BitLife - Life Simulator

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Description of App

How will you live your BitLife?

Will you try to make all the right choices in an attempt to become a model citizen sometime before you die? You could marry the man/woman of your dreams, have kids, and pick up a good job along the way.

Or will you make choices that horrify your parents? You could descend into a life of crime, start prison riots, smuggle duffle bags, and cheat on your spouse.

It's all up to you...

Version

3.8

Free or Paid

Free With In-App Purchase

Apple Watch Support

No

Device(s) App Was Tested On

iPhone

iOS Version

13.5.1

Accessibility Comments

As of today, the game is accessible again.

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads all page elements.

Button Labeling

All buttons are clearly labeled.

Usability

The app is fully accessible with VoiceOver and is easy to navigate and use.

Developer's Twitter Username

@BitLifeApp

Recommendations

24 people have recommended this app

Most recently recommended by Moopie Curran 6 months 1 week ago

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By Moopie Curran on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

I was playing as my favorite past (because he's retired now) local news anchor, I got him to be a serial killer. He got away with seven murders before being caught by authorities a year after his last murder. As a career, he was actually a cameraman, so close to real life, well, the real person wasn't a murderer, not as far as I know, lol, but it's still funny. Oh, he wound up married to me, (a custom person with my actual name), in bitlife, I cheated on him, he wound up forgiving me, then a few years later, I was murdered. He got away with drive-bys and pushing people off of cliffs. I haven't been able to have my characters get away with murdering people consistently in other ways.

By Ornella on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

In reply to by DMNagel

I agree with you but I didn't have any credit as yet and the thing with that is I lost my heirloom because of it. maybe it was a bad item but still. I couldn't get out of that thing. they should make it a one time purchase but I feel that they think that people would cheat so that's why that was invented in the first place. I wasn't on here much for the past few weeks really but how is everyone enjoying the social media update? I'm trying to build my status with out buying followers for any of my channels and let me tell you its sometimes hard. most people only like sexy picks, thirst trap selfees and memes. and for my ticktock and youtube I'm only doing gaming and bitlife videos. all those things get vyrul at some point.

By DMNagel on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

In reply to by Ornella

I hate the fact that our actions must always be tied to, or affect the leaderboard. Sometimes I just wish that I could be literally cut off from the leaderboard and be free of all those strictures. Ah well. Just some wishful thinking. Don't pay it too much attention lol.

I don't think they added that feature for the leader board or I could be wrong but I think they added it so that people won't cheat in general. but who knows people find work arounds for so many things. I never check the leader board and since the new accessories aren't accessible I still don't bother with the challenges. I checked somewhere in the main menu of the game and saw that I own a hat and a glasses and don't know how I got it. if they were giving out money or jewelry maybe I would be more convinced to do the challenges but for me still no.

By Ornella on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

so since the social media update is out , it was faster for me to become famous in no time. even though I started my social media in my teens I eventually became a famous writer and with in 2 years my fame went up to 100. the thing I didn't like that when you post on twitter or any of the other platforms your fame don't increase to bring it up except facebook. but when it goes up to 100 then the followers and subscribers pour in like crazy.

By The Evil Choco… on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

I saw that the version number listed here is slightly out of date. The current version is 1.38.3

By The Evil Choco… on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

I like adding custom people. I've added a lot of my favorite famous people and even some fictional characters. I ended up married to Steve Jobs on there yesterday, haha

By Ornella on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

In reply to by The Evil Choco…

I used to play with a few custom people but I didn't like typing them in all the time so I stopped using that feature. one time I played as peter griffin from family guy. lol. he didn't live long because he made really stupid decisions.

By Moopie Curran on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

Hi,
Some of you might think this is funny, and well some of you might consider me a dork, lol, but I don't care. Anyway, I love bitlife for many reasons, but the custom people is definitely one. I got tired of typing custom people in, so I created a special Bitlife contact card on my mac, which syncs via iCloud. I guess it's a contact group, not a card, anyway, sometimes I have to adjust the gender of the person, but if I use the import from contacts feature, I just choose the bitlife card, select the contacts I want, then voila, they're in. I have hundreds of custom people in there, friends, family, famous people, etc. Sometimes I even play as the famous people, it's always funny when I play as a famous person, and they end up being married to one of my custom people. For instance, the other day, I was playing as a news anchor who was on channel 7 in Washington from 1985-1988, and he ended up being married to a bitlife custom person with my name, I just thought that was funny, gee, a match made in heaven, lol!
Anyway, custom people are fun!

By DMNagel on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

Hey Bitizens! We've been wanting to work on an update like this for a while. In the last couple of weeks, we focused entirely on adding a whole bunch of smaller features that together add up to a lot. We think you'll find this latest version of BitLife is better and funnier than ever! Let us know on our socials how you're liking it and if you want to see us do more of these types of updates in the future! Here's the full list of new things in this update: • Your friends and relatives now get sick – take your kids and parents to the doctor! • Switch to your child's life before you die to build better legacies • All-new arrest system • Men: paternity tests keep you honest (watch out!) • Not feeling a fancy wedding? Get eloped! • Your stylish relatives can now accessorize! • 10 new careers: Baker, Blacksmith, Carpenter, Casino Worker, Fashion Designer, Horse Jockey, Jeweler, Nail Technician, Private Investigator, and Wedding Planner • 13 new college majors: Accounting, Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Communications, Criminal Justice, Economics, Graphic Design, Journalism, Marketing, Philosophy, Physics, and Religious Studies • Crazy lovers: now with even more craziness! • We've reinstated the tombstone as the first thing you see after you die • A super convenient new Back button helps you quickly navigate back to your last viewed list • Onboarding flow for new players • Release notes are now displayed when you update the game • Many smaller refinements and new textual content • Lots of bugs smashed, Version 1.39 • 141.2 MB

By Ornella on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

wow. that's very surprising how I didn't get a notification from them when they tweated unless I missed it. but one thing they should've added and I will suggest it to them some time is police academy. if my parents don't like me I'm not going to take them to the doctor. lol. Jk. but I like to be bad sometimes.

By DMNagel on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

Maybe it's a bug, but at this moment you can't take your parents to the doctor. I just tried searching for it but can't find it. You can take your kids though. Also, you no longer have to worry about committing suicide to get rich babies. All you need to do is make a baby and as soon as it's born, just Double tap on its name and select switch. Just be warned however, once making the switch, you can't switch back. One weird thing is that when you make a switch, all your cash is transferred to the baby.

By DMNagel on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

Okay, looks like you can take your parents to the doctor. However, sometimes the option is not available. I guess it depends on whether or not the disease is curable.

By DMNagel on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

Your niece, Aiesha, passed away at the age of 28.

She died afer being mauled by a chihuahua.

By Ornella on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

I didn't really play much but I saw something marked breadcrumb. I tapped on it and it took me to my heirloom and shopping. so that's the easy access to shopping now? that's weird though. I think they should take away that age down button because who is really going to use that all the time if their card is going to be charged. maybe it might say your mom is sick with something and then you might get to take her to the doctor. like the notification we get. And I still liked it the way it was before when you could just go to the doctor and not have to swipe to some of those options to research it. I got a really nice heirloom. its Thomas eddison's lightbulb worth 275k. it was in bad condition and I payed 16k to refurbish it and I got 209k for it so not bad. I didn't play for a while so I'm still living my rich and famous life as a writer.

By Ornella on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

how to get a purturnity test done? I updated the app when my wife was pregnant so when I aged up she had the baby. I was looking for it to test it out and wasn't seeing it.

By DMNagel on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

When you play as a male and have flings, they can Accuse you of being the father of their babies during random pop-ups. Try to go crazy on flings.

By Ornella on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

In reply to by DMNagel

so that's the only way to get a test? that's crazy. so I'm married. what if my wife got pregnant by another guy? I think someone asked for them to add DNA testing. I think that's a good idea. I'm famous and trying to live a faithful life. if my wife does something bad then I might go crazy. so I have to hook up with someone and not get them pregnant and then they will accuse me of being the father of their baby? wow.

By Zoe Victoria on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

In reply to by Ornella

The breadcrumb button takes you to the last menu you were in so you don’t have to click into a bunch of things. For example if you wanted to interact with a classmate you’d go to school, than class, then that person, but then you could double tap the breadcrumb button and go right to that person’s options again without having to go through three or four menus. It works with all of the options as far as I’ve seen. It’s a really handy feature in my opinion.

By Ornella on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

In reply to by Zoe Victoria

wow. then I did the assets thing last and that's how I thought it took me there. so that's a faster way. nice.

By DMNagel on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

First off, it's free. Secondly, You can skip fiance status. The only downsides is that you don't get Prenuptial agreements and you may get into arguments with your parents. Some people like a challenge. I on the other hand, like to have options. No rings, no venues, no agreements, no hassle lol.

when I start a new life will test that out but if I'm not mistaken I thought they added more things to wedding planning. it would be nice if they did like choose an expensive or cheap cake, same for outfits and decorations. and what types of food. but I'm guessing that the cost would cover everything that our characters usually pay for.

By Ornella on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

In reply to by DMNagel

I don't mean the actual job of the wedding planner. I meant that if things had changed for when we plan our own weddings. I really have to hurry up and finish this life that I started a few weeks ago.

There are no changes at the moment where that is concerned, trust me I know from trying to do the Baby Mama challenge. Darn girls never wanted to elope.

By DMNagel on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

In reply to by Zoe Victoria

Just make sure they have low or 0 willpower and over 80 relationship. Works for me.

By treky fan on Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 16:39

How exactly does god mode work? Do you have to buy it every time like you do with the time machine?

By DMNagel on Sunday, August 23, 2020 - 16:39

Bitizens! This update adds an option to age up half a year at a time and overhauls a few important aspects of the game. A bunch of work had to get done to pave the way for your much anticipated Royalty Update. And rather than leave you hanging for an extra long time, we wanted to cut you an update now because, well, you are all fiends for BitLife updates. Admit it! Enjoy your fix, Bitizens, and let us know on our socials how you are liking the new features! Here's the full list of new things in this update: • Age up half a year at a time – turn it on in your settings to try it out! • Shared finances with your spouse: share your incomes, bank balances, expenses, and more! • Partner up with your husband or wife on those big ticket items, like houses and cars! • Lovers may now come with their own houses • Child support payments split between parents – see your monthly expenses for each child • Prenups, divorce settlements, and inheritance overhauled • A couple of weeks worth of critical backend work to prepare for future versions of BitLife • Almost all known bugs in the game have been cleared • Setting to disable NPC accessories • New textual content and life refinements, Version 1.40 • 145.6 MB

So aging up by half does that use the time machine? I saw the update but didn't get to play yet. will do a little later on. I'm happy they added shared income and child support.

You don't need the time machine for that, although there is a bug Where voice over again doesn't tell whether the setting is on or disabled. I have reported this, so we'll see if they will fix it. All it means is that you will now age up by six months and each year will have two turns for longer game play. You also can no longer use god mode on the money of your parents and spouses.

By Ornella on Sunday, August 23, 2020 - 16:39

I didn't really get to play much but I did earlier on today and I went in to settings and turned on aging up by half and when I did I aged up by a whole year. then I went back and tapped it and aged up again and I went up by another year. I don't know if that's still a bug but I can't tell if its on or off. I don't think I will use it. I just want to see how it works.

By Zoe Victoria on Sunday, August 23, 2020 - 16:39

In reply to by Ornella

That confused me too at first. What happens is that you age up one year from 0 years, but every year after that goes by half.

By Ornella on Sunday, August 23, 2020 - 16:39

In reply to by Zoe Victoria

that's why its confusing. if that's the case, say I'm one year old and I age up, the it should say that I'm 1 year old and not 2. I will play around with it some more. and I still don't know if when its on or off in settings. I know that was a bug but I did update my app when they patched it.

By Ornella on Sunday, August 23, 2020 - 16:39

Where did the breadcrumb button go? I'm not finding it. that was a handy button to get to things much faster. did they take it out of the game? I finally finished my life that I started a few months ago and that was a wild and crazy life. I lived up to 108 I think and I got in to lots of trouble in my 90's and up. it was kind of laughable. I was a famous writer and how I didn't play much I just let it drop and I got fired after some time and then I lived off my 15 million. My wife asked for a divorce and the settlement was that she got half of what I had but I still had my 15 million on me so don't know if that was a bug. Got in to a lot of car accidents and had to do a lot of plastic surgery. Now I'm living in vennizuela. I studied marketing at university and took up the job as a baker. its not paying a lot but I will see where it takes me. I asked my bboyfriend to elope but he refused. I think I have like 73 heirlooms now so getting close. I have an idea I want to send to them about adding girl scouts and boy scouts but in real life I've never had much experience with it. of course in my country it was called girl guides and cub scouts. Oh and when I was like 8 it said that my mother was suffering from diarrhea. Like what the hell can I do about that? Lol I have no money and still a kid at the time.

By Moopie Curran on Sunday, August 23, 2020 - 16:39

Hi,
I think the breadcrumb button has been relabelled to back, so if you see a button that says back, that's what it is. :)

By Ornella on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 16:39

Since they let us share assets now when we get married, how do I get my husband to pay half of the colledge money for our children because I checked my cash before I payed it and after I payed it, I had to pay the whole thing. I didn't have to pay less. Unless if both assets are combined together. I did not see a way to make my husband pay for half of our wedding either unless if that wasn't added yet.

By DMNagel on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 16:39

In reply to by Ornella

When you share assets, your cash will be added to the cash of your partner. That's all there is to it. So, if you marry someone with allot of cash and you have nothing, they will technically pay for everything since you are spending their cash LOL. When you buy a house, you can ask her for Permission or sometimes, she will ask you for permission to buy it. The same goes for cars. You can also choose to buy those things without her permission. I haven't done it yet, but I guess it will lead to conflict. Other than that, it's just your cash plus the cash of your partner. When I was 18, I quickly took a gig and earned $400. I then went onto the dating app and got myself a rich girlfriend. I quickly brought my relationship with her up to 80 and then we got eloped. As soon as I was married, I used her cash to pay for my college. Of course there wasn't an option to make her pay, but since I only had $400 it wasn't hard to figure out where the rest of the cash came from lol. When you have a crazy wife, She will buy houses and cars for you if you don't do it yourself. Sometimes she will ask your permission and sometimes she won't.

By DMNagel on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 16:39

Unfortunately, your partner doesn't help you pay for weddings. You will only get to share assets after the wedding. Otherwise, you're on your own.

By Ornella on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 16:39

My husband asked me for permission to buy a used car and I said no. So if that's the case for cars, it looks like if I buy a new car he will be using it to. I thought he would get a car for him self. I don't like when any of your family gets ill they keep telling you. like your niece is suffering from diarreah. I can't take them to the doctor that's for their parents to do. same with my husband when he was suffering from something I went to the relationships tab and didn't find a way for me to take him and why should I? he's still young and could go by him self. I did take my dad though. He was old and he died the next year. I have some very ungreatful children. I payed for their education and both were 3 and 4% appreciative and the next was 75%. I wasted money on my second kid though. I payed for his education and he died the next year. I'm still a baker and I cheated on my husband with my supervisor and he didn't know. Lol.

By Lindsay Cowell on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 16:39

I have never found that job and I am quite sick of what I do end up with because every life feels like it’s the same am I doing something wrong I thought it should be more exciting or do I keep performing activities and things until I run out of things to do I would appreciate any advice on how to play properly?

By Ornella on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 16:39

In reply to by Lindsay Cowell

There's no proper way of playing. just do things differently that's all. If you did something in 1 life try choosing something else in another life. There's a million and more ways to play this game. If your life is only coming out 1 way its because you keep making the same decisions for each life.

By DMNagel on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 16:39

In reply to by Lindsay Cowell

If you took nursing in a previous life, try music in the next. If you keep taking the same studies, it will be on you. The job recruiter also helps if you are indecisive.

By Ornella on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 16:39

I agree with what you said but when I worked at my first baker job I got fired because they said I'm always late. That's a stupid reason because how are we going to know if we go to work early or not. They should put in some valid reasons to fire people. For example if they fire us for being late then they should put something where we choose to either go to work early or late or take the day off. Now that would be a valid reason by the actions you choose. But if that's not in the game then I say that's a stupid reason for being fired. Did anyone ever got to keep their job by begging their supervisor to stay? Because I haven't got it up to now. I was so close to retiring and taking a pension and that happened. Anyway, my life is almost over. I'm in my early 100's now and still kind of going strong. My life had its ups and downs but it wasn't bad. I was married twice. In my second marriage my husband had a house. I sold mines and he got mad at me. He had a better house. I argued with him. We only stayed married for 3 years and then split. He had more money than me but in my divorce we had to share things half and half. He got back his house and I bought a tiny house because it was only me not that that would matter. My money was running low but the heirloom kind of saved me. I got Thomas Edison's lightbulb worth over 200k and I got over 400k for it so that wasn't bad. A billionaire bought it from me.

By DMNagel on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 16:39

In reply to by Ornella

I once got fired because I said back in my day too often. Sometimes they are just full of nonsense, However I believe this has a lot to do with their professionalism, their coolness and your own job performance. Just make sure that you work hard to get your job performance up to 100. If you just keep ageing up without working hard, your job performance will slowly go down and may cause you trouble. Now that I have God mode, I always edit my supervisors. I hate when I have to jump around from job to job.

By Ornella on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 16:39

In reply to by DMNagel

Sometimes I tap on work harder and then sometimes I just age up so I agree its my own fault. The thing that gets me is when you report someone to hr and they say they would look in to it makes me feel like they don't care and nothing never comes out of it. I started a new life yesterday but I'm only going to live off of youtube only doing bitlife videos. Lol.

You are absolutely right. When they say that, they truly don't care and you should also be careful when they say it. Your work performance will drop significantly. The same goes for school.

By Lindsay Cowell on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 16:39

My character has epilepsy and has just lost his job. Any advice on what to do? I have tried getting treatment and they always fail.