Comparison

Hydrothermal Lite vs CTMayor

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

Head to head
About

Hydrothermal Lite

Build and manage a space colony, defend it from alien invaders, and expand your territory. Balance your budget, pass laws, and allocate resources to keep your colony thriving. Develop a strong army to fend off attacks and enjoy countless hours of addictive gameplay.

Highlights
  • Space colony city building
  • Alien invasion defense
  • Colony layout control
  • Budget and law management
  • Army building and management
  • Over 50 unique buildings
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Hydrothermal is a city building game where you create a space colony and ward off alien invaders. Control every aspect of your colony's layout, including zoning, building placement, and terrain features, all with the ability to conquer more land for expansion. Adjust the city details by balancing the budget, passing/repealing laws, and allocating extra resources into six areas using the balance of powers screen. Don't forget to build and manage an army though, aliens attack from time to time! Hydrothermal's addicting gameplay and a classic 2D with over 50 unique buildings, Hydrothermal will keep you entertained for countless hours. Make sure to check out Nuclear Nova's golf game simulator, GL Golf and GL Golf Lite. GL Golf is a 3D golfing game for the casual gamer. With a realistic physics system and great simple graphics, you and up to four players can golf twenty+ unique courses for countless hours. Also make sure to check out Nuclear Nova's new golf game, Rocket Golf and Rocket Golf Lite. Rocket Golf gives golfing a new twist with its 2D gameplay and clean 3D graphics. Challenge yourself to 36 unique holes over two courses. Rocket Golf provides accurate game physics while maintaining an arcade feel.

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

Screenshots

CTMayor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hydrothermal Lite at none against CTMayor's 1. Hydrothermal Lite also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.8). CTMayor's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 2) and device support. On price and review sentiment 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. Hydrothermal Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hydrothermal Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CTMayor has 41 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Hydrothermal Lite's written reviews are positive against 46% of CTMayor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hydrothermal Lite versus CTMayor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHydrothermal LiteCTMayor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better3.8 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews45.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings241 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB391 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNuclear Nova SoftwareJianfeng Wu

Customer experience

Hydrothermal Lite

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

CTMayor

All ratings41 ratings
Positive58.5%
Neutral24.4%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive45.7%
Neutral19.6%
Negative34.8%

Bugs and requests

Hydrothermal Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or 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

In-app purchases

None

Hydrothermal Lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CTMayor

Subscriptions1
  • Sponsorship Yearly$0.991 Year

Questions

Is Hydrothermal Lite free?
Hydrothermal Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CTMayor free?
CTMayor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hydrothermal Lite or CTMayor?
Hydrothermal Lite is rated higher. Hydrothermal Lite averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while CTMayor averages 3.8 from 41 ratings.

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