Comparison

Colony Attack vs Gravity Evolved

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

Gravity Evolved

Command your own solar system, creating planets and constructing weapons to engage in epic galactic battles. Explore endless levels in Battle Mode or unleash your creativity in Sandbox Mode with realistic physics.

Highlights
  • Galactic control
  • Planet creation and upgrade
  • 45 upgradeable weapon types
  • Battle Mode with endless levels
  • Sandbox Mode for creative play
  • Realistic physics engine
  • Player-created battle systems
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Updated for iOS 10! Now with the new ultra-powerful Railgun! Galactic control is at your fingertips in an all new way with Gravity Evolved! Gravity Evolved brings you more weapons, more explosions and more destruction. With an updated AI and and a completely revamped battle mode, not to mention crisp new graphics, this game will have you coming back for more! You are in charge of your own solar system. Under your command planets are created, weapons are constructed, and battles are won. Strategically place 45 different fully upgradeable weapons and become the Universal Wombat Overlord, as you fight continually more difficult foes. If you're feeling like taking a break from the fight, play Sandbox Mode, where you are free to create a peaceful solar system. Place as many planets and weapons as you want, and watch the interesting effects of gravity on the planets and projectiles. Features: Battle Mode - never ending levels - 50 weapon types - 3 planet classes - all planets/weapons are upgradeable - multiple battle solar systems - battle systems made by other players - 20 ranks to achieve Sandbox Mode - realistic physics - 10 planet colors - 25 weapon types - 12 projectile colors - save and load games - infinite creativity Like the app on Facebook at facebook.com/gravityevolved

Screenshots

Colony Attack4 screens
Gravity Evolved4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gravity Evolved at none against Colony Attack's 7. Gravity Evolved also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Gravity Evolved asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gravity Evolved holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gravity Evolved has 1K ratings behind it against 205, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 79% and 80% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colony Attack ships an update every 3 months, Gravity Evolved monthly. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Colony Attack versus Gravity Evolved: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColony AttackGravity Evolved
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (205 ratings)4.8 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2051K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB24 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGeek BeachLoko Apps LLC

Customer experience

Colony Attack

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

Gravity Evolved

All ratings1,047 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral0.9%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative15.0%

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

Gravity Evolved

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
None

Gravity Evolved

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Colony Attack free?
Colony Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gravity Evolved free?
Gravity Evolved is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Colony Attack or Gravity Evolved?
Gravity Evolved is rated higher. Colony Attack averages 4.4 out of 5 from 205 ratings, while Gravity Evolved averages 4.8 from 1K ratings.
Do Colony Attack or Gravity Evolved have ads?
Neither Colony Attack nor Gravity Evolved shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colony Attack or Gravity Evolved?
Colony Attack ships an update every 3 months, and Gravity Evolved monthly. Most recently, Colony Attack was updated on October 7, 2026 and Gravity Evolved on October 7, 2026.

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