Ant Simulation 3D vs Useless box simulator
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.
Useless box simulator
Engage in a unique anti-stress simulation where you flip switches, only for the intelligent box to flip them back. Earn fame points as the box playfully mocks you with its own language.
- Anti-stress simulation
- Interactive switch gameplay
- Intelligent AI box
- Fame point system
- Box can talk and swear
- Unique gameplay mechanics
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This game is an anti-stress simulator. You need to turn on the switches in any order, and the box will turn them off itself, while you gain fame points. However, the box has artificial intelligence and can make fun of you. The box can also talk and even swear, but in its own language.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Useless box simulator at 4.5 against Ant Simulation 3D's 3.8. Useless box simulator also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). Ant Simulation 3D's advantage is ratings volume (482 vs 4) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Ant Simulation 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Useless box simulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Useless box simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ant Simulation 3D has 482 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Ant Simulation 3D's written reviews are positive against 50% of Useless box simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Ant Simulation 3D ships an update every 9 months, Useless box simulator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ant Simulation 3D | Useless box simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (482 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 482 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 443 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | mnhksdevelopment | Dzmitry Smirnou |
Customer experience
Ant Simulation 3D
Useless box simulator
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
Useless box simulator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ant Simulation 3D
- Ant Simulation 3D Full Version$7.99
Useless box simulator
- Permanently VIP status$0.99
Questions
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