Comparison

Ant Wars Next vs Mineblast!!

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

Head to head
About

Ant Wars Next

Command armies of ants in this strategy game. Conquer enemy hives by occupying empty ones and attacking occupied territories. Earn points, collect stars, and complete levels quickly to minimize ant losses and maximize rewards.

Highlights
  • Command ant armies
  • Conquer enemy hives
  • Unique and progressive gameplay
  • Upgradable ant types
  • 100 exciting levels
  • Collect stars and keys
Features
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Ant Wars Next (the sequel to the original Ant Wars from 2009) is a nice strategy game, where you command armies of ants on a battlefield. Take out all of the hives by occupying the empty ones and attacking the others taken by your enemies. You gain score after completing a level. You can also collect stars and keys. The faster you complete, the fewer ants you loose, the more you get. Key features: * Unique and progressive gameplay * 3+1 upgradable ant types * 100 exciting levels

About

Mineblast!!

Explore a dangerous mine and blast your way out using TNTs in this platformer destruction game. Utilize the fully destructible environments to create paths, uncover gems, and find hidden secrets. Enjoy hours of creative fun with pixel art graphics and chiptune music.

Highlights
  • Fully destructible environments and physics
  • Pixel art graphics and chiptune music
  • Hidden secrets and levels
  • Creative pathfinding with TNT
  • Gem collection
Features
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Explore a dangerous mine and blast your way out using TNTs. Mineblast!! is a platformer destruction game with fully destructible environments. Blast walls to open your way, blast soil and crates to find precious gems, blast wooden platforms to use them as a bridge, there is no limit to your creativity. Features: • Fully destructible environments and physics. • Quality pixel art graphics and chiptune music. • Lots of hidden secrets and levels. • Super Cat Tales characters. • Hours and hours of fun!

Screenshots

Ant Wars Next4 screens
Mineblast!!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ant Wars Next at 94% against Mineblast!!'s 54%. Ant Wars Next also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ant Wars Next sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Mineblast!! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ant Wars Next holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 159 and 153 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Ant Wars Next's written reviews are positive against 54% of Mineblast!!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ant Wars Next ships an update every 4 days, Mineblast!! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ant Wars Next versus Mineblast!!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnt Wars NextMineblast!!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (159 ratings) — better4.0 (153 ratings)
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews — better54.2% of reviews
Number of ratings159 — better153
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDimension TechnicsGionathan Pesaresi

Customer experience

Ant Wars Next

All ratings158 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%

Mineblast!!

All ratings153 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral16.8%
Negative29.0%

Bugs and requests

Ant Wars Next

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mineblast!!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Levels freezing or not loading properly
  • Inability to progress past certain stages
  • Saved data being lost after updates
  • Ads causing the game to crash or become unresponsive

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add checkpoint system to avoid restarting levels
  • Introduce more playable characters and customization options
  • Implement an option to remove ads for a one-time fee
  • Improve level design to reduce frustrating dead ends

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Ant Wars Next

One-time4
  • +10 Perks$0.99
  • Ad Remove$1.99
  • Golden Ant$1.99
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  • Golden Ant + Ad Remove$2.99
2 purchases

Mineblast!!

One-time2
  • Gate Ticket$0.99
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Ant Wars Next free?
Ant Wars Next is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mineblast!! free?
Mineblast!! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ant Wars Next or Mineblast!!?
Ant Wars Next is rated higher. Ant Wars Next averages 4.5 out of 5 from 159 ratings, while Mineblast!! averages 4.0 from 153 ratings.
Do Ant Wars Next or Mineblast!! have ads?
Mineblast!! shows ads; Ant Wars Next does not.
Which is updated more often, Ant Wars Next or Mineblast!!?
Ant Wars Next ships an update every 4 days, and Mineblast!! every 3 months. Most recently, Ant Wars Next was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mineblast!! on October 26, 2026.

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