Comparison

Zero vs MA 1

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Zero

Features
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Zero-Sum is a complex macro-economics card game for multiple players. Each player runs a country and sets financial priorities, which are then played out on a global stage with or against the other players. A valid macro-economics model underpins the game, driven by the card choices of the players. Players can also alter the economic model to suit their beliefs or preferences. Players can choose to go for a competitive win (financial trade balance), or a “Economic Fairness” win (those in power are responsible for providing opportunity for those less fortunate — low unemployment and low wealth gap), or an “Industry” win, or a “Standard of Living” win (low cost of living with high consumer spend). Is it possible to achieve more than one? Play to win or play cooperatively to see how long you can keep every country solvent.

About

MA 1

Lead any modern nation as its president in this geopolitical strategy game. Manage your country's economy, military, and diplomacy to expand your territory and prove your leadership. Make crucial decisions about laws, religion, and taxes to ensure your civilization's prosperity.

Highlights
  • Lead any modern state
  • Manage economy and military
  • Engage in diplomacy and trade
  • Enact laws and choose religion
  • Develop new technologies
  • Build military infrastructure
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Modern Age is a classic geopolitical, economic, and military strategy, where you have to appear in the role of the president of the modern state. Are you ready to become a president of Russia or the USA? Maybe Afghanistan will flourish under your rule? You can lead any modern state. Manage the state, explore new technologies, and expand your territory. Fight other countries and prove yourself as a wise president and successful military leader! Your civilization needs a strong leader! War System Annex states and kingdoms, send troops to capture resources. Build a fleet, prepare military units, buy or produce military equipment. Erect airfields, arsenals, barracks, and shipyards. Send spies and saboteurs. Ministries Manage the ministries. Make the life of your citizens better and safer. This will help you: the police, the security service, the Ministry of Health, Education, Defense, Infrastructure, etc. Diplomacy Sign non-aggression pacts, trade agreements, build embassies. Participate in UN work, put forward resolutions. Laws and Religion Make laws depending on the chosen path of civilization development. Choose the official religion of your state. Production and Trade Produce food and raw materials for the manufacture of goods. Get resources. Trade with other states. Taxes Will you bet on production or high taxes? What is your strategy? And much more awaits you in the most epic game in the genre of military strategies for mobile devices! Are you ready to become a president? Which path do you choose? Will you become a dictator or a mild president? Your choice and your strategy will be the key to the success and prosperity of the country and the whole civilization. You can play the game without access to the Internet. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Zero4 screens
MA 14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zero at none against MA 1's 21. Zero also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MA 1 sells 21 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Zero asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zero ships an update every 2 days, MA 1 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Zero versus MA 1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZeroMA 1
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (822 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—48.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—822 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB625 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperIdeateGamesOXIWYLE LLC

Bugs and requests

Zero

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MA 1

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes after exiting and trying to reopen
  • Freezing and black screen issues on certain devices
  • Negative resource values and other data inconsistencies
  • Inability to save progress or restore purchases

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more countries and political systems
  • Improve user interface and accessibility
  • Introduce multiplayer and alliance features
  • Expand event system and historical scenarios

In-app purchases

None

Zero

No in-app purchases

21 purchases

MA 1

Subscriptions1
  • 7-Day Subscription7 Days trial$0.997 Days
One-time20
  • +500 000 gold$0.99
  • 600 crystals$0.99
  • Nuclear program$0.99
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  • Premium$0.99
  • Disable ads$0.99
  • Head of construction$0.99
  • Pack$0.99
  • Liberalism$0.99
  • Accelerated Time$0.99
  • +1 000 000 gold$1.99
  • Nuclear program$1.99
  • +10 000 gold per day$2.99
  • +5 000 000 gold$4.99
  • 3 940 crystals$4.99
  • Easy start for any state$4.99
  • +10 000 000 gold$7.99
  • Presidential set$9.99
  • Gem Madness$9.99
  • 8 250 crystals$9.99
  • +50 000 gold per day$9.99

Questions

Is Zero free?
Zero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MA 1 free?
MA 1 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zero or MA 1 have ads?
MA 1 shows ads; Zero does not.
Which is updated more often, Zero or MA 1?
Zero ships an update every 2 days, and MA 1 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Zero was updated on October 14, 2026 and MA 1 on October 21, 2026.

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