Comparison

Rigged vs Election Sim

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

Head to head
About

Rigged

Engage in a politically-themed puzzle strategy game where you manipulate congressional districts across the United States to favor your chosen party. Explore multiple winning strategies and discover how easy it is to influence election outcomes.

Highlights
  • Choose your political party
  • Rig all 50 US states
  • Challenging puzzles with multiple solutions
  • Infinite retries and map resets
  • Strategy-based gameplay
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Turn the polls in your favor with the politically-themed puzzle game, Rigged! Take sides as a Democrat or Republican in this strategy challenge, designed in collaboration with Fusion. It’s your job to move around the United States, changing congressional districts to give your party the upper hand. Rigged is a fun and entertaining game that demonstrates how political parties change districts within states to give themselves an advantage. This process, known as “gerrymandering”, has a significant impact on the United States political system. As you expand and reshape districts throughout America, you will discover there is more than one way to win. Test different strategies and discover just how easy it is to exploit the system. We’re putting YOU in charge of it all, so start rigging elections today! KEY FEATURES ▸CHOOSE YOUR PARTY! Republican or Democrat? Pick your preference! ▸RIG ALL 50 STATES! The full game includes 50 levels - one for each state in the USA! ▸CHALLENGING PUZZLES! Levels have multiple solutions. Find the optimal strategy! ▸INFINITE RETRIES! Make a mistake? Can’t finish a level? Don’t worry! Reset a map at any time!

About

Election Sim

Engage in a presidential race by strategically allocating funds and making campaign promises. Navigate the political landscape to secure victory and win the presidency.

Highlights
  • Campaign finance management
  • Promise-making mechanics
  • Presidential election simulation
  • Strategic decision-making
Features
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Election Simulator, you need decide where you spend your money and what you promise people to win the presidency

Screenshots

Rigged4 screens
Election Sim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Election Sim at 3.6 against Rigged's 2.7. Election Sim also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Rigged's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Rigged sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Election Sim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Election Sim holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Rigged's written reviews are positive against 70% of Election Sim's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rigged ships an update monthly, Election Sim every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rigged versus Election Sim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiggedElection Sim
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (12 ratings)3.6 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better7
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB103 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHitcents.com, Inc.Alexandar Savich

Customer experience

Rigged

All ratings12 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative58.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Election Sim

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rigged

One-time1
  • Rigged - All Levels/No Ads$0.99
None

Election Sim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rigged free?
Rigged is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Election Sim free?
Election Sim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rigged or Election Sim?
Election Sim is rated higher. Rigged averages 2.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Election Sim averages 3.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Rigged or Election Sim have ads?
Neither Rigged nor Election Sim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rigged or Election Sim?
Rigged ships an update monthly, and Election Sim every 4 days. Most recently, Rigged was updated on October 2, 2026 and Election Sim on October 3, 2026.

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