Comparison

Colony Attack vs Occupy Mars

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

Occupy Mars

Build and manage a thriving colony on Mars. Ensure survival by managing resources like water, oxygen, and power, while expanding your base and discovering new technologies. Share your creations with friends in this universe-spanning simulation.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade your base
  • Grow crops on Mars
  • Manage water, oxygen, power, and food
  • Create fuel generators and connect infrastructure
  • Discover new regions and resources
  • Unlock new technologies
Features
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Build your Mars Colony, protect your city and share it with your friends! Occupy Mars: Colony Builder is a mobile game set in Occupy Mars Universe Game Features: Occupy Mars: Colony Builder: - Build and upgrade your base. - Build greenhouses and grow crops on the Red Planet. - Make sure that there is enough water, oxygen, power, and food to survive. - Create fuel generators, oxygen tanks, connect pipes and cables - Discover new regions with valuable resources. - Unlock new technologies.

Screenshots

Colony Attack4 screens
Occupy Mars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Colony Attack at 79% against Occupy Mars's 13%. Occupy Mars's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Colony Attack sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Occupy Mars sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colony Attack ships an update every 3 months, Occupy Mars every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Colony Attack versus Occupy Mars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColony AttackOccupy Mars
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (205 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings205 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB173 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGeek BeachPLAYWAY SPOLKA AKCYJNA

Customer experience

Colony Attack

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

Occupy Mars

Written reviews24 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative79.2%

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

Occupy Mars

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
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  • Large Nanites$9.99
  • Huge Nanites$19.99
  • Speed Bundle$28.99
  • Massive Nanites$39.99
5 purchases

Occupy Mars

One-time5
  • 50 Mars Coins Pack$1.99
  • 200 Mars Coins Pack$4.99
  • 500 Mars Coins Pack$11.99
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  • Disable Ads$16.99
  • Special pack$21.99

Questions

Is Colony Attack free?
Colony Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Occupy Mars free?
Occupy Mars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Colony Attack or Occupy Mars have ads?
Neither Colony Attack nor Occupy Mars shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colony Attack or Occupy Mars?
Colony Attack ships an update every 3 months, and Occupy Mars every 2 weeks. Most recently, Colony Attack was updated on October 7, 2026 and Occupy Mars on October 16, 2026.

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