Colony Attack vs Quintet
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
Quintet
Experience the thrill of commanding a spaceship with friends in this cooperative multiplayer game. Players take on distinct roles, from Captain to Engineer, to navigate and survive the challenges of space. Success hinges on seamless teamwork and communication.
- Multiplayer spaceship control
- Five distinct player roles
- Cooperative gameplay
- Cross-platform play (desktop, laptop, iPad)
- Single, two, three, and four-player ships available
- Play with or against other player ships
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You've always dreamed of shouting "Fire the torpedos! More power to the shields!" I have too, and this is why I built Quintet. Quintet is a multiplayer space game where players work harmoniously to control the same ship. There are 5 roles: Captain, Helm, Tactical, Engineering and Science. How successful you are will depend on how well you all work together. Quintet is especially fun to play in the same room with friends. Don't be shy about playing out your roles in person and using strange accents. There are also one, two, three and four player ships available. Other Great Features: * Desktops, Laptops, and iPads can all play together on the same ship. * Players ships can play with or against other player ships. Note: * Gameplay requires an Internet connection. * Quintet is graphics intense! Runs best on iPhone5 or iPad 2 and up!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Colony Attack at 4.4 against Quintet's 3.9. Colony Attack also leads on ratings volume (205 vs 20). Quintet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Quintet asks for nothing beyond the download.
Colony Attack holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colony Attack has 205 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 79% and 79% positive.
Colony Attack ships an update every 3 months, Quintet every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colony Attack | Quintet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (205 ratings) — better | 3.9 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.1% of reviews | 79.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 205 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Geek Beach | AwesomeApps.com |
Customer experience
Colony Attack
Quintet
User reviews
Colony Attack
From 205 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
Quintet
From 20 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Unique co-op gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth cross-platform play
- 💡 Innovative sci-fi shooter with RP elements
- ✨ Great graphics and design
- 🤝 Excellent for playing with friends
Room to improve
- 📉 Low player count
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- ❓ Difficult to understand without tutorial
- ⏳ Long loading times
- 📱 Poor performance on older devices
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
Quintet
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes on launch
- Game fades to black and hangs
- Black screen on iPhone 6/6+
- Doesn't work after iOS updates
- Laser repeats countdown
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- Frame rate issues on certain devices
- UI issues and controls pushed off-screen on older devices
- Game doesn't load
- Black screen after ship creation
- Doesn't work since PC/Mac version update
Requested features
8 requests- Add cargo and ship upgrades
- Allow saving multiple ships
- Add a first-person mode in future installments
- Make the 'trio' feature available for more levels
- Add more optimization for iPhones
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- Option to invert X-axis for helm control
- Add 3D direction to targeting arrow
- More games like this
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
Quintet
No in-app purchases









