Homer, Bart and the rest of The Simpsons are set to invade your iOS devices.

A new free-to-play mobile game -- The Simpsons: Tapped Out -- for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch is due to hit Apple's iTunes Store in the next few weeks. The game from EA Mobile lets you direct Homer, the rest of the Simpsons and other Springfield residents in rebuilding the city as you see it.

"The premise is Homer accidentally causes a meltdown and wipes out Springfield and it is up to you as the player to rebuild it and help him find Marge, Bart and all the rest of Springfield characters," says Bernard Kim, Electronic Arts' senior vice president of global social and mobile publishing. "He is literally unlocking all these iconic and fantastic properties, as well as the characters that are associated with them."

The first character you unlock is Homer, who has to do some quests that "he doesn't really like to do, like cleaning up," Kim says. "The first character he unlocks is Lisa. Lisa actually likes to clean up and saving the environment. You are unlocking all these great characters as you play the game."

The game comes at an optimum time for the TV series, which celebrated its 500th episode last week. Simpsons creator Matt Groening and the series' writers and animators collaborated with EA Mobile in developing the content and the art.

While the game is free, players can spend real cash if they desire. "The primary currency is cash, but as Homer loves doughnuts the premium currency is actually donuts," Kim says. "You can unlock donuts by discovering them throughout Springfield and also doing quests, but you also can purchase donuts to help you accelerate your gameplay."