Spirit Guide vs Gaia Project
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spirit Guide
This app enhances the board game experience by tracking game elements, providing information on spirits and adversaries, and managing game logs. It offers features like a setup guide, randomizer, and scoring calculator, with cloud backup for game logs.
- Energy/Element Trackers
- Spirit, Scenario, Adversary Info
- Achievement Tracker
- Win/Loss Tracking
- Setup Guide
- Randomizer
- Game Log with Cloud Backup
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Spirit Guide is an all-inclusive companion app for the board game Spirit Island. Features: • Energy / Element Trackers • Notifications when innate abilities can be performed • Information on all released spirits, scenarios and adversaries • Achievement tracker to increase replayability • Win / Loss tracking by spirit, scenario or adversary • Setup guide to help new players with setting up the game • Quick access to the official FAQ page within the app • Randomizer that will select random spirits, scenario and/or adversary for multiple player counts • Scoring calculator • Allows for selecting which expansions you currently possess and automatically adjusts the available spirits, scenarios and adversaries. • Ability to track multiple spirits. • Game Log which allows you to fill out of a form that will allow you to say with spirits, scenario, adversary, number of players, etc. was used in a single game, score it, put a date on it, and save it to your device. • The ability for your game log to be uploaded to the cloud for easy backup and to make game logs viewable from the web. • The ability to unlocked elements from your spirit track so resetting the elements will take that into consideration. All copyrighted assets are owned by Greater Than Games.
Gaia Project
Embark on a strategic journey to colonize the galaxy by mastering terraforming. Each of the 14 unique factions has distinct environmental needs, driving the need to adapt planets for survival. This is the official digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game.
- 14 unique factions
- Peaceful galactic colonization
- Terraforming mechanics
- Adaptable environmental needs
- Official digital board game adaptation
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In Gaia Project, each player controls one of 14 factions striving to peacefully colonize the Terra Mystica galaxy. Each faction has different environmental needs to survive on a planet. These needs have led the factions to master terraforming, enabling them to make different planet types habitable for themselves. This is the official digital version of the board game Gaia Project by Feuerland Verlag. Minimum RAM: 3 GB Recommended RAM: 4 GB Gaia Project is a graphics-heavy board game with advanced AI opponents. Your gameplay speed and AI strength may be limited with older devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Spirit Guide at Free against Gaia Project's $9.99. Spirit Guide also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Gaia Project's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). On ads 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
Spirit Guide is free to download; Gaia Project costs $9.99 up front. Spirit Guide sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Gaia Project asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spirit Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 145 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Spirit Guide's written reviews are positive against 59% of Gaia Project's.
Spirit Guide ships an update every 5 days, Gaia Project monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spirit Guide | Gaia Project |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (145 ratings) — better | 4.0 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better | 59.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 145 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #200 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 371 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nerd Room Software LLC | DIGIDICED |
Customer experience
Spirit Guide
Gaia Project
In-app purchases
Spirit Guide
- Nice Contribution$0.99
- Good Contribution$2.99
- Jagged Earth DLC$2.99
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- Horizons of Spirit Island DLC$2.99
- Nature Incarnate DLC$2.99
- Great Contribution$4.99
Gaia Project
No in-app purchases
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