Comparison

Colony Attack vs Galactic Battlefront

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

Head to head
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

About

Galactic Battlefront

Engage in epic 3D space battles as you lead fleets against enemy forces for universal supremacy. Rise through the ranks, unlock advanced technology, and customize your ships to overcome any assault.

Highlights
  • 3D real-time space battles
  • Fleet customization
  • Ship class specialization
  • Rank progression system
  • Unlock advanced technology
Features
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Join the Galactic Federations and battle against the Rebel Alliance Forces for the ultimate supremacy in the universe. Rise in the ranks and gain access to advanced technology in ships, weaponry, and defense. Customize your fleets and take advantage of each unique class of ships to overcome your enemy's assaults. Immerse yourself in high-end 3D real-time space epic battles and lead your fleets to victory.

Screenshots

Colony Attack4 screens
Galactic Battlefront4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Galactic Battlefront at every 3 weeks against Colony Attack's every 3 months. Colony Attack's advantage is ratings volume (205 vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and 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

Both are free to download. Colony Attack sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Galactic Battlefront sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Galactic Battlefront holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colony Attack has 205 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 79% and 80% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colony Attack ships an update every 3 months, Galactic Battlefront every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Colony Attack versus Galactic Battlefront: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColony AttackGalactic Battlefront
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (205 ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings205 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB190 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperGeek BeachJoseph Lee

Customer experience

Colony Attack

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

Galactic Battlefront

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Galactic Battlefront

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Colony Attack

One-time7
  • Small Nanites$0.99
  • Medium Nanites$2.99
  • Elite$4.99
Show 4 more
  • Large Nanites$9.99
  • Huge Nanites$19.99
  • Speed Bundle$28.99
  • Massive Nanites$39.99
5 purchases

Galactic Battlefront

One-time5
  • 25K Credits$0.99
  • 100K Credits$0.99
  • 65K Credits$1.99
Show 2 more
  • 200K Credits$4.99
  • 500K Credits$9.99

Questions

Is Colony Attack free?
Colony Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Galactic Battlefront free?
Galactic Battlefront is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Colony Attack or Galactic Battlefront?
Galactic Battlefront is rated higher. Colony Attack averages 4.4 out of 5 from 205 ratings, while Galactic Battlefront averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Colony Attack or Galactic Battlefront have ads?
Neither Colony Attack nor Galactic Battlefront shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colony Attack or Galactic Battlefront?
Colony Attack ships an update every 3 months, and Galactic Battlefront every 3 weeks. Most recently, Colony Attack was updated on October 7, 2026 and Galactic Battlefront on October 6, 2026.

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