Astro Builder vs Colony Master
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astro Builder
Build a sprawling space station in orbit with this idle construction game. Start with basic components and expand your facility by unlocking new equipment and generating resources. Discover and develop new areas as your station grows.
- Idle space station construction
- Resource management
- Unlock new equipment
- Expand and develop areas
- Space elevator material transport
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Welcome to Astro Builder, the ultimate casual idle game where you construct a space station in near-Earth orbit. Begin with a simple setup—a connecting ground track and a small platform. Material is transported to the platform via a space elevator and piled on the ground. Utilize the resources to expand and improve the platform, unlocking new equipment and producing valuable resources. Each construction phase reveals a new area, waiting to be developed and unlocked. Can you build the ultimate space station and conquer the cosmos?
Colony Master
Manage an ant colony by adding new ants, merging them to improve efficiency, and directing them to gather food. Tap to accelerate their actions and clear obstacles.
- Add new ants
- Merge ants
- Increase ant speed
- Gather food
- Destroy obstacles
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Add new ants, merge them and make them work faster to access food. Tap tap to speed them up, destroy earth and food.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Colony Master at every 4 days against Astro Builder's every 11 months. Colony Master also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Astro Builder's advantage is review sentiment (34% vs 6%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Astro Builder sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Colony Master sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Astro Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Astro Builder has 3.3K ratings behind it against 340, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Astro Builder's written reviews are positive against 6% of Colony Master's.
Astro Builder ships an update every 11 months, Colony Master every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astro Builder | Colony Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.3K ratings) — better | 4.5 (340 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.1% of reviews — better | 5.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | 340 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solid Games | Upperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi |
Customer experience
Astro Builder
Colony Master
User reviews
Astro Builder
From 3.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun game concept
- 👍 Detailed space station building
- 💡 Customizable astronaut suits
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy AI and builder behavior
- 🔇 Lack of sound and music
- 🔁 Repetitive and monotonous gameplay
- 🔒 Forced ads and limited free content
- ⏱️ Slow progress without watching ads
Colony Master
From 340 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Potential for a good game concept
Room to improve
- 🔍 Excessive ads
- 🕰️ Forced ads every few seconds
- 🕹️ Boring and repetitive gameplay
- 💰 Attempts to monetize heavily
Bugs and requests
Astro Builder
Reported bugs
3 issues- Builders getting stuck or ignoring resource needs
- Inconsistent behavior when collecting from processors
- Permanent worker upgrades not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to continue progress offline
- More varied level designs and challenges
- Autonomous builder behavior
- Background progress while app is closed
Colony Master
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads cannot be skipped or disabled
- Game crashes or becomes unplayable due to ads
Requested features
2 requests- Remove forced ads
- Improve gameplay to make it more engaging
In-app purchases
Astro Builder
- AD TICKETS 10$0.99
- AD TICKETS 25$1.99
- AD TICKETS 60$3.99
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- Ad-free 7 day$4.99
- Permanent ad-free!$9.99
Colony Master
- Kickstart Pack$1.99
- 10 Tickets!$1.99
- Manager$2.99
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- Engineer$2.99
- Money Fountain Pack$2.99
- 20 Tickets$2.99
- Financier$3.99
- Big Deal Pack$3.99
- Royal Treasury Pack$4.99
- 50 Tickets$4.99
- No Ads$4.99
- Bundle$5.99
- Treasury Trove Pack$5.99
- 30 Tickets & No Ads$5.99
- Mega Bundle$7.99
- Big Vault Pack$8.99
- Ultra Bundle$10.99
- Big Chest Treasure$11.99
Questions
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