Tappy Ants vs Paint Tubes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tappy Ants
Tap as many ants as you can within a minute in this fast-paced game. Levels increase ant numbers and difficulty. Compete for the top spot on the leaderboard and enjoy satisfying ant explosions.
- Time-based ant tapping gameplay
- Increasing difficulty with levels
- High score leaderboard
- Satisfying ant destruction animations
- Single-player challenge
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Find and tap tap tap all of those pesky ants! You have 1 minute to find them all. Their numbers grow with each level. Are you up to the challenge? Compete with friends and be the best ant maiming master on the hiscore leaderboard. Watch in delight as these puny insects explode when you find them. You’ll feel like the ultimate exterminator. Get tapping today!
Paint Tubes
Engage in a satisfying puzzle experience by shooting balls to color tubes and advance through over 100 levels. Enjoy simple one-tap controls, vibrant visuals, and addictive gameplay designed for quick fun.
- Ball shooting mechanics
- Tube coloring gameplay
- Over 100 levels
- One-tap controls
- Rich visual effects
- Addictive gameplay
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Cool off, shoot the balls, and color tubes to reach the goal in over 100+ levels! One-tap easy-to-learn controls, rich visual effects, and addictive gameplay mechanics.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tappy Ants at 100% against Paint Tubes's 47%. Tappy Ants also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Paint Tubes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 20 months). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tappy Ants holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paint Tubes has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tappy Ants's written reviews are positive against 47% of Paint Tubes's.
Tappy Ants ships an update every 20 months, Paint Tubes every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tappy Ants | Paint Tubes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 46.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ben Walker | AppTout |
Customer experience
Tappy Ants
Paint Tubes
In-app purchases
Tappy Ants
No in-app purchases
Paint Tubes
No in-app purchases
