Galactic Colonies vs Blind Mahjong
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?
Blind Mahjong
Experience traditional Chinese Mahjong with full accessibility for blind and visually impaired players. Enjoy offline single-player or online multiplayer modes, enhancing memory, concentration, and strategic thinking. This game offers a clean interface with high contrast and large print for all ages.
- VoiceOver screen reader support
- Offline single-player mode
- Online multiplayer for up to four players
- High color contrast and large print
- Adjustable computer player skill levels
- Detailed how-to-play instructions
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Traditional Chinese Mahjong was made accessible to everybody, including those who are blind or visually impaired. One player can play the game offline. Up to four players can play online. It is for all ages, allowing kids and adults to bond through playing together. Enjoy all the improved memorization, concentration, strategic thinking skills, and social skills that this relaxing game can bring you! For a demo video, visit https://youtu.be/FT-H5rczRnQ. Shorter videos can also be found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgnb1_7vgSQbHGR0__wUw4A. Features: • Use of 136 tiles and most widely accepted Chinese Mahjong rules • Full support to iOS's screen reader VoiceOver • Clean and easy-to-use interface • High color contrast and large print for players with low vision • Detailed how-to-play instructions • Ability to play against computer players with basic, proficient, or advanced skills • Ability to play and chat with friends online (perfect for a group up to four) • One month free trial before a subscription is required For terms of use, visit https://forms.office.com/r/4veateTw8H
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Blind Mahjong at none against Galactic Colonies's shown. Blind Mahjong also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). Galactic Colonies's advantage is ratings volume (297 vs 8). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Blind Mahjong sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Galactic Colonies against 4.6 for Blind Mahjong. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Galactic Colonies has 297 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Galactic Colonies's written reviews are positive against 67% of Blind Mahjong's.
Galactic Colonies ships an update every 10 days, Blind Mahjong fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Galactic Colonies | Blind Mahjong |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (297 ratings) | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.8% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 297 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| 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 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MetalPop, LLC | Li Zhou |
Customer experience
Galactic Colonies
Blind Mahjong
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
Blind Mahjong
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
Blind Mahjong
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Year
Questions
Is Galactic Colonies free?
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