Comparison

Lucky Mayor vs Illuminaria

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

Head to head
About

Lucky Mayor

Lead a city as its mayor in this roguelike simulation. Recruit citizens, foster business growth, and build an industrial chain to satisfy population needs. Strategically develop your city into a prosperous metropolis and earn the admiration of its people.

Highlights
  • Roguelike mayor simulation
  • Citizen recruitment
  • Business prosperity promotion
  • Industrial chain development
  • City transformation
  • Strategic decision-making
Features
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In this roguelike mayor simulation game, you will become the leader of a city, taking on the role of mayor. Your task is to recruit citizens, promote business prosperity, and build a comprehensive industrial chain to meet the diverse needs of the population. Through wise planning and decision-making, transform your city into a thriving supercity that citizens take pride in, and become their admired leader!

About

Illuminaria

Build and manage multiple bases, command robot swarms for resource gathering and defense. Explore dungeons, research technologies, and assemble an army of golems to reclaim a world from darkness.

Highlights
  • Robot swarm control
  • Multi-base management
  • Automated resource gathering
  • Base defense systems
  • Dungeon expeditions
  • Golem army creation
  • Technology research
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Mine resources, manage and defend multiple bases. Go on expeditions, fight in auto-battles, research new technologies, and create your army of golems to drive out the darkness and bring back the light. ■ Control a swarm of robots using simple interactions Choose where to build, what resources to gather, and then watch the robots do the heavy lifting. They'll gather the resources, build, load weapons, fight, and respond to the world around them. ■ Defend your bases from incoming attacks Vicious enemies of darkness will attack your base, attempting to destroy your reactors and steal your resources. Build turrets and load them up with ammunition to repel the attacks. ■ Build multiple bases and manage them all at the same time Instead of having a sandbox world, you'll need to build several smaller bases with finite space. Be on the lookout as all the bases keep functioning at all times and can be attacked by the enemies. ■ Venture into dungeon-like expeditions to battle and find precious relics Adventure and explore to find hidden treasures, and fight enemies in auto-battles. This way, you'll get rare resources to use to your advantage. ■ Research new technologies in different regions The game will have five regions, each with new resources and technologies to discover. ■ Liberate the world by lighting beacons and crafting your own army The world of Illuminaria was taken over by darkness. Unravel the story about what happened on the planet as you clean and liberate the five regions by lighting beacons and sending your armies of golems to attack.

Screenshots

Lucky Mayor4 screens
Illuminaria4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Illuminaria at 4.8 against Lucky Mayor's 4.3. Illuminaria also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 60%). Lucky Mayor's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 25 months) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On ratings volume, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Lucky Mayor costs $3.99 and Illuminaria $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Illuminaria holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Lucky Mayor's written reviews are positive against 83% of Illuminaria's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lucky Mayor ships an update weekly, Illuminaria every 25 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lucky Mayor versus Illuminaria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLucky MayorIlluminaria
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.3 (9 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better6
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB520 MB
Age rating12+9+
Developerfeng huSelva Interactive

Customer experience

Lucky Mayor

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Illuminaria

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lucky Mayor

No in-app purchases

None

Illuminaria

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lucky Mayor free?
Lucky Mayor costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Illuminaria free?
Illuminaria costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lucky Mayor or Illuminaria?
Illuminaria is rated higher. Lucky Mayor averages 4.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Illuminaria averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Lucky Mayor or Illuminaria have ads?
Neither Lucky Mayor nor Illuminaria shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lucky Mayor or Illuminaria?
Lucky Mayor ships an update weekly, and Illuminaria every 25 months. Most recently, Lucky Mayor was updated on November 3, 2026 and Illuminaria on November 3, 2026.

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