Sublight Empire vs Number Thumper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sublight Empire
Experience a unique 4X space strategy game where actions and events unfold over years due to the speed of light limitations. Explore, colonize, and conquer star systems to achieve galactic dominance.
- Relativistic speed of light mechanics
- Real-time command propagation delays
- Explore and colonize star systems
- Defend and conquer colonies
- Classic 4X gameplay
- Galactic conquest objective
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Einstein's theory of relativity states that nothing is faster than light. This also applies to this game. Information is radio signals propagating at the speed of light. These radio signals transmit your commands and the events you receive. Spaceships move at a fraction of the speed of light. So it takes years for a command or a spaceship to reach its destination. When a battle takes place, you won't know about it until years later. Apart from this, it is a classic 4X game. In the beginning you rule a single star system and you are exploring and colonizing the surrounding systems. Later on you will meet your opponents and you will have to defend and conquer colonies. To win the game, you must conquer 2/3 of all stars.
Number Thumper
Test your reflexes and logic in this fast-paced tapping game. Find the quickest sequence to tap numbers according to specific rules, aiming to beat the clock. It's more than just simple tapping; it requires pattern recognition and strategic finger placement.
- Logic and pattern recognition
- Fast-paced tapping gameplay
- Beat the clock challenges
- Strategic finger placement
- Unique tapping rules
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Just simple tapping, right?? WRONG! Find the fastest tap order to beat the clock in this logic and pattern number game! Rules: • For each digit shown, tap with that many fingers. • Some digits are greater than 5. You can never tap with more than 5 fingers at once • You can tap with a fewer number of fingers but never more • Look for patterns to tap as quickly as possible
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sublight Empire at none against Number Thumper's 1. Number Thumper's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Number Thumper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sublight Empire asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sublight Empire against 5.0 for Number Thumper. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.
| Parameter | Sublight Empire | Number Thumper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Enrico Unger | GammaLateral LLC |
Customer experience
Sublight Empire
Number Thumper
In-app purchases
Sublight Empire
No in-app purchases
Number Thumper
- Remove Ads$1.99
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