Arrovex Flow vs Colony Zero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Arrovex Flow
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A clear path is all you need. Finding it is the puzzle. Arrovex Flow turns a board of directional hexagons into a satisfying challenge of logic, order, and observation. Every piece already knows where it wants to go โ your job is to figure out which one should leave first. Tap a hexagon and it follows its arrow. If the way ahead is open, it escapes the board. If another piece stands in its path, you'll need to deal with that obstacle first. One move creates an opening. Another clears a route. Slowly, a crowded board begins to disappear. Early levels give you room to learn the flow, while later layouts require more careful planning. Look at every direction, think a few moves ahead, and find the sequence that leaves the board completely empty. Complete puzzles to earn coins and keep them ready for moments when you need another approach. Shuffle can rearrange the field, while Destroy gives you a way to remove matching pieces and break through a difficult situation. For a different kind of challenge, unlock Speed Mode. The rules stay simple, but now you have only 30 seconds to find the right sequence and clear the board. No complicated controls. No random guessing. Just arrows, open paths, and that satisfying final move when the last hexagon disappears. Take your time โ or race against it. Find the flow in Arrovex Flow.
Colony Zero
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Colony Zero is a colony simulation where you never issue direct orders. You set priorities, policies, and conditions โ then ten colonists decide who mines, builds, farms, and explores. You land on an unknown world with a landing module, a generator, and a thirty-day survival goal. Keep food, water, energy, metal, minerals, electronics, plastic, and medicine in balance while health, happiness, and loyalty shift with every cycle. Propose buildings โ mines, greenhouses, solar panels, storage, and quarters for workers, engineers, and scientists โ then assign work on the colony map. Scan, repair, and trade from the action wheel as Outpost Alpha grows. People carry professions, traits, values, and ambitions. Friendships and rivalries form, factions appear, and autonomy requests can split districts from your control. Choose a governance model: Colony Council, Administrator, Corporate Colony, Military Command, or Free Settlement. Research new projects, manage the economy, and push into new biomes as days pass: Red Desert, Alien Forest, Frozen Zone, Volcanic Region, Ocean, and Crystal Caves. Daily events force hard choices. Survive the first thirty days, or watch the colony fail.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Colony Zero at none against Arrovex Flow's 2. Arrovex Flow's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Arrovex Flow sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Colony Zero asks for nothing beyond the download.
Arrovex Flow ships an update fortnightly, Colony Zero every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arrovex Flow | Colony Zero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly โ better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 16.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NT RED CON LTD | Benjamin Foster |
In-app purchases
Arrovex Flow
- 1000 coins$0.99
- 4000 coins$2.99
Colony Zero
No in-app purchases
Questions
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