Ant Simulation 3D vs Insect Catching
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ant Simulation 3D
Experience a realistic ant colony simulation in an open-world environment. Build an underground nest, forage for food, and defend your colony from predators. Command your ants and observe their complex behaviors.
- Realistic ant behavior simulation
- Build and expand underground nests
- Explore a detailed insect world
- Command ants and create pheromone trails
- Fight other insects and predators
- Manage colony castes and resources
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Build, manage and observe a living ant colony in a detailed 3D simulation. Explore a large world inhabited by insects, search for food and defend your colony from predators and rival ants. Follow individual workers, scouts and soldiers as the colony reacts to its environment. BUILD YOUR NEST Dig tunnels and create specialized chambers for food, brood and the queen. Expand the nest as the population grows. RAISE THE NEXT GENERATION Care for eggs, larvae and pupae. Balance food, workers and space to keep the colony healthy. EXPLORE AND SURVIVE Send ants above ground, discover resources and respond to threats. Watch colony behaviour emerge from the decisions of hundreds of individual ants. CHOOSE HOW YOU PLAY Start with the free Camponotus environment. The optional Full Version is a single, non-consumable purchase that unlocks all available ant species and environments, every colony size and simulation mode, the Dual Colony observer simulation and premium colony controls. It also removes interstitial advertising. Purchases can be restored on supported devices. FEATURES • Detailed ant colony simulation • Workers, scouts, soldiers, males, queens and brood • Underground nest building • Food gathering, exploration and defence • Multiple ant species and environments • Single- and dual-colony simulations • Adjustable simulation and colony controls Ant Simulation 3D is designed for players who enjoy nature, insects, strategy and simulation games.
Insect Catching
Engage in a bug removal game featuring beetles, stag beetles, and butterflies. Enjoy a simple and fun experience collecting various insects.
- Bug removal gameplay
- Collect beetles
- Collect stag beetles
- Collect butterflies
- Casual gaming experience
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It's a beetle, stag, and butterfly bug removal game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Insect Catching at 5.0 against Ant Simulation 3D's 3.8. Insect Catching also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Ant Simulation 3D's advantage is ratings volume (482 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Ant Simulation 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Insect Catching asks for nothing beyond the download.
Insect Catching holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ant Simulation 3D has 482 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Ant Simulation 3D's written reviews are positive against 100% of Insect Catching's.
Ant Simulation 3D ships an update every 9 months, Insect Catching every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ant Simulation 3D | Insect Catching |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (482 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 482 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 443 MB | 287 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | mnhksdevelopment | Yasuhiro Mizuki |
Customer experience
Ant Simulation 3D
Insect Catching
Bugs and requests
Ant Simulation 3D
Reported bugs
5 issues- Ants getting stuck in walls or tunnels
- Larvae and food disappearing randomly
- Game freezing or crashing during play
- Inability to feed or interact with own ant
- Saved progress not persisting across sessions
Requested features
5 requests- Add more ant species like fire ants, leaf cutter ants, and honeypot ants
- Implement a sandbox mode with more customization options
- Improve AI pathfinding and task delegation for ants
- Reduce frequency and intrusiveness of ads in free version
- Introduce a more affordable premium upgrade option
Insect Catching
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ant Simulation 3D
- Ant Simulation 3D Full Version$7.99
Insect Catching
No in-app purchases
Questions
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