Swarm Game vs Space Academy Idle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swarm Game
Engage in real-time strategy battles across the Hive Universe. Grow your bug army, upgrade your hives, and conquer territories. Compete with players worldwide or team up with friends in this bug-themed conquest.
- Upgradable Hives
- Multiple Enemies
- Multiplayer Free for All & Teams
- Leaderboards
- Purchasable Content
- Adjustable Game Speed
- Tons of Maps
Read full descriptionHide full description
An RTS Strategy Game. Conquer the Hive Universe with your bugs! Take Hives, make more Bugs, and conquer more Hives! -Upgradable Hives - Form your strategy -Multiple Enemies - Strategize the timings of your attacks -Multiplayer Free for All & Teams - Play with your friends -Leaderboards - Compete with the world -Purchasable Content - Enhance the game -Adjustable Game Speed - Fit your game play style -Tons of Maps - Play for Hours And much more!
Space Academy Idle
Construct and expand a futuristic space academy, recruiting students and training them in various disciplines. Watch your academy grow and unlock new opportunities as graduates increase its value. Prestige to earn permanent progression and climb leaderboards.
- Build and upgrade a futuristic space academy
- Unlock new buildings and optimize campus
- Train students across multiple knowledge disciplines
- Recruit gifted students with unique bonuses
- Collect daily rewards and special gifts
- Prestige with Endowments for permanent progression
- Grow academy even while offline
Read full descriptionHide full description
Welcome to Space Academy Idle! Build the greatest academy in the galaxy by recruiting students, expanding your campus, and turning promising cadets into legendary scientists. Start with a single dormitory and grow into a thriving university. Construct new facilities, upgrade classrooms, and help your students master Cognition, Discipline, and Creativity before they graduate. Every graduate increases your academy’s value, unlocking new opportunities to expand even faster. Features - Build and upgrade a futuristic space academy - Unlock new buildings and optimize your campus - Train students across multiple knowledge disciplines - Recruit talented and gifted students with unique bonuses - Collect daily rewards and discover special gifts - Prestige with Endowments to earn permanent progression - Watch your academy grow even while you’re away - Complete achievements and climb Game Center leaderboards
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Swarm Game at 49 against Space Academy Idle's 9. Swarm Game also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Swarm Game sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Space Academy Idle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Swarm Game against 4.9 for Space Academy Idle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swarm Game has 49 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Swarm Game's written reviews are positive against 100% of Space Academy Idle's.
Swarm Game ships an update every 2 weeks, Space Academy Idle every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Swarm Game | Space Academy Idle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (49 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 298 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evan Carr | Roberto Frias Nerio |
Customer experience
Swarm Game
Space Academy Idle
In-app purchases
Swarm Game
- Grieg Maps$1.99
- Tchaikovsky Maps$1.99
- Hymns Maps$1.99
Show 9 moreShow fewer
- Mozart Maps$1.99
- Vivaldi Maps$1.99
- Bach Maps$1.99
- Christmas Maps$2.99
- No Ads$2.99
- Espionage Expansion$4.99
- War Expansion$4.99
- Colonies$5.99
- Everything Bundle$12.00
Space Academy Idle
- Small Box$1.99
- Medium Box$3.99
- Shipment$6.99
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- XL Shipment$12.99
Questions
Is Swarm Game free?
Is Space Academy Idle free?
Which has better reviews, Swarm Game or Space Academy Idle?
Do Swarm Game or Space Academy Idle have ads?
Which is updated more often, Swarm Game or Space Academy Idle?
Other comparisons
