Comparison

Be The President 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

Be The President

Step into the role of a nation's leader and make critical decisions that shape its destiny. Manage the economy, public opinion, and respond to crises to build your legacy. Every choice impacts stability, popularity, and the future of your government.

Highlights
  • Become president of a country
  • Make political and economic decisions
  • Manage national stability and public approval
  • Respond to crises and unexpected events
  • Shape domestic and foreign policy
  • Build your leadership style
  • Explore multiple outcomes
Features
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President Simulator is a political strategy game where you become the leader of a country and make decisions that shape its future. Manage the economy, respond to crises, handle public opinion, and build your legacy as president. Every choice affects the nation, your popularity, and the path of your government. Take control of a state facing real political and economic challenges. Balance the budget, support growth, invest in healthcare and education, strengthen the military, improve infrastructure, and respond to social tension. In this government simulator, your role is not just to stay in power, but to lead the country through difficult times. As president, you will face major decisions every day. Approve reforms, adjust taxes, fight corruption, react to protests, work with ministers, and choose how to deal with international pressure. Some choices will increase stability, while others may trigger unrest, conflict, or a drop in approval. This political simulator combines strategy, leadership, and decision making in one immersive experience. You can build your country through diplomacy and smart reforms, or rule with strict control and hard power. Choose your style of leadership and see how the nation reacts. No two presidencies are the same. Different events, crises, and political situations create new challenges in every playthrough. Your success depends on your judgment, priorities, and ability to adapt. Features: Become the president of a country Make political and economic decisions Manage national stability and public approval Respond to crises and unexpected events Shape domestic and foreign policy Build your own leadership style Explore multiple outcomes and endings If you enjoy strategy games, government games, and political simulators, President Simulator offers a challenging experience where every decision matters. Lead the nation, make hard choices, and define your presidency.

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

Be The President4 screens
Democracy Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Be The President at 4.8 against Democracy Simulator's 3.5. Be The President also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 62%) and ratings volume (167 vs 28). Democracy Simulator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Be The President sells 8 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

Be The President holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Be The President has 167 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Be The President's written reviews are positive against 62% of Democracy Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Be The President ships an update fortnightly, Democracy Simulator weekly. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Be The President versus Democracy Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBe The PresidentDemocracy Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (167 ratings) — better3.5 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better62.1% of reviews
Number of ratings167 — better28
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAleksandr NesterovAhmet Omer Telli

Customer experience

Be The President

All ratings167 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative8.3%

Democracy Simulator

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

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Be The President

One-time8
  • President Simulator 1000 Coins$3.99
  • President Simulator: Event$4.99
  • Early access story$5.99
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  • President Simulator 2400 Coins$5.99
  • President Simulator 6500 Coins$9.99
  • President Simulator: Country$11.99
  • President Simulator: 14000$14.99
  • President Simulator: VIP Pass$39.99
1 purchases

Democracy Simulator

One-time1
  • Unlock All Countries$1.99

Questions

Is Be The President free?
Be The President 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, Be The President or Democracy Simulator?
Be The President is rated higher. Be The President averages 4.8 out of 5 from 167 ratings, while Democracy Simulator averages 3.5 from 28 ratings.
Do Be The President or Democracy Simulator have ads?
Be The President shows ads; Democracy Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Be The President or Democracy Simulator?
Be The President ships an update fortnightly, and Democracy Simulator weekly. Most recently, Be The President was updated on November 9, 2026 and Democracy Simulator on November 9, 2026.

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