Comparison

Ant Simulation 3D vs 3D Fish Growing

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

3D Fish Growing

Grow your fish by eating smaller ones and collecting gold coins. Explore diverse maps and purchase new species like sharks and turtles. Experience an engaging underwater adventure.

Highlights
  • Eat other fish to grow larger
  • Collect gold coins
  • Four different map styles (river, swamp, etc.)
  • Purchase new fish species
  • Includes great white sharks, turtles, and more
Features
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This is a brand new game, new map and new fish species.In this game, you can make yourself bigger by eating other fish, and you can also get gold coins. There are four different styles of maps, including river, swamp and super freedom. You can buy fish out of sync with gold coins, such as great white shark, turtle, sailfish and lantern fish. It's very interesting. Come and have a try.

Screenshots

Ant Simulation 3D4 screens
3D Fish Growing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ant Simulation 3D at Free against 3D Fish Growing's $4.99. Ant Simulation 3D also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 46%). 3D Fish Growing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ant Simulation 3D is free to download; 3D Fish Growing costs $4.99 up front. Ant Simulation 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 3D Fish Growing asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Ant Simulation 3D against 3.6 for 3D Fish Growing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 483 and 468 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Ant Simulation 3D's written reviews are positive against 46% of 3D Fish Growing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ant Simulation 3D ships an update every 9 months, 3D Fish Growing every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ant Simulation 3D versus 3D Fish Growing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnt Simulation 3D3D Fish Growing
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.8 (483 ratings) — better3.6 (468 ratings)
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews — better46.1% of reviews
Number of ratings483 — better468
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size443 MB822 MB
Age rating9+9+
Developermnhksdevelopment晓彤 蔡

Customer experience

Ant Simulation 3D

All ratings482 ratings
Positive66.4%
Neutral10.0%
Negative23.7%
Written reviews202 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral14.4%
Negative23.8%

3D Fish Growing

All ratings457 ratings
Positive64.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative27.1%
Written reviews243 reviews
Positive46.1%
Neutral13.6%
Negative40.3%

User reviews

Ant Simulation 3D

From 483 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🐜 Realistic ant simulation
  • 🔍 Detailed graphics
  • 🤩 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 👍 Satisfying ant colony building
  • 🎨 Beautiful ant nest visuals

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Limited ant species
  • 🔍 Lack of customization options
  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Expensive premium version
  • 📺 Excessive ads in free version

3D Fish Growing

From 468 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🚀 Offline play
  • 💡 Similar to PC version
  • 🤩 Great mobile alternative

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Graphical issues
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Limited fish selection
  • 🕹️ Unresponsive controls

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

3D Fish Growing

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when selecting fish
  • Inability to attack or interact with other fish
  • Coins not increasing as expected
  • Achievements not unlocking properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more fish and creatures
  • Improve graphics and visuals
  • Implement survival mode
  • Fix bugs and crashes
  • Add more maps and environments
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  • Allow unlocking of all creatures

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ant Simulation 3D

One-time1
  • Ant Simulation 3D Full Version$7.99
None

3D Fish Growing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ant Simulation 3D free?
Ant Simulation 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 3D Fish Growing free?
3D Fish Growing costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ant Simulation 3D or 3D Fish Growing?
Ant Simulation 3D is rated higher. Ant Simulation 3D averages 3.8 out of 5 from 483 ratings, while 3D Fish Growing averages 3.6 from 468 ratings.
Do Ant Simulation 3D or 3D Fish Growing have ads?
Ant Simulation 3D shows ads; 3D Fish Growing does not.
Which is updated more often, Ant Simulation 3D or 3D Fish Growing?
Ant Simulation 3D ships an update every 9 months, and 3D Fish Growing every 10 months. Most recently, Ant Simulation 3D was updated on October 23, 2026 and 3D Fish Growing on October 24, 2026.

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