Comparison

Galactic Colonies vs Blindfold Runner

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated universe exploration
  • Alien planet colonization
  • Technology research
  • Complex production pipelines
  • Colony ship upgrades
  • Diverse planet types
Features
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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?

About

Blindfold Runner

An endless runner game designed for visually impaired players, offering an immersive audio experience. Navigate obstacles, collect prizes, and aim for the highest score in this accessible gaming adventure.

Highlights
  • Fully accessible endless runner gameplay
  • Audio cues for obstacle avoidance
  • Jumping, sliding, and turning mechanics
  • Coin and prize collection
  • Expedition Game with supply purchases
  • Playable with or without headphones
Features
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Blindfold Games are entertainment apps provided as a service to the visually impaired community by Objective Ed. Your in-app upgrades pay for the development and support of these games.  Runner is a fully accessible endless runner game inspired by the games like Temple Run. The objective is to keep running, jumping over or sliding under obstacles, turning left and right when needed, and collect prizes. You can play this game forever - there's no official finish - just try to get the highest score you can before losing. There are four types of obstacles: Things you need to jump over, such as rivers. You'll hear an ascending tone. Swipe up to jump. Things you need to slide under, such as a truck. You'll hear a descending tone. Swipe down to slide. Path goes to the right. You'll hear a sound move from your left ear to your right ear indicating something is blocking the path straight ahead, and turning right is the only direction to go. Swipe right to turn right. Path goes to the left. You'll hear a different sound move from your right ear to your left ear. Swipe left to turn left. There are also coins that you can get on the left and right sides of the road, and in the Expedition Game, supplies that you can purchase to use on your expedition. This game can be played with or without headphones or earbuds, but when starting out, using earbuds will make it easier.

Screenshots

Galactic Colonies4 screens
Blindfold Runner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Galactic Colonies at 4.5 against Blindfold Runner's 3.6. Galactic Colonies also leads on ratings volume (297 vs 16) and review sentiment (70% vs 57%). Blindfold Runner's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Galactic Colonies sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Blindfold Runner sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Galactic Colonies holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Galactic Colonies has 297 ratings behind it against 16, 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 57% of Blindfold Runner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Galactic Colonies ships an update every 10 days, Blindfold Runner weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Galactic Colonies versus Blindfold Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGalactic ColoniesBlindfold Runner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (297 ratings) — better3.6 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings297 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMetalPop, LLCmarty schultz

Customer experience

Galactic Colonies

All ratings297 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral14.3%
Negative15.9%

Blindfold Runner

All ratings16 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral37.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral42.9%
Negative0.0%

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

Blindfold Runner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Galactic Colonies

One-time11
  • 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
3 purchases

Blindfold Runner

One-time3
  • Unlimited Play$3.99
  • Expedition Game$3.99
  • Bundle 1$6.99

Questions

Is Galactic Colonies free?
Galactic Colonies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blindfold Runner free?
Blindfold Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Galactic Colonies or Blindfold Runner?
Galactic Colonies is rated higher. Galactic Colonies averages 4.5 out of 5 from 297 ratings, while Blindfold Runner averages 3.6 from 16 ratings.
Do Galactic Colonies or Blindfold Runner have ads?
Galactic Colonies shows ads; Blindfold Runner does not.
Which is updated more often, Galactic Colonies or Blindfold Runner?
Galactic Colonies ships an update every 10 days, and Blindfold Runner weekly. Most recently, Galactic Colonies was updated on October 11, 2026 and Blindfold Runner on October 1, 2026.

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