Comparison

Colonies at War vs PlayPleroma

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

Head to head
About

Colonies at War

Engage in a 19th-century global conquest by building armies and navies. Choose from 28 nations, expand your territory through strategic warfare, and forge alliances to dominate the world stage.

Highlights
  • 19th-century colonial setting
  • Build and command armies
  • Naval warfare and sea control
  • Choose from 28 nations
  • Conquer territories
  • Form alliances
Features
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Colonies at War is a game set in the 19th century during the rush by colonial powers to colonize the known world. It's a game of building armies and crushing enemies. Pick one of the 28 nations available, look for the best lands nearby, then send in your armies to conquer them. Make allies of your friends, and war on your enemies. Build your navies to control the seas and become the greatest nation in history.

About

PlayPleroma

Features
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Pleroma is a turn-based god simulation. You are the divine will above a young civilization. Your Paragons, mortal champions with minds of their own, carry it out below. CREATE YOUR PARAGONS Summon up to five Paragons, each with a role and a mandate written in your own words. A warlord told to keep the peace behaves very differently from one told to conquer. ADVANCE THE WORLD Each turn, every Paragon interprets your mandate and acts. Harvests come in, temples rise, rivalries flare, and the world chronicle grows. Every action is generated fresh, so no two runs tell the same story. BALANCE SIX FORCES Food, materials, knowledge, faith, stability, and flourishing all pull against one another. Neglect the harvest and stability falls. Chase knowledge and the faithful drift away. Victory means keeping a civilization alive and thriving. INTERVENE, SPARINGLY Reshape a Paragon's mandate mid-game with a divine intervention. Divine tokens are scarce; spend them at the right moment. COMPETE IN TOURNAMENTS Finish a run and post your score to the daily, weekly, and monthly leaderboards. One world, every player, three ladders. PLAY ANYWHERE Your game saves to the cloud after every turn. Start on your phone, finish on the web at playpleroma.com. Pleroma includes 30 free turns on sign-up. Additional turn packs and an optional subscription are available as in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Colonies at War4 screens
PlayPleroma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlayPleroma at none against Colonies at War's 5. PlayPleroma also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Colonies at War sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. PlayPleroma asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colonies at War ships an update fortnightly, PlayPleroma every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Colonies at War versus PlayPleroma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColonies at WarPlayPleroma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size344 MB32 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developerwombi pty ltdKinetic Flux, LLC

Bugs and requests

Colonies at War

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes after turns
  • Movement and combat issues
  • Incorrect troop/unit behavior
  • Persistent save data problems

Requested features

6 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More historical scenarios
  • Improved diplomacy system
  • Customizable game modes
  • Expanded unit variety
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  • Detailed statistics and analytics

PlayPleroma

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Colonies at War

One-time5
  • Purchase 10 random contracts.$3.99
  • Buy 2,500 credits$3.99
  • Buy Full Game$5.99
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  • Purchase 30 random contracts.$7.99
  • Buy 8,000 credits$7.99
None

PlayPleroma

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Colonies at War free?
Colonies at War is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlayPleroma free?
PlayPleroma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Colonies at War or PlayPleroma have ads?
Colonies at War shows ads; PlayPleroma does not.
Which is updated more often, Colonies at War or PlayPleroma?
Colonies at War ships an update fortnightly, and PlayPleroma every 3 weeks. Most recently, Colonies at War was updated on October 18, 2026 and PlayPleroma on October 7, 2026.

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