SpaceBoard vs Colonize
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpaceBoard
Navigate challenging mazes and find your way out. This game features 20 levels with a star-based ranking system and a switchable camera for different viewing perspectives.
- 20 challenging maze levels
- Star-based ranking system
- Switchable camera (perspective/plan view)
- Brain-challenging gameplay
- Exit-finding objective
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Move out and try to find an exit from this labyrinth. 20 hard and brain challenging levels with a star based ranking system. Contains a swithcable camera system between perspective and plan view
Colonize
Build and manage a space colony's transport network on a distant planet. This relaxing simulator offers real-time goods transportation without timers, allowing you to explore biomes and develop unique vehicles. Immerse yourself in a unique setting with an unforgettable soundtrack.
- Build global transportation network
- Develop colony buildings
- Manage unique vehicles
- Explore planet biomes
- Resource-based construction
- Real-time transport
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Do you like transport simulators as much as we do? Then play Colonize - a unique economic strategy game set in a space setting. Build and develop your own colony and its transport network on a distant planet. This is a relaxing simulator that will allow you to feel the spirit of freedom of space explorers. Are you tired of the notorious railroad and shipbuilder simulators? Become the manager of your own space colony. This will allow you to plunge into the world of unusual space transport of a new era. There are no timers inherent in such games, all buildings and improvements occur instantly. Real time transportation of goods without timers and other artificial restrictions. Discover and explore all the biomes of the planet, enriching and developing a fleet of unique vehicles along the way, which will give you the best gaming experience. Features: - Build a global transportation network on your own planet. - Develop various buildings of the colony. - Lots of amazing vehicles. - Unique setting and visual style. - Explore the territory of a wild planet. - Nothing appears just like that, everything is created from the resources available on the planet. - An unforgettable soundtrack that will allow you to immerse deeper into the atmosphere of the game. And much more. We are working hard to meet the needs of every player. Expect frequent updates with new content and unique mechanics. All this in a meditative atmosphere in which you can relax and enjoy the game process!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Colonize at 57% against SpaceBoard's 0%. Colonize also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (146 vs 5). SpaceBoard's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. SpaceBoard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Colonize sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Colonize holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colonize has 146 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SpaceBoard's written reviews are positive against 57% of Colonize's.
| Parameter | SpaceBoard | Colonize |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (5 ratings) | 4.4 (146 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 146 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | — | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 223 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kerem yokuva | Maksim Olegovich Zakopailov |
Customer experience
SpaceBoard
Colonize
Bugs and requests
SpaceBoard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Colonize
Reported bugs
11 issues- Game crashes on startup or during loading screen
- Progress loss after app crashes
- Vehicles not appearing after garage upgrades
- Premium vehicle purchases not received despite payment
- Deliveries not working in background mode after updates
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- Menu freezing and unresponsive UI elements
- Route menu cuts off on tablets and notched screens
- Diagonal road building inconsistent
- Vehicles stuck in blocked mode after crashes
- Game incompatible with iPhone 12 screen format
- Offline mode functionality broken
Requested features
11 requests- Ability to build vertical/north-south roads and diagonal paths
- Zoom out further to see the full map
- Upgrade factories to hold more resources before shipping
- Color-coded roads for tracking upgrades
- Daily login rewards and better reward system
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- Batch vehicle assignment instead of individual selection
- Bridge building mechanics
- Timer display for resource delivery completion
- Better fleet management and route cancellation
- Reduce production time scaling as game progresses
- Additional language support (Spanish, Catalan, Japanese)
In-app purchases
SpaceBoard
- SpaceBoard GoPro$1.99
Colonize
- Banks 100$1.99
- Mechanic$3.99
- Parts package 1$3.99
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- Banks 270$4.99
- Liquid autopilot$4.99
- Starter pack$5.99
- Transport for all resources$7.99
- Driver$7.99
- Premium pack$11.99
- Advanced pack$19.99
