Comparison

Colonies at War vs Strait Command

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 29 nations, expand your territory, forge alliances, and wage war to become the dominant world power. Control the seas and lead your nation to historical greatness.

Highlights
  • 19th-century colonial setting
  • Army and navy building
  • Conquer territories
  • Form alliances
  • Diplomacy and warfare
  • Choose from 29 nations
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 29 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

Strait Command

Features
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Take command in a focused turn-based operational wargame about a fictional cross-strait invasion. Ration finite missiles and sorties, reinforce the coast, protect national resolve, and hold until partner relief arrives. EVERY WATCH IS A DECISION • Issue orders across three sea lanes, five coastal sectors, and headquarters • Choose between anti-ship salvos, air interdiction, mines, reserves, repairs, and civil defense • Read exact projected effects before committing scarce command points • Resolve each twelve-hour watch and study the full before-and-after report A CAMPAIGN OF READINESS AND LOGISTICS • Track air, missile, and logistics readiness as enemy strikes degrade your options • Decide when to fire, disperse, repair, or conserve the force • Stop convoys in the strait, contest new beachheads, and protect the capital • Survive long enough to unlock three one-shot partner assets THREE WAYS TO PLAY • Strategic Warning: the baseline campaign with time to prepare • Short Notice: a harder opening with degraded readiness and no warning • Daily Strait: a deterministic scenario seeded from the UTC date BUILT FOR REPLAY Every campaign is deterministic from its saved seed. Orders autosave immediately, and the same state always resolves the same way. There are no ads, analytics, tracking technologies, accounts, or network requirements. Strait Command is a fictional conflict simulation about shipping, magazines, readiness, and time. It is not a prediction, operational guidance, or an endorsement of real-world violence.

Screenshots

Colonies at War4 screens
Strait Command4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Strait Command at none against Colonies at War's 5. Strait Command also leads on ads (none vs shown). Colonies at War's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Colonies at War sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Strait Command asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Colonies at War versus Strait Command: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColonies at WarStrait Command
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size410 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developerwombi pty ltdDayton Thorpe

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

Strait Command

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

Strait Command

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Colonies at War free?
Colonies at War is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Strait Command free?
Strait Command is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Colonies at War or Strait Command have ads?
Colonies at War shows ads; Strait Command does not.

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