Comparison

Catch The Ant vs Incubator!

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

Head to head
About

Catch The Ant

A logic game where players strategically place stones to trap an ant. The ant moves to adjacent cells after each player's turn. The objective is to block all escape routes for the ant.

Highlights
  • Strategic stone placement
  • Ant movement mechanics
  • Goal-oriented gameplay
  • Turn-based moves
  • Offline play
Features
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This is a logical game in which you are fighting against a clever opponent - the Ant. Your goal is to close the chain of stones around the ant. The goal of the ant is to escape from the playing field. You alternately make moves: The first move is made by the player: You put the three stones in any free cells. In response, the ant moves to one of the neighboring cells. All next moves: You add one stone, and the ant moves to one of the neighboring cells. Your goal is to cut off all possible exits. Catch the ant!

About

Incubator!

Manage a laboratory to breed and evolve unique creatures. Train your creations to battle and dominate in strategic combat.

Highlights
  • Laboratory management
  • Creature creation and evolution
  • Strategic combat
  • Winning battles
  • Training creatures
Features
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Take control of a laboratory and create the perfect creatures to win fights!

Screenshots

Catch The Ant4 screens
Incubator!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Incubator! at 40% against Catch The Ant's 0%. Incubator! also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 29 months). Catch The Ant's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Incubator! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Catch The Ant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Incubator! holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Incubator! has 409 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Catch The Ant's written reviews are positive against 40% of Incubator!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catch The Ant ships an update every 29 months, Incubator! every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Catch The Ant versus Incubator!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatch The AntIncubator!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.2 (409 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews39.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3409 — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB246 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRuslan GoncharenkoYso Corp

Customer experience

Catch The Ant

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Incubator!

All ratings407 ratings
Positive77.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive39.6%
Neutral18.8%
Negative41.7%

Bugs and requests

Catch The Ant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Incubator!

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Download stopped
  • Glitch in the wall
  • Dino not stopping growing
  • Dragon DNA glitch
  • Game is lagging

Requested features

7 requests
  • Make the game harder
  • Add more content
  • Add new DNA things like intelligence
  • Improve animations
  • Fix the ads
Show 2 more
  • Add more to do
  • Add more stuff to the game

In-app purchases

None

Catch The Ant

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Incubator!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Catch The Ant free?
Catch The Ant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Incubator! free?
Incubator! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Catch The Ant or Incubator!?
Incubator! is rated higher. Catch The Ant averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Incubator! averages 4.2 from 409 ratings.
Do Catch The Ant or Incubator! have ads?
Both Catch The Ant and Incubator! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Catch The Ant or Incubator!?
Catch The Ant ships an update every 29 months, and Incubator! every 2 months. Most recently, Catch The Ant was updated on November 2, 2026 and Incubator! on November 7, 2026.

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