Comparison

Magnates vs Democracy Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Magnates

Build an oil empire in this idle tycoon game. Manage assets, trade companies, and research upgrades to maximize profits and become an oil magnate. The game offers a strategic business simulation experience.

Highlights
  • Build an oil company empire
  • Control various assets
  • Buy and sell companies
  • Research and upgrade output
  • Generate extra profits
Features
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Start Drilling Today! Build your fortune from the ground up in Magnates, the ultimate idle oil tycoon game. Take control of a small drilling operation and transform it into a global energy empire. Expand your business, manage your workforce, invest in research, and strategically buy and sell companies to maximize profits. Every decision brings you one step closer to becoming the world's greatest Oil Magnate. Build Your Empire Expand every aspect of your company by unlocking and purchasing a wide range of buildings, vehicles, and infrastructure. Drill for oil, refine it into valuable products, store it in massive depots, and transport it across the globe. Construct docks to ship your oil overseas using everything from nimble speed boats to enormous cargo ships. Build a laboratory to research powerful upgrades that increase production efficiency, and build hangars to transport oil by air. There are countless ways to grow your empire. Rise From Humble Beginnings Start with a single oil drill and gradually expand into a global corporation. Hire workers, manage employee wages, construct new facilities, and make smart investments in competing companies. Once your business reaches a certain point, sell it to eager investors and restart with even greater potential. Research, Upgrade, and Prosper Advance your company through an extensive research system that unlocks new technologies and boosts every stage of production. Improve drilling, refining, transportation, and aviation to build a faster, more profitable operation. Earn Rewards Complete achievements and collect gems as your company grows. Spend gems on powerful temporary or permanent boosts that increase mining, refining, transportation, and aviation performance. You can also exchange gems for cash to accelerate your expansion, or purchase additional gems directly from the in-game shop. Can you build the world's greatest oil empire? Download Magnates and start drilling today!

About

Democracy Simulator

Lead a nation by making critical decisions on taxes, laws, and spending. Manage a living parliament, appease diverse voter groups, and navigate complex economic and social crises to win elections and maintain power.

Highlights
  • Lead 19 real nations
  • Manage a living parliament
  • Appease 19 voter groups
  • Navigate multi-stage crises
  • Manage national economy
  • Win elections
  • Career mode with term limits
Features
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Run a country, one decision at a time. Democracy Simulator puts you in charge of one of 19 real nations. Approve or reject the memos on your desk, set taxes and spending, pass laws through parliament and keep enough voters on your side to win the next election. 19 NATIONS, REAL POLITICS Sweden, Germany, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Spain, Italy, Poland, Greece, Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Pakistan. Each country has its own economy, currency, parliament, parties, leaders and problems. A LIVING PARLIAMENT Every law needs a majority. Build a coalition, meet your partners' demands and watch their patience. Appoint ministers, whip votes or strike a deal with the opposition. 2,000 CITIZENS, 19 VOTER GROUPS Socialists and capitalists, liberals and conservatives, the young and the retired, workers, parents, farmers, drivers and more. Every citizen belongs to several groups, so every decision pleases someone and angers someone else. CRISES THAT BUILD UP Housing crises, inflation spirals, smog, brain drain, strikes and more build up quietly, start, spread and only end with real work. Tap any problem to see what drives it and which laws help. AN ECONOMY THAT ANSWERS BACK Growth, jobs, prices, debt and your credit rating all react to your choices, shown in each country's own money. FACE THE VOTERS After 16 quarters the citizens vote. Seats come from real votes. Win a majority, form a coalition or lose power. Presidential countries go to a run-off. • 104 laws, each with winners and losers • Multi-stage crises: pandemics, scandals, strikes, recessions • Career mode with term limits and constitutional crises • Historical scenarios and achievements • English, Türkçe, Português, Español and Français • No ads. Three countries are free. Unlock all the others with one purchase.

Screenshots

Magnates4 screens
Democracy Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Magnates at 5.0 against Democracy Simulator's 3.5. Magnates also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%). Democracy Simulator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Magnates sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Democracy Simulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magnates holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Democracy Simulator has 28 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Magnates's written reviews are positive against 62% of Democracy Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magnates ships an update fortnightly, Democracy Simulator weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Magnates versus Democracy Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagnatesDemocracy Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.5 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better62.1% of reviews
Number of ratings428 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperYadprowin LLCAhmet Omer Telli

Customer experience

Magnates

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Democracy Simulator

All ratings28 ratings
Positive60.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral17.2%
Negative20.7%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Magnates

One-time5
  • Handful of Gems$0.99
  • Cluster of Gems$2.99
  • Barrel of Gems$4.99
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  • Chest of Gems$9.99
  • Landfill of Gems$19.99
1 purchases

Democracy Simulator

One-time1
  • Unlock All Countries$1.99

Questions

Is Magnates free?
Magnates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Democracy Simulator free?
Democracy Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magnates or Democracy Simulator?
Magnates is rated higher. Magnates averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Democracy Simulator averages 3.5 from 28 ratings.
Do Magnates or Democracy Simulator have ads?
Magnates shows ads; Democracy Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Magnates or Democracy Simulator?
Magnates ships an update fortnightly, and Democracy Simulator weekly. Most recently, Magnates was updated on October 31, 2026 and Democracy Simulator on November 9, 2026.

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