Colonist.io Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience22.8% of reviews
Neutral11.5% of reviews
Negative experience65.7% of reviews

~ Based on 703 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Colonist.io

Is Colonist.io Safe?

Colonist.io - Catan Inspired appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Colonist.io is 90/100.

This assessment is based on 3,961 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5/5.

Safety Analysis

88.5% of ratings point to a safe experience
1.3% of ratings suggest some concerns
10.2% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 3,961 App Store ratings for Colonist.io.

Is Colonist.io Legit?

Colonist.io - Catan Inspired appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Colonist.io is 88/100.

Based on 88 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Fake Players. Rigged Rolls.

Catan is fun. Colonists is not.

The price they are charging is insane.

Would really love to play. Cant justify the subscription cost.

Horrible Dice Algorithm

Colonist's dice are a joke. Either the RNG is rigged, or the dev team is incompetent. Four 7s in a row. Move the robber, and the very next roll lands right on that number, every single time. The rolls lean so hard toward one player that the other might as well put the phone down and watch. Strategy is meaningless here. Skill is meaningless here. You're not playing Catan; you're watching Colonist's broken algorithm pick a winner while you sit there pretending your decisions matter
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Not a random.

This game is rigged. The results are predetermined — the game decides who wins and who loses before the match even starts. Players who pay for a subscription are given a higher priority to win. I’ve played over 1,900 games, so I know exactly what I’m talking about. This is not random and it’s not fair. It’s a pay-to-win system disguised as a game. 1 star.
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Chat doesn’t work

Keeps saying toxic language detected when there is none. First key tapped does not register

Gameplay

They are using bots with users names to fill games. The rolling mechanics are flawed until you place a robber on the number then it’ll start to use it.

Horrible algorithm on the dice

Really imbalance of dice. Not realistic. 7s roll way too often and ruins flow of the game .

Verbal abuse is tolerated

Got verbally abused, reported it and got matched to the same person the next game! Maybe that’s horrible?

Terrible Game

You now have to pay monthly to avoid adds. In terms of game play, It’s almost as the game punishes the player and really does not rely on luck of dice roll. The dice algorithm is messed up.

Dices

Dices are not random. Will have patterns and favor certain sides.

Love it!!

My favorite game by far!

why do i need wifi to play bots?!

i want to play offline

Horrible game

Nothing like catan

App ruined bc of ads

This genuinely used to be my favorite game app, but not anymore! Earlier this year the app introduced ads, which is annoying but I get it. The problem is you constantly have to wait to play now and usually at that point I don’t even want to play anymore. I also find that it constantly makes me quit out of one waiting room and then enter another after watching 2 ads just to enter a game. This addition has completely ruined my love for this app.
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Could be better

Need to separate buttons to ensure not making a mistake and trading accidentally. Bots are dumb, making roads they shouldn’t make, and trading crazy. Makes it too easy at times. There’s room for improvement

Dang it

So I thought that i needed more iPhone updates to play but I figured out that I had to many updates so overall this game is fun on a android or a older iPhone

Game is rigged

If you’re looking to play catan don’t play this app. They force certain situations with fake dice rng

Connection Errors

The game is broken and I keep having connection issues to where it fully will kick me out of a ranked match. Absolutely stupid and started happening after the most recent update.

Ads like everything else that has ever been released that I as a consumer has allowed to grow 👍

$15 a month to play a game I love. What are we doing. I’m still going to play, but I will truly get upset at myself being forced to watch a 30 second ad every 6-12 minutes. For someone who only plays 1v1, it gets insanely ridiculous. Very happy I chose to love a game that does this to someone who played 500-1500 1v1 games a season, and now only plays 100 at most. Thanks Colonist, seriously. Let me pay $40 as a one-time purchase, I would. Insane. Just a joke.
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Mysteriously biased towards non-paying subscribers

Catan has always been a game of strategy with a bit of luck needed to win the game. It’s one thing to be unlucky here and there. It’s another thing to be unlucky for 15+ games in a row and you start to question these supposedly “random” dice rolls heavily favoring your opponent every single game. This spree suddenly started very very recently after the developers started pushing more expensive subscription plans. I understand! If I’m not going to hand over any money, then I’ll see my way out.
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