Comparison

Colony Attack vs Space Arena

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

Space Arena

Design and battle custom spaceships in a futuristic arena. Compete against other players worldwide to prove your design skills and climb the ranks. Unlock new blueprints and modules to create unique, powerful vessels for epic space combat.

Highlights
  • Unique gameplay
  • Unlockable spaceship blueprints
  • Masses of building modules
  • Beautiful space battles
  • Multiplayer ranking system
Features
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It's the year 4000-something. You are a rookie spaceship designer wanting to prove yourself to the world. Enter Space Arena, an entertainment arena of the future, where only the best of the best rule! Competitive Multiplayer Game featuring layers of deep strategy and endlessly evolving game content! FEATURES: - Unique, never before seen gameplay - Dozens of exciting spaceship blueprints to unlock and build - Masses of different modules to build with - Beautiful space battles to validate your designs - Beat ships designed by other players to progress in ranks and leagues Take your place as the Top #1 ship designer of Space Arena! __ \ \_____ ###[==_____> /_/ _____________________________________ The game supports the following languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian. _____________________________________ support email: sa-help@herocraft.com Join Space Arena community! Discord: https://discord.gg/spacearena Facebook: facebook.com/SpaceshipBattlesGame Instagram: instagram.com/spacearenaofficial/ Reddit: reddit.com/r/SpaceArenaOfficial/ Tiktok: vm.tiktok.com/ZSJdAHGdA/ Website: space-arena.com/ Visit HeroCraft socials: Twitter: twitter.com/Herocraft YouTube: youtube.com/herocraft Facebook: facebook.com/herocraft.games

Screenshots

Colony Attack4 screens
Space Arena4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Colony Attack at none against Space Arena's shown. Colony Attack also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 54%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Space Arena's advantage is ratings volume (18K vs 205) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Colony Attack sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Space Arena sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Arena holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Arena has 18K ratings behind it against 205, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Colony Attack's written reviews are positive against 54% of Space Arena's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colony Attack ships an update every 3 months, Space Arena monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Colony Attack versus Space Arena: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColony AttackSpace Arena
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (205 ratings)4.7 (18K ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings20518K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
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 MB390 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperGeek BeachHC GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

Customer experience

Colony Attack

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

Space Arena

All ratings18,259 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews885 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral14.7%
Negative30.8%

User reviews

Colony Attack

From 205 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

Space Arena

From 18K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Unique ship building mechanics
  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 💡 Potential for strategy and customization
  • 🚀 Decent progression without spending money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Matchmaking issues and unbalanced opponents
  • ⏱️ Excessive repair times and waiting
  • 💰 Pay-to-win elements and expensive upgrades
  • 🐛 Inconsistent ship behavior and AI
  • 🔍 Lack of visual feedback during battles

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

Space Arena

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and account data loss issues
  • Glitches with daily challenges and rewards
  • Incorrect or misleading in-app purchase offers

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add visual combat animations
  • Improve matchmaking and ship balancing
  • Reduce repair times or add alternative progression
  • Allow ship rotation and more customization options
  • Implement a sandbox mode for testing builds

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
19 purchases

Space Arena

One-time19
  • Celestium Bundle #1 (Sale4)$1.99
  • Remove ads + 20 Celestium$2.09
  • 300 Celestium (Sale)$3.99
Show 16 more
  • Celestium Bundle #1$4.19
  • Ship Wing + Bonus$5.19
  • Exclusive special pack$5.19
  • Pirates special offer!$5.99
  • Special Offer2 variants$6.99
  • Super good offer$7.49
  • Age Eagle ship$8.49
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Iota + bonus$9.99
  • 1350 Celestium (Sale)$9.99
  • Celestium Bundle #2$10.49
  • Pirates special offer!$10.49
  • Special Offer$12.99
  • Pirates special offer!$18.99
  • Destroyer Vega Ship$20.99
  • Celestium Bundle #3$26.99

Questions

Is Colony Attack free?
Colony Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Arena free?
Space Arena is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Colony Attack or Space Arena?
Space Arena is rated higher. Colony Attack averages 4.4 out of 5 from 205 ratings, while Space Arena averages 4.7 from 18K ratings.
Do Colony Attack or Space Arena have ads?
Space Arena shows ads; Colony Attack does not.
Which is updated more often, Colony Attack or Space Arena?
Colony Attack ships an update every 3 months, and Space Arena monthly. Most recently, Colony Attack was updated on July 18, 2026 and Space Arena on September 24, 2026.

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