Sublight Empire vs PocketCiv
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.
PocketCiv
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PocketCiv is a single-player strategy game of building civilizations. Use Tribes to expand your civilization, create Cities, buy Advances, build Wonders and send Expeditions, while preparing for the devastation that random events will bring. Only with careful planning and a little luck will your empire stand the test of time. - 15 Scenarios with unique rules and conditions - 17 destructive event types to survive - 50 upgrades to empower your civilization - 10 Wonders to bring glory to your empire - Standard game mode with randomly generated starting conditions for endless replayability - A complete, interactive tutorial to help you master the game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sublight Empire at Free against PocketCiv's $9.99. PocketCiv's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Sublight Empire is free to download; PocketCiv costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Sublight Empire | PocketCiv |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 360 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Enrico Unger | Baby Marsupial Creations LLC |
In-app purchases
Sublight Empire
No in-app purchases
PocketCiv
No in-app purchases









