Colony Attack vs Operation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Build spaceships
- Develop colony buildings
- Attack player and AI planets
- Research new technologies
- Explore the universe
- Form alliances
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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
Operation
Defend Earth from a massive alien invasion in this sci-fi multiplayer strategy game. Build your base, raise an army, and command powerful heroes to retake the planet. Form alliances and engage in real-time faction wars against both aliens and hostile humans.
- Build and upgrade military facility
- Train specialized army units
- Command and capture enemy heroes
- Chat, trade, and invite players
- Join alliances for strategic warfare
- Engage in real-time faction wars
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Earth. Your home, your memories, your family... All is fading under the colossal shadow of an attacking alien force. Jump into this intense sci-fi multiplayer strategy game. Command an advanced military facility to defend Earth from hostile alien invasion! Uncover advanced technology to infuse and reinforce your stronghold – you are Earth’s last protection against the invaders who are laying waste to the planet! Commander, it’s time to mobilize! Retake and defend the planet. Let no enemy, aliens or hostile humans, stand in your way! • CREATE YOUR BASE – Strategically build your facility by discovering new technologies to become a juggernaut of power. • RAISE AN ARMY - Train a massive army of specialized units including hi-tech infantry and cutting-edge war machines. • COMMAND YOUR HERO - Train an elite Hero unit for incredible advantages and bonuses, while attempting to defeat and capture enemy players’ Heroes in battle. • CHAT, TRADE, INVITE – Chat with other players, trade your resources and invite the strongest amongst your friends to defend Earth together. • JOIN AN ALLIANCE - Assemble an Alliance and strategize together to build a powerful network. • REAL TIME FACTION WARS – Join players around the world in massive battles. The Earth you once knew is growing dim, Commander. Hope is nearly lost. It’s time for Operation: New Earth. PLEASE NOTE that Operation: New Earth is completely free to play, however, optional in game items are available for purchase with real money. If you don’t want to use this feature, you can turn off the option by disabling in-app purchases in your device’s settings. A network connection is also required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Colony Attack at none against Operation's shown. Colony Attack also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 52%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Operation's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (625 vs 208). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Colony Attack sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Operation sells 22 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Colony Attack holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 208 and 625 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Colony Attack's written reviews are positive against 52% of Operation's.
Colony Attack ships an update every 3 months, Operation every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Colony Attack | Operation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (208 ratings) — better | 4.2 (625 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.1% of reviews — better | 52.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 208 | 625 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 302 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Geek Beach | Tilting Point LLC |
Customer experience
Colony Attack
Operation
User reviews
Colony Attack
From 208 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Operation
From 625 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Enjoyable strategy elements
- 🤝 Good alliance system
- 💡 Potential for improvement
Room to improve
- 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🕰️ Slow progression and long upgrade times
- 🤺 Bullying and imbalance between players
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
Operation
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and connection issues
- Inability to update or download new versions
- Glitches with UI and in-game mechanics
Requested features
4 requests- Improved shielding and protection options
- Expanded map and zoom functionality
- Better resource production and gathering
- More balanced matchmaking and region merges
In-app purchases
Colony Attack
- 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
Operation
- Bronze Supply Drop$0.99
- Iron Supply Drop$1.99
- Ultimate Starter Bundle$2.99
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- Gold Supply Drop$2.99
- Bronze Shard Bundle$9.99
- Epic Bronze Booster Pack$9.99
- Growth Bundle$24.99
- Silver Shard Bundle$29.99
- Gold Shard Bundle$49.99
- Platinum Shard Bundle$99.99
- Platinum Hero Equipment Pack$99.99
- Platinum Invader Pack$99.99
- Platinum Launcher Pack$99.99
- Platinum Interceptor Pack$99.99
- Platinum Cyber Bundle$99.99
- Platinum Behemoth Pack$99.99
- Platinum Mobile Cannon Pack$99.99
- Platinum Battle Disc Pack$99.99
- Platinum Covert Agent Pack$99.99
- Platinum Attack Rover Pack$99.99
- Platinum Falcon Pack$99.99
- Platinum Heavy Mech Bundle$99.99









