Sidius Nova vs Broken Universe
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!
Broken Universe
Rethink your defense strategies in this unique tower defense game. Build barricades, create mazes, and utilize a variety of towers and modules to stop incoming monsters. Explore colorful planets and develop powerful skills to overcome challenges.
- Strategic tower defense with a twist
- Unique gameplay and strategy options
- Build barricades and create monster mazes
- Variety of towers, modules, and fusion options
- Upgrades and technology system
- Powerful skills and useful items
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Get ready to rethink all your defense strategies! Build barricades to stop monsters, or lure them into a maze and attack. A variety of stages that change each time depending on how you play them. ■ Strategic Tower Defense Create your own unique strategies in this tower defense with a twist. Play any way you want and any way you can think of. You even decide how each game starts by choosing where to land! ■ Unique Gameplay Try lots of different strategies, from blocking all paths and hiding safely behind your walls, to guiding monsters down a long line of fire. Use the unique towers and barriers to come up with your own original style of play. Try blasting monsters so hard they can't approach, mixing monsters up until they can't function properly, or focusing on defense and recovery to build an impenetrable fortress. You can even try backing a bunch of monsters into a corner and wiping them all out at once, or lining them up and taking them out one-by-one. ■ Various Contents ＊Colorful Planets ＊Upgrades and Technology ＊Various modules and fusion towers ＊Powerful skills and useful items ---- Jinthree Studio Support: jinthreestudio@gmail.com Terms: https://www.jinthreestudio.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.jinthreestudio.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sidius Nova at 4.4 against Broken Universe's 3.8. Sidius Nova also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (84% vs 70%). Broken Universe's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Broken Universe sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sidius Nova holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Sidius Nova's written reviews are positive against 70% of Broken Universe's.
Sidius Nova ships an update every 3 months, Broken Universe every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sidius Nova | Broken Universe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (49 ratings) — better | 3.8 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.3% of reviews — better | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 724 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Stefan Schmitt | JiWhan Park |
Customer experience
Sidius Nova
Broken Universe
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
Broken Universe
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
Broken Universe
- Parts Package 1$0.99
- Parts Package 2$1.99
- Gold Package 3$2.99
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- Parts Package 3$2.99
- Core Package 3$2.99
- Reward Pass$3.99
- Premium Pass$4.99
- Core Package 4$8.99
- Gold Package 4$8.99
- Parts Package 4$8.99
