# Colonist.io - Catan Inspired

> Online, strategy board game

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6444831129](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6444831129)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6444831129`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Colonist
- **Category:** Board
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (4,117 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-24
- **First published:** 2022-12-01
- **Size:** 33 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/colonist-io-catan-inspired/id6444831129)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://colonist.io/privacy-policy](https://colonist.io/privacy-policy)

## Description

Colonist.io is a Catan-inspired online strategy board game that lets you build settlements, expand your territory, and outsmart opponents. The game blends simple rules with deep strategic depth; use planning, resource trading, and negotiation to win.

Play against bots or online with friends, join ranked modes, and explore a variety of custom maps and expansions that support 5-8 players. Personalize your profile in the store with a wide range of colors and avatars to stand out.

## Rankings

- #29,072 — Overall
- #11 — inspire
- #22 — risk

## Review summary

Players praise the game’s concept and polished UI, but repeatedly flag concerns about fairness (biased RNG and bots), stability problems (crashes, load/payments), and a costly monetization model. Additional annoyance comes from UI changes that hurt usability across devices. Overall, the app is attractive to fans, but reliability and monetization are the major recurring drawbacks.

### Pros

- Polished, well-designed UI and overall game design.
- Strong appeal for Catan fans; many players call it a favorite and genuinely enjoyable when not hampered by issues.
- Positive reception to recent UI updates that improve the interface and feel of the app.

### Cons

- Perceived non-random dice RNG bias and apparent rigging of rolls, affecting fairness.
- Bots/AI behavior felt unfair, with patterns suggesting collusion or advantage against players.
- Frequent performance and stability problems, including crashes, loading issues, and payment initialization failures.
- Expensive subscription model and paywall limiting access to features/content.
- UI/UX regressions and device-specific issues (e.g., removal of horizontal mode, cluttered 1v1 UI, layout differences between iPad and other platforms).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6444831129)