Maracaibo Digital vs Gaia Project
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maracaibo Digital
Embark on a swashbuckling adventure across the Caribbean. Upgrade your ship, complete quests, and battle opponents. Strategize with hundreds of unique cards on a dynamic board that changes each round.
- Interactive tutorial
- Solo play against Automa
- Pass and play multiplayer
- Campaign Mode with permanent changes
- Includes 'La Armada' expansion cards
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Play as an adventurer and sail around the Caribbean! Upgrade your ship, complete quests, and engage in combat. Every card you buy will unlock new abilities and bonuses to outwit your opponents. The board changes every round, and your strategy will have to keep up. Will you play slowly, buying as many cards as you can? Or will you race to the final space to catch your opponents by surprise? ABOUT THE GAME • Ranked in the Top 50 board games of all time • Easy to start playing, difficult to master • Strategize around hundreds of unique cards • Play on a board that changes every game FEATURES • Learn the game's rules with an interactive tutorial • Play solo against the Automa at 5 levels of difficulty • Pass and play for 2 to 4 players on the same device • Uncover the story of Maracaibo in Campaign Mode, where your decisions permanently change the board • Includes all cards from the "La Armada" mini-expansion! DOES NOT include Online Multiplayer features or AI opponents other than the Automa
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 rating: Gaia Project at 4.0 against Maracaibo Digital's 3.5. Gaia Project also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (59% vs 43%). Maracaibo Digital's advantage is price ($7.99 vs $9.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Maracaibo Digital costs $7.99 and Gaia Project $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gaia Project holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Maracaibo Digital's written reviews are positive against 59% of Gaia Project's.
Maracaibo Digital ships an update every 7 months, Gaia Project monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Maracaibo Digital | Gaia Project |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (51 ratings) | 4.0 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.0% of reviews | 59.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #185 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 371 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Spiralburst Studio, LLC | DIGIDICED |
Customer experience
Maracaibo Digital
Gaia Project
Bugs and requests
Maracaibo Digital
Reported bugs
12 issues- App stuck in portrait/landscape orientation
- Game freezes or locks up
- Screen locked, half the game off-screen
- Cannot scroll down to see the bottom of the board
- Card drawing issues
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- Camera at the top of the screen during tutorial
- Game hangs after first automa move
- Display bugs on iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Cannot redraw cards after planning
- Game doesn't scale to screen consistently
- Cannot access buttons on the right side of the screen
- App doesn't work on iPad (portrait/landscape issue)
Requested features
9 requests- Add computer AI opponents
- Implement online multiplayer (real-time and asynchronous)
- Add undo/restart turn functionality
- Include a back button in the tutorial
- Improve handling of larger system fonts
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- Add content from expansions and promos
- Turn log feature
- Full screen on iPhones
- Option to hide notch/status bar
Gaia Project
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Maracaibo Digital
No in-app purchases
Gaia Project
No in-app purchases
Questions
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