Comparison

X vs Ideology Rush

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

X

Lead an alien invasion force to conquer Earth in this challenging strategy game. Utilize unique alien species and over fifty invasion tactics, evolving your army as you fight against humanity's defenses. Experience a galactic war where only the most strategic players can achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Alien invasion strategy
  • Ten alien species to command
  • Over fifty strategic invasion variants
  • Extensive upgrade trees
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Galactic war simulation
Features
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X-Core. Galactic Plague is a really challenging strategy for iOs Take side of alien invaders and attack earthlings with the game mechanics like in plague or pandemic. Only 10% of players may boast of complete levels. Test yourself. Fight against earthlings. X-Core. Galactic Plague is a real war. A space war depicting a clash of alien civilizations and earthlings. There have always been wars, but this war you will never forget. Like the plague, galaxy invaders will attack the earth and leave only a fallout wasteland after them. Aliens are attacking as never before! Pathetic earthlings can’t avoid the invasion. So they have to prepare their primitive weapons, missiles, tanks – everything that can help them survive this clash. Ten alien species are available to you: -Greys -Repriloids -Insectoids -Egyptian gods -Psychotrons -Biomorphes -Energy beings -Machines -Galaxy Council -USSR – United Space Socialistic Republics More than fifty strategic variants to invade the earth are available to you. Big upgrade trees enable you to evolve in the middle of your invasion company. Aliens vs. Earthlings – a banal theme for any movie, game, whether strategy or action. A banal theme turned upside down that will make you feel as a leader of an alien invasion army. It’s up to you how to proceed. Forward, my space general! Lead your army to victory! Be the plague, be the epidemic, evolve, kill, conquer! Support X-CORE: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xcore.galactic.plague/ Google+ https://plus.google.com/communities/118131895337046348904 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/xcore_galactic_plague_official/

About

Ideology Rush

Lead a secret organization to global domination through propaganda, political action, and financial manipulation. This strategy game simulates world conquest, allowing you to spread one of eight fictional ideologies. Will you achieve world revolution or evolution before global powers unite against you?

Highlights
  • Secret organization leadership
  • Propaganda and political action
  • Financial flow redirection
  • World conquest simulation
  • 8 fictional political ideologies
  • Unique ideology upgrades and mechanics
Features
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Lead a secret organization and subjugate the entire society, using propaganda, sound political action and redirecting financial flows! Will you be able to conquer the world? Will you have time before the World Community unites against you? Ideology Rush is both an exciting strategy and a realistic simulation of the world. Choose the country where everything begins (but be reasonable, Illuminati!) and begin to conquer the planet. The Eye of Providence will channel power directly into your hands, and your political ideology will penetrate the minds of every member of the human race. The world community will react to your expansion until tension reaches the extreme and war breaks out. Don't let this happen, Supreme Leader, spread your ideology quickly like the plague! The game features 8 fictional political ideologies: Communism, Capitalism, Imperialism, Anarchy, Libertarianism, Ecologism, Militarism, Pacifism. Each ideology has unique upgrades, game mechanics, and expansion features. You can become president of the entire world, making a world revolution... Or evolution? It's up to you to decide! Play as the crazy politician or the secretive ruler of the world in Ideology Rush.

Screenshots

X3 screens
Ideology Rush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ideology Rush at 4.5 against X's 3.6. Ideology Rush also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 65). X's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (56% vs 33%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. X sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and Ideology Rush sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ideology Rush holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ideology Rush has 1.8K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of X's written reviews are positive against 33% of Ideology Rush's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

X ships an update every 17 months, Ideology Rush monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
X versus Ideology Rush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXIdeology Rush
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (65 ratings)4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.7% of reviews — better32.8% of reviews
Number of ratings651.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB213 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMikhail VladimirovichPLUS GAMES

Customer experience

X

All ratings65 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral9.2%
Negative29.2%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive55.7%
Neutral11.4%
Negative32.9%

Ideology Rush

All ratings1,765 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive32.8%
Neutral15.6%
Negative51.6%

User reviews

X

From 65 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Great time killer
  • 👍 Interesting concept
  • 👍 Good music
  • 👍 Can be played offline

Room to improve

  • ⚖️ Extremely difficult on easy
  • ⚖️ Unbalanced gameplay
  • ⚖️ Paywalls for progression
  • ⚖️ In-game purchases not working
  • ⚖️ Frustrating difficulty spikes

Ideology Rush

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Interesting concept
  • 🚀 Challenging gameplay
  • 💡 Exposes users to different ideologies

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🕰️ Slow money generation
  • ⚠️ Reaction bar increases too quickly
  • 💰 Paywall for additional content

Bugs and requests

X

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • In-game purchases not working
  • Buy button unresponsive
  • Game crashes and restarts progress
  • Egyptian Gods race not working
  • Scripture for mobility not infecting new countries
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  • Awareness skyrockets too quickly
  • Secret weapon progress speed inconsistent
  • Bug with negative 'free' population after wiping out a nation
  • Island nations unconquerable after 90% world conquest
  • Bug where island remains unconquered
  • Game glitches and crashes
  • Screen doesn't fit correctly
  • X-comp turned into action
  • Game freezes on login screen
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Purchased crystals not received
  • Secret weapon research time changes drastically

Requested features

13 requests
  • Fix in-game purchase issues
  • Add more characters/races
  • Add new gimmicks
  • Make game easier
  • More crystal ads
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  • Add multiplayer
  • Add hints for players
  • Option to remove/minimize news
  • Add UFO designation system for unreachable areas
  • Option to repurchase upgrades
  • Optimize screen for iPhone X
  • Add daily crystal bonus
  • Make game cost money upfront instead of paywalls

Ideology Rush

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect country/region labeling
  • Numeric values resetting to zero
  • Memory leaks
  • Inability to click 'continue' button

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved tutorial and in-game explanations
  • Better balance between ideologies
  • More detailed map information
  • Ability to progress without beating previous ideologies on hardcore

In-app purchases

16 purchases

X

One-time16
  • crystal_1$0.99
  • 2000+100 crystals$1.99
  • 3000+250 crystals$2.99
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  • USSR$3.99
  • 4000+450 crystals$3.99
  • Reptilians$3.99
  • Insectoids$3.99
  • Egypt gods$3.99
  • Machines$3.99
  • Galactic Council$3.99
  • Energy Beings$3.99
  • Psychotrons$3.99
  • Biomorphs$3.99
  • 6000+1000 crystals$5.99
  • 7000+1350 crystals$6.99
  • 9000+2200 crystals$8.99
16 purchases

Ideology Rush

One-time16
  • Investments x3$0.99
  • Bribe x3$0.99
  • Investments x10$1.99
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  • Bribe x10$1.99
  • Threat x10$1.99
  • No Ads$1.99
  • Viral PR x10$1.99
  • Communism$3.99
  • Militarism$3.99
  • Consumerism$3.99
  • Anarchism$3.99
  • Imperialism$3.99
  • Genius Pack$4.99
  • All ideologies$6.99
  • Creator Mode$10.99
  • Illuminati Set$18.99

Questions

Is X free?
X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ideology Rush free?
Ideology Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, X or Ideology Rush?
Ideology Rush is rated higher. X averages 3.6 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while Ideology Rush averages 4.5 from 1.8K ratings.
Do X or Ideology Rush have ads?
Ideology Rush shows ads; X does not.
Which is updated more often, X or Ideology Rush?
X ships an update every 17 months, and Ideology Rush monthly. Most recently, X was updated on October 26, 2026 and Ideology Rush on October 27, 2026.

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