Comparison

Hot Frog vs Crystal Colony

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

Head to head
About

Hot Frog

Features
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Hot Frog - Spin Showdown is a fast-paced arcade battle game set in a wild desert filled with neon rock bars and competitive arena challenges. Travel across dangerous desert regions, enter unique bar locations and defeat rivals in exciting head-to-head slot battles. Each location contains multiple levels that must be completed to unlock new arenas and stronger opponents. Before every match, choose your animal champion from a growing roster of unique characters, each providing special gameplay bonuses during battles. Start your journey with the Frog champion and unlock new fighters by completing challenges and progressing through regions. Complete challenges, climb the leaderboard and discover new characters with different abilities and playstyles. With stylish desert visuals, competitive progression and fast arcade gameplay, Desert Spin Showdown delivers an energetic and entertaining battle experience.

About

Crystal Colony

Build a glowing settlement at your own pace in a serene underground world. Gather energy, construct elegant structures, and watch your realm flourish without any timers or pressure. Discover new sights as your colony expands.

Highlights
  • Calm and glowing world
  • No timers or pressure
  • Gather energy
  • Raise elegant structures
  • Watch your realm come alive
  • Discover new sights
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Drift into a calm, glowing world and grow a settlement of light at your own pace. There are no timers, no waiting, and no pressure here - only the quiet satisfaction of watching a small spark of energy blossom turning into a radiant colony. Gather energy, raise elegant structures, and see your realm come alive as new buildings appear across a underground landscape. Every choice moves you forward, and brings a wonderful new sight to discover.

Screenshots

Hot Frog4 screens
Crystal Colony4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hot Frog and Crystal Colony are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hot Frog ships an update every 2 weeks, Crystal Colony fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Hot Frog versus Crystal Colony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHot FrogCrystal Colony
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB17 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperThe G Two Group LLCTom West

In-app purchases

None

Hot Frog

No in-app purchases

None

Crystal Colony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hot Frog free?
Hot Frog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crystal Colony free?
Crystal Colony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hot Frog or Crystal Colony have ads?
Neither Hot Frog nor Crystal Colony shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hot Frog or Crystal Colony?
Hot Frog ships an update every 2 weeks, and Crystal Colony fortnightly. Most recently, Hot Frog was updated on November 5, 2026 and Crystal Colony on October 31, 2026.

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