Monetization
BitLife is free to download and free to play with ads. Its money comes from three places: a subscription, one-time unlocks, and ads.
Bitizenship is the subscription and the center of it all. It removes ads and unlocks Bitizen-only characters, features, and customization. God Mode is the other flagship purchase: it lets you edit your character and steer scenarios to the outcome you want. The two are often sold together.
Most of the game’s big content is premium. The special careers (acting, music, sports, and the rest) and the expansions (vampire, cult, casino, mafia, and more) are paid unlocks. You can buy them one at a time, grab the career modes together as Boss Mode, or get them through Bitizenship. On top of that there are bundles, a seasonal Battle Pass, and single-use items like the Time Machine, a Get Out of Jail Card, and the Golden series that guarantee a specific outcome.
The free tier runs on ads: banners, full-screen interstitials between actions, and rewarded ads you choose to watch for a boost. Bitizenship removes the first two. Prices are set by the app store and change over time, so they are not listed here; what each purchase unlocks is below.
Where a career or expansion has its own page, that page says what unlocks it. The full catalog:
Subscription & core unlocks
| Purchase | What it unlocks |
|---|---|
| Bitizenship | The subscription. Removes ads and unlocks Bitizen-only characters, features, and customization. The backbone of BitLife’s model. |
| God Mode | Full control over a life: edit your character’s stats, name, and country, and steer scenarios to the outcome you want. |
| Bitizenship + God Mode | The two flagship purchases bundled together. |
| Remove Ads | Strips banner and interstitial ads without the full Bitizenship subscription. |
| Boss Mode | Unlocks the premium special-career and business modes as a single bundle instead of buying each career separately. |
Special-career unlocks
| Purchase | What it unlocks |
|---|---|
| Actor | The acting career mode: auditions, films, TV, and awards. |
| Musician | The music career: bands, albums, tours, and labels. |
| Music Producer | Produce and scout artists as a music producer. |
| Pro Athlete | Play a professional sport across seasons and leagues. |
| Astronaut | Train, join a space agency, and fly missions. |
| Model | Runway, campaigns, and the agency ladder. |
| Politician | Run for office and climb to head of state. |
| Mafia | Join a crime family and rise to Godfather. |
| Drug Dealer | Cut product, run a cartel, and become a kingpin. |
| Street Hustler | Busk, panhandle, perform, and run scams. |
| Business | Found or acquire a company and manage an industry. |
Expansion packs
| Purchase | What it unlocks |
|---|---|
| Vampire | Turn, feed, take familiars, and join the vampire council. |
| Cult | Found or join a cult with doctrine, communes, and recruitment. |
| Fighter Mode | Fight Club: train, learn moves, and climb the league. |
| Casino | Own and run a casino with game rooms, amenities, and acts. |
| Zoo | Build habitats, house animals, and grow a zoo. |
| Racing | Tune a car and run cups and street races. |
| Secret Agent | Run a spy agency: missions, gadgets, and stealth. |
| Landlord | Buy properties, screen tenants, and collect rent. |
| Black Market | Deal in antiques, art, weapons, and forgeries. |
| Investor | Trade stocks and crypto with deeper investing tools. |
| Luxury Access | Islands, private jets, yachts, and secret societies. |
| Outdoor Lifestyle | Hiking, camping, fishing, and off-roading. |
Passes & vaults
| Purchase | What it unlocks |
|---|---|
| Battle Pass | A seasonal pass with tiered rewards (product com.candywriter.bitlife.premiumpass). |
| Challenge Vault | Access to past limited-time challenges. |
| Streak Saver | Protects a daily-play streak (product streaksaver). |
| Hollywood Star | A fame-focused premium unlock. |
Consumable items
| Purchase | What it unlocks |
|---|---|
| Time Machine | Rewind to a past year and replay from there. |
| Unlimited Time Machine | Use the Time Machine without a per-use cost. |
| Get Out of Jail Card | Walk out of prison instantly. |
| Assassin’s Blade | A weapon item for murders and missions. |
| Spiked Knuckles | A weapon item for fights and assaults. |
| Plastic Vampire Teeth | A vampire cosmetic/utility item. |
| Promiscuity Potion | Changes relationship/hookup behavior. |
| Santa’s Sack | A seasonal grab-bag of rewards. |
| Dab of Pixie Dust | A luck/outcome item. |
| Friendship Bracelet | Boosts a relationship. |
| Aura Ring | A cosmetic/utility ring item. |
Golden items
| Purchase | What it unlocks |
|---|---|
| Golden Passport | Guarantees your choice of country when you emigrate. |
| Golden Piggy Bank | A one-time cash boost. |
| Golden Diploma | Guarantees an education/graduation outcome. |
| Golden Resume | Improves job-application odds. |
| Golden Wrench | Fixes or upgrades a vehicle outcome. |
| Golden Pacifier | A parenting/child outcome item. |
| Golden Neko Statue | A luck charm. |
Bundles & themes
| Purchase | What it unlocks |
|---|---|
| Billionaire Bundle | A money-focused bundle. |
| Crime Bundle | Bundles the crime-focused packs and items. |
| Fame & Fortune Bundle | Bundles fame-focused content. |
| Party Animal Bundle | Bundles social/party content. |
| Starter Bundle | A discounted new-player bundle. |
| Birthday Bundle | A seasonal anniversary bundle. |
| Gold Theme | A premium gold app theme. |
Rewarded-ad boosts
| Stat | Boost scenarios |
|---|---|
| Happiness | 28 |
| Smarts | 25 |
| Health | 24 |
| Looks | 23 |
| Essence | 26 |
Watching a rewarded ad triggers a random one of these scenarios and raises the chosen stat. Essence is the vampire stat, so vampires get ad boosts too.
There are 126 boost scenarios across 5 stats. Rewarded ads are the free way to top up any stat without the gym, library, or spa.