Comparison

Volume vs Democracy Simulator

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

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About

Volume

Practice trading in simulated historical markets with accelerated time and professional charting tools. Analyze past performance, journal your trades, and compete with others to improve your skills without financial risk.

Highlights
  • Trade on real historical market data
  • Accelerated time for rapid practice
  • Professional charting tools and indicators
  • Automated trade journaling and analytics
  • Gamified progression with XP and leaderboards
  • Risk management practice
Features
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Why do 99% of traders lose money? It's not brains or bad luck, it's a lack of experience. Volume is a trading simulator that compresses months of market practice into hours. Trade on real historical data spanning 25+ years, powered by professional charting, across stocks, forex, crypto, futures, and indices, all without risking a single dollar. HOW IT WORKS 1. Load into a session with a random point in real market history 2. Analyze the chart, plan your entry, stop loss, and take profit 3. Fast-forward time at up to 3,600x speed — no waiting for candles 4. Review your results, journal your trades, and go again PRACTICE THAT ACTUALLY WORKS Traditional paper trading is painfully slow. You spend weeks waiting for setups and months before you have enough trades to learn anything. Volume changes that. Accelerate time, rip through historical markets at your own pace, and build real pattern recognition through rapid repetition. PROFESSIONAL CHARTING Built on industry-leading charting software. Use the same indicators, drawing tools, and timeframe options that professional traders rely on every day — RSI, MACD, Fibonacci, volume profiles, and more. TRADE EVERY MARKET - Stocks: AAPL, TSLA, NVDA, and thousands more - Forex: EUR/USD, GBP/JPY, and all major pairs - Crypto: BTC, ETH, SOL, and the full crypto market - Futures: ES, NQ, CL, and more - Indices: VIX and broad market instruments - Multi-market accounts for diversified practice AUTO TRADE JOURNAL Every trade is automatically logged. Annotate with strategy notes, attach chart screenshots, and track what's actually working. Over time, patterns emerge, identified by our advanced analytics and custom AI models — your strengths, your weaknesses, your edge. GAMIFIED PROGRESSION Earn XP as you trade. Build streaks. Unlock badges. Level up. Compete on weekly and monthly leaderboards against traders worldwide. Practice that doesn't feel like practice. LEARN RISK MANAGEMENT Master position sizing, stop losses, and take profits until they become second nature. Build the habits that keep real traders in the game — before real money is on the line. Join 15,000+ traders already leveling up. Free to start, nothing to lose. Terms of Use (EULA): https://atradinggame.com/policy/terms Privacy Policy: https://atradinggame.com/policy/privacy

About

Democracy Simulator

Lead one of 19 real nations by making critical decisions, passing laws, and managing your economy. Keep voters happy to win elections and navigate complex political and economic crises. Each choice impacts your country's future.

Highlights
  • Manage 19 real nations
  • Pass laws through parliament
  • Balance 19 voter groups
  • Navigate economic crises
  • Win elections
  • Multi-stage crises
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

Volume3 screens
Democracy Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Volume at 5.0 against Democracy Simulator's 3.6. Volume also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Democracy Simulator's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days) and ratings volume (27 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Volume sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month 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

Volume holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Democracy Simulator has 27 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Volume's written reviews are positive against 64% of Democracy Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Volume ships an update every 8 days, Democracy Simulator every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Volume versus Democracy Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVolumeDemocracy Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better3.6 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better64.3% of reviews
Number of ratings527 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperArc Interactive Inc.Ahmet Omer Telli

Customer experience

Volume

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Democracy Simulator

All ratings26 ratings
Positive65.4%
Neutral15.4%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral17.9%
Negative17.9%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Volume

Subscriptions4
  • Volume Unlimited (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Volume Pro - All Access (Monthly)$19.991 Month
  • Volume Unlimited (Yearly)$24.991 Year
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  • Volume Pro - All Access (Yearly)$99.991 Year
1 purchases

Democracy Simulator

One-time1
  • Unlock All Countries$1.99

Questions

Is Volume free?
Volume 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, Volume or Democracy Simulator?
Volume is rated higher. Volume averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Democracy Simulator averages 3.6 from 27 ratings.
Do Volume or Democracy Simulator have ads?
Neither Volume nor Democracy Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Volume or Democracy Simulator?
Volume ships an update every 8 days, and Democracy Simulator every 4 days. Most recently, Volume was updated on October 31, 2026 and Democracy Simulator on November 5, 2026.

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