Colonist.io User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience23.1% of reviews
Neutral11.4% of reviews
Negative experience65.6% of reviews

~ Based on 694 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

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

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!

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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Chat doesn’t work

Keeps saying toxic language detected when there is none

Waste of time

This game is almost a ragebait version of Catan. The rolls don’t follow probability. If you are new, the dice will roll low probability numbers randomly and does not follow the actual probability distribution, making it more of a luck game than a strategy game. The original board game dice does not roll 12 3 and 11 constantly. This is a very frustrating game.
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NOT Random, I don’t care what anyone says

Algorithm is broken. A very noticeable pattern of rolls and cards drawn from opponent. Rolls of the number the robber is on happens almost immediately after it is placed (nearly every time). Could have 7 brick but your opponent will pull the 1 ore you need for a city. 3 3s will be rolled to start a game but your 8 won’t be rolled for another 7 turns (but it will be rolled 2-4 times once the robber is moved on that exact spot). Then you pull a development card and get everything BUT a knight when you need it most. As soon as you play a knight, a 7 will be rolled by your opponent. Not very fun when the pattern is so obvious and definitely not random.
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Rigged

Rigged

Honestly Rigged

This game is like a casino. It gives you enough to want more then rips it all away. I’ve tried to learn and watch games and watch their youtube videos to get better. They reset every season and sometimes reset your ranked scores and I can never get near what my top ever was. I swear the dice are rigged to make sure you do not progress consistently. Also players are super mean honestly. People will gang up on you for no reason. Poor culture and ethics, expensive, and not very inclusive. The game makers could do way better.
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Rigged

I’d normally never go out of my way to leave a review, but this game isn’t worth your time. The dice is 100% rigged. Yeah sevens have a high frequency, but 8 in a row when you’re in the lead is ridiculous. Then suddenly you go on a four game win streak because the app wants to keep this gambling mindset that maybe just maybe you’ll win.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!!
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Gameplay

Really fun

Constant Audio Issues, Nice UI

UI is very clean and arguably better than original Catan. There is a constant sound bug on iOS where the game is completely mute. No known workaround and I've tried everything, makes it irritating to play after a while.

Very good game

It is a pretty good game I like that you can play against bots and change the difficulty of the bots, but then also play against real people. There is a few things that I don’t like and a few bugs but generally a really good game at the end of the day.