Lawgivers vs Democracy Simulator
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
Democracy Simulator
Lead a real country through economic challenges, political scandals, and elections. Manage budgets, enact policies, build coalitions, and campaign to win voter support. Navigate crises and opportunities to balance the budget and secure re-election.
- Manage national budget and tax rates
- Enact over 40 diverse policies
- Build political coalitions
- Campaign for voter outreach
- Experience dynamic economic simulation
- Face random crises and scandals
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Run a country, one decision at a time. Democracy Simulator puts you in charge of one of 19 real nations. Approve or reject the memos on your desk, set taxes and spending, pass laws through parliament and keep enough voters on your side to win the next election. 19 NATIONS, REAL POLITICS Sweden, Germany, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Spain, Italy, Poland, Greece, Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Pakistan. Each country has its own economy, currency, parliament, parties, leaders and problems. A LIVING PARLIAMENT Every law needs a majority. Build a coalition, meet your partners' demands and watch their patience. Appoint ministers, whip votes or strike a deal with the opposition. 2,000 CITIZENS, 19 VOTER GROUPS Socialists and capitalists, liberals and conservatives, the young and the retired, workers, parents, farmers, drivers and more. Every citizen belongs to several groups, so every decision pleases someone and angers someone else. CRISES THAT BUILD UP Housing crises, inflation spirals, smog, brain drain, strikes and more build up quietly, start, spread and only end with real work. Tap any problem to see what drives it and which laws help. AN ECONOMY THAT ANSWERS BACK Growth, jobs, prices, debt and your credit rating all react to your choices, shown in each country's own money. FACE THE VOTERS After 16 quarters the citizens vote. Seats come from real votes. Win a majority, form a coalition or lose power. Presidential countries go to a run-off. • 104 laws, each with winners and losers • Multi-stage crises: pandemics, scandals, strikes, recessions • Career mode with term limits and constitutional crises • Historical scenarios and achievements • English, Türkçe, Português, Español and Français • No ads. Three countries are free. Unlock all the others with one purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Democracy Simulator at Free against Lawgivers's $4.99. Democracy Simulator also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Lawgivers's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Democracy Simulator is free to download; Lawgivers costs $4.99 up front. Democracy Simulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lawgivers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lawgivers holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lawgivers has 363 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Lawgivers's written reviews are positive against 64% of Democracy Simulator's.
Lawgivers ships an update every 2 months, Democracy Simulator every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lawgivers | Democracy Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (363 ratings) — better | 3.7 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews — better | 64.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 363 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 289 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SomniumSoft LLC | Ahmet Omer Telli |
Customer experience
Lawgivers
Democracy Simulator
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
Democracy Simulator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lawgivers
No in-app purchases
Democracy Simulator
- Unlock All Countries$1.99
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