3,2,1 Launch! vs Colour Friends
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3,2,1 Launch!
Experience the journey of a spacecraft from selection to launch. This game features 8 mini-games that educate players on the engineering and processes involved in sending a spacecraft into orbit.
- Rocket and spacecraft matching
- Engineering analysis
- Spacecraft cleaning
- Rocket assembly
- Fueling process
- Orbit targeting
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In 1998, NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) was established to support NASA’s science and robotic missions by procuring commercial launch vehicles. The program was established at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to centralize technical and management support to spacecraft customers. LSP brings together people, procurement, engineering best practices, strategic planning, studies, and cutting-edge techniques—all instrumental components for the United States to have a dependable and secure Earth-to-Space bridge that is dedicated to launching all types of spacecraft. This game goes through the process of a spacecraft matching to a rocket, the integration of the spacecraft to the rocket and the engineering behind it, and its eventual launch into space and the correct orbit. The game consists of 8 mini games to educate the player on the process Features: • Buying a rocket • How to get where you want to go in space • Analyzing the rocket and spacecraft • How to clean a spacecraft • Putting together a rocket • Time to fuel up • Frequency • Staying on target The characters that the player can choose from are represented by animals that are found in the Cape Canaveral Wildlife Refuge which encompasses Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Base. • Tortoise • Manatee • Wild hog • Bobcat • Alligator • T- Rex (not found in the Cape Canaveral Wildlife Refuge)
Colour Friends
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Board filled with coloured members. Each member has coloured eyes indicating next to which other members they liked to be positioned. Once positioned correctly a bright smile appears. Continue to see all members smiling and the party begins. And you will get to the next level!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Colour Friends at every 9 days against 3,2,1 Launch!'s every 13 months. Colour Friends also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
3,2,1 Launch! ships an update every 13 months, Colour Friends every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3,2,1 Launch! | Colour Friends |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1008 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NASA | Martin Keesen |
In-app purchases
3,2,1 Launch!
No in-app purchases
Colour Friends
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is 3,2,1 Launch! free?
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Do 3,2,1 Launch! or Colour Friends have ads?
Which is updated more often, 3,2,1 Launch! or Colour Friends?
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