Comparison

Tappy Ants vs Shooting Ants

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Time-based ant tapping gameplay
  • Increasing difficulty with levels
  • High score leaderboard
  • Satisfying ant destruction animations
  • Single-player challenge
Features
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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!

About

Shooting Ants

Features
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Shooting ants. Hit the food.

Screenshots

Tappy Ants4 screens
Shooting Ants4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tappy Ants at 13.0 against Shooting Ants's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tappy Ants ships an update every 20 months, Shooting Ants every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tappy Ants versus Shooting Ants: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTappy AntsShooting Ants
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 17 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB118 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBen WalkerMacaca Games Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Tappy Ants

No in-app purchases

None

Shooting Ants

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tappy Ants free?
Tappy Ants is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shooting Ants free?
Shooting Ants is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tappy Ants or Shooting Ants have ads?
Both Tappy Ants and Shooting Ants show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tappy Ants or Shooting Ants?
Tappy Ants ships an update every 20 months, and Shooting Ants every 17 months. Most recently, Tappy Ants was updated on October 2, 2026 and Shooting Ants on October 25, 2026.

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