Comparison

National Dominance vs Downing Draft

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

Head to head
About

National Dominance

Lead any of 196 nations from regional power to global superpower through deep economic management, intricate diplomacy, and strategic warfare. Survive global crises and engage in espionage to achieve victory through economic ascendancy or conquest.

Highlights
  • Deep economic simulation
  • Global trade and diplomacy
  • Espionage and intelligence operations
  • Real-time warfare with diverse forces
  • Dynamic world events and crises
  • Multiple victory conditions
Features
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National Dominance puts the whole world in your hands. Pick any of 196 real nations and rise from regional player to global superpower. RUN A DEEP ECONOMY Set tax and spending, fund five ministries down to their departments, and manage debt, inflation, a sovereign wealth fund, bond markets and a credit rating. Trade real commodities along living supply routes, and squeeze rivals by choking the goods and chokepoints they depend on. PLAY THE WORLD Forge trade pacts and alliances, levy tariffs, rally sanctions coalitions, broker peace as a Trusted Broker, or found your own bloc with dues and a shared army. Every nation has opinions, grievances and ambitions, and they will gang up on whoever leads. GO DARK Build a black-budget intelligence service, arm deniable proxy armies, and run espionage, bribery, sabotage and rumor campaigns. Unleash a proxy war while keeping your hands clean. The AI plays the same dirty game right back. WAGE WAR YOUR WAY Raise real armies across ground, air and naval forces and march them to war. Battles are decided by Risk-style dice weighted for technology, air superiority and terrain, so superpowers hit hard while entrenched defenders and guerrilla fighters bleed invaders dry. Casualties are real and thin both your army and your population. Mobilize for total war, launch your own offensives, climb an escalation ladder from cyber strikes to nuclear options, then occupy, install puppets, or fully annex the conquered. SURVIVE A LIVING WORLD Seasonal disasters, climate, global pandemics, refugee crises and weaponized migration all test your resilience. Respond, insure, and rebuild stronger. TWO PATHS TO VICTORY Win by Ascendancy: grow faster than anyone over a 10, 25, 50 or 100 year mission, so even a tiny nation can topple the giants. Or win by conquest: build a war machine and subjugate every rival great power. Then keep playing forever in endless mode. Chase 100 achievements, climb the global leaderboards, and prove you can rule the world. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Downing Draft

Lead your nation as Prime Minister in this replayable political strategy game. Draft a cabinet, set national priorities, and make impactful decisions to shape your legacy. See how your choices play out and compare your performance to historical leaders.

Highlights
  • Draft a cabinet from a deck of candidates
  • Assign ministers to government offices
  • Set national priorities and economic approach
  • Commit to a signature pledge
  • Receive a full verdict on your performance
  • Share your results easily
Features
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You're the new Prime Minister. A recession is already underway, the public is restless, and the only thing standing between you and history is the government you build. Downing Draft is a quick, replayable political strategy game. Draw your ministers, assign them to the right briefs, set your priorities, and pick the signature pledge that will define your time in office - then watch how your choices play out. HOW IT PLAYS - Name your Prime Minister and party - Draft a cabinet from a rolling deck of candidates - re-roll if you don't like the hand you're dealt - Match ministers to the jobs that suit them across eight great offices of state - Choose your economic approach, governing style and three national priorities - Commit to a signature pledge and live with the consequences YOUR LEGACY When the dust settles you get a full verdict: how many years you survived, your exit approval, your election result, a scorecard across government performance, political capital, cabinet cohesion and your signature policy - plus how you compare to real prime ministers. Share your result with a single tap. Pick up and play in minutes. Optional sign-in with Apple or Google lets you save your progress and personalise your profile. For entertainment only. Player ratings and outcomes are fictional game mechanics, not factual assessments of any real person, party or government.

Screenshots

National Dominance4 screens
Downing Draft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Downing Draft at 5.0 against National Dominance's 4.4. Downing Draft also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). National Dominance's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. National Dominance sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Downing Draft sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Downing Draft holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: National Dominance has 38 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of National Dominance's written reviews are positive against 83% of Downing Draft's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
National Dominance versus Downing Draft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNational DominanceDowning Draft
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (38 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.1% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB37 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBrian SolomonNEUROCHAMPS LTD

Customer experience

National Dominance

All ratings36 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive87.1%
Neutral9.7%
Negative3.2%

Downing Draft

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

National Dominance

Subscriptions1
  • Dominance Pass (Monthly)$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • Cold War World$1.99
  • Post-Collapse 2100$1.99
  • Orbital Age 2045$1.99
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  • Statecraft$2.99
  • Ironman$2.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Custom Start$4.99
  • Statecraft Bundle$9.99
  • All-Access Pass$49.99
6 purchases

Downing Draft

One-time6
  • Starter Points Pack$0.99
  • Small Points Pack$0.99
  • Parliament Week Pass$2.99
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  • Medium Points Pack$2.99
  • Large Points Pack$4.99
  • Parliament Pass$9.99

Questions

Is National Dominance free?
National Dominance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Downing Draft free?
Downing Draft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, National Dominance or Downing Draft?
Downing Draft is rated higher. National Dominance averages 4.4 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Downing Draft averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do National Dominance or Downing Draft have ads?
Both National Dominance and Downing Draft show ads.
Which is updated more often, National Dominance or Downing Draft?
National Dominance ships an update every 5 days, and Downing Draft every 5 days. Most recently, National Dominance was updated on November 10, 2026 and Downing Draft on November 10, 2026.

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