Swarm Simulator vs Idle Superpowers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swarm Simulator
Evolve your insect colony from simple larvae to powerful hive minds in this 3D incremental idle clicker game. Conquer territory, sacrifice units for growth, and ascend to unlock new mutations and expand your swarm across the universe.
- Incremental idle clicker gameplay
- Endless progression and unit evolution
- Idle mode for offline growth
- Ascend system with new mutations
- All-new 3D graphics and units
- Elixir buffs and Golden Bug bonuses
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Over 2 MILLION PLAYERS! Swarm Simulator: Evolution brings the strategic, incremental, idle, clicker gameplay of the wildly successful web game into a new 3D world with dozens of new systems and extra features! Evolve your way from lowly larvae and drones to all-powerful hive Overminds and beyond in this idle masterpiece! Conquer territory with fearsome Stingers and Locusts to become a tycoon of unit production. Sacrifice smaller units for the greater good of the colony and Ascend over and over as you build your Swarm toward its ultimate goal of universe spanning conquest! == Swarm Simulator Features == Idle Clicker Gameplay • Endless progression - start with a few lowly units, evolve and hatch your way to unimaginable numbers. • Idle mode - the game will keep progressing whether it's open or not, take a break for a few hours and your Swarm will grow and grow! • Ascend your Swarm to start over on a new world but with powerful new Mutations. Evolution Upgrades • All new 3D graphics and new units, dozens of 3D bugs in a fully 3D world. • Elixirs give short term buffs to your Swarm, use a Rage elixir to capture more territory ... or a Warper elixir to speed up time itself! • Golden Bugs can be captured to give long-term bonuses to your Swarm. • Swarm Lord Invasions, the HFL, Carapace Shards, unlockable skins for your bugs and more! The classic text-based incremental game has been reborn in vibrant 3D. Download Swarm Simulator now and conquer EVERYTHING!
Idle Superpowers
Embark on a roguelike idle RPG adventure as a superhero with a vast array of unlockable, combinable superpowers. Experience unique runs with procedurally generated items and enemies, and overcome challenges that demand diverse playstyles.
- Unlock 99+ superpowers
- Combine superpowers for synergies
- Random power generation
- Procedural items and enemies
- Unlockable upgrades
- Challenging gameplay
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Idle Superpowers is a roguelike idle rpg where you are a superhero who can get multiple superpowers that are combinable and synergize with each other! - 99+ superpowers to unlock - random generation of powers ensures that each run plays different - combine superpowers to create overpowered synergies - procedural generated items and enemies - challenges to unlock new upgrades, which require different playstyles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Swarm Simulator at every 9 days against Idle Superpowers's every 2 months. Swarm Simulator also leads on ratings volume (2.7K vs 830) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Swarm Simulator sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Superpowers sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Swarm Simulator against 4.8 for Idle Superpowers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.7K and 830 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Swarm Simulator's written reviews are positive against 75% of Idle Superpowers's.
Swarm Simulator ships an update every 9 days, Idle Superpowers every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swarm Simulator | Idle Superpowers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.7K ratings) | 4.8 (830 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better | 74.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 830 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Iron Horse Games LLC | Lutz Schoenfelder |
Customer experience
Swarm Simulator
Idle Superpowers
User reviews
Swarm Simulator
From 2.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive
- 💡 Unique incremental mechanics
- 🔒 Minimal ads, not intrusive
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches in recent updates
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
Idle Superpowers
From 830 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Pretty good
- 👍 LOVE THIS!
- 👍 Never thought I'd be this invested
- 👍 Best Idle Game to Date
- 👍 my favorite mobile game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unskippable overlong ads
- 🐛 Weirdly fun, but very limited
- 🐛 Ads?
- 🐛 Used to be fun
- 🐛 Inventory management is bad
Bugs and requests
Swarm Simulator
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on launch
- Stuck on loading screen
- Incorrect display of resources and upgrades
- Issues with cloud save functionality
Requested features
4 requests- More content and updates
- Offline mode
- Customization options
- Improved progression and endgame
Idle Superpowers
Reported bugs
5 issues- Fix new bug please
- Money UI getting pixelated
- Latest update (notifications) is causing crashes
- Ok, so idk what I did but my game now crashes after about a minute of me being the game
- Pretty fun, but extreme flickering bar on bottom of 12 pro max prevents playing for extended amounts of time
Requested features
6 requests- Beta
- Give it a real chance
- Needs an update
- Updates
- An amazing game with no random adds. Literally No random Adds!
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- It can be improved
In-app purchases
Swarm Simulator
- Pouch of Crystals$4.99
- Elixir Mega Pack$4.99
- Swarm Supporter Pack$9.99
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- Bag of Crystals$9.99
- Crystalline King Pack$9.99
- Arcane Amplifier Pack$9.99
- Super Shards Pack$9.99
- Challenge Crusher Pack$9.99
- Barrel of Crystals$19.99
- Elixir Ultra Pack$24.99
- Storehouse of Crystals$49.99
Idle Superpowers
- 500 Gems$3.99
- No Ads$8.99
- Starter Pack$8.99
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- 1000 Gems + 100 Free$8.99
- 2000 Gems + 250 Free$17.99
- Hero Pack$35.99
- Superhero Pack$44.99
- 5000 Gems + 1500 Free$44.99
- 10K Gems + 5K Free!$89.99
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