Tappy Ants vs Ants and Mantis
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!
Ants and Mantis
Manage a delicate ecosystem where ants and mantises must survive. Navigate a complex food chain and aim to prevent extinction. This casual game is perfect for short bursts of play.
- Ecosystem management
- Food chain simulation
- Simple touch controls
- Survival gameplay
- Casual play
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Maintain the ecosystem! Don't let Ants & Mantis go extinct. How long can you survive? · · · · · · Game Feature · · · · · · · » Simply touch to play game » Becareful food chain system » Just play this game on your 10 min free time :) Developer - Best Hyper Casual Game Developer South Korea
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tappy Ants at 100% against Ants and Mantis's 18%. Tappy Ants also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Ants and Mantis's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (211 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ants and Mantis has 211 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 18% of Ants and Mantis's.
Tappy Ants ships an update every 20 months, Ants and Mantis daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tappy Ants | Ants and Mantis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (211 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 18.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 211 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ben Walker | MondayOFF |
Customer experience
Tappy Ants
Ants and Mantis
In-app purchases
Tappy Ants
No in-app purchases
Ants and Mantis
No in-app purchases
