# Catch The Ant vs Incubator!

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.

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

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Catch The Ant | Incubator! |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.7 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catch-the-ant/id1240412935/reviews) | **[4.2 (409 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/incubator/id6444854105/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 3 | **409** |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | **39.6% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | **Every 2 months** |
| Monetization | **Ad-supported** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 65 MB | 246 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.1** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Ruslan Goncharenko](https://appshunter.io/developer/934710362) | [Yso Corp](https://appshunter.io/developer/659815325) |

## What reviewers say

### Catch The Ant

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/catch-the-ant/id1240412935)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Incubator!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/incubator/id6444854105)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Good game
- 👍 Fun gameplay
- 👍 Interesting merging mechanic
- 👍 Robot section is fun
- 👍 Aliens are overpowered

**What reviewers complain about**

-  광고 Too many ads
- 😩 Repetitive gameplay
- 😩 Game gets boring
- 😩 Too easy
- 😩 Glitchy

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

- Make the game harder
- Add more content
- Add new DNA things like intelligence
- Improve animations
- Fix the ads


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*