Comparison

Illuvium vs Colony

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

Head to head
About

Illuvium

Build and manage a thriving city in a dynamic economic simulation. Strategically allocate resources, trade profitably, and expand your influence. Own, buy, and sell in-game assets securely through blockchain integration.

Highlights
  • Strategic city-building
  • Dynamic economic simulation
  • Resource management
  • Blockchain asset trading
  • High-quality graphics
Features
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Engage in the ultimate city-building and economic strategy experience with Illuvium: Zero. Strategically build your city, manage resources, to rule resources in Illuvium, every decision impacts your City’s success. - Strategic City-Building: Design and manage your city with intricate detail—Optimise resource allocation to expand your city and increase your economy share. - Dynamic Economy: Dive into a realistic economic simulation where market forces and trade decisions affect your progress. Balance resource extraction with demand and trade profitably. - Stunning Graphics and Intuitive Controls: Experience high-quality graphics that bring your city to life. Easy-to-navigate controls make building and managing your city a breeze. - Blockchain Integration: With blockchain technology, you can securely own, buy, and sell in-game assets.

About

Colony

Rebuild civilization in a post-war world by establishing and expanding your own colony. Command tactical battles, manage resources, and craft custom gear for your colonists. Guide their adventures and conquer a dynamic world map.

Highlights
  • Command tactical battles
  • Build and expand your colony
  • Design custom gear
  • Advise and guide colonists
  • Conquer the world map
  • Craft items for survival
Features
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A world in ruins, devasted by the war for Earth between the 5 Parallel factions. Claim your stake and begin anew, building a new home within the new world. Set your differences aside, recruiting new Colonists to expand and evolve a Colony of your own. - Command Tactical Battles Destroy and dodge waves of enemies as you defend your Colony from assaults. Quick decision making and strategic positioning will bring your team success as each lane offers obstacles and opportunity! - Build a Thriving Colony As the Reactor whirs back to life, power is slowly restored to the Colony. Manage your resources and recruit new Colonists to upgrade and expand your Colony, solidifying your place in the new world! - Design Custom Gear Leverage groundbreaking technology to design and create custom gear for your Colonist. Taking a spark of creativity and making it a reality, turning your ideas into in-game equip-able 3D items! - Advise your Colonist Provide wisdom and guidance to your Colonist using your own words and ideas! Turning a Choose your Own Adventure experience, into your very own story, as you guide your Colonist through unthinkable challenges. - Conquer the World Rally your Recruits and send Convoys into the world to battle other players, and lay claim to a dynamic World Map. - Craft to Survive Your Colony will be faced with many challenges, work alongside Skipjack to come up with creative solutions to protect your Colony. Watch as your ideas become reality in real-time, as Skipjack generates and crafts items of your own design. Do you have what it takes to thrive in this new world? Download Colony: Survival now and experience a journey of idle fun, puzzle solving, creativity, and strategy! Follow Us Official Website: https://parallel.life/colony Discord: https://discord.gg/paralleltcg Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ParallelTCG X: https://x.com/ParallelColony (edited) Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Illuvium4 screens
Colony4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Colony at none against Illuvium's 6. Colony also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.4). Illuvium's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 21) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Illuvium sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Colony asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colony holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Illuvium's written reviews are positive against 92% of Colony's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Illuvium ships an update every 5 weeks, Colony every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Illuvium versus Colony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIlluviumColony
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (64 ratings)4.9 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.5% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings64 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size381 MB894 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIlluvium Labs - FZCO12783185 Canada Inc.

Customer experience

Illuvium

All ratings62 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative27.5%

Colony

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Illuvium

One-time6
  • Handful of Credits$0.99
  • Bundle of Credits$4.99
  • Stack of Credits$9.99
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  • Coffer of Credits$19.99
  • Hoard of Credits$49.99
  • Pile of Credits$99.99
None

Colony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Illuvium free?
Illuvium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Colony free?
Colony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Illuvium or Colony?
Colony is rated higher. Illuvium averages 4.4 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Colony averages 4.9 from 21 ratings.
Do Illuvium or Colony have ads?
Illuvium shows ads; Colony does not.
Which is updated more often, Illuvium or Colony?
Illuvium ships an update every 5 weeks, and Colony every 4 days. Most recently, Illuvium was updated on August 16, 2026 and Colony on September 24, 2026.

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