Comparison

Election Sim vs Midterms 2026

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

Head to head
About

Election Sim

Engage in a presidential race by strategically allocating funds and making campaign promises. Navigate the political landscape to secure victory and win the presidency.

Highlights
  • Campaign finance management
  • Promise-making mechanics
  • Presidential election simulation
  • Strategic decision-making
Features
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Election Simulator, you need decide where you spend your money and what you promise people to win the presidency

About

Midterms 2026

Features
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The two big parties have run Washington for too long. Now it is your turn. Midterms 2026 is a turn-based election strategy game. Found your own party, pick your leader, and fight for every state on a real map of America before Election Day on November 3. BUILD YOUR PARTY Choose a name, a logo, colors and a leader. Tell the press what you stand for: your ideology and your top issues decide where voters like you. RUN YOUR CAMPAIGN Every week you get actions and campaign money. Open state offices that grow your vote and pay for your campaign. Upgrade your party headquarters. Go on TV. Hold rallies, and pick the right act for the crowd: a tractor works in farm country, a rap song works in the city. MAKE THE HARD CALLS Oil companies, podcasters and interest groups bring you offers. Take the money, or keep your hands clean? Citizens bring you their problems. Your answers build your political power. FIGHT BACK The Democrats and the Republicans take their own turns. They run attack ads where you get close, and they push harder as you grow. ELECTION NIGHT 35 Senate races and all 435 House seats. Win a House majority, or become the party nobody can govern without. - 20-turn campaigns with a real economy - Interactive map of the United States - Hand-drawn characters - Your progress saves automatically - No account needed CAMPAIGN PRO Go Pro for no ads, +25% income every turn, +$10M when a campaign starts, +1 action every turn and free vouchers every day. Campaign Pro is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly). Payment is charged to your Apple ID. It renews unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage it in your App Store account settings. Vouchers buy boosts: extra cash, extra actions, endorsements, media blitzes, Momentum and election recounts. Earn them by watching optional ads, or buy voucher packs. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ All parties, characters and events in this game are fictional.

Screenshots

Election Sim4 screens
Midterms 20264 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Election Sim at none against Midterms 2026's 7. Election Sim also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Midterms 2026 sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Election Sim asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Election Sim ships an update every 6 days, Midterms 2026 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Election Sim versus Midterms 2026: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElection SimMidterms 2026
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB45 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAlexandar SavichMert Yerekapan

In-app purchases

None

Election Sim

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Midterms 2026

Subscriptions2
  • Elections Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Elections Pro Annual$29.991 Year
One-time5
  • Elections - 10 Vouchers$1.99
  • Elections Remove Ads$3.99
  • Elections - 30 Vouchers$4.99
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  • Elections - 80 Vouchers$9.99
  • Elections - 200 Vouchers$19.99

Questions

Is Election Sim free?
Election Sim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Midterms 2026 free?
Midterms 2026 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Election Sim or Midterms 2026 have ads?
Midterms 2026 shows ads; Election Sim does not.
Which is updated more often, Election Sim or Midterms 2026?
Election Sim ships an update every 6 days, and Midterms 2026 every 5 days. Most recently, Election Sim was updated on November 4, 2026 and Midterms 2026 on October 31, 2026.

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