Sidius Nova vs Expansion
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!
Expansion
A challenging multiplayer strategy game where players use wit to outsmart opponents and expand their territory in a neon-themed world. Only one player can emerge victorious.
- Multiplayer strategy
- Territory expansion
- Synthwave aesthetic
- Challenging gameplay
- Outsmart opponents
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Expansion is a challenging multiplaying strategy game for 2-4 players with a synthwave feel. Use your wit to outsmart your opponents and expand you territory. Together you will create a neon world, but only one can win!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sidius Nova at 4.4 against Expansion's 3.0. Sidius Nova also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (49 vs 1). Expansion's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Sidius Nova sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Expansion asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sidius Nova holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sidius Nova has 49 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Sidius Nova | Expansion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (49 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefan Schmitt | Texas PFCG Aplicativos Ltda |
Customer experience
Sidius Nova
Expansion
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
Expansion
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sidius Nova
- Genius (RP earned x2)$0.99
- Laboratory (8,000 RP)$1.99
- Singularity (Unlock Everything)$3.99
Expansion
No in-app purchases
