Comparison

Sidius Nova vs AR Lopte

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

AR Lopte

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AR Lopte is an Augmented Reality racing game. The player competes against the device with handballs instead of car toys. Each handball has a unique color and number. Four handballs are involved in the game. One handball is controlled by the player. Other handballs are controlled by the device. The player chooses the racing track and after that chooses one handball. Player can set a number of laps in the game. When everything is set, the player starts the game with a tap on the Start Game button. There are 10 racing tracks and 2 modes to play the game - Rookie mode and Default mode. In Rookie mode, travel-sign arrows show the direction - Tap the travel sign to apply that direction. In Default mode, the device is the steering wheel. The Device applies a measured angle to the handball - Tap anywhere on the screen to apply the force to the handball. For both play modes, Force can be between 1N and 10N (Newtons). If a player applies more successive taps, a bigger force will be applied and the ball’s speed will be bigger.

Screenshots

Sidius Nova4 screens
AR Lopte4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sidius Nova at Free against AR Lopte's $4.99. Sidius Nova also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 18 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). AR Lopte's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads and device support 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; AR Lopte costs $4.99 up front. Sidius Nova sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. AR Lopte asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sidius Nova ships an update every 3 months, AR Lopte every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sidius Nova versus AR Lopte: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSidius NovaAR Lopte
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (49 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings49 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size190 MB427 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperStefan SchmittNenad Milojkovic

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
Show 11 more
  • 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

AR Lopte

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

AR Lopte

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sidius Nova free?
Sidius Nova is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AR Lopte free?
AR Lopte costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sidius Nova or AR Lopte have ads?
Neither Sidius Nova nor AR Lopte shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sidius Nova or AR Lopte?
Sidius Nova ships an update every 3 months, and AR Lopte every 18 months. Most recently, Sidius Nova was updated on September 9, 2026 and AR Lopte on September 10, 2026.

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