Comparison

Demagogue vs President Simulator

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

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About

Demagogue

A satirical political simulator and roguelike strategy game where you build a party, forge coalitions, pass laws, and manage crises. Experience the messy reality of holding power, from a political nobody to a high office. Juggle your private life and navigate corruption to stay in power.

Highlights
  • Build and manage your own political party
  • Negotiate fragile coalitions and ministries
  • Pass laws and dictate policy
  • Manage absurd crises and events
  • Juggle private life and family interests
  • Multiple game modes including campaign and multiplayer
Features
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Have you always thought while reading the news: "How hard can governing actually be?" WELCOME TO DEMAGOGUE The satirical political simulator and roguelike strategy game. From a political nobody to the german Chancellor's office: start your own party, forge fragile coalitions, negotiate ministries, and pass laws. Whether you govern idealistically, pragmatically, populistically, or completely immune to advice is up to you. YOUR TASKS: • Build a party: Choose a name and color, and fight your way through elections. • Negotiate coalitions: Secure majorities, even when it hurts. • Pass laws: From a "butter knife ban" to tax reform. You dictate policy. • Manage crises: React to absurd events (what to do with a stranded whale?) and keep an eye on the Kebab Price Index. • Cut deals: Navigate between lobbying, corruption, and state finances. • Juggle your private life: Answer chat messages. Negotiate the particular political interests of your family and best friend, which directly influence your decisions. FOUR GAME MODES: • Campaign: The guided intro with a story. (Free to play) • Free Play: Govern for as long as possible and test how stable your political era really is. • Sandbox: Freely customize starting conditions, parties, and rules to simulate custom scenarios. • Duel: Challenge your friends. Everyone creates their own party, and whoever stays in power longer wins. Politics is rarely rosy. Most of the time, it's frustrating, messy, and full of compromises. Experience the dirty reality of holding power firsthand. How long will you stay in power? Will you hold on to your values - or will you use the tempting tools of populism? Download Demagogue now and find out!

About

President Simulator

Lead a fictional nation, making critical decisions about taxes, crises, and your cabinet. Your choices shape the story and your approval rating, with multiple endings. Can you avoid impeachment and write your legacy?

Highlights
  • Assemble and manage your cabinet
  • Set national tax rates and budget
  • Respond to national crises
  • Deliver high-stakes speeches
  • Experience branching story with multiple endings
  • Adopt a presidential dog
Features
Currently charting
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You won the election. Now comes the hard part. President drops you behind the Resolute Desk of a fictional nation, where every choice (who you trust, how you tax, which crisis you survive) bends the story and your approval rating. Lead like a statesman or a schemer. Just don't get impeached. This is a branching political saga: sharp, satirical, and entirely make-believe. No real people, no real parties: just you, your cabinet, and a country that will absolutely turn on you. GOVERN A NATION - Assemble your cabinet: swipe through candidates for Treasury, Health, Justice, and State, and live with who you pick - Set the national tax rate and divide the federal budget, then sign it into law with your own hand - Watch your decisions ripple through the economy, public safety, and approval polls SURVIVE THE CRISES - Answer a hurricane, a space race against a rival superpower, a foreign coup, and a scandal that won't stay buried - Address the nation in high-stakes speeches where every word counts - Face a Special Counsel, sworn testimony, and, if you slip, an impeachment vote WRITE YOUR LEGACY - A branching story with choices that stick and multiple endings, from triumphant to ruinous - Rewind from disaster, or start a new term and rule differently - Adopt a presidential dog (non-negotiable) Will history remember you as a leader… or a cautionary tale? President is a work of satire. All characters, parties, nations, and events are fictional. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Terms of Use: https://moreclues.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://moreclues.com/privacy

Screenshots

Demagogue4 screens
President Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

Demagogue and President Simulator both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Demagogue's written reviews are positive against 14% of President Simulator's. Demagogue also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). President Simulator's advantage is ratings volume (529 vs 5) and chart position (#74 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Demagogue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and President Simulator sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Demagogue holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: President Simulator has 529 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Demagogue's written reviews are positive against 14% of President Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Demagogue ships an update every 6 days, President Simulator every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Demagogue versus President Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDemagoguePresident Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better4.4 (529 ratings)
Positive reviews92.5% of reviews — better13.7% of reviews
Number of ratings5529 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#74 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB1.1 GB
Age rating12++4
DeveloperMael PicornellMore Clues LLC

Customer experience

Demagogue

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative2.5%

President Simulator

All ratings502 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral0.8%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive13.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative84.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Demagogue

One-time1
  • Volksvertreter Full Version$3.99
10 purchases

President Simulator

Subscriptions2
  • Exclusive Privilege$4.997 Days
  • Annual Access$49.991 Year
One-time8
  • Starter Cash Pack$2.99
  • President Simulator Value Pack$4.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
Show 5 more
  • President Simulator Treasury$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Mega Cash Pack$14.99
  • Ultimate Cash Pack$19.99
  • Legendary Cash Pack$29.99

Questions

Is Demagogue free?
Demagogue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is President Simulator free?
President Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Demagogue or President Simulator?
Demagogue is rated higher. Demagogue averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while President Simulator averages 4.4 from 529 ratings.
Do Demagogue or President Simulator have ads?
President Simulator shows ads; Demagogue does not.
Which is updated more often, Demagogue or President Simulator?
Demagogue ships an update every 6 days, and President Simulator every 5 days. Most recently, Demagogue was updated on November 7, 2026 and President Simulator on November 5, 2026.

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