Comparison

SpaceCorp vs Podium

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

Head to head
About

SpaceCorp

Lead humanity's expansion into space, building bases, mining resources, and exploring distant star systems. This turn-based strategy game offers a complete sci-fi experience playable in under an hour, featuring a card-driven system and various game modes.

Highlights
  • Build bases on Moon and Mars
  • Survey Saturn's rings
  • Explore Europa's oceans
  • Send generational colony ships
  • Card-driven hand management
  • Multiple game modes
  • Three distinct eras of play
Features
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Lead mankind's exploration into outer space! Build bases on the Moon and Mars, survey the rings of Saturn, explore the vast oceans of Europa, and send generational Colony ships to Alpha Centauri and beyond, all in one sitting! SpaceCorp: 2025-2300 AD is a fast-playing, turn-based, sci-fi strategy game, playable in 60 minutes or less! Using a clever card-driven, hand-management system, SpaceCorp plays in under 60 minutes, and has many exciting game modes, from playing against aggressive AI's to playing against a devious, hand-crafted, card-driven automa. It also includes optional era situation cards to add additional variety. Do you have what it takes to lead mankind into the future? ------------------------------- In SpaceCorp, the player explores and develops outer space over three eras. The player controls an Earth-based enterprise seeking profit by driving the expansion of humanity into the Solar System and nearby stars. In SpaceCorp you can … - Assemble a spaceport at a Lagrange Point. - Launch an exploration mission to Mars. - Mine asteroids. - Earn profit from exotic resources discovered on the Jovian moons. - Discover microbial life in the subsurface oceans of Charon. - Decode exo-DNA to develop radiation resistant human pioneers. - Undertake a mission to Alpha Centauri in a generation ship. - Break through technological barriers to achieve faster-than-light travel. - Establish a colony in the Tau Ceti star system. - Each of the three eras is played on a different map: - The first era, Mariners, covers exploration and development out to Mars. - In Planeteers, players settle the outer solar system. - In Starfarers, players send missions to nearby star systems and establish interstellar colonies. ------------------------------- SpaceCorp: 2025-2300 AD is a digital adaptation of the award-winning board game by the same name released in 2018 by John Butterfield and GMT Games. It was nominated for the "2018 Golden Elephant Award" on Board Game Geek, along with Root and Brass: Birmingham. Other award winners on Board Game Geek include Terraforming Mars, Twilight Imperium, Star Wars: Rebellion, and Dune: Imperium. As a fast-playing, tight strategy game, SpaceCorp is perfect for players looking to get their strategy game fix in short time frames. ------------------------------- SpaceCorp: Ventures is an expansion for SpaceCorp under development, and planned for release in Fall of 2025. In SpaceCorp: Ventures, players will be able to play as any one of 14 different rival corporations, each with their own powers, abilities, and motivations, leading to very dynamic games and ever changing strategies.

About

Podium

Features
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Bring your Commander games to life. Podium is a beautifully simple life tracker for Magic: The Gathering, designed to make every game feel a little more magical. No accounts. No complicated setup. Just open Podium, gather your friends, and start playing. BUILT FOR THE TABLE Track life totals for 2–6 players with a fast, intuitive interface designed for Commander nights.Rearrange players, choose your commanders, and manage life totals and damage as the game unfolds. MAKE EVERY ATTACK COUNT Bring your games to life with satisfying, interactive combat. Send attacks between player cards and watch them react with playful motion and impact. Tracking damage feels like part of the game, not just another number to update. YOUR COMMANDER, YOUR GAME Choose your commander and keep them close throughout the match. Podium makes it easy to see who's leading each deck while keeping the focus on the game. YOUR GAMES, REMEMBERED Keep a simple history of your games, saved locally on your device. Revisit previous matches without creating an account or managing a playgroup. STEP INTO THE VOID Play against an atmospheric, animated backdrop designed to bring a little extra life to your table. Subtle motion and a clean, immersive interface keep the focus where it belongs — on your game. LESS SETUP. MORE MAGIC. Podium is built for players who want to spend less time managing an app and more time enjoying the game. Free to play. Made for the table.

Screenshots

SpaceCorp4 screens
Podium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Podium at Free against SpaceCorp's $6.99. Podium also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Podium is free to download; SpaceCorp costs $6.99 up front. SpaceCorp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Podium asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpaceCorp ships an update weekly, Podium every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SpaceCorp versus Podium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpaceCorpPodium
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size341 MB129 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLogix Interactive LLCJUSTIN RICHARD KENNA

Bugs and requests

SpaceCorp

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when starting the game
  • Tutorial doesn't work consistently

Requested features

2 requests
  • Online multiplayer
  • Improved tutorial experience

Podium

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SpaceCorp

One-time1
  • Ventures Expansion$4.99
None

Podium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpaceCorp free?
SpaceCorp costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Podium free?
Podium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SpaceCorp or Podium have ads?
Neither SpaceCorp nor Podium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpaceCorp or Podium?
SpaceCorp ships an update weekly, and Podium every 2 days. Most recently, SpaceCorp was updated on November 8, 2026 and Podium on October 31, 2026.

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