Comparison

My Colony vs Tiny Space Program

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

Head to head
About

My Colony

Forge your own space empire in this sci-fi city builder. Gather resources, unlock advanced technologies, and choose from unique factions to expand your influence across the galaxy. Engage in multiplayer, trade, and compete in daily challenges to rule the stars.

Highlights
  • Build and expand interplanetary colonies
  • Unlock a vast tech tree
  • Choose from four distinct factions
  • Engage in single-city or multiplayer modes
  • Trade on a player-run auction house
  • Compete in daily online challenges
Features
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Build. Expand. Rule the stars. Welcome to My Colony, the ultimate sci-fi city builder and space empire simulation. Whether you’re leading a peaceful outpost or an industrial powerhouse, the galaxy is yours to shape — one rover at a time. Build Your Colony Start with a single lander and rover, gather resources, and unlock a massive tech tree full of structures, utilities, and special units. Every resource leads to new possibilities as you evolve from a basic outpost to a sprawling interplanetary empire. Choose Your Civilization Play as one of four distinct factions, each with unique tech trees, units, and play styles: United Earth – Balanced and tech-driven League of Independent States – Resource-efficient rebels Zolarg Empire – Insectoid swarm-style economics Alpha Draconians – Advanced reptilian overlords Play Your Way Single-city sandbox or Premium Region Mode with connected cities across a shared map Multiplayer Regions: Cooperate or compete with friends — each sub-city run by a different player Declare independence from your “mother colony” and start your own empire — with players paying taxes to you! Form Federations with others to dominate galactic leaderboards Go Galactic Compete in daily online challenges Trade on the Galactic Board of Trade, a real-time player-run auction house Balance population, GDP, education, security, and more Rise through the ranks as you scale your economy and influence Play Anywhere Works offline or online Sync progress with your Ape Apps Account Join a living universe of colonists. Forge alliances. Grow your power. Leave your mark on the stars.

About

Tiny Space Program

Manage your own space agency, from designing and building rockets to launching missions for research, mining, or tourism. Explore planets and moons, establish off-world economies, and advance your technology in this interplanetary simulation.

Highlights
  • Space program management
  • Build off-world colonies
  • Launch rockets and spaceships
  • Research technologies
  • Mine resources from celestial bodies
  • Astronaut progression
  • Simulates orbital mechanics
Features
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Build and run your own space program — like SpaceX, but yours. Launch rockets, manage astronauts, mine planets, and colonize the solar system from the Moon to beyond the Kuiper Belt. WHAT WOULD YOU DO AS A SPACE BILLIONAIRE? Send tourists on a spacewalk? Start a mining operation on Titan? Build a space station around Mars? In Tiny Space Program you manage the early colonization of our solar system — based on real orbital mechanics and ship propulsion. BUILD YOUR SPACE AGENCY - Launch rockets and spaceships into orbit - Build off-world colonies, outposts, and modular space stations - Mine resources on moons, planets, and dwarf planets - Research new technologies and better spacecraft - Level up your astronauts and equip spacesuits - Establish off-world economies and trade A CHILL GAME, NOT A CHORE No forced ads, no daily-streak punishments. Play at your own pace — run an hour-long research expedition, take tourists on a quick tour, then put it down and come back later. Mines keep producing while you're away. MADE BY ONE DEVELOPER Actively updated (space stations, automation, dwarf planets, and vehicles all shipped recently). Join the Discord and help shape what comes next.

Screenshots

My Colony4 screens
Tiny Space Program4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tiny Space Program at 4.5 against My Colony's 3.9. Tiny Space Program also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 64%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. My Colony sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Tiny Space Program sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tiny Space Program holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 855 and 1.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of My Colony's written reviews are positive against 81% of Tiny Space Program's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
My Colony versus Tiny Space Program: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy ColonyTiny Space Program
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (855 ratings)4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews81.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8551.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrandon SteckleinJerry Neimann

Customer experience

My Colony

All ratings855 ratings
Positive71.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews437 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral10.1%
Negative26.3%

Tiny Space Program

All ratings1,671 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews665 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative11.4%

User reviews

My Colony

From 855 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Great colony management
  • 💡 Unique civilizations
  • 👍 No pay-to-win mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 👎 Laggy performance on some devices
  • 🔒 Unreliable save/load functionality

Tiny Space Program

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome game
  • 👍 No ads or pay-to-win
  • 🚀 Engaging gameplay
  • 🚀 Lots of depth and content
  • 👍 Great for space enthusiasts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔧 Confusing UI and menus
  • 💰 Difficult to earn credits/resources
  • 🕰️ Slow progression and long wait times
  • 🤔 Unclear tutorials and instructions

Bugs and requests

My Colony

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Rovers not building properly
  • Resources disappearing after save/load
  • Certain buildings not unlocking after research
  • Frequent crashes during autosave

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add tutorial or onboarding for new players
  • Implement offline mode or background processing
  • Allow building/resource management customization
  • Add multiplayer or PvP functionality

Tiny Space Program

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Buttons not working or unresponsive
  • Disappearing ships and resources
  • Crashes and freezes after updates
  • Quests and missions not tracking properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more planets and moons to explore
  • Improve the economy and resource management
  • Implement cloud/online save functionality
  • Streamline the UI and make it more intuitive
  • Expand the research and upgrade trees
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  • Add more animations and visual effects

In-app purchases

4 purchases

My Colony

One-time4
  • 100 Ape Coins$0.99
  • Advertising Removal$4.99
  • 500 Ape Coins$4.99
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  • 1,000 Ape Coins$9.99
14 purchases

Tiny Space Program

One-time14
  • Supporting the game, thank you$1.99
  • Helping out, many thanks$4.99
  • Crystal Pack 1$4.99
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  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Plasma Space Ship Package$8.99
  • You are great! Many thanks$9.99
  • Crystal Pack 2$9.99
  • Colonizer Pack$9.99
  • Experimental Dragon Ships$9.99
  • Aerospike space ship pack$9.99
  • A big pile of credits$19.99
  • Crystal Pack 3$19.99
  • Biggest box of credits$49.99
  • Crystal Pack 4$49.99

Questions

Is My Colony free?
My Colony is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Space Program free?
Tiny Space Program is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Colony or Tiny Space Program?
Tiny Space Program is rated higher. My Colony averages 3.9 out of 5 from 855 ratings, while Tiny Space Program averages 4.5 from 1.7K ratings.
Do My Colony or Tiny Space Program have ads?
Both My Colony and Tiny Space Program show ads.
Which is updated more often, My Colony or Tiny Space Program?
My Colony ships an update every 2 months, and Tiny Space Program every 2 months. Most recently, My Colony was updated on October 15, 2026 and Tiny Space Program on October 14, 2026.

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