Comparison

Robot Colony 3 vs Hold the Keep

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

Head to head
About

Robot Colony 3

Manage a robot colony and defend it from giant insects in this offline RTS game. Strategically produce autonomous robots that gather resources and build your base. Features manual robot control, new insect types, and numerous buildings.

Highlights
  • Robot colony management
  • Defend against giant insects
  • Autonomous robot behavior
  • Manual robot control
  • New insect types
  • Dozens of new buildings
Features
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Robot Colony 3 is an RTS about managing a colony of robots and protecting it from giant insects. Strategic selection of the right type of robots to produce is needed for the colony's success. The robots are autonomous and behave like ants. They search for food and resources and bring them to the base. The game is offline and has low system requirements. Here are some improvements compared to the first part of the game: - the ability to control robots manually - new types of insects with unique behavior - dozens of new buildings and power-ups

About

Hold the Keep

Command heroes and use skill cards in this fast-paced tactical survival game. Build your army, upgrade abilities, and defend your keep against increasingly difficult waves of enemies. Each playthrough offers a chance to strategize and grow stronger for the next challenge.

Highlights
  • Command heroes
  • Unleash skill cards
  • Battle waves of enemies
  • Build and upgrade army
  • Defend the keep
  • Strategic gameplay
Features
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Hold The Keep is a fast-paced tactical survival game where you command heroes, unleash skill cards, and battle through waves of enemies that grow stronger over time. Build your army, upgrade your abilities, and defend the keep against an ever-intensifying battlefield. Every run challenges you to survive longer, make smarter choices, and grow stronger for the next fight. Summon heroes across different roles, including tanks, healers, ranged attackers, mages, assassins, and specialists. Unlike games that limit your squad size, Hold The Keep lets you bring as many heroes as you can afford to summon. Use skill cards to change the tide of battle with damage spells, summons, healing, shields, buffs, debuffs, and crowd control. Time each card carefully and build powerful combinations to survive longer. Face endless waves of enemies, elites, and bosses as the pressure keeps rising. Earn rewards, strengthen your heroes, upgrade your cards, improve your summons, and refine your strategy with each attempt. Can you hold the keep?

Screenshots

Robot Colony 34 screens
Hold the Keep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Robot Colony 3 at none against Hold the Keep's shown. Robot Colony 3 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Hold the Keep's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Robot Colony 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hold the Keep sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Robot Colony 3 against 5.0 for Hold the Keep. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Robot Colony 3 ships an update monthly, Hold the Keep every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Robot Colony 3 versus Hold the Keep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRobot Colony 3Hold the Keep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better6
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB371 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperIvan KhokhlenkovBcuzEYEcan

Customer experience

Robot Colony 3

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hold the Keep

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Robot Colony 3

One-time1
  • Fast speed$3.99
10 purchases

Hold the Keep

One-time10
  • Talent point reset$0.99
  • Gold Pack 1000$0.99
  • Small Hero Shard Pack$1.99
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  • Medium Gold Pack$4.99
  • A medium pack of hero shards$4.99
  • Premium Hero 1$4.99
  • Premium Hero 2$4.99
  • Large Gold Pack$9.99
  • Large pack of hero shards$9.99
  • Giant pack of gold$19.99

Questions

Is Robot Colony 3 free?
Robot Colony 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hold the Keep free?
Hold the Keep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Robot Colony 3 or Hold the Keep?
Hold the Keep is rated higher. Robot Colony 3 averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Hold the Keep averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Robot Colony 3 or Hold the Keep have ads?
Hold the Keep shows ads; Robot Colony 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, Robot Colony 3 or Hold the Keep?
Robot Colony 3 ships an update monthly, and Hold the Keep every 9 days. Most recently, Robot Colony 3 was updated on October 30, 2026 and Hold the Keep on October 31, 2026.

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