Comparison

Sidius Nova vs Super Hydorah

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

Head to head
About

Sidius Nova

Lead your species to survival after a homeworld destruction. Collect resources, build ships, and engage in epic space battles. Choose to play as humans or an alien armada, unlocking new ships and strategies as you conquer galaxies.

Highlights
  • Resource collection
  • Ship building
  • Epic space battles
  • Playable factions (humans/aliens)
  • Unlockable ships
  • Galactic conquest
Features
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by Stefan Schmitt and Ben Jelter -YOUR HOMEWORLD HAS BEEN DESTROYED- Your remaining motherships are the only way to guarantee the survival of your species. Collect resources to build ships for epic space battles. "has the same 'one more turn oh god one more turn' hook that its grander siblings on the PC have" -KOTAKU Also featured on Space Sector! HOURS OF STRATEGIC DEEP SPACE GAMEPLAY Sidius Nova is a strategy game designed from the ground up to provide a deep and satisfying experience on your iOS device. PICK A SIDE Play as the last humans alive or an alien armada. UNLOCKABLE SHIPS Earn new ships as you play! Conquer entire galaxies and expand your fleet by researching new units. New units dramatically expand the gameplay by offering new defensive and offensive strategies. Follow @sidiusnova on twitter to find out more and give us feedback!

About

Super Hydorah

Experience a console-quality shooting game adapted for mobile with intuitive touch controls. Explore a non-linear galaxy, battle alien threats with diverse weapons, and uncover secrets. Offers multiple difficulty levels and integrated leaderboards for a challenging and engaging adventure.

Highlights
  • Console-quality graphics
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Non-linear level layout
  • Weapon selection and power-ups
  • Haptic vibration
  • MFI Joystick support
  • Game Center integration
Features
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Super Hydorah is a console-quality smartphone game excellently adapted to touch controls. The world acclaimed shooting game created by renowned Locomalito, now accessible to casual audiences. Metacritic score 82/100 - Excellent.#50 Best PC Game of 2017 Best Spanish Game of 2018 by Hobby Consolas “One of the best games the genre has seen over the years” – Meristation “An old-school shoot'em up full of surprises, and it's incredibly polished” – The Games Machine Super Hydorah is a shooting game that embraces the teachings of the classic genre titans while offering its own thoughtful tweaks: direct action and a wide variety of unique spatial situations. Equip your ship and save the galaxy against the dreadful menace of the Meroptians! Features - Haptic vibration - MFI Joystick support - 2 difficulty modes: Easy to play or hard to be a master! - Touch controls with adjustable sensitivity - Game Center integration: Achievements and leaderboards - Non-linear level layout with route selection - Dangers of different nature in each level (not just bullets) - Weapon selection and power-ups in every mission - Secrets, multiple endings

Screenshots

Sidius Nova4 screens
Super Hydorah4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sidius Nova at Free against Super Hydorah's $4.99. Super Hydorah's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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

Sidius Nova is free to download; Super Hydorah costs $4.99 up front. Sidius Nova sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Super Hydorah asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Super Hydorah holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Super Hydorah has 668 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Sidius Nova's written reviews are positive against 86% of Super Hydorah's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sidius Nova ships an update every 3 months, Super Hydorah every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sidius Nova versus Super Hydorah: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSidius NovaSuper Hydorah
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (49 ratings)4.8 (668 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews86.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49668 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size190 MB212 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperStefan SchmittAbylight S.L.

Customer experience

Sidius Nova

All ratings49 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral8.2%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral7.2%
Negative8.4%

Super Hydorah

All ratings668 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.0%

User reviews

Sidius Nova

From 49 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Amazing soundtrack/music
  • 🎨 Beautiful/great graphics/art
  • 🎮 Addictive/fun gameplay
  • 🧠 Deep strategy/gameplay
  • 👍 Polished/well-designed

Room to improve

  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay loop
  • 🐌 Slow gameplay/pace
  • 📉 Lacks strategic depth
  • 🤖 AI can be unfair/cheats
  • 🤷‍♂️ Bland gameplay

Super Hydorah

From 668 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent gameplay
  • 👍 Great controls
  • 🎨 Fantastic retro graphics
  • 🎵 Superb chiptune soundtrack
  • 🕹️ Authentic old-school shooter experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional control issues on touch screens
  • 🕹️ Very challenging, may be too difficult for some
  • ⏱️ Game is relatively short

Bugs and requests

Sidius Nova

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Occasional crashing
  • Repeated crashing during combat
  • Crashing when fighting mothership
  • Game progress not syncing between devices
  • App leaves residual files after uninstallation

Requested features

16 requests
  • Add multiplayer/hot seat/skirmish
  • Add longer single player campaign
  • Add more frequent dialogue
  • Add meaningful player-driven plot choices
  • Add 'back' button for dialogue
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  • Option to skip mothership death animation
  • Rework research point system
  • Add bonus for multiple fleets
  • Improve mothership strength/abilities
  • Add iPad version/support
  • Add iPhone 5 screen support
  • Add Game Center support
  • Add cloud saving system
  • Add endless mode
  • Add asynchronous multiplayer
  • Add fast forward button

Super Hydorah

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Sound issues on some devices
  • Compatibility problems on certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Customizable controls
  • Support for newer iPhone/iPad displays

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sidius Nova

One-time3
  • Genius (RP earned x2)$0.99
  • Laboratory (8,000 RP)$1.99
  • Singularity (Unlock Everything)$3.99
None

Super Hydorah

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sidius Nova free?
Sidius Nova is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Super Hydorah free?
Super Hydorah costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sidius Nova or Super Hydorah?
Super Hydorah is rated higher. Sidius Nova averages 4.4 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Super Hydorah averages 4.8 from 668 ratings.
Do Sidius Nova or Super Hydorah have ads?
Neither Sidius Nova nor Super Hydorah shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sidius Nova or Super Hydorah?
Sidius Nova ships an update every 3 months, and Super Hydorah every 5 months. Most recently, Sidius Nova was updated on October 6, 2026 and Super Hydorah on October 11, 2026.

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