Comparison

Colony Attack vs ASTRONEST

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

ASTRONEST

Engage in a massive space strategy MMO where you colonize planets, build powerful fleets, and battle players globally. Explore alien technologies, form alliances, and lead humanity's fight for survival in a galactic war.

Highlights
  • Colonize planets
  • Build epic space fleets
  • Battle players worldwide
  • Explore alien technologies
  • Form alliances
  • Develop heroes and warships
  • Engage in massive multiplayer wars
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The fate of humanity is in YOUR HANDS. Play the #1 Space Sc-iFi Strategy MMO on mobile! Colonize planets, build epic space fleets and battle players from around the world! 2525 AD. Man is an interplanetary species, fueled by the discovery of 3 powerful new elements: Raon, Nugen and Sectium. Collectively called the Cosments, these resources were shared between the two dominant hegemonies, the Alliance of Neos and the Federation of Terra. But an already strained peace explodes from the devastating arrival of a mysterious Alien fleet. Humanity’s confidence is shaken to its core, and war is now unleashed across the galaxies. As a powerful commander, both Neos and Terra call upon your aid. Colonize planets, recruit skilled heroes and develop warships to lead in battle against a multitude of enemy Commanders. Along the way, you will raid alien fleets to harvest their technology, discover TRONs and EXTERs, and form crucial alliances. A prequel to the browser-based classic, AstroNest (1999). The universe of AstroNest awaits. Which side will you choose? GAMEPLAY: ● EXPLORATION EVENTS: Play for free resources to upgrade your planets, heroes and spaceships ● CAMPAIGN: Destroy space pirates, collect resources and level up your nation ● PURSUIT: Capture space outlaws, bring them to justice and collect your bounty WORLD-WIDE MULTIPLAYER: ● MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER WARS: Work with your faction and engage in fierce inter-factional wars ● ASTRO LEAGUE: Weekly tournaments amongst experienced commanders ● ALIEN TECHNOLOGIES: Raid aliens and harvest their technology to empower your fleets ● ALLIANCES: Form alliances with users from around the world to gift capsules and aid in raids ● FRIENDLY SKIRMISHES: Battle allies to hone your skills, test new formations and get rewards DEVELOP: ● SPACESHIP STRATEGY: Create your own unique combination of strategic spaceship formations and weaponized intergalactic fleets ● COLONIZE NEW PLANETS: Discover and colonize new planets to mine for and develop more resources ● DEVELOP HEROES: Recruit, hire and train to develop the best heroes for each role ● ASSEMBLE TRONS: Customize Trons to boost your hero’s abilities ● HYPER RESEARCH: Get advanced alien technology to upgrade your fleet INTERNET DATA USE: ● AstroNest: The Beginning, requires a stable internet connection and is best played on Wi-Fi. After the initial install and updates, AstroNest: The Beginning needs to download additional game data, Wi-Fi is recommended. For suggestions and help, please contact us at: AstroNest.freshdesk.com/support/tickets/new Like Us on Facebook for Updates, Livestreams and Free Prizes: Facebook.com/AstroNest Join Our Official Community of Strategy & SciFi Fans: Facebook.com/groups/AstroNest Check Out Our Wikia for How-To’s & Strategy Guides: AstroNest.Wikia.com Visit Our Official Website: AstroNesttheBeginning.com Subscribe to Our YouTube: YouTube.com/AstroNest

Screenshots

Colony Attack4 screens
ASTRONEST4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ASTRONEST at 8.0 against Colony Attack's 12.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 ASTRONEST sells 10 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 4.4 for ASTRONEST. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 205 and 538 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Colony Attack's written reviews are positive against 82% of ASTRONEST's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Colony Attack versus ASTRONEST: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColony AttackASTRONEST
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (205 ratings)4.4 (538 ratings)
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews82.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings205538 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — 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 MB235 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGeek BeachANGames

Customer experience

Colony Attack

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

ASTRONEST

All ratings538 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews794 reviews
Positive82.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.8%

User reviews

Colony Attack

From 205 App Store ratings

What 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

ASTRONEST

From 538 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
  • 👍 Engaging strategy elements
  • 💡 Diverse fleet and weapon customization
  • 🚀 Instant upgrades and no wait times
  • 👍 Generous free-to-play model

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs after updates
  • 💰 Pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🔍 Lack of detailed battle controls
  • 🤯 Overwhelming for new players
  • ⏱️ Slow progression without spending

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

ASTRONEST

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Sync issues with Facebook login
  • Disappearing/lost player progress
  • Compatibility problems on newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved battle AI and tactics
  • More detailed planet and fleet management
  • Alliance/guild system with shared progression
  • Better tutorial and onboarding for new players

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
10 purchases

ASTRONEST

One-time10
  • Crystal Box (Small)$1.99
  • Crystal Box (Medium)$4.99
  • New Commander's Crystal Pack$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Special Crystal Pack 75$4.99
  • Crystal Box (Large)$9.99
  • Special Crystal Pack 150$9.99
  • Crystal Container (Small)$19.99
  • Special Crystal Pack 300$19.99
  • Crystal Container (Medium)$49.99
  • Crystal Container (Large)$94.99

Questions

Is Colony Attack free?
Colony Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ASTRONEST free?
ASTRONEST is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Colony Attack or ASTRONEST?
Colony Attack and ASTRONEST are both rated 4.4 out of 5 on the App Store, from 205 and 538 ratings respectively.
Do Colony Attack or ASTRONEST have ads?
Neither Colony Attack nor ASTRONEST shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colony Attack or ASTRONEST?
Colony Attack ships an update every 3 months, and ASTRONEST every 2 months. Most recently, Colony Attack was updated on October 7, 2026 and ASTRONEST on October 16, 2026.

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