Galactic Colonies vs Speed West
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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?
Speed West
Experience a Western-themed card game that combines the fast-paced play of Speed with a frontier twist. Challenge opponents offline on the same screen or embark on a journey across the American frontier with unique challenges.
- Western-themed Speed card game
- Traditional Speed rules option
- Map Mode with challenges
- Offline same-screen multiplayer
- Encounter unique opponents
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Speed West is a six-shootin' twist on Speed, the frenetic two-player card game you might also know as Spit or Slam. To win a traditional game of Speed, you just need to play all of your cards before your opponent does. But to win at Speed West, you need to be quick with the cards and even quicker with the trigger! Features: * Draw both cards and pistols in Western-variation Speed, or play with traditional Speed rules * Journey across the American frontier in Map Mode and encounter a variety of unique challenges and opponents * Compete offline with a friend right next to you on the same screen! Follow us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/speedwestgame Visit our site http://www.blyts.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Galactic Colonies at 4.5 against Speed West's 3.5. Galactic Colonies also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 52%) and ratings volume (297 vs 22). Speed West's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Galactic Colonies sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Speed West sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Galactic Colonies holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Galactic Colonies has 297 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Galactic Colonies's written reviews are positive against 52% of Speed West's.
Galactic Colonies ships an update every 10 days, Speed West every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Galactic Colonies | Speed West |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (297 ratings) — better | 3.5 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.8% of reviews — better | 52.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 297 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MetalPop, LLC | Blyts LLC |
Customer experience
Galactic Colonies
Speed West
Bugs and 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
Speed West
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Speed West
- Remove Ads - Speed West$0.99
Questions
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