Comparison

PlanetBuilder vs Colony Attack

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

Head to head
About

PlanetBuilder

Shape cosmic debris into a living planet, bending gravity to your will. Defend your creation from deadly debris and hostile alien forces as life evolves and civilization rises.

Highlights
  • Shape cosmic debris into a planet
  • Bend gravity to manipulate your world
  • Defend against cosmic debris and alien forces
  • Witness life evolve and civilization rise
  • Adapt to challenges as your world grows
Features
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Bend gravity. Build a world. Protect life. You are a chosen member of an ancient race that has mastered the fabric of space itself. In these proving grounds, you must gather cosmic debris and shape it into a living planet, and then defend it as life emerges and evolves. BUT... the universe is not empty. Deadly cosmic debris is everywhere. Hostile alien forces will test your creation at every stage. Your planet’s survival depends on your mastery of gravity, your reflexes and your ability to adapt. As life evolves, your world grows stronger. Civilization rises. Defenses awaken. And if life endures long enough… …it will ascend.

About

Colony Attack

Build and command your own space colony, construct a powerful fleet, and engage in epic interstellar warfare. Explore a vast universe, battle pirates or other players, and forge alliances to achieve galactic dominance.

Highlights
  • Build spaceships
  • Develop colony buildings
  • Attack player and AI planets
  • Research new technologies
  • Explore the universe
  • Form alliances
Features
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Colony Attack is a space mmo where you create your planet, build your fleet, explore the universe and engage in epic space battles! As the commander of your own space colony you must prepare to fight for supremacy or simply fight for survival. This massively multiplayer space game allows you to create everything you need to grow your space colony, build a powerful fleet of spaceships and attack other planets. As you battle for dominance you can choose to fight space pirates, attack player planets or explore asteroids, stars and other deep space wonders looking for treasure. - Build spaceships including Fighters, Corvettes, Battleships, and the awesome Dreadnaught are ready to command. - Develop buildings such as Sensor Arrays, Plasma Facilities, Research Centers and Armory's. - Attack other player planets or AI planets including the Empire and Pirates, it's space warfare! - Research to unlock powerful Shields, Armor and new ships through the tech tree. - The Universe is populated with Planets, Asteroid fields, Debris, Nebula's and Stars to explore using specialist ships such as the mighty Freighter. - One Universe containing every player amongst millions of stars, no more server selection. - Play with your friends, create alliances, and top the leaderboard. Colony Attack is one of those classic space games you will just want to keep on playing. PLEASE NOTE! Colony Attack is free to play, however some game items can also be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. A network connection is required to play Colony Attack. Terms of Use: http://www.colonyattack.com/termsofuse Privacy Policy: http://www.colonyattack.com/privacypolicy Geek Beach Website: http://www.geekbeach.com

Screenshots

PlanetBuilder4 screens
Colony Attack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Colony Attack at Free against PlanetBuilder's $0.99. Colony Attack also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 26 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). PlanetBuilder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On review sentiment, ads 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

Colony Attack is free to download; PlanetBuilder costs $0.99 up front. Colony Attack sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. PlanetBuilder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colony Attack holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colony Attack has 205 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of PlanetBuilder's written reviews are positive against 79% of Colony Attack's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlanetBuilder ships an update every 26 months, Colony Attack every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PlanetBuilder versus Colony Attack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanetBuilderColony Attack
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (7 ratings)4.4 (205 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews79.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7205 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB96 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperStrange Labs LLCGeek Beach

Customer experience

PlanetBuilder

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Colony Attack

All ratings205 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews277 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral5.8%
Negative15.2%

Bugs and requests

PlanetBuilder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Colony Attack

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent chat functionality
  • Incorrect resource/time calculations

Requested features

5 requests
  • More ship variety and customization
  • Improved battle mechanics and tactics
  • Ability to protect/bank ships
  • Expanded galaxy and exploration
  • Better balancing between players

In-app purchases

None

PlanetBuilder

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Colony Attack

One-time7
  • Small Nanites$0.99
  • Medium Nanites$2.99
  • Elite$4.99
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  • Large Nanites$9.99
  • Huge Nanites$19.99
  • Speed Bundle$28.99
  • Massive Nanites$39.99

Questions

Is PlanetBuilder free?
PlanetBuilder costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Colony Attack free?
Colony Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PlanetBuilder or Colony Attack?
Colony Attack is rated higher. PlanetBuilder averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Colony Attack averages 4.4 from 205 ratings.
Do PlanetBuilder or Colony Attack have ads?
Neither PlanetBuilder nor Colony Attack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlanetBuilder or Colony Attack?
PlanetBuilder ships an update every 26 months, and Colony Attack every 3 months. Most recently, PlanetBuilder was updated on October 11, 2026 and Colony Attack on October 7, 2026.

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