Crystal Colony vs DeflectMug Roastery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
DeflectMug Roastery
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DeflectMug Roastery is a playful arcade experience built around a bustling coffee-roastery setting. Guide a lively glass ball across a handcrafted service route, read the changing path ahead, and deliver each order to the counter. Every run combines quick decisions, careful timing, and a satisfying sense of momentum. Build your progress across the roastery as completed orders fill the Wall with new results. Explore different roast bands, collect beans, discover new ball options, follow the daily shift, and review your growing record in the Ledger. With its warm illustrated presentation and compact pick-up-and-play format, DeflectMug Roastery turns every delivery into a fresh little challenge.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Crystal Colony at none against DeflectMug Roastery's shown. On price, update cadence, 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.
Crystal Colony ships an update fortnightly, DeflectMug Roastery weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Crystal Colony | DeflectMug Roastery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tom West | Luka Tsiklauri |
In-app purchases
Crystal Colony
No in-app purchases
DeflectMug Roastery
No in-app purchases
Questions
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