Neolysium vs Catan Inspired
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Neolysium
This strategy card game challenges players to build a thriving environment and generate energy. It focuses on decision-making and strategic creativity with positive, non-violent gameplay. Enjoy a pure gaming experience with no ads or data collection.
- Strategic card play
- Environment building
- Energy generation
- Decision making
- Non-violent gameplay
- No ads
- No personal data collection
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Welcome to Neolysium the strategy card game for building a better world. Each hand is a new challenge to create a thriving environment that generates abundant energy. The game will test your decision making skills and strategic creativity while promoting a positive non-violent gameplay suitable for all ages. The game has no ads, does not collect any personal information, and is built solely for your enjoyment. How to play You start the game with 4 cards in hand and 10 spaces to play cards. Each turn you will draw a card from the deck and choose to either play a card to build your environment or discard. The objective is to maximize the amount of energy your environment produces. The game is over when you have used all of your playable spaces or your deck has run out of cards. Cards have attributes that can produce energy, create play spaces, add more cards to your deck, and other abilities to be discovered. Certain cards require other cards to be played first so having an understanding of your deck is important for developing an effective strategy. Every turn is a critical decision in managing spaces, card count, and energy output.
Catan Inspired
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Hexstead is a Catan-inspired strategy board game for 3 or 4 players. Roll the dice, gather lumber, brick, wool, grain and ore, trade with the table, and build roads, settlements and cities. First to 10 points wins. If you love Catan, you will feel at home from the first roll. Only a handful of hex trading games on iPhone are worth playing. Hexstead was built to be the best of them: a hand-crafted 3D island, dice you can feel, and smooth, polished animation in every move. PLAY YOUR WAY • Play friends: start a room and share a 4-letter code. Bots fill empty seats. • Play bots any time, on easy, normal or hard. • New to Catan-style games? Learn in minutes with a hands-on lesson on a real board. MADE FOR TOUCH • Pinch, pan and tap a vivid 3D island on iPhone and iPad. • Trade offers, harbors, the robber and action cards, all a tap away. • Every move is saved, so a dropped connection never costs you the game. FREE AND FAIR • No ads, no tracking and no in-app purchases. • Signs you in with Game Center: no email, no password. Support: admin@zinance.app Privacy Policy: https://zinance.app/hexstead/privacy Terms of Use: https://zinance.app/hexstead/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Catan Inspired at every 2 days against Neolysium's every 9 days. Neolysium's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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.
Neolysium ships an update every 9 days, Catan Inspired every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Neolysium | Catan Inspired |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Samuel Anderson | Zinance Inc. |
In-app purchases
Neolysium
No in-app purchases
Catan Inspired
No in-app purchases
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