Comparison

Power Inc vs Sys Admin Sim

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Power Inc

Build a power empire from 1890 to a modern metropolis. Crank turbines, automate production, and research new technologies to grow your city and become a tycoon. Enjoy a jazzy soundtrack and deep simulation mechanics.

Highlights
  • Generate power by cranking turbines
  • Automate production with research
  • Build and grow a city
  • Research new technologies
  • Original jazzy soundtrack
  • Deep simulation systems
Features
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Power Inc is an idle simulation tycoon game where you start in 1890 with one turbine, two stiff arms, and zero customers — and end up rewiring civilization itself. Crank. Automate. Electrify. Build a power empire across the eras in this jazzy idle tycoon game with historical ambitions. It's a city builder, a business tycoon, an incremental idle game, and a love letter to the people who hand-cranked the modern world. Tap to play, idle to win. GENERATE POWER - Spin a crank like it's 1890 (because it is) - Hire muscle so your wrists can retire - Unlock bigger, better, slightly less embarrassing turbines BUILD AND GROW A CITY - More watts → more houses → more customers → more watts (beautifully circular) - Construct commercial and industrial districts with juicy perks - Upgrade homes with tech your great-great-grandparents wouldn't recognize - Watch a sleepy hamlet sprawl into a glittering metropolis RESEARCH & AUTOMATE - Hire scientists. They invent things. You get rich. The system works. - Climb a skill tree and automate the daily grind - Invent products your citizens didn't know they needed - Manage a fleet of researchers across multiple cities A SOUNDTRACK WITH SWING - An original jazzy score with custom-composed tracks - High-production music that turns turbine-spinning into a smoky little jam session - Headphones strongly encouraged WHY YOU MIGHT LIKE POWER INC: - Classic idle tycoon mechanics with a fresh historical hook - Deep simulation systems — power, economy, research, all entangled - Easy to learn, satisfying to optimize - Cozy art, cheeky writing, zero pressure - No forced ads — watch one if you want a boost, never because we made you - No forced tutorials — poke around, break things, learn at your own pace

About

Sys Admin Sim

Manage a company's IT infrastructure by resolving technical issues, upgrading systems, and developing new skills. Every choice impacts the network's stability and your career progression. Become the ultimate system administrator.

Highlights
  • Solve technical tickets
  • Fight system outages
  • Upgrade company systems
  • Unlock new skills
  • Build a sysadmin career
Features
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Solve tickets, fight outages, upgrade systems, unlock skills, and keep your company’s tech from melting down. Every decision matters. Every alert is a test. Every user… is a new kind of chaos. Build your career. Master your tools. Rule the network. Become the SysAdmin you were destined to be.

Screenshots

Power Inc1 screens
Sys Admin Sim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Power Inc at Free against Sys Admin Sim's $0.99. Power Inc also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (548 vs 1). Sys Admin Sim's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Power Inc is free to download; Sys Admin Sim costs $0.99 up front. Power Inc sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Sys Admin Sim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Power Inc holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Power Inc has 548 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Power Inc's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sys Admin Sim's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Power Inc versus Sys Admin Sim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPower IncSys Admin Sim
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (548 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings548 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size333 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDror CohenDwayne Woodson

Customer experience

Power Inc

All ratings548 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral12.1%
Negative19.4%

Sys Admin Sim

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Power Inc

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unlock requirements changing and breaking saves
  • Trivia questions getting stuck or not working
  • Ads not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • New levels and content updates
  • More scientist and power generation options
  • Customization options for player grid
  • Multiplayer and social features

Sys Admin Sim

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Power Inc

One-time13
  • 10 Nobels$2.99
  • Wendy's Christmas Boost$3.99
  • Grouch's Christmas Boost$3.99
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  • 20 Nobels$4.99
  • Skip All Ads$5.99
  • Wendy's 2025 Christmas Boost$5.99
  • Costa Di Voltaggio Premium$5.99
  • Desert Tower Premium Access$5.99
  • Carbontopia Overdrive$6.99
  • 50 Nobels$8.99
  • Jazz Pack$12.99
  • 80 Nobels$13.49
  • Supporter Pack$17.99
None

Sys Admin Sim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Power Inc free?
Power Inc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sys Admin Sim free?
Sys Admin Sim costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Power Inc or Sys Admin Sim?
Power Inc is rated higher. Power Inc averages 4.6 out of 5 from 548 ratings, while Sys Admin Sim averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Power Inc or Sys Admin Sim have ads?
Power Inc shows ads; Sys Admin Sim does not.

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