Comparison

Colony Attack vs Space Station Simulator

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 Station Simulator

Command your own orbital station, managing resources, constructing new modules, and developing your fleet. Engage in peaceful resource extraction or aggressive interplanetary warfare against other players.

Highlights
  • Develop your space station
  • Build a fleet of ships
  • Participate in star wars
  • Extract and recycle resources
  • Plunder interplanetary caravans
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If you are dreaming of space from childhood, then our simulator of the space station you will surely like! At your disposal is a small orbital station with one robot, who is sad without any work and only from you depends its future. You as the captain will have to deal with its development, dumb personnel, the construction of new modules. In the game you can bet on peaceful coexistence, for example, on extracting resources and recycling it or you can act with fire and sword, plundering interplanetary caravans and other players! Features: Developing your own space station Participating in star wars with other players Fantastic flights into space. Building a huge fleet of ships

Screenshots

Colony Attack4 screens
Space Station Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

Colony Attack and Space Station Simulator both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of Colony Attack's written reviews are positive against 36% of Space Station Simulator's. Space Station Simulator's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 Space Station Simulator sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.3 for Space Station Simulator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 205 and 108 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Colony Attack's written reviews are positive against 36% of Space Station Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colony Attack ships an update every 3 months, Space Station Simulator every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on July 18, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Colony Attack versus Space Station Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColony AttackSpace Station Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (205 ratings) — better4.3 (108 ratings)
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews — better36.4% of reviews
Number of ratings205 — better108
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB97 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGeek BeachAppscraft LLC

Customer experience

Colony Attack

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

Space Station Simulator

All ratings108 ratings
Positive79.6%
Neutral13.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral15.2%
Negative48.5%

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 Station Simulator

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
15 purchases

Space Station Simulator

One-time15
  • Skip Mission$0.99
  • Photon Cannons$0.99
  • Module overboost with discount$0.99
Show 12 more
  • Rapid resource collection$0.99
  • Add 5000 credits$1.99
  • Greenhouse$1.99
  • Photon Cannons$1.99
  • Space warping$1.99
  • Hyper Jump$1.99
  • Rapid resource collection$1.99
  • Add 10000 credits$2.99
  • All Gadgets Special Offer$3.99
  • Add 40.000 credits$7.99
  • Add 57.000 credits$10.99
  • Add 160.000 credits$14.99

Questions

Is Colony Attack free?
Colony Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Station Simulator free?
Space Station Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Colony Attack or Space Station Simulator?
Colony Attack is rated higher. Colony Attack averages 4.4 out of 5 from 205 ratings, while Space Station Simulator averages 4.3 from 108 ratings.
Do Colony Attack or Space Station Simulator have ads?
Neither Colony Attack nor Space Station Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colony Attack or Space Station Simulator?
Colony Attack ships an update every 3 months, and Space Station Simulator every 8 days. Most recently, Colony Attack was updated on July 18, 2026 and Space Station Simulator on July 4, 2026.

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