Colony Attack vs Stellar Patrol Space Combat
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
Stellar Patrol Space Combat
Embark on a retro space simulation adventure to liberate the galaxy from invaders. Battle enemies, upgrade your ship and weapons, and explore a vast universe with numerous planets and bases. Your actions will shape your reputation and determine the fate of the free galaxy.
- Galaxy-wide combat against invaders
- Ship and weapon upgrades
- Explore 39+ star systems and 200+ planets
- Mine asteroids and trade with planets
- Pilot various ship types
- Reputation system and achievements
- Open galaxy exploration
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Fly a fighter out of a carrier on a wild ride and take back a galaxy, one sector at a time. Stellar Patrol is an open-galaxy space combat sim. Launch from the TCS Independence, clear hostile sectors, run missions for the planets that will have you, mine asteroids, trade cargo between systems, and upgrade your way from a stock Avro light fighter into something that can break a stronghold on its own. YOUR CARRIER, YOUR HOME The TCS Independence is your base, your dock and your jump drive. Every run begins on her bow pad. Refit between sectors, take on new work, and jump to any sector you have unlocked. 39 SECTORS TO TAKE BACK Zeta through Trantor, each with its own planets, bases, pirate strongholds and civilian traffic. Break a sector's defences and its ports open to you for trade, missions and supply. 31 SHIPS Light fighters, interceptors, strike fighters, heavy interdictors, freighters and experimental hulls. Buy them, fit them, fly them. MAKE A LIVING • Mine asteroids for ore and materials • Trade cargo between systems and work the price differences • Take missions from the planets and bases you have befriended • Salvage wrecks for what is still worth taking FIGHT • Real-time combat against fighters, turrets, defence platforms and capital ships • Shields, armour, countermeasures and hull repairs to manage mid-fight • Pirate bases that answer back, launching garrisons to defend themselves • Full external gamepad support CLIMB • Earn prestige, climb the ranks and unlock the next sector • World and country leaderboards • Per-sector records to beat • Cloud backup, so your career survives a new phone Free to play, with optional in-app purchases to remove ads or top up crystals. Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Russian. ** A note from the developer ** Stellar Patrol first launched in 2016, and then I left it alone for far too long. Version 2.0 is me coming back to it properly: a rebuilt mission system, a carrier to call home, sectors that actually feel alive, and a long list of things I should have fixed years ago. If you hit a bug, or something just feels wrong, please tell me at support@gbeegames.com. I read every message, and I would much rather hear about a problem than have you quietly uninstall. Thanks for flying. — Greg, GBeeGames
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Stellar Patrol Space Combat at weekly against Colony Attack's every 3 months. Stellar Patrol Space Combat also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Colony Attack's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (205 vs 11). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Colony Attack sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Stellar Patrol Space Combat sells 9 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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colony Attack has 205 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Colony Attack's written reviews are positive against 67% of Stellar Patrol Space Combat's.
Colony Attack ships an update every 3 months, Stellar Patrol Space Combat weekly. The most recent releases landed on July 18, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colony Attack | Stellar Patrol Space Combat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (205 ratings) — better | 4.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.1% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 205 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Geek Beach | greg brady |
Customer experience
Colony Attack
Stellar Patrol Space Combat
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
Stellar Patrol Space Combat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Stellar Patrol Space Combat
- 100 Crystals$1.99
- Turn off ads$1.99
- 200 Crystals$2.99
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- 500 Crystals$4.99
- 1000 Crystals$6.99
- 2000 Crystals$14.99
- 5000 Crystals$29.99
- 10000 Crystals$49.99
- 20000 Crystals$89.99
Questions
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