Hitladder: Rapper Simulator

From open mic to number one.

You're 18, with $1,000, a part-time job and a notebook of ideas. Hitladder is a text-based music career simulator: one week at a time, you write, record and release songs, play shows, sign a deal or stay independent, and climb the charts. Rapper or singer, seven genres, one career that is yours.

WRITE · RECORD · RELEASE

Write to what's hot, cut the demo in your bedroom or a top studio, and pick your moment. Release singles, EPs and albums. Rush your releases and your listeners tune out.

SIGN OR STAY INDIE

Majors bring radio and big playlists. Indie deals and going it alone keep more of your money. Every offer shows you the math before you sign, and every contract ends.

CHASE THE CHARTS

A Top 100 and a Top 25 for every genre, packed with 96 fictional rivals who release, rise and fall every week. To get on the chart, your streams have to beat theirs.

TOURS, FANS, TROUBLE

Open for a bigger act or headline your own tour. More than 80 events, from hecklers and sponsored posts to lawsuits and label drama. Every choice has a cost.

BUILT TO LAST

Your career is saved every week on your iPhone. No account, no server, no analytics, no ads. Close the app mid-week and pick up exactly where you left off.

HONEST MONEY

Hitladder is free to play. Hitladder Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks a sandbox start, up to five careers at once, poster colors and career stats. Cash packs are optional and can't buy fans: the charts only count organic listeners.

All artists, songs, labels, charts and awards in Hitladder are fictional. Any resemblance to real people or companies is coincidental.

Support: support@hitladder.com