Lawgivers vs Election Sim
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lawgivers
Engage in a turn-based political simulation where you enter parliament to pass laws and rise to prominence. Manage lawmaker experience, popularity, and loyalty while navigating parliamentary votes and inter-party relations.
- Participate in parliamentary votes
- Approve or abolish laws
- Manage lawmaker attributes
- Engage in party relations
- Run for elections
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Lawgivers (formerly Laws of Civilization) is a turn-based politics game. Enter parliament and use democracy to approve important laws and rank among first countries in the world. ◉ Choose a party, promise actions to citizens and run for elections ◉ Approve or abolish laws with parliamentary votes ◉ Take care of lawmaker's experience, popularity and loyalty ◉ Corrupt concurrent politicians in order to win majority ◉ Build up relations with other parties and appoint the president PREMIUM edition includes: - 20 playable nations such as the US, UK, Russia, or South Korea - Over 140 ordinary and constitutional laws - Additional features like assassinations and money laundering - 43 science advances - no advertisement www.somniumsoft.com
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.
- Campaign finance management
- Promise-making mechanics
- Presidential election simulation
- Strategic decision-making
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Election Simulator, you need decide where you spend your money and what you promise people to win the presidency
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Election Sim at Free against Lawgivers's $4.99. Election Sim also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Lawgivers's advantage is ratings volume (363 vs 1) and review sentiment (87% vs 64%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Election Sim is free to download; Lawgivers costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Election Sim holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lawgivers has 363 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Lawgivers's written reviews are positive against 64% of Election Sim's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Lawgivers ships an update every 2 months, Election Sim every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lawgivers | Election Sim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (363 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews — better | 63.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 363 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #175 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 289 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SomniumSoft LLC | Alexandar Savich |
Customer experience
Lawgivers
Election Sim
Bugs and requests
Lawgivers
Reported bugs
3 issues- Saves get deleted after updates
- Freezing and crashes on some devices
- Inconsistent behavior of certain mechanics
Requested features
6 requests- Impeachment and no-confidence votes
- Coalitions and cabinet appointments
- Expanded foreign policy and diplomacy options
- Larger parliament sizes
- More detailed economic and budget systems
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- Customizable election systems and voting rules
Election Sim
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lawgivers
No in-app purchases
Election Sim
No in-app purchases
Questions
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