Comparison

Robot Colony vs Space Colony!

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

Head to head
About

Robot Colony

Manage autonomous robots to gather resources, scout, build, and defend your base from giant bugs. This offline strategy and simulation game offers simple one-hand operation.

Highlights
  • Robot production and upgrades
  • Resource gathering
  • Area scouting
  • Base building and repair
  • Colony defense against giant bugs
  • Offline gameplay
  • One-hand operation
Features
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Robot colony is a mix of strategy and simulation. Your goal is to manage the production and upgrades of autonomous robots that will gather resources, scout the area, build and repair bases, and protect the colony against giant bugs. The game is offline and is designed for simple one-hand operation.

About

Space Colony!

Develop a thriving colony on a new planet using various resources and tools. Explore space and expand your reach. This idle game offers a strategic experience for aspiring space pioneers.

Highlights
  • Resource management
  • Colony development
  • Space exploration
  • Vehicle and robot construction
  • Idle gameplay
Features
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Welcome to Space Colony, You are a young astronaut and you have just landed on a new planet. Make the best use of the resources at your disposal to develop your colony on this planet and then to explore space. You will be able to use lots of resources and tools in your conquest of space such as iron, titanium, engines, robots, drones, vehicles and more. Have fun!

Screenshots

Robot Colony4 screens
Space Colony!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Robot Colony at 83% against Space Colony!'s 25%. Robot Colony also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (608 vs 2). Space Colony!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Robot Colony sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Space Colony! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Robot Colony holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Robot Colony has 608 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Robot Colony's written reviews are positive against 25% of Space Colony!'s.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Robot Colony versus Space Colony!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRobot ColonySpace Colony!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (608 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews83.2% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings608 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB130 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperIvan KhokhlenkovNoBrain Studio

Customer experience

Robot Colony

All ratings607 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews149 reviews
Positive83.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative9.4%

Space Colony!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Robot Colony

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing/crashing on certain devices
  • Inconsistent wave/timer behavior
  • Graphical issues on older hardware

Requested features

5 requests
  • Expand level/map selection
  • Add more unit types and abilities
  • Implement a sandbox/custom mode
  • Improve camera controls and UI
  • Introduce multiplayer or co-op modes

Space Colony!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Robot Colony

One-time1
  • No ads and fast speed$2.99
None

Space Colony!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Robot Colony free?
Robot Colony is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Colony! free?
Space Colony! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Robot Colony or Space Colony!?
Robot Colony is rated higher. Robot Colony averages 4.6 out of 5 from 608 ratings, while Space Colony! averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Robot Colony or Space Colony! have ads?
Both Robot Colony and Space Colony! show ads.

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