Sidius Nova vs Poker Siege
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!
Poker Siege
This strategy card game combines poker hands with tactical combat. Build an army from your poker hands and lead your units to siege your opponent's castle. Play against others online or practice against AI.
- Build armies from poker hands
- 1v1 online multiplayer
- Offline AI opponent
- Castle siege combat
- Ranked ladder and leaderboards
- Unlockable cosmetic items
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Your poker hand is your army. Poker Siege is a 1v1 card-battle of nerve and strategy. Build a hand, turn it into soldiers, and march them down the lanes to tear down your rival's castle — all by the rules of poker. A pair raises a footsoldier. A flush rolls out something far nastier. Bluff your way through a castle showdown, raise the stakes with your keep's own health, or cash a hand for gold and buy a battle-swinging buff. Every turn is a real decision. POKER IS YOUR WEAPON — Stronger hands build stronger units. Read the board, spend wisely, strike when it counts. SIEGE THE CASTLE — Units march across six lanes, clash on contact, and breach the enemy keep. Last castle standing wins. DUEL ANYONE — Live 1v1 against real players online, or sharpen your game against the offline AI. No connection needed to play. CLIMB THE RANKS — Win battles, rise the ladder, chase global and friends leaderboards. Beat someone above your rank for bonus glory. MAKE IT YOURS — Unlock castles, banners, card decks and whole armies. Built for players who like their card games with real teeth. Deal your hand. Storm the castle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sidius Nova at none against Poker Siege's shown. Sidius Nova also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 50%). Poker Siege's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Poker Siege sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sidius Nova ships an update every 3 months, Poker Siege every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sidius Nova | Poker Siege |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (49 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 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 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 439 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Stefan Schmitt | RockVine Games |
Customer experience
Sidius Nova
Poker Siege
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
Poker Siege
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
Poker Siege
- 1,000 Gold Pieces$0.99
- 2,500 Gold Pieces$1.99
- 5,000 Gold Pieces$2.99
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- 10,000 Gold Pieces$3.99
- 20,000 Gold Pieces$4.99
- 50,000 Gold Pieces$5.99
- 100,000 Gold Pieces$7.99








