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 real country through economic challenges, political scandals, and elections. Manage budgets, enact policies, build coalitions, and campaign to win voter support. Navigate crises and opportunities to balance the budget and secure re-election.

Highlights
  • Manage national budget and tax rates
  • Enact over 40 diverse policies
  • Build political coalitions
  • Campaign for voter outreach
  • Experience dynamic economic simulation
  • Face random crises and scandals
Features
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Lead your nation through economic crises, political scandals, and nail-biting elections. Democracy Simulator puts you in charge of a real country — manage the budget, set tax rates, enact policies, build coalitions, and face the voters every election cycle. FEATURES: - 12 real countries with authentic political parties - Dynamic economy with GDP, inflation, unemployment, and trade - 40+ policies across economy, healthcare, education, security, and environment - Parliamentary system with coalition building - Campaign phase with targeted voter outreach - Random crises, scandals, and opportunities - Detailed charts tracking your economic performance - Multiple difficulty levels from Easy to Impossible Can you balance the budget AND win re-election? Free. No ads. No subscription. Any issues, feedbacks? Email me at: ahmetomertelli@icloud.com

Screenshots

Magnates4 screens
Democracy Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Magnates at 5.0 against Democracy Simulator's 3.8. Magnates also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Democracy Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Democracy Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magnates holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Democracy Simulator has 22 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 67% of Democracy Simulator's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Magnates versus Democracy Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagnatesDemocracy Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.8 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings422 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB8 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 ratings22 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral13.6%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral14.8%
Negative18.5%

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
None

Democracy Simulator

No in-app purchases

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 no in-app purchases.
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 3.8 from 22 ratings.
Do Magnates or Democracy Simulator have ads?
Magnates shows ads; Democracy Simulator does not.

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