Comparison

Stacklands vs Colony Defense

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Stacklands

Engage in an immersive stack game experience with endless challenges. Explore a mysterious world, battle demons, and defend your lands using various defense mechanisms, life mechanisms, skills, and magic. Enjoy beautifully crafted visuals and sound effects.

Highlights
  • World exploration
  • Demon battles
  • Defense mechanisms
  • Build and upgrade life mechanisms
  • Skills and magic
  • Multiple game modes
  • Competitive multiplayer
Features
Currently charting
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StackWorld is an exciting stack game that offers an immersive gaming experience with endless challenges. In StackWorld, you can explore a mysterious world, battle various demons, and use different defense mechanisms to protect your lands from invasion. StackWorld is an engaging stack game that's full of exciting challenges and thrilling adventures. In this game, you'll explore a mysterious world, battle evil enemies, and defend your lands. To achieve this goal, you'll need to build and upgrade various life mechanisms such as room, food, and animal. You can also use different skills and magic to eliminate enemies and earn extra rewards. StackWorld game mechanism is simple but gradually increases in difficulty, letting you experience different levels of challenges. You can choose from different game modes, Each mode has unique maps and levels, allowing you to enjoy different gaming experiences. The characters and scene designs in the game are beautifully crafted, leaving a lasting impression. The sound effects and music are also suitable for the game's atmosphere, immersing you entirely in the gameplay. You can also join other players in competitive mode to showcase your stack skills and see who the best player is. Overall, StackWorld is an excellent game worth trying. Download it now and defend your lands together!

About

Colony Defense

Engage in strategic defense in a minimalist sci-fi world. Deploy various towers with unique abilities to protect your colony from relentless enemy waves. Enjoy an immersive experience with voice acting and high replayability.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Voice acting
  • Game Center integration
  • High replay value
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Rewarded ads and in-app purchases
Features
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Welcome to COLONY DEFENSE, a captivating tower defense game set in a futuristic science-fiction world. Designed with minimalist, stylized graphics, this game immerses you in an atmospheric environment filled with strategic challenges. With intuitive gameplay, COLONY DEFENSE is accessible to casual players while offering enough depth to satisfy strategy enthusiasts. Defend your colony from waves of enemies using a variety of towers, each with unique abilities and upgrades. Experience the thrill of tactical planning and quick decision-making to keep your colony safe. Features: * Minimalist Design: Immerse yourself in a visually appealing world with clean, stylized graphics. * Voice Acting: Enjoy a fully narrated experience, adding depth and immersion to the game. * Game Center Integration: Compete with friends and unlock achievements as you progress through the game. * High Replay Value: With multiple levels, tower upgrades, and various enemy types, there's always something new to discover. * Addictive Gameplay: The challenging waves of enemies and strategic planning will keep you coming back for more. * Rewarded Ads & In-App Purchases: Earn free in-game currency by watching optional ads or purchase additional currency through in-app purchases. COLONY DEFENSE is developed by a small indie studio with a passion for creating unique and engaging games. Whether you're a fan of tower defense, puzzle games, or casual strategy, you'll find something to love in COLONY DEFENSE. Download now and start defending your colony today!

Screenshots

Stacklands4 screens
Colony Defense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Colony Defense at Free against Stacklands's $4.99. Colony Defense also leads on rating (3.5 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (50% vs 28%). Stacklands's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Colony Defense is free to download; Stacklands costs $4.99 up front. Colony Defense sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Stacklands asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colony Defense holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Stacklands's written reviews are positive against 50% of Colony Defense's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Stacklands versus Colony Defense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStacklandsColony Defense
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.5 (46 ratings)3.5 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.6% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#121 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size365 MB170 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer国祎 王McPeppergames UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) & Co. KG

Customer experience

Stacklands

All ratings45 ratings
Positive31.1%
Neutral13.3%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive27.6%
Neutral15.5%
Negative56.9%

Colony Defense

All ratings15 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Stacklands

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Music and sound effects buttons don't work
  • Game doesn't fit on iPhone 15 Plus screen
  • UI elements cut off by screen edges/notch
  • Ideas menu flickers or shows incorrect descriptions
  • Game crashes sometimes
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  • Cannot re-open idea menu after collapsing
  • Cannot select menus/buttons on certain iPhones
  • Game is zoomed in too much
  • Combat cards and upgrades missing
  • Cannot make miners, lumberjacks, smithies, etc.
  • Wizard/mage unavailable on iPad

Requested features

9 requests
  • Update to match PC version
  • Change color of food cards
  • Improve color contrast/options
  • Fix UI layout for mobile screens
  • Add missing features/content from PC version
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  • Add portrait mode
  • Make menu tabs larger/easier to click
  • Fix buggy tooltips
  • Add hotpot

Colony Defense

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Stacklands

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Colony Defense

One-time3
  • + 50 Nanos to Colony Defense$2.99
  • + 100 Nanos to Colony Defense$4.99
  • + 400 Nanos to Colony Defense$9.99

Questions

Is Stacklands free?
Stacklands costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Colony Defense free?
Colony Defense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stacklands or Colony Defense?
Colony Defense is rated higher. Stacklands averages 2.5 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Colony Defense averages 3.5 from 15 ratings.
Do Stacklands or Colony Defense have ads?
Colony Defense shows ads; Stacklands does not.

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