Comparison

Democratic Socialism Simulator vs Democracy Simulator

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

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About

Democratic Socialism Simulator

Simulate leading a political revolution as the first socialist president of the United States. Make radical reforms, transform the economy, and tackle pressing issues while managing voter approval and government finances. Navigate complex choices and unexpected challenges.

Highlights
  • Enact radical reforms
  • Tax the rich
  • Transform the economy
  • Hundreds of policy choices
  • Randomly generated scenarios
  • Multiple endings
  • Dating app/Reigns-inspired interface
Features
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The Democratic Socialism Simulator lets you play as the first socialist president of the United States! Enact radical reforms, tax the rich, transform the economy, tackle the most pressing issues without alienating voters or bankrupting the government. But beware: the ruling class won't give up its power easily. Even your closest allies may turn on you. *Hundreds of choices based on existing policy proposals *Randomly generated scenarios and multiple endings *Room for different play styles, ideologies, and strategies *A cast of extremely opinionated anthropomorphic animals The Democratic Socialism Simulator is a single player game that borrows its interface from the dating app Tinder and the popular game series Reigns. A single game typically last about 20-30 minutes.

About

Democracy Simulator

Lead a nation by making critical decisions on taxes, laws, and spending. Manage a living parliament, appease diverse voter groups, and navigate complex economic and social crises to win elections and maintain power.

Highlights
  • Lead 19 real nations
  • Manage a living parliament
  • Appease 19 voter groups
  • Navigate multi-stage crises
  • Manage national economy
  • Win elections
  • Career mode with term limits
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Democratic Socialism Simulator4 screens
Democracy Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Democratic Socialism Simulator at none against Democracy Simulator's 1. Democratic Socialism Simulator also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 28). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Democracy Simulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Democratic Socialism Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Democratic Socialism Simulator holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Democratic Socialism Simulator has 1.5K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Democratic Socialism Simulator's written reviews are positive against 62% of Democracy Simulator's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Democratic Socialism Simulator versus Democracy Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDemocratic Socialism SimulatorDemocracy Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (1.5K ratings) — better3.5 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews — better62.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better28
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size543 MB10 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPAOLO PEDERCINIAhmet Omer Telli

Customer experience

Democratic Socialism Simulator

All ratings1,461 ratings
Positive71.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative22.9%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral11.1%
Negative25.4%

Democracy Simulator

All ratings28 ratings
Positive60.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral17.2%
Negative20.7%

Bugs and requests

Democratic Socialism Simulator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Screen orientation issues
  • Inconsistent event outcomes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to play as different political parties
  • More in-depth policy options and consequences
  • Expanded gameplay with additional terms/elections
  • Save/progress feature
  • More varied events and outcomes
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  • Achievements or scoring system

Democracy Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Democratic Socialism Simulator

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Democracy Simulator

One-time1
  • Unlock All Countries$1.99

Questions

Is Democratic Socialism Simulator free?
Democratic Socialism Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Democracy Simulator free?
Democracy Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Democratic Socialism Simulator or Democracy Simulator?
Democratic Socialism Simulator is rated higher. Democratic Socialism Simulator averages 3.9 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Democracy Simulator averages 3.5 from 28 ratings.
Do Democratic Socialism Simulator or Democracy Simulator have ads?
Neither Democratic Socialism Simulator nor Democracy Simulator shows ads.

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