Comparison

Red Conquest! vs ColorFold

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

Head to head
About

Red Conquest!

Engage in epic real-time space battles between Red and Blue forces. This strategy game offers intuitive mobile controls for both casual and veteran players, featuring campaign and challenge modes, plus local multiplayer.

Highlights
  • Real-time strategy gameplay
  • Intergalactic space battles
  • Mobile-optimized controls
  • Campaign Mode
  • Challenge Mode
  • Local Multiplayer (up to 8 players)
Features
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Twice the gameplay originally released! Local Multiplayer | Episode 2 missions | More Challenge missions | Difficulty settings Command the Red forces! Red Conquest is a real-time strategy (RTS) game, set in open space. Experience the intergalactic war between the Blue and Red forces like never before! Take command of your fleet with a user interface designed specifically for the mobile platform! Casual players of RTS games will appreciate the ease of managing their units with simple multi-touch controls, while RTS veterans will love the variety of advanced macro- and micromanagement options for tactical warfare. Conquer the Blue forces in this epic prequel AND sequel to the events in Blue Defense and Blue Attack! Features: -Save state and auto save -Campaign Mode - Shows the beginning of the war -Challenge Mode - 4 types, 16 more levels -Local Multiplayer - up to 8 players over WiFi Reviews: "A Hardcore RTS App with Incredible Depth" -AppVersity "Red Conquest could be a genre-defining RTS for the system!" -Slide To Play "A complex, exciting RTS that takes full advantage of Apple’s hardware." -Cult of Mac "Get ready to plunge into the battle between Red and Blue forces once again!" -pocketfullofapps.com "This is a must buy for fans..." -RazorianFly.com "OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD!" -wegmans, Touch Arcade Forums (yeah, you deserve a little love here, wegmans!) "A highly original RTS that is designed to work with the iPhone... not just a clone of real time strategy games on the PC." -iPhone Strategy Games "Prepare for another serving of Kooistra-awesomeness!" -The Appera "For those who stick with it and master the controls, one of the most complete, well-made RTS experiences on the iPhone await..." -Touch Arcade

About

ColorFold

Engage your mind with a unique puzzle experience where you strategically fold and move colored ribbons. Solve intricate levels by filling checkpoints with the correct colors, utilizing special mechanics like overlapping, barriers, and mirrored ribbons. This game offers a challenging yet rewarding experience for puzzle enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Folding and moving colored ribbons
  • Filling checkpoints with correct colors
  • Utilizing barriers and overlapping ribbons
  • Special mechanics like mirrored ribbons, one-way gates, and tunnels
  • 200 handcrafted levels
  • Universal app with iCloud saves
  • Taptic Engine support
Features
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ColorFold is a puzzle game that's all about folding and moving coloured ribbons - sounds easy, right? Move the ribbons in order to fill all checkpoints with the right color. Overlap ribbons, use barriers as a strategic advantage or use the mirrored ribbon, which copies your moves, to make it to the very end. Or use the new oneway-gates and tunnels to complete all levels. But I don't want to spoil it all - check it out for yourself, especially if you're into challenging puzzles! Features: - 200 handcrafted levels - Universal app with iCloud saves - Taptic Engine support - no ads - no in-app purchases Happy folding!

Screenshots

Red Conquest!4 screens
ColorFold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Red Conquest! at Free against ColorFold's $0.99. Red Conquest! also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 46%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). ColorFold's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On ads 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

Red Conquest! is free to download; ColorFold costs $0.99 up front. Red Conquest! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ColorFold asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Red Conquest! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ColorFold has 183 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Red Conquest!'s written reviews are positive against 46% of ColorFold's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Red Conquest! ships an update every 3 months, ColorFold every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Red Conquest! versus ColorFold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRed Conquest!ColorFold
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (22 ratings) — better4.3 (183 ratings)
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews — better46.3% of reviews
Number of ratings22183 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB199 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCat in a Box SoftwareMartin Pluisch

Customer experience

Red Conquest!

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews168 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.1%

ColorFold

All ratings183 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive46.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative37.0%

User reviews

Red Conquest!

From 22 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best RTS game
  • 👍 Excellent controls
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics
  • 🕹️ Engaging gameplay
  • 🕰️ Lots of replayability

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🕹️ Steep learning curve
  • 🔍 Short campaign
  • 🕹️ Unbalanced races

ColorFold

From 183 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great puzzle concept
  • 💡 Creative and challenging puzzles
  • ✨ Beautiful and minimalistic design
  • 💰 Good value for price
  • 🧠 Engaging brain teaser

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy controls and mechanics
  • 🐛 Ribbons get stuck or don't move
  • 🐛 Solutions not always accepted
  • 🐛 Bugs in later levels
  • 🐛 Inconsistent game behavior

Bugs and requests

Red Conquest!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on certain levels
  • Graphical issues on older devices
  • Multiplayer freezing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Expanded campaign with more episodes
  • Improved multiplayer matchmaking
  • Retina display optimization
  • Difficulty settings
  • Local multiplayer support

ColorFold

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Line drawing/control often hangs or stutters
  • Undo function unreliable
  • Individual solutions not accepted
  • Obstacles (one-way gates, tunnels) don't work as intended
  • Gray line can be drawn when blue line is blocked
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  • Levels repeat or don't unlock properly
  • Ribbons get stuck, forcing level restarts
  • Level 69 (and others) seem impossible due to bugs
  • Transport icon bug in level 90
  • Ghost images when backing up a color
  • Blocks getting stuck when running over/under starting place
  • Ribbon doesn't follow finger when under another ribbon
  • Ribbon segment left on grid
  • Cannot pick up end of finished ribbon to backtrack
  • Level 0 and 1 not completable
  • Incorrect color ribbon dragged over same square before correct one
  • New rules introduced without explanation
  • When multiple ribbons cross the same square, incorrect color first prevents completion

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more levels
  • Improve tutorial or instructions
  • Add a 'moves used' counter with star rating
  • Add one-direction roads
  • Add bridge/tunnel mechanics (cannot turn)
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  • Add more color contrast options

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Red Conquest!

One-time1
  • Episode 2 and Challenge Mode$0.99
None

ColorFold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Red Conquest! free?
Red Conquest! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ColorFold free?
ColorFold costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Red Conquest! or ColorFold?
Red Conquest! is rated higher. Red Conquest! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while ColorFold averages 4.3 from 183 ratings.
Do Red Conquest! or ColorFold have ads?
Neither Red Conquest! nor ColorFold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Red Conquest! or ColorFold?
Red Conquest! ships an update every 3 months, and ColorFold every 3 weeks. Most recently, Red Conquest! was updated on August 25, 2026 and ColorFold on September 3, 2026.

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