Sid Meier's Colonization vs Final Frontier Story
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sid Meier's Colonization
Lead a colonial power to explore, settle, and develop new lands in the Colonial Era. Manage resources, establish trade, and engage in diplomacy and warfare to achieve independence. Offers deep strategic gameplay with customizable options.
- Explore and colonize new lands
- Manage growth, development, and trade
- Engage in diplomacy and military strategy
- Play as four distinct colonial powers
- Customize game difficulty and maps
- Advanced artificial intelligence opponents
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The Tradition of Civilization Continues The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you. Finally, the much-anticipated follow-up to Civilization is here! Sid Meier's Colonization takes you into the Colonial Era to discover, explore and colonize vast territories that promise both danger and reward. Play one of four colonial powers as you set sail to discover the New World. Explore new lands and strategically plant your first colony. Direct its growth, manage its resources and establish lucrative trade routes. Balance economics, political and military strategy to create your own powerful nation. But beware of your enemies! Angry natives and rival powers can encroach upon your territory. You'll have to overcome your foes with superior military strategy and wily diplomacy. Only then can you launch your revolution and declare your independence. Colonization, The newest strategy game from Sid Meier continues the great tradition of Civilization. —User Reviews— “The game is a rich and varied Gestalt of top colony activity. Strategies must be divined with care, and constantly modified to ride the chaotic rapids of the thousands of interactive elements in this opus of creative genius. Perhaps. Or it could just be a damn fine game.” “Colonization offers hours and hours of entertainment. I played it for over a week to write this review and it commanded my total concentration all the time to play it once through. Because the game can be very different every time you play it, this means that Colonization is the sort of game you could play for ever.” FEATURES • Manage your growth, development and trade to create a powerful nation. • Pit your strategic skills against Colonization's advanced artificial intelligence. • Play either the French, English, Dutch or Spanish colonial powers each with distinct characteristics and political situations. • Customize your games and choose your own level of difficulty so you never play the same game twice. • Discover and explore the Americas or create your own scenario with a random map generator. • Same design principles and interface as award-winning Civilization, making game play easy and fun.
Final Frontier Story
Develop a vibrant intergalactic city in space, balancing resident comfort with tourist attractions. Explore planets, battle alien monsters with upgraded aircraft, and make new friends to host galactic events. Become the most desirable city in the galaxy.
- Intergalactic city building
- Resident comfort and tourist attractions
- Alien monster battles
- Fighter aircraft upgrades
- Pilot training
- Galactic events
- Autopilot system
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Build your very own warm and friendly intergalactic city in the cold vacuum of space! Expect close encounters of the third, fourth, and maybe even fifth kind! Aim to become the most desirable city in the galaxy by developing land so you can build shops and bases for your residents to live in comfort. Build Convenience Stores and Parks to make daily life easier, or Takoyaki Stalls and Cinemas to bring in tourists and keep people entertained. Find the perfect combination of facilities to astronomically boost the city's charm. As you explore your new world, you'll encounter all kinds of monsters native to the planet. Stay one step ahead of them by upgrading your Fighter Aircraft and training up your pilots. And who knows, maybe you'll even make a few new friends along the way! With the help of your newfound alien friends, hold outdoor events to bring in tourists from all over the galaxy! Utilize a state-of-the-art autopilot system to help you fight through grueling space battles. You can also give orders to your pilots to guide them to glorious victory. So, do you think you have what it takes to build the best city in the entire galaxy? Jump in the pilot's seat and begin your adventure into the unknown to find out! -- Supports drag to scroll and pinch to zoom. Search for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at http://kairopark.jp Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and paid games! Kairosoft's pixel art game series continues! Follow us on X (Twitter) for the latest Kairosoft news and information. https://twitter.com/kairokun2010
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Final Frontier Story at 4.6 against Sid Meier's Colonization's 2.3. Final Frontier Story also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 21%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). Sid Meier's Colonization's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Sid Meier's Colonization costs $2.99 and Final Frontier Story $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Final Frontier Story holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 209 and 91 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Sid Meier's Colonization's written reviews are positive against 59% of Final Frontier Story's.
Sid Meier's Colonization ships an update every 4 months, Final Frontier Story every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sid Meier's Colonization | Final Frontier Story |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 2.3 (209 ratings) | 4.6 (91 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.6% of reviews | 58.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 209 — better | 91 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Atari | Kairosoft Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
Sid Meier's Colonization
Final Frontier Story
User reviews
Sid Meier's Colonization
From 209 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Exactly like the original game
- 🚀 Classic gameplay
- 💡 Nostalgia factor
- 🚀 Engaging and addictive
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unresponsive and clunky controls
- 🐛 Keyboard overlay covers too much of the screen
- 🐛 Difficulty loading/unloading cargo
- 🐛 Unable to move diagonally
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Final Frontier Story
From 91 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Super fun games
- 👍 Love Kairosoft
- 👍 Great game
- 👍 Kairosoft always delivers
- 👍 Kairosoft's best in a long time
Room to improve
- 🔍 Honestly the ONLY reason it's not a 5 is that it's so short
- 🔍 No way to delete saved games
Bugs and requests
Sid Meier's Colonization
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on launch
- Cursor/touch input issues
- Performance problems and slowdowns
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Bluetooth keyboard and mouse
- Optimize touch controls for mobile
- Implement drag-and-drop functionality
- Provide a tutorial or instructions on how to use the controls
Final Frontier Story
Reported bugs
1 issue- No way to delete saved games
Requested features
2 requests- More games
- Prestige system
In-app purchases
Sid Meier's Colonization
No in-app purchases
Final Frontier Story
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Sid Meier's Colonization free?
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