Naval Combat for iMessage vs Galactic Colonies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Naval Combat for iMessage
Experience the classic Battleships guessing game directly within your Messages app. Play with friends on any iOS device without leaving your conversation. Optimized for accessibility and all screen sizes.
- Play Battleships in Messages
- No need to leave the app
- Works on all iOS devices
- Optimized for all screen sizes
- VoiceOver support
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Naval Combat for iMessage brings the classic Battleships guessing game to the Messages app on your iOS device. You can play with your friends right in your Messages conversation without even leaving the app. Naval Combat for iMessage is designed to work on all iOS devices running iOS 10 and optimized for all screen sizes and orientations. It is also optimized for accessibility and supports VoiceOver.
Galactic Colonies
Explore a vast, procedurally generated galaxy and build thriving colonies on alien worlds. Manage resources, establish production lines, and research new technologies to expand your civilization. Discover diverse planets and ensure your colonists survive in challenging environments.
- Procedurally generated universe exploration
- Alien planet colonization
- Technology research
- Complex production pipelines
- Colony ship upgrades
- Diverse planet types
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Download the game for free and start exploring the galaxy! Galactic Colonies is a game about exploring space and building colonies. Explore a procedurally generated universe with thousands of planets. Every colony starts small. Start by providing housing and food for your colonists before you exploit a planet’s natural resources. Set up factories and create advanced high-tech products to make your colony grow even bigger. Discover tropical, desert and ice planets and help your colonists survive on harsh, alien worlds. FEATURES: - Explore a procedurally generated universe - Find and colonize alien planets - Research new powerful technologies - Set up complex production pipelines - Beautiful 3D graphics - Upgrade and improve your colony ship - Endless hours of fun. How far can you explore?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Galactic Colonies at Free against Naval Combat for iMessage's $0.99. Galactic Colonies also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.9) and review sentiment (70% vs 33%). Naval Combat for iMessage's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Galactic Colonies is free to download; Naval Combat for iMessage costs $0.99 up front. Galactic Colonies sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Naval Combat for iMessage asks for nothing beyond the download.
Galactic Colonies holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Galactic Colonies has 303 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Naval Combat for iMessage's written reviews are positive against 70% of Galactic Colonies's.
Naval Combat for iMessage ships an update daily, Galactic Colonies every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Naval Combat for iMessage | Galactic Colonies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.9 (9 ratings) | 4.4 (303 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 69.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 303 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bottled Software GmbH | MetalPop, LLC |
Customer experience
Naval Combat for iMessage
Galactic Colonies
Bugs and requests
Naval Combat for iMessage
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Galactic Colonies
Reported bugs
4 issues- Research projects getting stuck or going infinite
- Inability to connect buildings properly
- Inconsistent behavior of video rewards
- Crashes when trying to watch ads
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to relocate or remove buildings
- More varied mission objectives and planet types
- Improved navigation and map UI for accessibility
- Offline mode with background resource production
In-app purchases
Naval Combat for iMessage
No in-app purchases
Galactic Colonies
- Small Pack Of Energy Cells$1.99
- Star Racer$1.99
- Welcome Bundle$1.99
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- Cold Steel$2.99
- Medium Pack Of Energy Cells$4.99
- Skyward$4.99
- Weekend Deal$4.99
- Doubled Planet Boost Time$4.99
- Colonizer's Bundle$7.99
- A Large Pack Of Energy Cells$9.99
- Huge Pack Of Energy Cells$19.99
Questions
Is Naval Combat for iMessage free?
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