Lapse vs Crying Suns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lapse
Lead a nation through a post-apocalyptic future by making critical decisions. Swipe left or right to shape your nation's destiny amidst wars, illness, and famine. Every choice impacts your path to victory or ruin in a world of mystery and betrayal.
- Nation leadership simulation
- Post-apocalyptic setting
- Swipe-based decision making
- Branching narrative choices
- Resource management challenges
- Unraveling mysteries
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Lead an entire nation to salvation – or destruction – in a post-apocalyptic world set beyond the year 2075. With a simple swap of your finger, left or right, you’ll be able to decide of this Nation’s destiny, taking hard decision about different quests and problems, that will be brought to your presidential attention. Be careful though: leading has never been easy and it will be even more challenging in a similar world. Something mysterious has thrown the whole future humanity in a deep confusion, causing a continuous stream of events as wars, illness, famine. No one seems to recall what started this all, no one seems to know anything about the odd events that keeps involving the planet, no one can explain why you seem to rise every time someone tries to keep you down. So be careful, and think long and hard each and every decision, because nothing happens by chance. Every single event might help you reach your final victory, but at the same time it could be the reason of your failure. Who will be your friend, and who will be your enemy? Hard to say in such a complex world filled with betrayals, aliens, bionic beings and ancient myths. What’s done is done, and you can just play your cards as well as you can in this inevitable race against time.
Crying Suns
Command a space fleet in a tactical rogue-lite inspired by classic sci-fi. Explore a procedurally generated universe, engage in strategic ship battles, and uncover a deep storyline across six chapters. Experience a rich narrative and atmospheric gameplay designed for mobile.
- Procedurally-generated space exploration
- Tactical battleship and squadron fleet combat
- Over 300 story events
- Deep, 6-chapter storyline
- Mobile-optimized interface
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When FTL meets Foundation and Dune: Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well. Main Features: - Space exploration in a procedurally-generated universe - Tactical fights between battleships and their squadron fleets - More than 300 possible story events - A deep and dramatic storyline structured in 6 chapters - A dark and disturbing atmosphere inspired by our favorite S-F universes (Foundation, Dune, Battlestar Galactica) First released on PC and Mac, the indie hit Crying Suns was carefully redesigned for mobile and tablets, including a revamped interface and intuitive touchscreen interactions. Pay once to get the full Crying Suns experience! No ads, no F2P mechanics! All future updates included. Supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese If you encounter any problem, please contact us at contact@cryingsuns.com with as much information as possible on the issue.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lapse at $0.99 against Crying Suns's $8.99. Lapse also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 73%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Crying Suns's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 428). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Lapse costs $0.99 and Crying Suns $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Lapse against 4.8 for Crying Suns. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crying Suns has 2.2K ratings behind it against 428, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of Lapse's written reviews are positive against 73% of Crying Suns's.
Lapse ships an update every 2 months, Crying Suns monthly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Lapse | Crying Suns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $8.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (428 ratings) — better | 4.8 (2.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.0% of reviews — better | 72.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 428 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #140 | #58 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 1014 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Stefano Cornago | Alternative Shift |
Customer experience
Lapse
Crying Suns
User reviews
Lapse
From 428 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent game
- 🚀 Great time killer
- 👍 Great story
- 👍 Interesting and fun
- 👍 Challenging but rewarding
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs or glitches
- 🔋 Can be repetitive at times
Crying Suns
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun gameplay
- 🌟 Amazing atmosphere and story
- 👍 Engaging combat system
- 💎 Great value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Small text and UI elements
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay and missions
Bugs and requests
Lapse
Reported bugs
2 issues- Oracle sometimes predicts wrong outcomes
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
2 requests- More diverse cards and gameplay variety
- Optimization and performance improvements
Crying Suns
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes when using certain ship abilities
- Crashes during end-of-chapter cutscenes
- Progression-blocking bugs preventing access to new content
- Inability to progress past specific story points due to crashes
Requested features
4 requests- Zoom functionality for combat screen
- Ability to play own music during gameplay
- Endless mode or sandbox option
- Improved tutorial to explain key mechanics
In-app purchases
Lapse
No in-app purchases
Crying Suns
No in-app purchases









