024px icon on request.
- App icon, 512×512 PNG
- Banner, 1200×630 PNG
- Screenshot: Career · Studio · Charts · Catalog (600×1300 JPG)
Review copies
The game is free. Creators and press who want the Pro features can email [email protected] for a code.