# Anthaul — Ant Colony Deckbuilder > Roguelike deckbuilder simulating an ant colony's foraging and survival. (iPhone/iPad app by Anthony Craig.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anthaul/id6816554552 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Anthony Craig](https://appshunter.io/developer/6815543260) - Category: Games, Card, Strategy - Price: $2.99 - Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings - Age rating: 9+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 74 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-10-17 - Data updated: 2026-10-31 - Monetization: paid ## What is Anthaul? Your deck is an ant colony. Tap up to five ants into a trail and send it out to forage. Every ant adds its carry, patterns multiply it with pheromone, and the food pours into the round's target. Clear the target within four trails, spend your pay in the Nest, and keep your colony fed through a season of eight rounds. EVERY ANT IS A CARD Workers carry the most. Scouts add pheromone. Nurses recount the ant tapped just before them. Soldiers keep the Anteater, the Rival Colony and Pesticide at bay. Winged ants are wild. Line them up into Pairs, Squads, Convoys, Columns and three more patterns, then choose: FORAGE with the trail you have, or SWAP ants back for new ones. The COLONY screen shows exactly what's left to draw, so every swap is an informed choice. CROWN QUEENS, BREAK THE MATH The Nest is your shop between rounds. Crown up to four queens from the 21 who turn up on its shelf: some boost a caste, some grow stronger every round, and the good ones feed each other. After round two the Royal Cell opens, offering one of seven red queens at a time, and red queens multiply instead of add, in crown order. Line up the right ones and a single trail can haul ten times the target. That's an OVERHAUL! SHAPE YOUR COLONY Stamp Marks to level up a pattern. Send the Colony Doctor to retire the ants you don't need or clone the ones you do. Tear open an egg sac and pick a hatchling, hire Workers, or mutate a Worker at random: Gold ants bring food every time they haul, Armored ants can't be eaten, Glass ants carry double until they shatter, and Pheromone-soaked ants add pheromone every play. FIVE COLONIES, SIX DIFFICULTIES Garden, Leafcutter, Fire, Army and Honeypot each want a different trail, from Fire's Soldier-heavy ranks to Army's sixty ants. Start with Garden or Fire and open the rest as you clear rounds and win. Win with a colony to open its next difficulty, from Fair Weather to Long Winter, each one adding a new hardship. BOSSES The Anteater eats your highest-carry ant. Rain shrinks your hand. The Rival Colony halves your pheromone. Pesticide grounds your Winged and quiets your Scouts. The Flood raises the final target. A DAILY RUN Every day brings a new daily run: the same colony and the same opening hand for everyone who plays it. Come back tomorrow for another. KEEP HAULING Win the season and play on. Targets climb faster every round, a boss comes every third round, and the first miss ends it. How big can your biggest haul get? FEATURES - A roguelike deckbuilder where your deck is a living colony: 5 castes, 7 patterns, 4 mutations - 28 queens to crown, including 7 red queens that multiply - 5 colonies, each with 6 difficulty levels - 5 season bosses, plus the Mudslide in Keep Hauling - A new daily run every day, the same opening hand for everyone - Endless Keep Hauling after a won season - Cute chibi ants on cel-shaded foil trading cards - Every trail's math on screen, and a log of the run - Sound on every pick, pattern and total, and haptics on iPhone - Normal, Fast or Instant scoring; tap to skip - Saves after every move: quit anytime and continue later - Plays fully offline, in portrait, on iPhone and iPad - No account, no ads, no in-app purchases, no tracking ## Key features - Ant colony deckbuilding gameplay - Strategic ant placement and foraging - Unlock and crown powerful queens - Mutate ants for unique abilities - Five distinct colonies with difficulty levels - Daily runs and endless mode ## Is Anthaul safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Anthaul. ## Is Anthaul legit? Anthaul appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Anthaul is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Frequently asked questions about Anthaul ### What is Anthaul? Anthaul is a roguelike deckbuilder where your deck represents an ant colony. You strategically tap ants into trails to forage for food, clear targets, and manage your colony's survival through seasons. ### How does Anthaul gameplay work? You tap up to five ants into a trail to forage. Each ant contributes carry capacity, and patterns multiply it with pheromones. You must clear the round's target within four trails, then spend earnings in the Nest to upgrade your colony. ### What are the different ant types in Anthaul? Ants have different roles: Workers carry the most food, Scouts add pheromone, Nurses boost previous ants, Soldiers defend against threats, and Winged ants are wild. You can also mutate ants for special abilities like Gold ants or Armored ants. ### How do I upgrade my colony in Anthaul? In the Nest between rounds, you can crown up to four queens from a selection of 21. These queens offer various boosts, and some red queens multiply your haul. You can also use the Colony Doctor to retire or clone ants, and hatchlings from egg sacs. ### What are the different colonies and difficulties in Anthaul? There are five colonies: Garden, Leafcutter, Fire, Army, and Honeypot, each with unique trail requirements. Each colony has six difficulty levels, from Fair Weather to Long Winter, adding new challenges as you progress. ### Does Anthaul have ads? No, Anthaul does not contain advertisements. It is a premium game that you purchase once. ### What devices is Anthaul available on? Anthaul is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. ### What is the age rating for Anthaul? Anthaul has an age rating of 9+. ## Version history (last 1 release) ### 1.0.0 — 2026-10-18 No release notes. ## More apps by Anthony Craig - [KidWall](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kidwall/id6815543258) - [Waxby](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/waxby/id6817044506) All apps by Anthony Craig: https://appshunter.io/developer/6815543260 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-10-31.*