Comparison

System Lords vs Idle Space Industry

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

Head to head
About

System Lords

Engage in a unique galactic strategy game where you rule planets as a god. Explore a vast network of planets, utilize unique gate addresses, and command fleets or armies to expand your dominion. Form alliances, strategize battles, and communicate with fellow players in this immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Strategic planet ruling
  • Galactic gate network exploration
  • Ship and army combat
  • Alliance creation and management
  • In-game chat and messaging
  • Integrated game guide
Features
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System Lords is a Stargate SG-1 inspired online strategy game set in a massive living galaxy filled with Stargates, planets, ships, war, civilizations, and adventure. This is not just a flat map. System Lords takes place inside a real spiral galaxy that slowly expands over time, revealing new stars, new planets, and new opportunities for conquest. As the galaxy grows, so does the fight for power. Every planet has its own unique gate address. Use ships to travel across space, or strike through the massive gate network that connects planet after planet. Build your empire, command your worlds, expand your reach, and decide how you want to rule. Choose from 8 playable races: Goa’uld, Asgard, Tau’ri, Serrakin, Furling, Renegade, Oranian, and Ohne. Shape your empire further with 8 unique personalities: Merchant, Conqueror, Tactician, Scientist, Navigator, Infiltrator, Architect, and Psychopath. Your race and personality help define how you build, fight, expand, and survive. Interact with over 20 different civilizations as you explore, conquer, trade, raid, and fight for control. Every civilization adds more life, conflict, and opportunity to the galaxy around you. Research and learn advanced technologies to strengthen your empire. Improve your planets, unlock new advantages, enhance your military, boost your economy, and push your civilization beyond its limits. The right technology can change the outcome of a war before the first attack is launched. Develop your planets, gather resources, build defenses, raise armies, launch attacks, and prepare for enemies who are doing the same. A strong empire is built by planning, timing, power, and the will to dominate. System Lords has no pay wall and no building timers holding back your empire. Your progress is driven by strategy, activity, planning, alliances, war, and the choices you make as a ruler. This is not a simple tap-and-wait game. System Lords is built around deep strategy, long-term planning, and the freedom to play your way. Grow your planets, strengthen your economy, build your military, explore new worlds, join alliances, make enemies, betray rivals, raid planets, and fight for control of the galaxy. Join powerful alliances, or stand alone as a feared ruler. Make friends, make enemies, break trust, defend your worlds, and strike when your rivals least expect it. In System Lords, diplomacy can be as dangerous as war. System Lords is designed around one core idea: You are a GOD, and no one should rule over you. Take on that personality when you play. Command your people. Control your planets. Expand your power. Destroy those who threaten your rule. Every planet under your command is part of your empire, and every enemy is another obstacle between you and total domination. Choose your race. Choose your personality. Choose your strategy. Choose your allies. Choose your enemies. Choose how far you are willing to go. Enter the gate network. Claim your worlds. Build your empire. Become the System Lord you were meant to be.

About

Idle Space Industry

Build an intergalactic mining empire by establishing trade routes, gathering resources, and researching advancements. Conquer space, manage your fleet, and exploit new planets to become the ultimate space tycoon. Contribute to a shared Galactic Tithe for bonuses and upgrades.

Highlights
  • Establish trade routes
  • Gather and manage resources
  • Craft and research advancements
  • Build and upgrade mothership
  • Discover and exploit new planets
  • Contribute to Galactic Tithe
Features
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Make trade routes, gather resources, craft and research! Conquer space & get rich with your intergalactic mining empire! Use strategy to decide which planets to develop, which ships to build and where to deploy them, and which advancements to research. Spend resources to unlock upgrades, build up your mothership, and discover new planets to exploit. Contribute resources to the Galactic Tithe and help all players earn bonuses! Earn credits for your contributions and spend those on powerful upgrades, or exchange credits for even more resources! Build, expand and dominate as the best space miner in the universe. Be the space tycoon you always knew you could be.

Screenshots

System Lords4 screens
Idle Space Industry4 screens

Verdict

The call

System Lords and Idle Space Industry both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 57% of System Lords's written reviews are positive against 33% of Idle Space Industry's. Idle Space Industry's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. System Lords sells 25 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Space Industry sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for System Lords against 4.3 for Idle Space Industry. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of System Lords's written reviews are positive against 33% of Idle Space Industry's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

System Lords ships an update every 2 days, Idle Space Industry every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
System Lords versus Idle Space Industry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSystem LordsIdle Space Industry
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (35 ratings)4.3 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size652 MB139 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJohn SteuberWaffleStack Studio LLC

Customer experience

System Lords

All ratings35 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative39.3%

Idle Space Industry

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

25 purchases

System Lords

One-time25
  • Protection$4.99
  • Destroy Buildings$4.99
  • Naqahdah Lovers$4.99
Show 22 more
  • Little Booster$4.99
  • Abandon Location$4.99
  • Naqahdah 5$4.99
  • Character Change$9.99
  • Naqahdah 10$9.99
  • Premium$9.99
  • Endurance$9.99
  • Operativeness$9.99
  • Builders Pack$9.99
  • Weekly Booster$14.99
  • Soldiers Production Boost$14.99
  • Birth Rate Boost$14.99
  • Resources Production Boost$14.99
  • Naqahdah Production Boost$19.99
  • Super Booster$19.99
  • Mega Booster$39.99
  • Holiday Sale$39.99
  • Naqahdah 80$79.99
  • Liquid Heavy Naqahdah 80$79.99
  • Naqahdah Cravers$79.99
  • Resource Collection$79.99
  • Elite Supporter$99.99
14 purchases

Idle Space Industry

One-time14
  • Starter Pack$7.99
  • 500 Gems$9.99
  • Starter Pack$9.99
Show 11 more
  • Remove All Ads$9.99
  • Get 225 Gems$9.99
  • 800 Gems$14.99
  • Pro Pack$14.99
  • New Player Sale$14.99
  • 500 Gems$14.99
  • 1400 Gems$19.99
  • Pro Pack$19.99
  • 800 Gems$19.99
  • 1400 Gems$29.99
  • 3000 Gems$49.99

Questions

Is System Lords free?
System Lords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Space Industry free?
Idle Space Industry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, System Lords or Idle Space Industry?
Idle Space Industry is rated higher. System Lords averages 4.1 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Idle Space Industry averages 4.3 from 20 ratings.
Do System Lords or Idle Space Industry have ads?
Both System Lords and Idle Space Industry show ads.
Which is updated more often, System Lords or Idle Space Industry?
System Lords ships an update every 2 days, and Idle Space Industry every 3 days. Most recently, System Lords was updated on October 24, 2026 and Idle Space Industry on October 24, 2026.

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