Comparison

Colony Attack vs Hades' Star

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

Hades' Star

Build and expand a space empire in a persistent, evolving galaxy. Colonize planets, research technology, command fleets, and engage in diplomacy and warfare with millions of players. Participate in cooperative and competitive missions to gather resources and dominate the cosmos.

Highlights
  • Colonize and develop planets
  • Research advanced technology
  • Build and customize starship fleets
  • Engage in player diplomacy and cooperation
  • Participate in Red and Blue Star missions
  • Form Corporations for strategic gameplay
Features
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Leave your mark among millions of players in a persistent galaxy that constantly grows and evolves. Hades’ Star is a unique online space strategy game. You are in control of a growing Empire, starting with a single planet in your own corner of space. Over time, you’ll expand to own multiple outposts, command a formidable fleet, research advanced technology, participate in diverse missions and manage relationships with other players in the game. FEATURES: • Colonize numerous planets and watch them grow from lifeless rocks to central hubs of activity. • Optimize trade routes, mine resources, explore new space and defend against the indigenous, mysterious alien space race • Build combat, mining and trade ships and customize them with powerful modules • Establish diplomatic relations with other players and dictate your rules for economic and military cooperation • Work with other players in dangerous Red Stars and retrieve resources before the star goes Supernova • Compete for rewards in the intense, rapidly collapsing Blue stars • Organize with other players in Corporations and participate in highly strategic White Star missions • Play and grow at your own pace: Nobody will unfairly steal your resources while you are offline SUPPORT If you have any problem in the game, please contact us at support@hadesstar.com, or use the in-game "Contact Support" option. PRIVACY POLICY http://hadesstar.com/privacy_policy.html TERMS OF SERVICE http://hadesstar.com/terms_of_service.html Hades' Star uses Emoji provided by http://emojione.com

Screenshots

Colony Attack4 screens
Hades' Star4 screens

Verdict

The call

Colony Attack and Hades' Star both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of Colony Attack's written reviews are positive against 55% of Hades' Star's. Colony Attack also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Hades' Star's advantage is ratings volume (3K vs 208). On price, rating, update cadence 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 Hades' Star sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Colony Attack against 4.4 for Hades' Star. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hades' Star has 3K ratings behind it against 208, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Colony Attack's written reviews are positive against 55% of Hades' Star's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Colony Attack versus Hades' Star: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColony AttackHades' Star
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (208 ratings) — better4.4 (3K ratings)
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews — better55.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2083K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
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 MB379 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGeek BeachParallel Space Inc

Customer experience

Colony Attack

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

Hades' Star

All ratings2,967 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews323 reviews
Positive55.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative38.4%

User reviews

Colony Attack

From 208 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great gameplay
  • 👍 Addictive and fun
  • 🚀 Excellent graphics
  • 👍 Nostalgic feel
  • 🚀 Engaging battles

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🐛 Lack of updates and new content
  • 🐛 Imbalanced gameplay
  • 🐛 Difficult for new players to progress
  • 🐛 Repetitive and grindy

Hades' Star

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Awesome game
  • 🕰️ Relaxing, slow-paced gameplay
  • 👥 Great community and teamwork
  • 🚫 No pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and design

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Slow progression and upgrade process
  • 🤖 Unbalanced AI and matchmaking issues
  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay and lack of variety
  • 🔌 Connectivity and server stability problems
  • 🔧 Bugs and glitches after updates

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

Hades' Star

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login and account linking issues
  • Crashes and freezes after updates
  • Unreliable timers and resource generation

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode or passive resource generation
  • More ship types and customization options
  • Improved corporation features and coordination
  • Faster-paced PvP modes and events
  • Expanded exploration and content updates

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
10 purchases

Hades' Star

Subscriptions1
  • Hades' Star Platinum$9.991 Month
One-time9
  • CRYSTAL PACK - SMALL$2.99
  • STARTER PACK$4.99
  • CRYSTAL SHIPMENTS$4.99
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  • CRYSTAL PACK - MEDIUM$9.99
  • HYDROGEN TRANSMISSION$9.99
  • CRYSTAL PACK - LARGE$19.99
  • STARTER PACK 2$19.99
  • CRYSTAL PACK - HUGE$49.99
  • CRYSTAL PACK - EPIC$99.99

Questions

Is Colony Attack free?
Colony Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hades' Star free?
Hades' Star is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Colony Attack or Hades' Star?
Colony Attack is rated higher. Colony Attack averages 4.4 out of 5 from 208 ratings, while Hades' Star averages 4.4 from 3K ratings.
Do Colony Attack or Hades' Star have ads?
Neither Colony Attack nor Hades' Star shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colony Attack or Hades' Star?
Colony Attack ships an update every 3 months, and Hades' Star every 3 months. Most recently, Colony Attack was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hades' Star on October 29, 2026.

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