
Some places are more popular than others. There are five different locations where one can move your stand. Stand upgrades allow more storage and customer capacity. Some reduce wait times, since customers can get impatient and leave. Lemonade Tycoon features many upgrades that are available at different prices. Ice always melts at the end of each day without refrigeration.

In order to start the day, players must have enough supplies to make one pitcher of lemonade.

Players can buy lemons, sugar, ice, and cups. In order to make lemonade, players have to buy supplies or stocks. Advertising increases the number of potential customers. Everyday one can pay an advertising fee of one's choice. Challenge mode had a 30-day limit to see how fast your stand can grow within the period of time. Career mode lets the player have a stand for as long as they want. It, of course, has multiple improvements over the original.Lemonade Tycoon includes two game modes Career and Challenge. The sequel, Lemonade Tycoon 2, is set in multiple locations in New York City and allows more than one stand. Each platform, however, is not limited in usability and functionality. Areas would be cut down so only a portion could be seen. They did not include as much information as the PC. Locations had a much bigger view and other versions had to deal with smaller screen.

The Windows version allows more details and info because of a larger screen. While Lemonade Tycoon is compatible with multiple platforms, the game differs slightly on each.

Lemonade Tycoon employs an innovative "Game-On" concept which allows users to transfer game saves from a Windows PC to a Palm handheld or Pocket PC and back again to continue. The packaged version included versions for PC, Mobile Phones, PocketPC, and Palm devices. To overcome some factors, such as long lines and stock, players can buy upgrades. The game includes changing weather and news, which the player must compensate for. Players establish a recipe, set prices, and sell lemonade in a variety of locations. With selling, players must manage many aspects of their business. The goal of Lemonade Tycoon is to sell lemonade and profit. The full game with no time restrictions can be purchased online. A free, limited version is available for online play at many sites. Lemonade Tycoon, previously released as Lemonade Inc., is a Shockwave-based game first released by Hexacto on September 13, 2003.
