Colony Flow!

Premium currency

You do not pay in euros, you pay in gems, so you lose track of the real cost.

Evidence: 2 producto(s) a la venta, p. ej. «Coins Pack 1» · 4 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «In-game purchases required. Level 97 isn’t beatable without purchasing a power-up using in-game currency. The game is fun but quickly becomes non-stop ads to progress.»

Aimed at children

Uses these techniques in a game made for kids.

Evidence: 14 reseñas hablan de menores y 4 de gasto en la moneda del juego

Pay to win

Whoever pays wins more easily. If you do not pay, you lose to those who do.

Evidence: 10 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Pay to win. Game was fun while it lasted. Made it to level 157 and the game became a pay to win. The side events are straight up pay to win their “mystery” chests. I gave up on tha»

Whale pricing

Sells packs of €100 or more, aimed at people who cannot stop.

Evidence: el producto más caro cuesta 99,99 €

Paid loot boxes

You pay without knowing what you get. The good stuff is rare, so you pay again and again.

Evidence: 3 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Gambling advertisements on a children’s game. Clearly there’s no one paying attention to the fact there’s gambling advertisements on a child’s game. (Ages 4+). I’m contacting my st»

Daily login rewards

Gives you something for showing up daily and takes it away if you miss a day.

Evidence: 7 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Daily rewards!!!!. Bring back my daily rewards!!! I get stuck on a super hard level for DAYS because I don’t get extra coins from the daily rewards anymore. Otherwise 10/10 game»

Rewarded ads

To get things you have to sit through ads.

Evidence: 19 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Watch ads to get help. Can you please make it to where we can watch ads to get help»

Pay to remove ads

Annoys you on purpose, then charges you to stop.

Evidence: 1 producto(s) a la venta, p. ej. «No ADS»

Interstitial ads

Interrupts play with ads.

Evidence: 23 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Good game, ads a little annoying. You dont get random ads every so often but after so long in the game you get an ad after every level you finish, and there are banner ads at the b»