Sidius Nova vs Super Hydorah
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Resource collection
- Ship building
- Epic space battles
- Playable factions (humans/aliens)
- Unlockable ships
- Galactic conquest
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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!
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.
- Console-quality graphics
- Intuitive touch controls
- Non-linear level layout
- Weapon selection and power-ups
- Haptic vibration
- MFI Joystick support
- Game Center integration
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Sidius Nova | Super Hydorah |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (49 ratings) | 4.8 (668 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.3% of reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 668 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 212 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Stefan Schmitt | Abylight S.L. |
Customer experience
Sidius Nova
Super Hydorah
User reviews
Sidius Nova
From 49 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Sidius Nova
- Genius (RP earned x2)$0.99
- Laboratory (8,000 RP)$1.99
- Singularity (Unlock Everything)$3.99
Super Hydorah
No in-app purchases
Questions
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