Comparison

CTMayor vs SporeGuard

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

Head to head
About

CTMayor

Manage cities across different eras, from ancient Rome to modern times, or run a bustling hospital and a comprehensive transport network. Each mode offers unique challenges in planning, resource management, and citizen satisfaction.

Highlights
  • Ancient Rome city management
  • Modern city zoning and infrastructure
  • Transport network simulation
  • Hospital management and patient care
  • Multiple simulation modes
  • Disaster and crisis response
Features
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CTMayor offers four distinct simulation modes, each focusing on a different era and style of city management: • Ancient Rome Mode Rule as a provincial governor of the Roman Empire. Plan and grow prosperous cities, satisfy citizens’ needs, and respond to disasters, divine unrest, and hostile forces. Inspired by classic Roman city-building simulations. • Classic City Mode Design and manage a modern city by zoning residential, commercial, and industrial areas, building infrastructure, and collecting taxes to support expansion. Maintain quality of life, balance the economy, and monitor environmental health to prevent decline or bankruptcy. Inspired by early city-building classics. • Transport Company Mode Create and operate a comprehensive transport network using trucks, buses, trains, aircraft, and ships. Connect towns and industries, deliver cargo efficiently, and reinvest profits to expand your network. Spanning 1950–2050, your objective is to achieve the highest performance rating. • Hospital Mode Build and run your own hospital. Construct rooms, hire doctors, nurses, and handymen, and diagnose and cure patients suffering from a range of comical illnesses. Research new treatments, keep your finances healthy, and cope with epidemics and VIP inspections. Inspired by classic hospital management simulations. For information about how the app works and how your data is handled, please review our policies: Service Terms: https://drwjf.github.io/ctm/ctm-terms.html Privacy Policy: https://drwjf.github.io/ctm/ctm-privacy.html

About

SporeGuard

Features
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The Blight is spreading. Only you can defend the Heartroot. SporeGuard is a tower defense game set deep in a living fungal network. Place towers, upgrade their abilities, and fight off waves of increasingly dangerous enemies as they crawl, fly, and burrow toward the heart of the mycelium. STRATEGIC TOWER DEFENSE - 6 unique tower types, each with 3 upgrade paths and 5 tiers - 90 total upgrades across all towers - Multiple targeting modes 13 ENEMY TYPES - From basic Threadworms to massive Rot Titans - Flying, burrowing, teleporting, and healing enemies - Blightmothers that spawn children on death 4 MAPS, ESCALATING DIFFICULTY - Shallow Roots, Fungal Caverns, Deep Mycelium, Blighted Hollow - Nightmare mode with four paths from all sides ENDLESS SURVIVAL MODE - Infinite procedurally generated waves - How far can you survive? 5 POWERFUL ABILITIES - Cooldown-based abilities that turn the tide of battle ATMOSPHERIC EXPERIENCE - Dark, bioluminescent fungal aesthetic - Procedural ambient soundtrack - Unique sound effects for every tower type

Screenshots

CTMayor4 screens
SporeGuard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SporeGuard at none against CTMayor's shown. SporeGuard also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). CTMayor's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CTMayor sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year and SporeGuard sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CTMayor ships an update every 3 weeks, SporeGuard daily. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CTMayor versus SporeGuard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCTMayorSporeGuard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (41 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size391 MB8 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJianfeng WuMichael Eakins

Bugs and requests

CTMayor

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Ads block menu
  • Ads block building buttons
  • Mouse cursor offset
  • Game crashes
  • Game lags
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  • Unable to quit game
  • Power not working
  • Budget screen sliders have no effect
  • Game not saving progress
  • Police and fire systems not covering city
  • Pollution levels too high
  • Game progression is too slow
  • Directional menu for tracks is confusing

Requested features

16 requests
  • Auto budget on city simulator
  • Add AI and multiplayer
  • Add sandbox mode
  • Add colony survival mode
  • Add trams
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  • Add more airplane and train options
  • Add bonus buildings (casinos, parks, etc.)
  • Add street view mode
  • Add rescue center
  • Improve graphics and settings
  • Add download/temp download feature for GRFS
  • Make all directions for trains/roads possible
  • Add zoom in and zoom out feature
  • Make time fluid (speed up/pause)
  • Add headquarters for police stations
  • Translate comments from other languages

SporeGuard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CTMayor

Subscriptions1
  • Sponsorship Yearly$0.991 Year
8 purchases

SporeGuard

One-time8
  • 500 Spores$0.99
  • 5000 Spores$0.99
  • Bioluminescen Skin$1.99
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  • Crimson Skin$1.99
  • Void Skin$1.99
  • 1500 Spores$2.99
  • All Skins Bundle$3.99
  • 15000 Spores$7.99

Questions

Is CTMayor free?
CTMayor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SporeGuard free?
SporeGuard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CTMayor or SporeGuard have ads?
CTMayor shows ads; SporeGuard does not.
Which is updated more often, CTMayor or SporeGuard?
CTMayor ships an update every 3 weeks, and SporeGuard daily. Most recently, CTMayor was updated on November 7, 2026 and SporeGuard on November 9, 2026.

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