PlanetCrystals Inc vs Civic Forges
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
PlanetCrystals Inc
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Embark on an exciting journey through the cosmic expanses and help the aliens mine enough crystals on each planet to build a rocket! Players will have the opportunity to send friends from other planets on thrilling space adventures, collecting parts for the rocket and assisting the aliens in reaching their homes. Functions: Mine Crystals: Click on the planet to help your new friends. Upgrades: Improve your devices to gather resources for the rocket. Space Adventures: Send your rocket on expeditions to other planets and explore new worlds.
Civic Forges
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Civic Forges is a city builder crossed with a life simulator. You draw the streets, zone the land, and run the services. Then you press Advance Year and face what leading that city does to the person behind the desk. BUILD THE CITY Draw roads, zone homes, shops, and industry beside them, and watch buildings rise from real demand. Plant green buffers to shield homes from pollution. Place police, fire, schools, clinics, parks, and transit, then fund them. Set taxes by zone. Paint districts and give each one a focus. Expand the city limits when you run out of land. LEAD THE PEOPLE Every household has an opinion. Approval rises and falls with coverage, crime, traffic, and pollution, and the election comes whether you are ready or not. Policies trade money for mood, growth for calm. LIVE THE LIFE Each year brings a personal decision: a book deal, a partner who wants more of your time, a health scare, a scandal. Your health, relationships, and reputation move with every choice, and they feed back into how the city treats you. FREE, AND ONLY THAT No ads. No in-app purchases. No account. No data collection. Your cities live on your device. A quiet, dark, deliberate strategy game for people who like to think about places.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PlanetCrystals Inc at weekly against Civic Forges's every 3 weeks. PlanetCrystals Inc also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PlanetCrystals Inc ships an update weekly, Civic Forges every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlanetCrystals Inc | Civic Forges |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly โ better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 โ better | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ruslan Shevtsov | CHAEEUN HAN |
In-app purchases
PlanetCrystals Inc
No in-app purchases
Civic Forges
No in-app purchases
Questions
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